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OK now looking in the back of the BL3500 – photos first to give you serial number:
And this one partially shows a useful sticker (on the left) that allows you to check the speaker setup in the service menu – will do that later!
one thing to look for without opening it could be to measure if pin 2 in the MCL/PL connector is connected to other ground pins or not
OK so no continuity between 2 and 7, or 2 and anything else!
Measuring approx 400 kOhms between 5 and 7, and 3 and 7 so let’s assume 7 is ground , and pin 2 is not connected.
OK now looking in the back of the BL3500 – photos first to give you serial number:
And this one partially shows a useful sticker (on the left) that allows you to check the speaker setup in the service menu – will do that later! one thing to look for without opening it could be to measure if pin 2 in the MCL/PL connector is connected to other ground pins or not
OK so no continuity between 2 and 7, or 2 and anything else! Measuring approx 400 kOhms between 5 and 7, and 3 and 7 so let’s assume 7 is ground , and pin 2 is not connected.
ok these 2 informations combined indicate that you have a MK1 with the MCL connector. Good to know
Two things then:
Yours is 1602. Mine(s) is(are) 1601.
Stickers changed along time. One of mines mention the SW version, the other not.
I can see from your pictures that you have the MCL engraving.
Here is the ID sticker of the guy who told me his BL3500 was able to start with only à 5v USB plug making it close to an usual Beolab. I didn’t asked him on which pin 5 v was fed. I’ll send you the pictures he sent me in PM.(BTW, do you have the wall part of your wall bracket (because I’m working on a replacement trick if you’re interested.)
The other bit of the bracket came with it thanks.
Like we said here, you seems to have your bottom in a plate of noodles…
My stickers…
With regard to ‘selecting specific albums’ – I think Beoport does at least enable you to access playlists. Next time I have it up and running I will check how easy this is to do from the Beo4.
I just had a quick look at how easy it is to access Beoport/BeoPlayer N.MUSIC Playlists from a Link Room. Tested with BL3500 (L.OPT 6) connected by ML to Beoport (OPT 2).
Basically if you have four N.MUSIC playlists (Green, Yellow, Red, Blue) then it is easy to move between them. As long as the Beoport and PC are up and running, simply select N.MUSIC from the link room BL3500, and then on the Beo4 press (for example) RED 5 to move to track 5 of the Red Playlist. You can then use the arrows to move to the next track etc.
Any more than 4 playlists and you would be operating blind!
In a similar manner, you can group N.RADIO stations into playlists and move between them using Beo4 colour buttons in the Link Room. Note that Beoport with Win 10 PC is still exhibiting a strange characteristic where it ‘mutes’ the BeoNet Radio audio output when you change stations! This is a little annoying.
There is one other difference when using N.RADIO from a link room: When I change radio stations a female voice says ‘connecting’ – this doesn’t happen when changing stations from the PC screen or the Beoport’s IR remote!
I am now trying a few other things on the Beoport and will then do those BL3500 MCL socket pin measurements.
EDIT: One other ‘funny’. If I put a CD (remember them?) in the PC and then select CD from the BL3500, it will play and can be controlled, but the display just shows ‘CD-128’ – there is no indication of track number. This was observed by someone in the old forum, but when using Wireless 1 – I think it is SW related.
I am now trying a few other things on the Beoport and will then do those BL3500 MCL socket pin measurements.
Another research regarding this from on of Peter Pans drawings on Hifi4all, all in danish, Both examples is for connection of a 3.5 minijack to the DIN socket but without any power on functions.
First example is the MCL socket in LCS9000/BL3500 MK1. Again pin 2 is unused, and ground are on other pins.
The second example for the same connections to the powerlink socket of af BL3500 MK2. It looks very much like af normal powerlink connction with pin 2 in use, He is writing that he has tried it on his own MK2 BL3500.
Beolink Handbook shows Masterlink and Obsolete Masterlink wiring, pin 12 is “+ supply voltage” in both case, pin 4 is not connected in Masterlink and “+ supply voltage” too in obsolete Masterlink. Shorting Pin 4 and 12 would therefore mean “the device expect positive voltage on pin 4 but because we have changed our wiring, you have to take it on pin 12”. Right?
I took a look at the diagrams in the servicemanual for LCS9000/Bl3500MK1, and it actually shows pin 4 being connected to whats called V ml instead of pin 12, so this explains the text from the product configurator. Why it is made this way I cant see a logical reason for
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