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Guy wrote:

Is that the same on yours Matador?

I can’t say, you’ll have to wait I replug the whole thing (I disconnect everything after each experience and don’t use it daily). PC shows PC and open the audio/audio port of the 1611.

Just guessing but wasn’t the PC command added for the Beoport or when computers became an usual source of sound? Then it would make sense it shared the V.AUX entry like if it was the audio part of an AV source (sound plus picture i.e computer screen). Maybe related to the beomedia implementation? I don’t know.

It would be interesting maybe to have a little timeline with beosources names changes and equivalent over time?

I have an energy counter plug. I will check if power consumption change between on, muted and off. would be sad and surprinsing that there is no standby mode even if I dont hear any click when the speaker turns on.

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Guy wrote:

A.AUX doesn’t work (nor does PC)

I don’t understand: is it that the commande from remote does not call an audio source?

Guy wrote:

she doesn’t like the look, and thinks there’s something missing from the middle.

Honestly? she can’t be more right, I feel the same. Just put an iPod on dock or better a cactus in the middle!

 

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Guy wrote:

One of my first tests will be the BL1611 ‘dual-input’ to the BL2000,

Selectable with the front key!

Congrats on your new toys, may we make the interest to this understated speaker rise, make it the poor man’s Beosound 35…

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Burned!

Yes stupid me about ML over PL… Anyway, falling is sometimes discovering.

SO, guys, THREE sources on a Beolab 3500, yes three!

Source 1 from audio input of the 1611 converter.
Source 2 from video input of the 1611 converter.
Source 3 from the PL path “Menu 0 4 GO”. But there is a little background hiss, hopefully from too quick wiring, Steve should tell us.

The three sources are working altogether. Of course touching any control on the remote turn off the speaker when on PL mode.

I’ve tried wiring the Matserlink input along with the converter and guess what happened? A “mix” of the two sources of course (Master link from the hack and Masterlink from the converter)!

As for the 5v triggering, I’ve talk with the (sympathetic) guy and tried and it works for him (MK1, which has MCL engraved under the DIN socket), but not for me (MK2).

 

 

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Unless it is another fault, it’s a quite cheap and not so complicated task to refoam it.

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What I wonder is if it would be possible to have a stereo jack to Masterlink wire and then have a third input. Imagine:

A.AUX = Airplay (Multiroom), volume control from the remote.
DVD = Turntable through integrated or external RIAA, volume control from the remote.
“Menu 0 3 GO” = Bluetooth Receiver, volume control from the device (which make sense since it will often be a phone, and the symmetrical to asymmetrical loss will be less sensible because of BT).

 

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From my readings in the forum, it allows to the linked device to know when you turn on or alter volume on a master unit like the BC2300, from its local controls, A.AUX.LINK not carrying volume or On/Off information.

Therefore the Powerlink socket just has the data pins connected and no sound pins connected at all.

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Guys, I’m sorry to be unable to participate to your Datalink investigations, far beyond my understanding, experience and available material (I used to have a full 5000 that was quite amazing but it goes away…).

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Nice!

Did you change the lid or is it the original one? If so how did you get it back this nice?

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Not sure: when I bought mine it had no speaker connected which would automatically turn the unit in A.OPT 0, but I still could check the unit listening to the radio thought headphones. (Didn’t spared me to buy an unit with all the sledge linkage missing ;-))

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As the OP mentioned, I would have expect the analog sources of the 9000 travel via Master link to the BV and then the speakers.

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My god, “a beolab 3500 just lying here…”, criminal. 😀

Service manual show different part number but the look like very close with the same groove and have the same way of mounting, two prongs and a screw in the middle.
If you have booth at hand, I would take measurements and try my luck.

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Who said B&O was all Look over substance? 😀

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Guy wrote:

(making my own ASNUT cable)

Please, name it differently!

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There is a Beoport around for not too much. I’m still hesitant to take it since I’m a Mac guy.
But after today, who knows how much fun we could have with it!

I know they’re is a driver for Mac Called BM-link that still can be found but it seems it was another one a little bit better and this one cannot be found anymore. That stops me.

Good it helps your setup Guy.

Cheers and again, thank you for being partner in crime.

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Millemissen wrote:

Well done! MM

Thanks MM

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Guy wrote:

I think that together we have doubled the value (and second-hand prices!) of BL1611 Converters, and probably BL3500 as well.

Actually that was my main concern before posting, since I still need a second converter. 😀

Guy wrote:

Maybe add a note to say that the BL3500 is in L.OPT 6.

Done.

Guy wrote:

Actually, is it me or have you got the Audio and Video Beo4 sources reversed in the diag? Pins 3 and 5 (video source) were on the right hand side – source B.)

They were reversed, corrected now.

Guy wrote:

Also, have you tested what source (A or B) the PC command selects, if any?

Channel A (Audio side) can be triggered with a PC command. Beolab will display “PC”.

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Here you have:

 

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Et Voilà,

Thank you a thousand times Guy for your constant tries, everlasting curiosity and sharp ability to dig into any white paper.
Thank you Madskp for joining us and giving some clues that made us going forward.

This morning I tried this:

Converter 1611 turned up on first (I am maybe superstitious on that one) connect to the Beolab 3500 via Masterlink.
On the AAL socket on the converter, I have that adapter I use to convert DIN Line In/Line Out to 4 RCA from a Beomaster, 5 pins, I’ll check and post the exact wiring later.
Each pair of RCA connected to an iPod with a classic RCA to Jack Adapter.

And…

Audio sources (CD, A.TAPE, RADIO… AND PC) trigger iPod A,
Video sources (CDV, V.TAPE, TV…) trigger iPod B.

So, we now have a standalone Beolab 3500 with to remote switchable channels!

This is Beoworld!

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Guy wrote:

It would seem therefore that the 1611 uses pins 3 and 5 as input when it is a video-master, but pins 1 and 4 when an audio-master.

Could it be as simple (and stupid) as that? I’ll try tomorrow since I have one of these 4 RCA cable too or could make one if needed.

Could that mean tant you could have two sources connected to a 1611? Say Ipad on TV and Airplay on A.AUX?

Can’t wait to go out of the bed tomorrow! Exciting progress! Thanks Guy!

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