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Hi cklit,
Interesting feature.
If I well understood, once placed near a vintage receiver, the Athom device would send infrared commands to the unit through a Home Assistant dashboard or automation? Am I right?
My idea would be to control a Beocenter 9500 through Home Assistant, in order to feed a wiim Ultra connected via USB to BL50s placed in another room.
Another point, I have question about your other HA blueprint but cannot find where to contact you. How to do? Answer by PM is welcome.
Have a nice week-end,
Yann.
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Hi Beofile,
As you do, I thing that your problems are connectivity issues.
I also noticed my BL50s sometimes hang when changing the settings.
Not on current use, but only when I confirm settings modifications (inputs or listening position) in the “configure”pages.
But a few moments later it comes back to normal, as if the memorization of changes needed time to proceed.
On current use through the B&O App they are fully responsive.
I also noticed that wifi is a bit tricky with Beolabs, so I connected them through Ethernet, configured them with fixed IPs in the router and have no connectivity issues.
My Beosound (not Beoconnect) Core is also hard-wired with fixed IP and works flawless. So is my Theatre.
As a general rule, I give fixed IPs to all my devices and use Ethernet as a priority.
I do not use bluetooth and have limited knowledge in this technology.
I understand that you use your BR1 with both Beoconnect core and M5.
In my Beosound Core, the Bluetooth settings page have “pair”, “always opened” and “settings” items.
- If “always opened” is checked, the “pair” item is greyed.
- Unchecked, the “pair” items can be selected and you can add devices manually.
- And you can choose in the “settings” item if you want automatic, manual, or disabled connexion with paired devices.
As a test, may I suggest that you pair manually a phone or tablet to be used for streaming for each device and see if the problem that you encounter still occur.
Hope it can help,
Yann.
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Hi,
In addition to Craig’s suggestion about service manual download, you can see this blog which is very useful: beolover: Beogram 8000/8002 Restoration
Regards,
Yann.
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Since the introduction of the Beoremote Halo, I have one installed in the kitchen. And since then it works fine.
Instead of installing Halo’s in seperated upstair rooms, I did setup a wallmouted Halo in our landing. So it can be used for al the upstairs devices and lights.
Hi,
What kind of lights do you use, and how did you connect them to the Halo for control?
Kind regards,
Yann.
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Thanks Mark for your involvment and reactivity when bugs occur.
Regards,
Yann
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Hi David,
Here: beolover: Beogram 8000/8002 Restoration
Regards,
Yann.
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Hi David,
The official service manual can be found in the Products/Beogram section, available for Silver or Gold members.
Just upgrade your account, it’s not expensive, you’ll get the manual and help Beoworld.
Kind regards,
Yann.
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Hi,
Gold member have access to the service manual, where the disassembly procedure is detailed.
First, remove the glass panels. The glue is often old and panels may fall-off when the Beocenter is on service position.
And if they break it’s a real disaster since they are very difficult to find.
Regards,
Yann.
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Hi,
I didn’t find the FAQ made by Keith in the old forum.
Here is what I found using AI.
Hope it will help.
Here is the information on recommended wallpaper dimensions for the Beo5 and Beo6 remotes.
Beo5 and Beo6 — shared screen resolution: 320 × 240 pixels
Both remotes use the same resolution. The Beo6 features a larger 2.8-inch screen compared to the Beo5’s 2.4-inch screen, but both share a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels.
This resolution is therefore the reference for any wallpaper or background image used in the configuration.
Recommended dimensions summary:
Full-screen wallpaper 320 × 240 px
Logo / standard icon 92 × 44 px (max)Square icon 72 × 72 px or 92 × 92 px
Image in 3-column layout ~120 px wide × proportional height
Format: BMP or JPG is recommended, ideally with a black background to match the dark theme of the remote’s display.
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Hi Mark,
I was on a discussion with a french guy who tried to sign-in to Beoworld.
He said that it has not been possible since Beoworld doesn’t accept new french members.
Strange, isn’t it?
Kind regards,
Yann.
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I don’t think B&O has abandoned the VHNWI strategy. The VHNWI abandoned them or never bit into the strategy in the first place.
So if B&O do return to their “roots” (i.e. people with better-than average/slightly higher than average disposable incomes, don’t have bone-crushing mortgages etc..), do come home at 6pm (assuming Ai will not take their jobs…i.e. plumbers, electricians, skilled artisans etc) and do watch TV all night, I think with reasonable pricing, finance deals, trade-ins and CONTINUED good product line-up with frequent product refreshes…..I think they will do “Better”.
100% agree
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Once one takes away any visual excitement , surely one competes with the other higher end audio brands? why would one buy B&O if that visual aspect has gone?
I totally agree.
For me, design, multiroom and “magic moves” are B&O’s signature.
Nowadays, when mainstream brands care about design and multiroom is a standard feature, beautiful mechanical moves are the only remaining “oddities” of the brand.
It would be very dangerous to put aside the last component of B&O’s DNA.
Yann.
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Hello,
For me: Danish Sound Parts – Correct parts and spares for your vintage Bang & Olufsen
It’s based in Denmark but ships abroad.
Regards,
Yann.
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Hi Neil,If you prefer to keep the 6000s hooked to the Ouverture, option 1 on both products is the way to go.Then,
To get DVD:
- On the 8000: DVD
- On the Ouverture AV+DVD
To get Radio:
- On the Ouverture: Radio
- On the 8000: AV+Radio
If your preferred listening position is the same for audio and video, the best solution would be to hook the speakers to the TV.
If my memories are good, you could take benefit of the “central balance” function to enlarge the video stage
And this case, the AV key on source while selecting a source is no more necessary.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Yann.
PS: is the MX directly connected the Ouverture or is there a black box (converter) between the 2 products?
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