- choose a source

- set the preferred volume level

- press SOUND STORE

Does not work. It seems like the volume of the beomaster and the mcl 2p are interfering with each other.

When I press sound store the volume disappears completely.

Is the volume level in the main room high enough ?

(do you have the manuals ?, they are available for download)

No I don't have manuals. The volume on the beomaster is 20, so the sound in the main room is good.

When I turn on the linkroom, the volume is very high. When I press sound it almost mutes.

The manuals available on the website don't give a solution.

Normally, with a MCL2AV, the volume level in a link-room can be up to 12 dB above the level of the main room.

So if the volume in main room is only 20, and the volume in link-room is very high,

my guess is is that there must be something wrong with the settings / setup.

If you want, i can send you the overview of the B&O recommended setup.

Is the following correct ?

- main room : BM5500

- link room : MCL2AV + MCL2P

Any other components connected ?

Thanks for the help

The main room consists of a Beomaster 5500 and a Beogram CD 5500. The link room has a MCL 2 AV connected to an MCL 2P.

No other components are attached.

The Option settings are 1.5 on the beomaster and 2.6 on the MCL 2 AV

Below is the overview of the B&O recommended setup.

Are your connections identical ?

***************************** AUDIOSYSTEEM ****************************


Beosystem 5500
Beovox passief

Audio aansluiting


Sluit de Beovox met luidspreker kabel aan op de uitgang SPEAKERS 1
van de audiomaster.

Sluit de antenne aan op de antenne-ingang van de audiomaster.

Kiezen van een optie op de audiomaster


Optie: OPTION 1.5 (Fabrieksinstelling)

Druk op:  STAND-BY   SOUND 1 STORE
                     SOUND 5 STORE

****************** AFSTANDSBEDIENING IN CENTRALE KAMER ****************


De Beolink 1000 is de aanbevolen afstandsbediening

***************************** LINK SYSTEEM ****************************


Master Control Link

X-tra active speakers
ML/MCL Converter, gebruikt als MCL 2P-ML/MCL Converter
Beovox passief
Transceiver

Aansluiting


Sluit de MCL kabel aan op de SPEAKERS 2 aansluitingen van de audio
master in de centrale kamer.
Is al een MCL kabel aangesloten, sluit de nieuwe kabel dan parallel
aan.

Sluit de MCL kabel aan op de 7-pens aansluitstrip van de MCL 2AV in
de lokale kamer.
Sluit de transceiver kabel aan op de 5-pens aansluitstrip van de
MCL 2AV.

Verbind de POWER LINK aansluiting van de MCL 2P-ML/MCL Converter met
die van de MCL 2AV met Power Link-kabels.

Sluit de DC uitgang van de MCL 2P-ML/MCL Converter aan op de DC 15V
ingang van de MCL 2AV.

Sluit de Beovox aan op de SPEAKERS uitgangen van de MCL 2P-ML/MCL
Converter met luidspreker kabels.

Kiezen van de optie op de MCL


Druk op:   STAND-BY  LINK  2  STORE
                     LINK  6  STORE

Houd de toets TIMER op de transceiver ingedrukt en druk tegelij-
kertijd op de toets AV op de Beolink 1000.

Opmerking!


Het is niet mogelijk de laatstgebruikte bron in te schakelen door op
MUTE op de afstandsbediening te drukken.

Audio-opname in de centrale kamer kan vanuit de lokale kamer worden
gestart door op LINK RECORD RECORD te drukken.
Toch raden wij u aan opname altijd in de centrale kamer te starten.

De MCP 5500 is beperkt bruikbaar in de lokale kamer.

****************** AFSTANDSBEDIENING VOOR LINK KAMERS *****************


De Beo4 is de aanbevolen afstandsbediening
 
Setup voor Beo4 afstandsbediening:
 

De Beo4's "LIST" moet de volgende items bevatten om de produkten
vanuit de Link kamer  te kunnen bedienen.

