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Re: Penta 2 Display errors when diasy-chaining?

joeyboygolf — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:48 GMT

If you have the switches set to Video when connected to Audio (or vice verse) then the displays will be blank.

Re: Penta 2 Display errors when diasy-chaining?

Jackplug — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:42:21 GMT

Cheers, although for the moment I've only got the speakers connected. After a couple of power cycles of the speaker and the Beocenter it seems to have stablised. At one point the penta display was blank and I couldn't get it back!!! Also, I found a small switch on the bottom VIDEO / AUDIO, twas set to Video so I've flicked it back to Audio now (must have knocked it when connecting up the other bits. I'll see how it goes. If the display plays up at all now, then I know it's the speaker and nothing to do with the wires or any added bits on the end.

Re: Penta 2 Display errors when diasy-chaining?

joeyboygolf — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:18:47 GMT

MK2 powerlink are required for all your connections.

Penta 2 Display errors when diasy-chaining?

Jackplug — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:40:17 GMT

Hi there, Not sure if this is a fault with my Penta 2 or not so just checking here to see in anyone else ever experienced the problem.

Basically, due to lack of spare Powerlink Sockets and wiring logistics, my setup up is Beocenter 2300, 1 x PL cable to right speaker and 1 x PL cable to the left speaker but then a second PL cable from this left speaker to a Beolink Passive (to drive speakers in another room). So daisy chain but to a passive box not another speaker. Problem is that sometimes the Penta display seems to throw a fit, has the right source + volume info but seems to be displaced to the right by a few digits and also has some blanks, just looks odd. Recycle the power seems to fix it for a while. Doesn't seem to do it so often when I disconnect the passive box from the PL2 socket on the speaker??? I'm usiing PL mkII cables for the Pentas, should I just be using mkIII for the link to the passive box (since there's no display info needed)? The only other way is it daisy chain one speaker to the other then use the freed up PL socket on the Beocenter for direct connect to the passive. Just want to really see if there's a display problem with my Penta as it's only just started to occur? Hope that makes sense?