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Sorry but I don’t have any further suggestions. Perhaps when it was sat unused there was a mains voltage surge that upset the processor?
Do you have the service manual? There is a ‘TEST mode’ that you can use to check various functions, but without the full instructions you could muck it up further! The Service Manual is available on the Main Beoworld Site to Silver/Gold members.
Hi Tim, and welcome to Beoworld!
Can I just clarify exactly what procedure you followed to ‘activate remote control’ on the system?
The simplest way to set the A.Option setting is to use the BL1000 remote. First, check that your BL1000 is actually transmitting an IR signal by viewing the end with an iPhone selfie camera – you should see faint flashing when you press any buttons on the BL1000.
The with the Beosound Century at standby (red light showing, but turned off), point the BL1000 at the Beosound and press STANDY (Red Dot) then SOUND then 1 then STORE. The digit ‘1’ should briefly be displayed on the Century’s screen. It should then respond to remote commands.
Thanks for getting back to us to let us know that you solved the problem – it’s always welcome to hear that a solution worked, and I am sure that there will be others with similar problems in the future.
Enjoy your TV!
A final curiosity – I was wondering if the fact that my DVB module is a mark1 variant might hinder its ability to capture Freeview HD. I read in another post from Beoworld that FreesatHD was once the preferred tuner module.
That does indeed sound like the problem, and I just had some input from Keith that supports that theory. B&O were caught out with a last-minute change to the UK Freeview HD spec (requiring the T2 version), as explained in this thread (albeit for BV10): https://archivedforum2.beoworld.co.uk/forums/p/3477/31419.aspx#31419
(I do find it strange that your DVB-HD module accepts the same SW updates (0.1.9.9) as my T2 version, however, which probably led to my confusion!)
If you still want Freeview HD, then I would suggest that adding one of the Humax Freeview HD tuners would be a far more cost effective solution than trying to fit a newer DVB-HD module. If you do decide to go this route, make sure that the B&O engineer installs the STB PUC code for whatever Humax box you purchase. In my experience the user interface (even with STB/PUC) will be far better than the B&O DVB module! I am a big fan of the Humax boxes, having used both Freesat and Freeview versions for years with my previous BV6s.
^ That looks to me like the setup for an analogue tuner. I don’t have time to look right in detail right now (have to go out for a while) but there should be a Tuner Setup menu where you can disable the analogue tuner, and make sure that the DVB tuner is switched on. This should then enable you to tune the digital tuner.
The manuals are still available from B&O support here: https://support.bang-olufsen.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041950191
I have the aerial connected to the ‘middle’ socket.
I just had a quick look at the manual and I think that’s the correct one, so your problem must be elsewhere. Do you have another TV that you could connect temporarily to check the rest of the antenna path?
Also, do you have the manual so that you can check that you are using the correct tuning method for the digital (rather than analogue) tuner? They are different menus.
I updated my BV10-32 from 0.1.8.9 to 0.1.9.9 shortly after I bought it, but didn’t notice any improvements/changes. I vaguely remember seeing a thread somewhere about what the improvements were supposed to be, but can’t find it any more.
I have no problem receiving HD programmes via terrestrial. Are you sure that the antenna is connected to the DVB-HD input, rather than the old analogue one?
Thank you trackbeo for your reply, I’m in the United Kingdom and with a provider called Virgin Media using their Hub 4, tried the suggestions with no prevail, seen a lot of people having the same issue in the UK on forums when switching from the old phone lines to VoIP, managed to resolve it tonight if anyone has the same issue in the future… – Unregister all phones – Unplug BeoLine PTSN – Plug back in – Register Phones Fixed the issue
Thanks for letting us know that the problem is solved. It’s useful to know that Beocoms connected direct to routers/hubs are still likely to work when UK switches off the analogue (copper wire) phone network in 2025. I hope to still be using my Beocom 6000s ?
Very low audio: If I turn the BeoCenter all the way up, I get sound. At normal listening levels, I get nothing. I can hear a cassette and CD playing fine through speakers and headphones, but way too low. The fuses are all okay. The lights all work as expected as does the remote. Switching between outputs works fine. Any suggestions where to look or what to do next?