A.SETUP (alleen met S/W 2.0 of hoger in Beo4)
AV      (alleen met S/W 4.0 of hoger in Beo4)
 
Zie handleiding van Beo4 pagina 10/12 onder functies VERWIJDEREN en
TOEVOEGEN van/aan het overzicht

Yes, that's the way it is connected. I just found out that when I turn on the system in the link and I press the volume up button two times it gets louder and after that is on a soft level again.

If the MCL 2/AV can change the volume and the MCL 2P can change its volume as wel, that is maybe where the trouble is. Could there be a communication problem due to the powerlink cable?

Nico van Bohemen:

Yes, that's the way it is connected. I just found out that when I turn on the system in the link and I press the volume up button two times it gets louder and after that is on a soft level again.

I guess that is the "max 12 dB" difference between main- and link-room (?)

If you raise the volume in the main-room and repeat what you previously did,
is the pattern the same, but with a higher volume level ?

Yes, that must be the 12 dB difference. When I link the music to the linkroom when the masterroom is already playing. The volume is good.

When I let the MCL 2 AV activate then it gets loud. 

Is there a way to make the MCL 2 AV on a lower startup volume? It seems like the MCL 2 AV starts fully amplified.

The problem is solved! volume > sound > store > store

So 2 times the store button!

I thought it was solved.

Now I am able to change the startup-volume of the MCL 2 AV. When I advance in volume at a certain level my beomaster would be advancing in volume too. But the strange thing is that first the volume drops a lot, as if the MCL 2 AV drops its amplification completely and then it is possible to make it louder via the beomaster. I am clueless right now.

Were all components disconnected from the mains when you connected MCL2AV/MCL2P/Beomaster ?

You could try a "soft reset" by disconnecting all components from the mains and wait a few minutes

before reconnecting them again.

Already had it of the mains for a night. I suspect that some commands are misinterpreted. When I press cd in the link room on the master control panel it starts. When I press status or sound on the terminal 1000, the volume is drops and then I can put the volume up again.

Does your BM5500 have a Beolink sticker / Beolink software installed ?
Normally, in a audio-link setup, this isn't mentioned in the PCG,
only when i select a Beovision in the setup, it displays Beolink software,
maybe this Beolink software has something to do with it.

The PCG also displays that MCP5500 has limited functionality in link-room.

Yes, I know the Master control panel has limited functionality. It says Beolink on the back of the beomaster.

Maybe I am gonna try another MCL 2 AV to see if it has something to do with that.

There are no other repliers with good ideas, unfortunately

Maybe the type of MCL2AV has something to do with it,
is it an Xtra-tv-kit or a Xtra Active Speaker Kit ?
(with/without 2-way transceiver)

Other possibility is the MCL2P;
the PCG keeps mentioning ML/MCL-converter, used as MCL2P.
Perhaps this (newer) ML-MCL converter treats things differently from a MCL2P,
which is "only" an amplifier.

It has a two way receiver.

That would be the Xtra Active Speaker Kit, which should work normally.
What remains is the MCL2P; anyone with more information regarding the
differences between a MCL2P and a ML/MCL-converter ?

The MCL2P is just a power amplifier. The varaible volume work is done by the MCL2AV which takes the variable line level of the MCL and then has a pre-amplifier. This allows independent volume control to a point - if the MCL volume is either very low or very high, then either you will have limited range in the link room or you will affect the main room. This is what the 12dB bit is about. There is a long explanation in the MCL2 set up guide. Are you using the proper fully wired powerlink cable? I would suggest that the problem lies with the MCL2AV - check the connections inside.

Could the powerlink cable be a problem? I don't know exactly what you mean with fully wired.

There are a variety of cables available - some only carry the signal whereas others have all 8 pins wired which include switching and lots of shielding. I always use fully wired given the choice. However the first thing to check is the wiring to the MCL2AV. RTake the cover off and check all the connection blocks. Also make sure the speaker power potentiometer is right up to max - (this is really just for passive operation but might have an effect - I don't know) This is used to limit the volume if using passive speakers - it may not be in your version - this seems to be mainly US market ones.

My MCL doen't have those potentiometers.

I tried another MCL 2 AV that was lying around and it gave the some behaviour.

Could the MCL 2P do strange things?