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11-22-2008 8:44 AM

scottyltd
Joined on 10-12-2008
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BeoSound 5 Display query!!

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Hi all,

I asked my local shop this question, and they couldn't answer it. It is a strange request but hopefully, someone here might be able to answer.

Can the display be turned off whilst playing music?

Reason for asking is that I would like the screen nice and black whilst playing music. For me, that would look so much smarter.

Any feedback would be great!!

11-22-2008 9:21 AM In reply to

Christian
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I think the answer is no, it will only show album cover.

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11-22-2008 9:33 AM In reply to

Keith Saunders
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The simple answer is NO from a B&O standpoint

The long answer is whilst the Beosound 5 has a "Standby" button (top right hand side) that is the same as pressing the standby button on any B&O product or remote.

The screen gets its +12 & +5 volts, video from the Beomaster 5 via a seperate cables to the Beosound 5 which is effectively a screen and input device to the Windows operating system, meaning that if you as a user had access to the operating system like you do on your Windows PC, then you could switch the screen off.

Because the Beomaster 5 is running Windows XP Professional embedded, the B&O code only uses functions which it has written an API to interface too, and switching the screen off is not one of them from my investigation.

From the service menu you can get to the windows desktop, but there is still limited funcctionality implemented.

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11-22-2008 11:03 AM In reply to

PhilLondon
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Was the BM1 windows XP embedded as well or was it a normal version of windows?

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11-22-2008 11:18 AM In reply to

Keith Saunders
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The Beomedia 1 did use the same Windows XP embedded with Service Pack 2. The latest available has Service Pack 3 and there is a whole new version soon to be released by Microsoft.

Regards Keith....