Problems BS5/ BV10 - software?

Raeuber:

Razlaw:

Not always true. I have done some playing around with option settings in an effort to get the timer on the BV7 to turn on the BV10 to DTV where the two are linked only by MasterLink. If I set both the 7 and the 10 to option 2, the timer in the 7 will turn the 10 on AND the motorized stand on the 10 turns it to the video position. When the timer turns it off, the motorized stand returns to standby position. You are correct that the 7 does not turn when activated by a timer.

Very interesting, I cannot check this, because my BV 10 is wall-mounted.

Razlaw:

Of course as there is no video connection between the two, just Masterlink, there is no image on the 10 as a result of the timer. However, this problem is solved as the 10 has its own satellite box with a timer so the satellite box is merely programmed to turn on and select a channel at same time as BV7 sends turn on command to the BV10.  In that way it is possible to have the BV7 turn both TVs on and off at set times with both TVS displaying the chosen channel.

Very clever. But setting both TVs to option 2 is no "official" solution from B&O, because this way you have two video masters in your setup.

 

Hello Razlaw,

can you please tell me what happens if you set BV 7 to option 2 and BV 10 to option 6 (your standard settings) and then set a timer for DTV to be executed on BV 7 AND BV 10?

For sure BV 7 will turn on and you will get picture and sound. But what happens on your BV 10? Will it turn on and if so, will you hear the sound of satellite box connected to BV 7 or BV 10?

Thanks!

Regards 

Räuber

 

If I do that the BV 10 does not turn on.

Hi Razlaw,

thanks for your quick reply. With my setup BV 10 turns on and I can hear sound and picture from receiver connected to BV 7 because LINK DTV command works for me. But I would like that with this timer setting my receiver connected to BV 10 turns on, but this is probably not possible. This only happens if I set BV 10 to option 2, disconnect BV 7 from mains and then set the DTV timer on BS 9000 (with connected BV 7 my BS 9000 displays "TV OPERATED").

I can set both tvs to option 2 and the the timer in the 7 will turn the 10 on to DTV. As you said, not an official solution but does seem to work.

I tried this also twice. First time BV 7 turned off when setting BV 10 to V.OPT 2, second time the programmed timer wasn't executed on BV 10. I think this is because of conflicts with two masters (although it works for you). Furthermore the LINK command (for watching videos from BV 7 on BV 10) doesn't work on BV 10 if in option 2, only in option 6.

I still don't know why LINK command on your BV 10 in option 6 doesn't work. I disconnected antenna cable between BV 7 and 10, but LINK command still works, of course without sound and image noise. I tried to find out if the modulator in BV 7 can be deactivated, but it can only set to AUTO or ON in the connections menue.

I can also place one TV in option 1 and other TV in option 2. Timer will then work both. But audio sources in one room will need link command, such as link cd or link n music.

What is the option setting of these audio sources?

Can you tell me the settings in LINK menue of your BV 7 (OPTIONS -CONNECTIONS)?

I forget what the options settings were for Audio devices when I had it set up that way. It has been many months. I think I had the Beosound 5 set as Audio Master, either in option 0 or 1, and the Beosound 3000 as Audio Slave. My Beosound 3000 only has options up to 3, 5 and 6 are not available on it due to its age.

Under menu options link, it says channel 80 and modulator auto.

I assume your BS 5 and BS 3000 are in option 0 because they don't react get commands with their own IR receiver, but from BV 10 in same room.

LINK settings on your BV 7 are plausible for me.

I will check out option 1 and 2 with my TVs tomorrow because my wife is watching video now.

Sorry, my English is not really the best because I'm German.

/Räuber

I will try to play around with options some tomorrow also. No need to apologize for your English. There is nothing wrong with it.

Hello Razlaw,

here some more results after testing the option settings on my BV 7 and BV 10 and timer settings on my BV 7:

- If I set one TV to option 1 and the other to option 2 a timer will not be executed on BV 10, only on BV 7.

- Same if I set both TVs to option 1 or 2

- A timer setting will only be executed on BV 10 if BV 10 is in option 6. BV 10 plays only the programmed sources of BV 7, never his own sources. So I can't find a way to realize that BV 10 uses his own sources!

- If BV 7 is set to option 6, it is not possible to set a timer (greyed out menue)

- A TV in option 1 cannot call BS 9000 (CD, RADIO, LINK CD, LINK RADIO)

- LINK and LINK-AV commands only work with TVs in option 6 (other TV in option 2 or 1)

- LINK commands (especially LINK-DTV) work with BV 7 and BV 10, if BV 7 or BV 10 is in option 6 and the other TV is in option 2 or 1. But of course I have only picture and sound on BV 10, because antenna cable is connected to AREAL OUT of BV 7 (with RF Link amplifier) and AREAL IN of BV 10. With LINK-DTV on BV 7 I get no sound and no picture (picture noise), but BV 10 turns on (green LED).

- With BV 10 in option 6 and BV 7 in option 2 (my standard settings): If I call (from BV 10) BS 9000 (CD or RADIO) and then a video source of BV 7 (for example LINK DTV or with DVD the internal Bluray of BV 7), BS 9000 doesn't turn off. If I press then STANDBY, BS 9000 is still ON (this is my problem!).

- With BV 10 in option 2 and BV 7 in option 6: If I call (from BV 7) BS 9000 (CD or RADIO) and then a video source of BV 10 (for example LINK DTV), BS 9000 turns off (correct behavior).

Regards

Räuber

I wonder if there are differences between North American and European software versions?

I just tried BV7 in option 2, BV10 in options 1. Timer in BV7 turns both on.   My recollection from doing this in the past is same result if BV7 is in option 1 and BV10 is in option 2. Also, same result if both are in option 2.  However, the the timer in the BV7 will not activate the satellite receiver attached to the BV10. But a timer in the satellite receiver can also be programmed to turn receiver on and to correct channel thus the BV10 will be displaying its own attached source.

With these option settings the audio sources work as normal in the BV7 room but I can not get them to work in the BV10 room. In the past I was able to do so using one of the link functions. Not sure what I did then.

 

I assume it's because of the software build 1112 of the actual BV 7 (3D). When you set a timer on BV 7, you can only select sources available on BV 7. If you for example deactivate DTV in connections menue of BV 7, you can't set a timer for DTV anymore. That's why you cannot force the timer to use BV 10's own sources. And BV 10 has to be set to option 6, because only in option 6 BV 10 has access to the sources of BV 7.