[Madskp]

Hello.

As I see it you have these options:

1. connect it via a Beomaster 6500/7000/3500/4500 and datalink to a 1611 Beolink converter, and Masterlink to the Beosystem 3
2. Connect it via a Beosound overture and Masterlink to Beosystem 3
3. Connect it via a MCL2AV and datalink to a 1611 Beolink converter, and Masterlink to the Beosystem 3. This wil require use of the CD command for controlling the Beogram. More info in this thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolab-3500-and-1611-converter-settings/page/12/#post-15630 and also if you want to go this way just ask.

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[Madskp]

speedsixdave wrote:

Fantastic. Thank you both, that’s much the easiest thing then. And if I’m sourcing plugs, is the 8-pin DIN plug physically  the same as a Powerlink plug?

Just an extra note. Pin 8 is not used in the plug, so a 7 Pin plug can also be used if that is easier to source

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[Madskp]

speedsixdave wrote:

Am I right in thinking that I can use a single cable going all the way from the two 3-pin speaker outputs on the BC9500 to the MCL port on the BL3500, without needing an MCL2a / MCL2AV / other box along the way?

That is correct, I have recently tried that with a Beomaster 5500 and a Beolab 3500.

It is that wirering diagram I used for it, so it should work. The pink DC supply in the MCL cable is not used for the BL3500 (Pin 2 on the DIN connector is not connected internally in the BL3500), so if you cannot source the original MCL cable, you can at least do without that

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[Madskp]

XavierItzmann wrote:

n my configuration, Aux-In directly into the BLC NL/ML automatically turns on the PL speakers and sound starts playing from standby.  Also, if a CD was already playing on BS3000, the CD stops spinning and the BS3000 goes into stby, or if an AAC file was playing on BS5, it goes into stby. If my A6 was already joined into the BLC NL/ML soundstream, when sound starts playing on the PL speakers, it also plays on the A6.  But if the A6 was on stby, one must manually join it via the B&O app.

Thanks for that thorough explanation of how this function works. I could see the benefit of that as it would probably be used in a combination with an existing Sonos system were it would be great if it could be sued without interaction with two apps, and it sound like that should be possible.

XavierItzmann wrote:

Let me know if any additional questions.

I don’t know if you can answer this as it doesn’t seem like there is a Beovision in your setup. But I wonder if it is possible to use a NL Beovision (in my case a Beoplay V1) joined/integrated permanently with the BLC so the sound is coming out of the TV setups speakers?

Thanks in advance

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[Madskp]

Hello again. I don’t have much experience with the different B&O active speakers, but most of them should work with your TV. Im sure some other members here can give you some advice regarding that, but you might want to create a new topic with that as a question to get the right people to answer

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[Madskp]

Sounds like this is actually beginning to be a usefull setup. I havent tried the LP software since I got a BL3500, but I might give it a go again with that just to see If I have better results than I had when connected to the BC6.

I will repport back

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[Madskp]

Hello and welcome to Beoworld

A very great system you got there. I had one myself for several years and was very satisfied with it.

As for remote a BEO4 will also work. There are many different versions of this remote, but I think the only ones you should avoid are the hotel versions that are limited. You will know them by the lack of print on some of the keys.

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[Madskp]

Great to hear 🙂

One question about the Google Home App and the V1, what can you do from the Google Home APP? Can you control some functions on the TV?

 

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[Madskp]

That should work fine. The powerlink connectors do have both left and right speaker channels in both connectors, as well as a 5V trigger signal and data signals for display,  for the Beolab Active speakers. But with an adapter to RCA with just te sound signals you should be just fine

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[Madskp]

A quick thought maybe try to change the IP settings to manual, and apply and afterwards change back to automatic. Other than that it  a reset to factory setting is also something to try, but you will loose all other settings

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[Madskp]

ebnrob wrote:

That’s a shame the timer didn’t work. The Almando Masterplay  is connected via masterlink though, could this Reddit chap be putting the voltage onto the masterlink pins rather than the DIN? Rob.

No, according to the picture Matador got from him in this thread https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolab-3500-and-1611-converter-settings/page/10/#post-14503 it’s clearly the MCL connector he is using. That said it might be possible that the ML connector could be used for activating somehow

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[Madskp]

Congrats to the winners ??

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A great read indeed. Have it myself in the Danish version

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[Madskp]

Participants are awaiting in exitment ?

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[Madskp]

Sounds like the physical network connection is lost. Have you tried connecting something else, like a laptop to the network connector used for the TV just to rule out if its the TV or the network connection.

regarding Google Home, have you been able to see it there before? My V1 cannot be found by the google Home App.

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[Madskp]

Thanks for all the input, its really great and usefull info.
unfortnuatly the seller that I have been in touch with thinks its way to difficult to find the version info which I fully understand if he has no knowledge of IP adresses and network.

So I think Ill wait for another on to come for sale

Thanks again for all the info

 

 

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[Madskp]

bnousr wrote:

All on my 3 BLC are on the same and latest software version which is: Version : 1.4.3.19864 Date : Dec 11 2015 I would assume that all boxes for sale would be on the same version and if not, I would recon that it would download the latest and update the box. At least I’m not getting any errors when I ask the units to check for software update; just get that I have the latest version already.

thanks for info. It could be great if it could be verified if a not up to date BLC actually gets updated. Looking at a cheap unit right now but the seller has never used it him self but got it in a LOT of other things, so has no idea of software version

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[Madskp]

Rolf2 wrote:

Hi Madskp, look here, please, that thread will help you: Beolink ML/NL version number? 1.4, 1.3 Kind regards, Rolf

Thanks a lot, great info, might have overlooked that thread while searching for it.

Madskp wrote:

Does the AUX input have audiosense for automatic playback when a source is playing?

Stan wrote:

Yes.

The manual states that this function is for the powerlink connectors, but has the software been updated since the manual was written so it also works for audio distributed to ML and NL?

 

 

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[Madskp]

Ok so software is an important issue. What is the latest software version for the BLC?

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[Madskp]

Did a test with the BL3500. and the 1611 where I tried to inject 5V on pin 2 and 4 on the powerlink connector on the 1611 while the BL3500 was set to timer. No reaction regardless of option settings, but I noticed some lock up’s of the BL3500 once in a while where I had to power cycle the system. I thin Guy also experienced that in the 1611 converter thread.

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