Russ, you're a star!! Plugged in headphones, changed the remote setup as you suggested and, bingo, the remote works :) Who would have thought that the unit 'knows' if speakers are not connected! One more question though... What is the 'light' button on the remote used for? Is it just to light up the display? Mine doesn't appear

Hello Everyone: I have the Beosound 9000 system and the remote control has stopped working. I can operate all functions manually but not with remote. I have installed new batteries. I took the remote to a friend who has the same system and it worked fine on his 9000. This tells me that the remote controller itself is not at fault. Could it be that the