Stupid suggestion from me - try another SCART lead. One of my VCRs did something similar and the cable was faulty. Intermittent fault which gave no picture.

I think it is very positive that B&O are asking for opinions and also positive that they are giving flexibility so that people can say what they think, rather than just ticking boxes. Unfortunately, too much democracy can lead to a degree of anarchy!

Service manual now on site.

I would certainly consider coming if it fitted with my work - a Friday is much easier as travelling to the south and back will take some time and I would stay overnight. However if Lee, Chris and Ed are there, it would be a great evening no matter which night!

Yes - but playing with TVs is a dangerous business and best left to a professional. Setting up the tube is also tricky - I would not have the first idea of where to start. If you have done something similar in the past, I would drop Tim Jarman a line - you can contact him via Beocentral and he can give you an idea. He will not encourage you of you are

Sorry I didn't get to you - bit tied up this week end but it sounds as if you have identified the problem. There is a simple fix which is to short pin 2 and 7 which is all that the new ones do, as Keith has pointed out.

Now that is one that anyone to Struer would know! A vintage product designed after a chair! Very expensive!

Pushkin: Hi Just a bit more background to my thinking - I had my bs9000 for 7 years and wanted something new and thought that there was no point having two cd players so got rid of it for the new toy. Also now very happy with my playstation 3 connected to beosystem 3 as a dvd player. I have made up my mind that my bs 4 does not have the necessary magic

I do hope some more of you are going to give this a go! Happy to provide clues if asked!

Have scanned Beolit : 400 500 (both!) 600 (both) 611 609 700 (both) 800 1000 (well about to!) Should all be on site tonight!