Hi guys,

I have a BeoSound 3200 in a non-B&O cabinet. When I close the doors of the cabinet, the doors of the BeoSound remain open. How can I deactivate the IR sensor so that the doors of the BeoSound will close? And if I do this, how will I then be able to open and close the doors of the BeoSound when I want to change CD?

Thanks in advance

I don't think there is a very easy solution but you could make the sensor less sensitive by putting some tape over it. B&O did this themselves with the MP9000 so there is precedent!

Hello Peter,

 can you explain me, where to find the sensor at Beosound 3000 and Beosound 3200?

Thanks.

It seems to me the best way to solve this problem is to lock the doors via the Beolink 1000 remote

When the glass doors are locked it is not possible to open them by moving towards the doors, so when you close the cabinet doors they will not open.

The glass doors can only be locked if your Beosound 3200 is in Standby.

Press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds between the individual numbers being entered.
The display shows “LOCKED”.
To unlock the glass doors press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds.
The display shows “UNLOCKED”.
The function will be saved in NVRAM if you disconnect from mains.

If you are using the Beo4 then you will need to add the SHIFT command to your LIST before doing the above.

I was thinking that would be a bit of a pain! However probably more sensible! The sensor is marked in the service manual.

Keith Saunders:

The glass doors can only be locked if your Beosound 3200 is in Standby.

Press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds between the individual numbers being entered.
The display shows “LOCKED”.
To unlock the glass doors press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds.
The display shows “UNLOCKED”.
The function will be saved in NVRAM if you disconnect from mains.

If you are using the Beo4 then you will need to add the SHIFT command to your LIST before doing the above.

Reference

Stars:

Hi guys,

I have a BeoSound 3200 in a non-B&O cabinet. When I close the doors of the cabinet, the doors of the BeoSound remain open. How can I deactivate the IR sensor so that the doors of the BeoSound will close? And if I do this, how will I then be able to open and close the doors of the BeoSound when I want to change CD?

Thanks in advance

 

I'd take the glass doors off.  Takes about 2 seconds

But then the sliders would still be triggered to open and the lights would burn brightly.  Not a good idea to let it remain in this state.

I have added the instructions to the product page of the 3000, 3200 and Ouverture.

Keith Saunders:

It seems to me the best way to solve this problem is to lock the doors [...] When the glass doors are locked it is not possible to open them by moving towards the doors, so when you close the cabinet doors they will not open.

The glass doors can only be locked if your Beosound 3200 is in Standby.
Press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds between the individual numbers being entered.
The display shows “LOCKED”.
To unlock the glass doors press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds.
The display shows “UNLOCKED”.
The function will be saved in NVRAM if you disconnect from mains.

Dear Keith,

This could be an interesting solution for me as well. But when they are locked, how do you open the doors again in order to load a CD? Many thanks in advance for your explanation.

Kind regards, js

As stated, you use the same code again

To unlock the glass doors press SHIFT 9 0 3 6 9 with no more than 2 seconds.
The display shows “UNLOCKED”.

Thank you Keith. I just hoped there would be a shortcut to avoid having to follow this procedure each time one would load another CD. Kind regards, js

Once you get used to using the door locking command it's quite easy to maintain the doors in the locked position until you require them opened for CD loading. I use it consistently with my BS3200 to avoid any feline related entanglements.

Cheers,

Matt

Dear all,

Is there a way to find out if the doors are locked without a BEO4 remote? I have a used BS3200 and the doors simply do not open. If I move towards the system the light goes on, but the doors remain closed...

Hi Heribert,

With my BS3200's doors locked there is no response from the unit at all when waving a hand in front of it. If you're seeing the light come on I suspect there may be an issue with door mechanism.

Cheers,

Matthew

Hi Matthew,

Would I hear a motor if the mechanism is broken? There is simply no hear/seaable response (expect the light). The light is going on once I move towards, but then never goes off again... Should not it turn off when the system is switched to standby?

Greetings from Austria

Heribert

Hi Heribert,

Unfortunately I'm not much of a tech expert so I'm only able to relate how my BS3200 behaves. If the door mechanism is faulty it's certainly possible that you might not hear anything, despite the fact the light comes on.

However, the light should definitely go off when the system is switched to standby.

I'm guessing you don't have access to a Beo4 remote to test how the system responds to it?