Beocenter 9000: no sound from left channel

Hi all! I recently bought a nice Beocenter 9000 (€140 including Beovox speakers), but it turns out there is no sound from the left channel if I hook the speakers up to 'Speakerset 1'.

If I use 'Speakerset 2', everything works fine, but I can't, for instance, mute the sound with the remote (since speakerset 2 should be in another room, if I understood correctly). Balance is okay, I checked.

Does anyone have any thoughts about what could be wrong and if it is fixable? Thanks!

Welcome to Beoworld !

Replace the muting relay.

Martin

Thank you! 

Ah yes, dat would solve the muting issue, but really that's not what I am that concerned with. There has to be something wrong with the device.

I have the option to return it to the original seller (bought through an auction) and get my money back, but I am a bit hesitant. I really like the Beocenter 9000, but I also would like to have the option to sell if someday for a fair price. This problem with the left channel would influence the market price of the Beocenter I suppose, so I think I may have overpaid already. So, I'd rather find a way to get it fixed, or maybe just return it. Know what I mean?

No. The other way around.
A new relay will solve the dead channel in speaker 1.
A sure diagnose is if the dead channel comes alive if the volume is turned up a bit
(But it will fail again at lower volume and/or next time you turn the Beocenter on).

The muting is as it should be.
Speakers 1 are muted locally (on the Beocenter or using a remote in the same room).
Speakers 2 cannot be muted locally. They are permanently on out of the Beocenter - meant to be distributed on to other rooms in
which the local link boxes can mute their respective speakers (on the link eye or using a remote in that room).

Martin

Try cleaning your speaker jacks too.

Last week I replaced the muting relay on my Beocenter 9000 because both the Right and Left channels in speaker 1 didn't work. Still didn't work after replacing the relay. Frustrated, I sprayed deoxit into the jacks and worked the plugs in and out. Works great now.

Marin, you are absolutely right, thank you very much. I turned up the volume and sure enough the left channel kicks in :-)

I will look into how to change the relay for a permanent fix!