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Could it be the speaker settings in the TV? If you are playing a video source without the TV on, is it playing stereo, and when you put the TV on, is it playing surround sound so automatically adjusting speaker sound levels?
I recently had to change my set up on my Beosystem 3 and really struggled to get the speakers working correctly. When the TV/BS3 was on, all speakers worked. When I played my Beosound 9000, only 2 would come on. It turns out I had to add SPEAKER to list on the Beo4 and fiddling with that got them working. I think I got SPEAKER up on the Beo4 and pressed 1, 2 or 3.
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The clicking sound is made by a speaker, which I believe is built into the screen section. (That’s where the clicking seems to come from on mine) Could be that the ribbon is not connected fully.
My Beo5 and Beo6 click when you scroll the wheel or press any screen button, but not the hard buttons. The hard buttons make a different ‘mechanical” real click.
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I had an MX1500 and just to warn you, don’t get a Beo4. Mine could not be controlled with a Beo4.
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I think there was something in the old forums saying there was something specific you had to do to install the drivers correctly.
Try searching Beo5 and Windows 7. I’m sure it was Keith who made the post.
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You need to use a 32bit PC for a Beo5.
You can install a virtual machine on to your 64bit PC and run it as a 32bit machine.
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Guy is right, your phone is very unlikely to have an IR emitter suitable to learn or send B&O IR codes. Do you know if the app can import Pronto Hex codes? If it can, there are some B&O codes on the LIRC page here
There are codes there that imitate the BEO4 you can try but it may not work.
Good luck
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How did you delete it? If you were in File Explorer it might be in your Recycle Bin and can be restored from there.
But if you deleted it using the delete button in the tool, I don’t think you can recover it.
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I love to make it work for my installation (i am quircky indusrial designer ;)) so laove to see how it works (never got it setup since i acquired it second hand). Nils
I enjoy designing things and made buttons for my Beo5 /Beo6. Here are some photos. They look far better in real life than in the pictures.
Good luck and enjoy programming.
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Something to be aware of is that the remote should be fully charged before connecting and working with the configurator. Especially if it is a Beo6 because, if the battery goes dead, there can be a problem bringing the Beo6 back to life. Beo5 is not so temperamental.
The cable does not charge sufficiently fast when connected to the laptop/PC. I only connect the remote when I am ready to transfer my configuration. It is also worth turning off the WiFi on the Beo6 if you have no compatible equipment.
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I’m not familiar with the MCL2P, but most link products have to be set to the correct option.
This may be your issue.
May be worth trying the various options to see if any work. Use L.OPT.
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If the unit has been disconnected it is likely that you need to put in the pin code. (unless pin protection was disabled before it was last disconnected).
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Llurkio,
One way to “colour” the unit would be to use white fablon (sticky back plastic). If you make sure the surface you apply it to is clean and no dust etc it will go on smoothly. I would make a template, cut the fablon slightly bigger and then you can carefully trim with a sharp craft knife. Added bonus is it is reversible.
I did this to change a black LX6000 TV to white and it looked awesome. I have also used a mirror finish fablon on the side of my Beocom 6000 pyramid base and on my Lintronic box. They look good too.
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As per YannChris’s posts, you need the correct Configuration Tool (CT) for your Firmware.
I don’t believe you can use the CT on Mac computers. You will have the best success using a 32bit Windows XP machine. But if you don’t have a XP PC, I have had great success using Virtual Machines (VM).
VMWare Workstation and Oracle VM Virtual Box are both free and you can find videos on Youtube on how to install and use them. They are excellent but have a bit of a learning curve. (A VM might work on Mac.)
I have a 64bit Windows 11 PC and installed about 5 VM’s with the different versions of the Configuration Tool (CT) as I have 2 Beo5’s and 2 Beo6’s. I used Windows XP as that is compatible with most CT versions. A VM is very easy to duplicate once you have one and then just install the different CT in each VM, otherwise, if you just install it on 1 VM (or your own XP PC) you have to uninstall each time you move to a newer CT. You can also run VM’s on XP to get around that.
Beware though, because you cannot backup (save) your current configuration, and once you start changing things, the CT will overwrite what is on the remote. The only way to keep your current file if using the CT, is if the dealer (or person) that programmed the remote for you, gives you a copy of the XML file.
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Go here for a fix that might get the non working remotes to work.
https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolink-1000-fix-possibly/
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I gave away a BV5 and then helped the friend I gave it to, to upgrade the screen to a 43inch 4k LG screen. It was fairly simple and took the two of us about 3 hours. Full BV5 sound and 4k picture.
Inspired by this thread.
https://archivedforum2.beoworld.org/forums/t/41909.aspx?PageIndex=1
The only issue was it needs the Beo4 and Virgin Box remote for control. But they used both before the upgrade, so were very happy. You could achieve the single remote solution with a Beo4 and Lintronic Box, or a Beo5 /Beo6
Had I seen that thread before I gave the TV away, I probably would have kept it and done it for myself.
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Thanks Matador,
That is just what I need. Any thoughts on the adjustment with a screwdriver?
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How about using one of these and plugging into a scart socket. The scarts are usually easier to set up and control. That assumes you have a free scart input.
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From the Beo6 user guide :-
When you use Beo6 for 2-way communication with BeoSound 5, you must look up the IP address on BeoSound 5 first. Then enter the (new) BS5 IP address.
Find the IP address on BeoSound 5 by entering the NETWORK INFO menu on the BS5 and look up IP ADDRESS. The address could, for example, be 192.168.100.111.
Go to the Beo6
> Select Wireless in the Setup menu.
> Press Server IP on Beo6.
> Enter the IP address in the display and press GODepending on your setup, the IP Address of the BS5 can be changed periodically by the router. You can go into most routers and make an IP Adress fixed so it alway remains the same. Probaly they best solution for thiis setup.
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