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Hello all,
I have a BeoVision 7-32 mk4 and a pair of mk2 BeoLab Pentas. All is working fine however I was wondering if there is any work around or fix for having no center channel.
When setting up the system i have to select a speaker for the center channel, now I have no such speaker, and I am unable to leave it clear.
Should i choose the product with the least power? so that the information given out to this speaker is minimised?
is the an way to solve this issue without spending a tidy sum on a new BL7.1/4?
EDIT: I use the sysetm on SPEAKER 2, which I believe is a standard Stereo setup, does this completely ignore the centre?
I have previously connected a BS8 to the centre using a standard DIN to phono cable with mixed results. The BS8 has no way of interpreting volume and gives some very unbalanced sound.
Any help would be awesome.
Many Thanks
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I never thought of that. Ill give it a try. Thank you Ralf!
Just an update. Connected the pentas to the cinema center and changed the setup to have a pair of pentas only. Unfortunately no sound, the speakers dont even power up! Worth a try I suppose.
Seems like a simple work around would be to configure the speaker mode to be default 2 channel under sound adjustments? Then you wouldn't have to do it manually.
Ah, you know... A little B&O here, a little there
The default setting seems to be speaker 2 (mono/stereo) when using only a center channel. There are no other options presented.
My normal workaround was to have a BL7.2 set as centre and the pentas as front, then change to speaker 2 Manually, and it appears that this is the only way to have the setup. My B&O dealer suggested the same as yourself.
Maybe a firmware update might be in order.
OK it would appear that in my foolish haste to set the Tv up the first time i failed to notice the other two center sockets underneath the SCART connectors. Plugged into there and everything is working as it should.
Now maybe i should tackle the beolink passive I have lying around!....maybe.
Ahh, yes it would help to connect in the correct sockets . I'm glad you got it figured out!