Many thanks to the forum and Peter especially for the advice so far in answering my questions on how to control a Beosystem 2

New cost from B&O for a standard eye with a 3.5mm jack for the BS2 is about £120, I have an untested BS2 and would like to minimise the possible waste of buying a new eye in case the thing doesn't work after all

If anyone has a spare eye they are willing to part with please contact me with a price

I am confident i can make my own "Heath Robinson" version using a TSOP7000 or equivalent but i just can't find a supplier!

If anyone has a non-working / spare parts anything with an IR i can buy (guessing has to be ML versions onwards) please contact me

Thanks,  Martin,  located in Sheffield

Martin,

I am assuming from your comments that you are an "Electronics man"  and you can certainly build your own unit without to much problems as a low cost project. The cost of the TSOP7000 is less than £5 and the best place to purchase them is Farnell's HERE

The device provides a demodulated data output, so most of the hard work is done.

Seems to be out of stock at Farnell, and no longer manufactured

I ordered them before from shop.embedit.de, but they don't list them anymore either. I still have a few but I'm now quite reluctant to part with them!

Anyway, their reception sensitivity is clearly worse than a B&O receiver built from discrete components. Perhaps you could just buy an eye off eBay and then sell it on if there's no need after all?

Other places to purchase them include Lintronics HERE

Thanks Keith, Farnells have discontinued the the TSOP7000, i think they are still listed to keep the spec data there.  I tried ignoring "discontinued" and going for the greyed out "buy" button - can't proceed from that.

Thanks, Martin

Thanks mika, i would prefer the B&O but it does seem rather rare for someone to have the eye and not the TV or the device it was partnered with.  My greatest suspicion of the BS2 is that the seller told me "the eye, a remote control handset and loads of cables were thrown out by the wife after the TV fell on the floor & smashed"

I wanted to get the checking done soon so i have chance to get a refund, then i can relax and wait for a used B&O eye or buy a new one.

Thanks again PS i would have thought it not impossible to to get a TSOP from the UK rather than have to go to Lintronic

I was sure I had some TSOP 7000s and.....I have found them! If you want I can send you one. If I remember I paid about 5 Euro, and I don`t know how much shipping to UK is and how long it takes....(?)

Stefan

Thanks Stefan, i have found a UK supplier of B&O compatible eyes and have ordered one on approval www.adltd.co.uk they have a dual frequency IR that will work B&O and 40 KHz kit like SKY boxes, i now suspect my BS2 won't modulate B&O (455KHz) to SKY (40 ish KHz) without a tranceiver card like i think the the Avant has - so although the SKY handset will have to be used to control SKY, it is easier to accept than spending £6K + for a BS3

Can you or anyone please confirm the BS2 will or won't translate 455KHz down to 40KHz to control SKY from the BS2 IR output please?

Regards,  Martin

Ok, just send a pm if you need a TSOP 7000.  

I think, you are talking about the stb controller. Sorry, I never had a BS2, so I can`t help here much, I`m afraid. But I know, that BS2 has an stb controller for two devices, assigned as DTV and V.AUX. Maybe the Sky HD box is on your PUC list. If not it should be possible to add the device to your list, maybe by changing the stb controller eprom. I`m not quite sure here. Maybe a BS2 owner can help .....

This is what I found on page 19 reference manual:

"Connect a set-top box* to the V.TAPE, 

AV or DECODER sockets on 

BeoSystem 2. If the sockets are all in 

use, you can also connect a set-top 

box to BeoSystem 2 via the close-up 

socket panel. 

It is also possible to connect a 

decoder to either the DECODER or 

the AV socket on BeoSystem 2. 

Make sure that all connected 

equipment is registered in the 

Connections menu. For further 

information, refer to the chapter 

‘Register and use additional video 

equipment’ on page 32 in the Guide. 

If you have a High Definition (HD) 

set-top box, refer to page 22 for 

information about connection and 

registration. "

Page 22:

"You can connect a High Definition (HD) 

source, such as a set-top box or DVD 

recorder, to BeoSystem 2. This gives you 

access to digital video sources. You can 

also connect a PC. 

You can also connect these sources to 

BeoVision 4. 

Make sure you register all connected 

equipment in the BeoSystem 2 

Connections menu. Note, however, that 

connection of HD sources may limit or 

change some BeoSystem 2 functions. 

These limitations and changes are 

described in this chapter. 

For further information about the 

Connections menu, refer to page 40."

Hope this helps

Stefan