Hi guys

This is written in the product description which, if I remember, is the exact one lifted from B&O's website.

"BeoCenter 6 can also be used as an ‘audio link master’ that lets you access the radio function from other rooms, if linked to a pair of BeoLab speakers."

http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=740

How does this work?  Or is it rubbish?  If I could access the radio from other rooms, it would be great.

hi,

yes, this works. remember, however, you can only have one audio master.

scott

It sounds good if it could - but how would you do this? 

As far as I can see in the Service menu, the BC6 only has one option setting, which is currently 6 as it's connected to a BV7.

Just did a quick test - if I swap the Video master's around (BC6 becomes 2, BV7 becomes 6), then it does actually work.  But then I can't watch Sky, DVD etc on the BC6.  Bah.

So I can't have it both ways, I need to buy an audio master.

Audio link master means , pressing RADIO activates the internal FM/DAB radio in BC6. You can access your main radio by pressing LINK RADIO.

This function can be disabled.

Stefan

The thinking behind this was clever enough: People with a BV7 in the living room didn't need a BeoSound product, as they had a disc player in the tv - but they missed the FM radio. So they made it possible to have a BeoCenter 6 w/FM-module in the kitchen and a BeoVision 7 in the living room with the disc drive, and listening to the FM via the BV7 and vice versa.

At some point, B&O even sold a package with the 7-40 and the BC 6-23 with nice a discount. But I guess the market for this was rather limited, or not picked up by the dealers.

Roger

I think what csmager asking is how to activate that function, not what it does,

Indeed. 

What stefan's described is not what I wanted (though it's certainly true).

What Roger's described is what I believed the description I quoted meant, but it doesn't work like that as far as I can tell.  Unless I make the BC6 videomaster and the BV7 the link, I can't listen to the DAB radio on the BV7.  And I'd never set it up like that, as that means I lose all the video link functionality on the BC6.

So, at the moment I'm still a bit unsure - but it would seem stefan's description is correct.

I assume if I set them both to Option 2, it's going to crash?!

Bump

hi,

there are two separate options - video master and audio master. it is possible to keep your bv7 as video master and declare your bc6 as audio master.

i did this using the beo4 remote control. you can find v.opt and a.opt with the list function. check out the user guide for the beo4 for more information.

sorry for the short response, i am at work...

scott

Hi Scott

I gave this a go the other day, and the BC6 won't accept or recognise the A.OPT command. In addition, the service menu only lists one 'Option' setting - not a video/audio one.

I read the manuals available on this site for the BC6, they show numerous setups, but no mention of this one.

hi,

it seems i may have misled you. i was convinced that i put the bc6 in audio master mode with the beo4 and the a.opt command. it has been a few years, and i don't have my system in front of me.

let me get back to you if i can figure things out once i get home. my apologies for the confusion,

scott

hi,

out of curiousity i looked at the reference manual for the bc6-23 online. on page 45 it lists explicity the different options to set for v.opt and a.opt. this must be how i did it. be careful, this certainly works in tandem with the beolink options on the previous page.

i find it strange that your tv refuses the a.opt command. what model are you using, have you tried 'playing' with the beolink options ?

scott

scott451:

out of curiousity i looked at the reference manual for the bc6-23 online. on page 45 it lists explicity the different options to set for v.opt and a.opt. this must be how i did it. be careful, this certainly works in tandem with the beolink options on the previous page.

I'm fairly sure all this explains how to change the A.OPT setting on the Audio Master that's pictured in all the possible setups on that page.  If the TV accepted A.OPT commands, then you'd end up changing both at the same time, surely?

I've just got home and given it another look.  BC6 doesn't accept A.OPT, and the Beolink options show a greyed out 'Linked Radio - No', which I would assume is because there's no audio master available that has a radio function.

I think I've almost concluded that this isn't possible, unless anyone has anything definitive to say otherwise.  Suppose I'll have to stick to DTV/Sky for radio - but it's a bit irritating that it's in Mono, Speaker 3 and screen on by default - especially when using the play timer!  Guess I'll just have to get a proper audiomaster one day...

You can`t set V.OPT AND A.OPT for a single product. BC6 is a video product so you need to set V.OPT. The A.OPT setting in the reference manual is meant for a connected audio system. I use my BC6-26 with FM/DAB radio as a link product in V.OPT 6. In the main room I have a BV7-40, BS9000 and a BS5. I can access all main room products from the BC6. For the BS9000 radio I press LINK RADIO, for the BC6 radio just RADIO. It`s NOT possible to access BC6 radio from other rooms. In BC6 you will find a menu BEOLINK, where you can enable / disable the internal BC6 radio.

I don`t know how the BC6 radio works in a linksystem without audiomaster, but I think Roger is right, that you can access BC6 radio from other rooms.

Stefan

stefan:

It`s NOT possible to access BC6 radio from other rooms. In BC6 you will find a menu BEOLINK, where you can enable / disable the internal BC6 radio.

I don`t know how the BC6 radio works in a linksystem without audiomaster, but I think Roger is right, that you can access BC6 radio from other rooms.

Aren't those two statement directly contradictory?

As far as I can work out, and as I've described in posts above, it's not possible to access the BC6 radio in other rooms, unless set to option 1 or 2.  And if it's set to option 1 or 2, then I can't access the main room's video sources.  So it's a non-starter.

No.

First I meant my own setup WITH audiomaster (BS9000), second was Rogers example with a BV7 in the main room and WITHOUT audiomaster. So I can imagine, radio function behaves different in these different setups.

Stefan

Ah - thanks for clearing that up.  Misread, i think!

I'll buy a BS5 at some point, so that'll solve it.  If I get restless in the meantime, I might seek out a second hand Overture/3000 or similar.