[Neil]

Well, good news…. found the issue.

It was the tape head spring assembly that was not lying flat and was obstructing the tape head assembly from fully engaging…
This was the culprit:

I can lock it in on the left side, but it would not stay in place on the right side and just pops out on first use. Not sure if the small piece of plastic is to blame or not.

There was also a tiny ball bearing which sits behind this spring, but I turned my back on it and its just gone now.

Googled a few images of the Ouverture tape mech and looks like half of them were missing this entirely – so I simply removed it and rebuilt everything once again.

So now I have a fully functional tape mech and only a few parts left over…

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[Neil]

Ok, played around a little, but not made much progress unfortunately…

on some points raised, yes the MX8000 is equipped with the Master Link module.

It is however not connected directly to the Ouverture, instead there is a 4-way ML Junction box sitting between the TV, Ouverture and a Beolab 2000 (link room).

Idid install the junction box myself, but checked continuity across all links in the junction box, can access TV audio from the BL2000 module, and play CDs/Radio on the Tv as Yann described.

Following the instructions for DVD audio on the Ouverture, AV + DVD puts it into V.AUX mode, and the speakers switch on. Volume is adjustable without interfering with the TV, but alas, no audio.

If I put the DVD player/TV into standby mode, the Ouverture doesn’t follow suit, and instead is active until shut down.

Not sure if that helps with anything…

Appreciated, Neil

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