This could possibly be a mute relay problem – maybe search the archived forum for ‘mute relay’ and look at the results for both BC9500 and 9000. One quick way to check is to plug the speakers into the speaker 2 sockets as these are not wired though the relay. If this works, the relay is probably the problem, and is quite easy to replace.
Have a look at this: https://shop.oneremote.dk/shop/69116-powerlink-aux-adaptor/4154-powerlink-aux-expander/
Although I have no experience of this device, it seems to do exactly what you require. I have used other OneRemote products in the past and have been very impressed.
I recently noticed that some B&O equipment had crept into one of my wedding photos, from 1989. It’s actually a ‘portable’ MCL2 box consisting of two CX50’s with an MCL2 transceiver above. It was connected up to my in-laws’ house B&O system by the local B&O dealer.
I must say that the day my BC6 will fail, it will be a big loss.
I used to think that, but my wife complained about the screen size so much that I bought a used BV10-32, and sold my BC6-26, BV6-26 and BC6-23. Life is now so much simpler with hdmi sockets and not having to worry about DVI connections, PC-buttons, audio extractors, hdcp etc ?
I have Beocenter 6-26 so it may be work differently. AV3 is set to an input selectable with an hard key (V.MEM maybe, can’t say because I use a blind Beo6 now, sorry…). Then the HDTV option below is set to DVI. I remember that even when I was using a Beo4 It didn’t never required to use the LIST key. I even remember it was an AV Beo4 because I used that key to start the BV as a speaker with the picture muted. Hope this helps.
Yes this is the case with some of the newer BV/BC6-26s and 6-23s. Unfortunately the older 6-22’s connections menu does not allow you to assign DVI to one of the inputs, hence ovide will need to find a remote with the PC option.
I assume that your remote is like the left hand one in this photo, with an AV button in the middle of the second row of buttons. If so, we tend to call it the ‘AV version’ and this will not allow PC to be added to the LIST button. You cannot update the software, but theoretically you could replace the motherboard and buttons to change it into a newer version that allows you to add the PC version to LIST. This is unlikely to be cost effective, hence I would simply look for a newer remote (any of the others pictured) or find an older Beolink1000 (BL1000) which will allow you to access PC by pressing SHIFT then STORE.
On UK eBay, newer Beo4s sell for between £30 and £50 and BL1000s approx £30. Often you have to be a bit patient as sellers can ask for more.
EDIT: There are Hotel versions of Beo4 with reduced functionality – they usually have less marked buttons that any of the ones pictured, and probably would not have the PC functionality.
Maybe still worth seeing if your Beo4 has the later software – it needs version 3.4 or later.
Have you tried adding PC to LIST ? (Press Power and LIST together, then select ADD etc)
Otherwise best (only) option is to find a newer Beo4 or any BL1000.
You need to select it using PC on the remote.
On a Beo4, you may have to add PC to the list function.
On a BL1000, press SHIFT then STORE.
The red light is just the standby light, and should go out when the system is switched on (playing radio, CD or tape). The green light means that the timer is set, and you should be able to cancel this from the front panel using the SETUP then TIMER setting.
Are you only trying to operate the unit from the front panel, or also from a remote? I ask this because the front panels have been know to fail on these systems – the symptom is that just some of the buttons stop working.
Sorry but I realised I was also looking at the MS6000 with Beo4 manual.
There are some other TVs (eg LS4500) that use SHIFT 9 to activate S Video, but there is no further instruction regarding how to get the sound through SCART.
Can I just check: Are you selecting the input using V.TAPE, and then pressing SHIFT 9 to try to bring in the S- Video input? Can I also just check that you are pressing SHIFT then 9, and not the buttons together?
Hi Keith,
Not all the photos with the Archive Forum are showing as links. As an example see my post here: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.co.uk/forums/p/189/345429.aspx#345429
It should have several photos that I had uploaded to ‘my files’ first – perhaps that’s the problem?
Sorry for answering in English but have a look at this thread: https://archivedforum2.beoworld.co.uk/forums/t/34673.aspx?PageIndex=1
I don’t think that the newer Siri remotes will control the volume of B&O TVs. You need to use the original siri remote without the white circle.
