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Re: Calling all ML active experts

Stan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:06:49 GMT

Success! "PC" on the beo4 was the trick.

However, when I listen to CD/Radio through the link, then switch to PC, the sources are blended. I must turn off the master source, then turn on PC. Going from PC to master-source is fine. I notice my Active has a sticker on it that says "SW 1.1". Anybody know if there's a new version that may fix this?

I don't think I could have done this without this forum (never had even really noticed the PC port on the active much less knew what it was for).

Thanks again,

Stan

Re: Calling all ML active experts

Stan — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:16:44 GMT

The Stig - ver. 1.7:
Have you remembered to press PC on your beo4?

I believe this is the missing piece. I figured there was something I needed to do to activate, but everything I pressed just controlled the master unit. I didn't think of trying PC (duh!). Thanks again.

Stan

Re: Calling all ML active experts

The Stig - ver. 1.7 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:18:37 GMT

Have you remembered to press PC on your beo4?

Re: Calling all ML active experts

beoaus — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:09:56 GMT

I think this does work in certain situations. I had a turntable connected to the Beolink Active and a pair of Beolab 4500's. No ML was connected. I started the turntable then manually turned on the Beolink active, it needed to detect the signal. Worked fine from there. I didn't use the Beo4 though.

Turntable was connected via its own DIN to RCA connector then the PC input adapter...

beoaus.

Re: Calling all ML active experts

Stan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:26:54 GMT

Is the cable connecting the non-B&O source to the active's PC input a standard AUX input (like one uses to connect auxillary components to a Beosound)?

I have my active connected to my BS9000 via ML. Airport express (for test purposes) connected to the PC port of the active (using RCA-DIN Aux input cable). Speakers and IR also connected. Made all connections with all equipment powered off (except AE - I wasn't broadcasting to AE). I connected BS9000 and speakers to mains first, and started broadcasting to AE. I then connected active to mains (got this sequence from the BeoLink PC manual).

At this point, I expect to hear AE from speakers, but get nothing. Active works fine otherwise (i.e. controls BS9000 just like it is supposed to).

Ideas?

Thanks,

Stan

Re: Calling all ML active experts

expoman — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:04:55 GMT

The short answer is NO. the PC input or the ML Active will not work without a connected B&O music system. If you can connect it to a system it will work as planned.

Calling all ML active experts

Stan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:57:46 GMT

I want to hook my BL4000s to a non-B&O TV.

Problem, TV only has a fixed audio out.

Solution: Run the TV audio output into the "pc input" of a ML active. Control volume via Beo4. Someday, run a ML cable to the location and get access to the rest of my B&O that's in another room (quite a distance away)... or possibly explore using BeoWireless if the cabling is too difficult.

Question #1: Will this work? Can an ML active operate without a ML connection?

Question #2: Is the "pc input" cable the same as the standard B&O AUX input cable I have running into my BS9000?

Question #3: Assuming I end up going the BeoWireless route (in the future), can I hook the ML active to the BeoWireless receiver via BW's ML connection to switch audio source between ML and TV?

As a quick test, I tried connecting the BL4000 to the ML active, and an airport express to the ML active via the PC port (using a standard RCA to DIN AUX input cable - the same one I use to connect the airport express to my BS9000), and it didn't work. No sound from the speakers. Lights stayed red. From this I must assume that a) the ML active requires a ML connection to do anything meaningful, b) wrong cable - the PC cable is different than a AUX, c) there's an option setting required for the active to work like this or d) the ML active didn't survive the last 1.5 years of inactivity (or I just toasted it - although there were no fireworks when I turned on the power).

Thanks in advance,

Stan