Beosound 5 settings

Hi,

I just have a few small questions regarding some settings on BS5. What are the following settings doing when I select them?

Maintenance -> Start Recovery

Maintenance -> Delete Database

Service Settings -> Rebuild Music Server

Service Settings -> Transcoding

And, will any of them delete any of my Music or Picture files? 

Thanks in advance.

Hello,


- recovery = will set the system into the status when it was delivered by the factory = everything is deleted. You'll need to install the updates again etc.

- delete database = I guess it either deletes all music / photo files or it just deletes the information about all music and photos and rebuilds it afterwards

- rebuild music server = rebuilds the server infrastructure and information for use with DLNA clients etc. (Artist, Album, Song...)

- transcoding = ? eventually this will build up and scan all tracks for the MOTS function!?

I don't know for sure, so better consult the user guide. ;-)

Transcoding: For those who ripped their Beomaster/Beomedia music into the then recommended (by B&O) WMA lossless format, this option transcodes these files into FLAC ....on the fly...for use with the Essesnce/Moment.

Barry Santini:

Transcoding: For those who ripped their Beomaster/Beomedia music into the then recommended (by B&O) WMA lossless format, this option transcodes these files into FLAC ....on the fly...for use with the Essesnce/Moment.

Amazing!  I just spent a few hours converting a copy of my BS5 collection to FLAC for exactly this reason (to use with Essence and Eclipse).  Now, I find it is completely unnecessary - that the solution was right in front of me since at least 2016.  I'm happy (no need to re-place my music collection) and sad (I want my hours back that I spent doing this).