I unplugged it and now it won't come on.  I used it last night and this morning I noticed the LOCKED display with a list of the peripherals attached.  I use a Beo 4 for my remote.  I've never seen this before. Is this something in the Beomaster or did I hit a bad sequence of buttons inadvertantly on the remote?   Thanks in advance for any assistance. 

 

Glenn

Locked means "locked on a frequency" (or something like that). It simply means that you have tuned in to a radio station, so that's not the cause. Have you tried unplugging it again? What happens when you press the front panel buttons?

ahh. I hadn't thought of the radio since I don't use it.  When I press the panels, nothing.   The remote has no effect on it either.

Is the standby led lit? By the way, I re-read your first post now, were all the source indicators lit simultaneously?

 

Well, now, no lights come on no matter what I do with the remote.   Is it fried?  Or a matter of the proper reset?  Unplugging it does not reset it either.

Well it needs real electrical repair right now, I don't think any trickery will restore it.

From the symptoms, it seems the processor doesn't start up properly. The rest of the Beomaster does absolutely nothing without it. There are probably a number of capacitors that need replacement, both in the power supply and in the CPU module. When the caps are going out, it often happens that a unit works fine as long as it remains plugged in, but after a power break it doesn't start any more. The main rectifier can also fail.

No!   You were supposed to tell me to push a couple of buttons in a strange combination and ..Voila! it would work.   :-)  

That sounds expensive to repair.  It may be easier to replace it with another 6500.   Thanks for all the good info., though.  I kind of figured it was more than a simple 'fix'.  

Sorry it wasn't that easy! The cap replacement actually sounds much worse than it is. There's of course always a small chance that it might be more involved, and seeing that we are in the NA forum, you might have more trouble finding a competent service to fix it for you.

Anyway it should be cheaper than a new good condition unit (and they will all need a recap sooner or later). In the end it's a matter of convenience and timetable - you could of course get another one, have this unit repaired at your leisure and then sell one or the other on, which shouldn't be a big problem.

I just got a old Beomaster 5000 to replace the 6500 until I get it fixed.  I thought my Beo4 would just work with it but it doesn't have any effect.  Is it compatible with the 5000?  I can't find any info on it.

No Beomaster 5000 runs on different remote codes than the later Beosystem like 5500,6500,7000 and so on.

This means that no Beo4 or Beolink 1000 will work. You will need the MCP5000 or 5000 remote for it. A 3rd option is the remote kit that is hard to find. The kit konverts the 5000 IR signals to Beolink 1000/Beo4 etc.

 

Thanks.   That explains it.  Is there a way to reset the MCP 5000?  Strange things happen when I hit certain buttons.  For example, the Tape player turns off when I hit the Lower Volume button!  I'm trying to get my hands on a manual but can't find one.