Hi everybody
I bought a used Beo 6. If the remote is in the charger the display is alive and I see the message "charging".
If I remove it the remote is out of battery. So I think the problem is the battery and I have ordered a new one.
After I removed the connection puts I see a red cable that was installed from the pre owner soldered to the remote. Does anyone know what this could be?
Second question, because it's my first Beo 6, how can I connect it to my computer? On the second photo you can see the charger and the cable of the power supply-
Any help will be appreciated.
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Hi,
I cannot help you for the 1st question.
For the 2nd, connect a USB to mini USB cable to the charging base.
I assume that you have already installed the configuration tool on your PC.
Attached a very useful guide written by another Beoworlder, I hope it will help you.
Note that it is VERY important to have the Beo6 fully charged before downloading the file created in the software to the remote.
May I suggest you to read the other posts is this sub-section, you'll learn a lot of things to know about this remote.
In the archived forum there is also a Beo5/6 section with a lot of informations.
Kind regards,
Yann.
Location: Brittany, France
My B&O Icons:
Infected at the age of 13 by a BG 4000 in Dad's Hifi shop.
Thank you very much for your answer and the BEO 6 Configuration Guide. That will help me a lot.
I also find the right cable to connect it to my computer.
Next step is to see how it works with the new battery next week.
Perhaps someone else can help me with my first question concerning the red cable.
Kind regards
Michael
Hi Michael, hi Yann, I happen to have the V2 too. Maybe useful?
I cannot tell what the red wire is.
Good luck!
Johan
Location: Netherlands
My B&O Icons:
Michael,
Attached the service manual if of any help.
Page 25 shows the wiring diagram.
Kind regards,
Yann.
Location: Brittany, France
My B&O Icons:
Infected at the age of 13 by a BG 4000 in Dad's Hifi shop.
Thank you very much for the service manual.
I will report back when I receive the battery, once with soldered cable and when I remove it.
The main thing is that the remote charges and keep its voltage after I put it off the charger.
Kind regards
Michael
Hopefully you get this working.
Something very important to remember is that when the remote is connected to your PC, that is not capable of keeping the remote fully charged while programming as the USB does not provide enough power.
I always fully charge the remote and only connect to the PC to transfer the setup, then connect it back to the B&O charger after testing. Transferring a couple of times can run the battery flat.
With the Beo6 especially, it can sometimes go dead and be difficult to revive.
Exeter,
Devon,
UK
Thank's Stoobie, I'll pay attention.
By the way, I looked on the sticker inside the BEO and see that it is the BEO 5🙈, but I think most parts are same in the BEO 6,
except WLAN and the bigger touch screen.
It can sometimes happen that if a Beo5 needed a replacement screen, they would use the Beo6 screen.
Exeter,
Devon,
UK
In fact, everything is in the display.
So if it's rectangular --> Beo6
If it's a square --> Beo5
Location: Brittany, France
My B&O Icons:
Infected at the age of 13 by a BG 4000 in Dad's Hifi shop.
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