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Will MCL82 work on BS6500?

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DMacri
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DMacri Posted: Fri, Jan 13 2017 7:26 PM
I know the MCL 2, xtra, AV, and so on will not work on older MCL systems like the BS5000, but can the MCL82 relay boxes work, even in a limited fashion, on the newer BS6500? If so, what are the limitations?

Dom

2x BeoSystem 3, BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, 2x BeoMaster 7000, 2 pair of BeoLab Penta mk2, AV 7000, Beolab 4000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, S-45, S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, 3x CX-100, 3x MCL2 link rooms, 3x Beolab 2000, M3, P2, Earset, A8 earphones, A3, 2x 4001 relay, H3, H3 ANC, H6, 2014 Audi S5 with B&O sound, and ambio 

DMacri
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DMacri replied on Sun, Jan 15 2017 5:30 PM
DMacri:

I know the MCL 2, xtra, AV, and so on will not work on older MCL systems like the BS5000, but can the MCL82 relay boxes work, even in a limited fashion, on the newer BS6500? If so, what are the limitations? Dom

BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, AV 7000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, BeoVox S-45, BeoVox S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, CX-100, 3 MCL82 link rooms, A8 earphones, A3, 4001 relay, H3, H6, and ambio

I ask because I have a BS5000 with 3 link rooms already installed, but I just bought a BS6500 in white that I would just love to drop in place without having to replace the relay boxes and/or rewire the house. If the MCL2 is an evolution of the MCL82, maybe some of the commands are still valid?

My dealer suggested I get a Beolink converter and just switch to MasterLink instead so I have more individual control in my link rooms, but I have the relay boxes mounted in the walls and under the floors. It would be a pain routing ac power to them.

Dom

2x BeoSystem 3, BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, 2x BeoMaster 7000, 2 pair of BeoLab Penta mk2, AV 7000, Beolab 4000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, S-45, S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, 3x CX-100, 3x MCL2 link rooms, 3x Beolab 2000, M3, P2, Earset, A8 earphones, A3, 2x 4001 relay, H3, H3 ANC, H6, 2014 Audi S5 with B&O sound, and ambio 

Keith Saunders
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The following table may help you.

Which MCL can be used for which product?

MCL 2A
X-tra speaker kit

MCL 2AV
X-tra active speaker kit

MCL 30

MCL 82

Beomaster 3300

*1

Beomaster 4500

*

*

Beomaster 5500

*

*

Beomaster 6500

*

*

Beomaster 7000

*

*

Beocenter 8000

*

*

Beocenter 8500

*

*

Beocenter 9000

*

*

Beocenter 9300/9500

*

*

Beomaster 3000

*

Beomaster 5000

*

Beomaster 6000

*2

Beomaster 8000

*3

Beocenter 7000

*

Beocenter 7002

*

Beocenter 7007

*

Beocenter 7700

*


*1 Beomaster 3300 does not feed an answer back to the MCL which means that the stand-by indicator does not work. Furthermore the loudspeaker relay is not disconnected at stand-by, which means that when the audio system is activated again, it will start playing in the very rooms where it was turned off. The loudspeakers in the central room will always be cut in.

*2 In addition to the number of MCL 30 units necessary for the installation one MCl Beolab kit type 1006/1007 is required.

*3 All MCL 82 units must be modified and an MCL Beolab kit type 1006/1007 is required for each installation.

Regards Keith....

DMacri
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DMacri replied on Sun, Jan 15 2017 6:28 PM
Thanks - I was hoping there would be some base language functionality shared between them. I guess it was a complete rewrite.

Dom

2x BeoSystem 3, BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, 2x BeoMaster 7000, 2 pair of BeoLab Penta mk2, AV 7000, Beolab 4000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, S-45, S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, 3x CX-100, 3x MCL2 link rooms, 3x Beolab 2000, M3, P2, Earset, A8 earphones, A3, 2x 4001 relay, H3, H3 ANC, H6, 2014 Audi S5 with B&O sound, and ambio 

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