Beolab 50 firmware update June 2021

Hello friends,

Just saw my Beolab 50 had a new firmware available to update. I was on 3.0.0.616 and updated to 3.1.0.1001. So far I haven't seen any differences except that the web-UI is dated 2021-06-03 and that I can see both the primary and secondary speakers firmware info in the product info but this might have been added earlier. (I remember that it was sometimes so that only one speaker would update previously). 

One thing that occurred for me was that the speaker got stuck on a dialog asking me to connect the DLP cable between the set but as this has always been there it made no sense, probably just a design glitch in the web interface as a simple manual reload helped (The dialogue suggested turning the power off for 30 seconds for both speakers but this was not necessary).

Yes, mine were updated yesterday too. I have no clue what has been corrected / added / etc., as I did not see any release notes.

Yea they are sadly very reluctant to sharing such info. Weird as these speakers are such special beats and a lot of users probably would LOVE to know. 

Anyway, they did include a text for the iOS app, but only this "Dummy long description" :D.

 

I've got your back

I'll let you know when the update to the Technical Sound Guide is available. This will explain the "manual source selection" and the "USB Volume" features.

Have a nice weekend

-g

John:

I've got your back

Features:
- Major bugfix release fixing several issues reported internally and from the market including ticking sound issue. 
- New Marvell Firmware
- Improvements made to performing ARC more easily (robustness on 50Hz noise) 
- Manual source selection
- USB Volume disable feature. Allows to disable the USB Volume control, for sources setting the volume to 90.

Wow thanks John! Really informative and interesting. Will try it out this weekend, first for my friends new song coming out this evening (https://www.instagram.com/p/CP6KHAEpjEE/) - but first we are playing it on my Beolit 15 as the launch is going to be impromptu in a park somewhere here in Malmö, Sweden. Later on the 50s :).

Geoff Martin:

I'll let you know when the update to the Technical Sound Guide is available. This will explain the "manual source selection" and the "USB Volume" features.

Have a nice weekend

-g

More excitement to come! Glad to see new features coming and looking forward to reading about them more. But now I think sangria is calling! Have a nice weekend you and everyone here too!

Brilliant, thanks John and Geoff!

I have B&O promotion videos playing on the TV's in store, as I read Geoff's comment I looked up and Geoff's face was on the screen looking back at me, perfectly timed! 

I feel like he's watching me now! 

 

He truly does see all

With the new ARC improvements, does it mean I should recalibrate my speakers?

Has anyone noticed that presets are not updating on ios app if preset change happens automatic by input/beoremote one/web interface? Volume updates instantly web-app-ir and web interface presets change immediately when use app/ir/automatic. Only way update app preset is rebooting app or select preset manually. Small issue but still should get fixed.

No update for mine yet…..but about the same time the update was reported, mine have developed a problem. When I turn the TV on, there is a lengthy delay before the 50s turn on. Am hoping perhaps the update will fix the problem.

No sign of the update here for either my Lab 90s or 50s (as I assume the new firmware applies to both).

The one change I'd like in a new version is to increase the maximum time-out for the USB Audio input from 60 seconds to 15 minutes, in line with the other sources.

I'd also like the dedicated BeoLab 90 app to be updated to work with the latest version of iOS as it's no longer functional (though I normally use the web interface to control them anyway).

Following up on this previous post….. No update for mine yet…..but about the same time the update was reported, mine have developed a problem. When I turn the TV on, there is a lengthy delay before the 50s turn on. Am hoping perhaps the update will fix the problem………

I tried rebooting them through the app. App was unable to reboot. I unplugged them and plugged back in. Tweeters rose, white light flashed, tweeters descended as normal. But, now they are totally dead. They do not turn on at all with the tv. App says cannot wake them up. Previously app showed both the 50s and Core as poor WiFi connectivity even though they are connected by ethernet and router system shows connection is fine. Submitted to B and O but if anyone has any other thoughts?

Edit…strangely…removed from ethernet and connected to WiFi and they resumed working except for reboot function, which still does not work.

Hi,

Just a heads-up that the software is being rolled out regionally over the coming weeks. So, not everyone will see the new version immediately.

Cheers
- geoff

I've now updated my Lab 90s and 50s to the new software.

One disconcerting feature is that the white light on the rear of the master Lab 90 now flashes whenever it is playing, just as it did last year when I had constant problems with a previous version of the software. It's almost as though the master thinks it cannot connect with the slave – but whereas last year the speakers refused to activate at all unless I reloaded the software, they're playing perfectly normally at the moment. I have tried rebooting both speakers a couple of times but it has made no difference to the flashing.

Seems V8 of the Technical Sound Guide is available for download.

I've noticed that my BeoLab 50s have updated themselves to another new firmware version – 3.1.0.1075.

My Lab 90s are not set to update automatically due to the bugs I discovered in 3.1.0.1001 and have been rolled back to 3.0.0.616.

Does anybody know what's new with 3.1.0.1075 and whether it corrects the problems I identified in 3.1.0.1001 (volume turning up very high when anything is played through USB-Audio; flashing white light on rear of Primary BL90)?

Does @GeoffMartin have any input on this?

There are several good fixes in version 3.1.0.1075, I'm using it at home both on BL90 and BL50.

 

The things fixed are:

1. Fixed issue (SXL-1194) that sometimes narrow/wide preset settings was not stored correctly in the DSP.

2. Fixed issue (SL-1550) that after 49 days the secondary speaker sometimes stopped playing and would require a power-cycle.

3. Fixed issue (SL-1545) that sometimes the speakers wouldn't turn off if Line-in had a little noise, filter improved.

4. Fixed issue (SL-1548) with network LED was showing the wrong status blinking white, even when network connection was successful.

5. Fixed issue (SXL-1190) with USB audio sync when coming from WPL

6. Fixed issue (SXL-1526) with Powerlink not being selected if UI had been changed from WPL to automatic.

7. Fixed issue (SL-1553) that sometimes ARC values was not stored in the secondary speaker

8. Fixed issue (SL-1534) with the WebUI that had a wrong height in beam control giving it a bad experience with scrolling.

9. Fixed issue (SL-1198) using the service tool where auto-calibrate was failing.

How long does it take to update Beolab 50s firmware? I have gigabit fibre internet, so I thought it might be fairly quick… 20mins & counting so far. 

Thanks for the feedback, @Michael Kjaer. I've now updated my BL90s based on your post.