Have you set the PC2 to the correct Option?  CONFIG then Advanced Tab according to the manual (P6 of Installation Guide), and I think you should be in Option 2. (And Welcome to the Forum! ?)

Hi, I hope Guy's answer solved your problem. Could you please elaborate on the use pf your PC2 box? What is the use comparing, say with an airplay box or a chrome cast audio? I think this is relevant for a full masterlink setup but could it also be use as some sort of "computer aux-in". How can it be used without IR eye (which are quite rare)? In a nutshell, is there any non-obvious but absolutely useful use we can't think of? Thank you.

Hi Matador! Hopefully the OP will come back with  an answer but circa 2012 I used a Beoport/PC2 with my Windows PC, so here's some comments. Firstly I used it in a standalone setup, basically to connect my PC audio output to CX50 speakers via an MCL2P amp.  It had the advantage of allowing the PC to 'wake up' the MCL2P automatically as it booted up.  I used it with a VX sensor as you can see in the photo below: Login to view image The sensor allowed me to control Beoplayer with the Beo4 remote - even controlling the PC's CD drive as if it was a normal CD player.  I could also play radio stations using N.RADIO and my stored music collection via N.MUSIC.  My PC didn't have a TV tuner card fitted so I couldn't use that function. However the Beoplayer software was very clunky and not at all user friendly.  (I re-installed it last night to remind myself!)  It was very difficult to arrange music libraries and playlists; it worked well with mp3s but wouldn't play FLAC .  There were some workarounds to force the software to clear the libraries so that they could be re-installed.  Beoplayer also has a Photo Viewer but it would only scan the Windows 'My Documents' folder to look for photo content - I couldn't force it to look elsewhere (my NAS drive). I couldn't link it to the rest of my system because my BC9500 was not N.RADIO/N.MUSIC compatible.   However I doubt nowadays that it would be a user-friendly way to distribute digital content over masterlink - perhaps those with a connected BM5 have different views? In the future I could imagine wanting my PC in the study to 'share' masterlinked Beolab speakers in the same room.  If so I suppose I could use the PC input on Beolink active, but the disadvantage is that the speakers would play either PC audio or masterlinked audio from the rest of the system.  I think an advantage of Beoport/PC2 is that you can mix the PC and masterlinked audio, so you can listen to your main B&O system whilst still hearing PC notifications etc. Anyway, I have hijacked the thread but hopefully this is useful for the OP and others! ?      

I didn't answer your question about using without an IR eye.  Once Beoplayer is running, if you move the mouse to the right hand edge of the PC screen a vertical control bar appears with a Beo4 like layout - obviously the sources at the top are only those available when in stand-alone mode - more would be available if Beoport was connected and masterlinked.  Here's a screenshot, also showing the clunky N.RADIO station list (if I actually connected the Beoport and logged in I think more stations would be downloaded). Login to view image  

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I have just realised of course that the OP is using BMLinkMLServer and not Beoplayer - obviously for a Mac. Anyway, the problem may be similar because the Advanced tab has an Option 'IR eye only responds to link commands' as shown in this post: https://archivedforum.beoworld.org/forums/p/40071/332701.aspx#332701

Good evening Guy, Thank you for your extensive answer. What I understand is that the Beoport or Beolink PC2 is usefull if you have a masterlink network and want to add a computer source. In nowadays scenarios (server music shared through wifi or computer out to speakers not using the now deprecated Beoplayer software) they are more convenient solutions. Am I right? Nevertheless, it made me think of a new topic idea, something like: "Can I do something funky with all this old B&O boxes I've collected over the years?" Collectors always end up having beolink boxes, lot of Masterlink devices, lot more of something-link wires and a drawers full of remotes (just in case). What do you (Guy and Forum members) think?

Hello together, the PC2 could be used with a Beolab 2000 or -3500? These are quite cheap nowadays where I always found esp.  the 2000 not too bad, in fact, for voice/Radio or voice on TV I like it very much. It could be a sophisticated home office setup for dry meetings held remotely ;-) I am not sure whether a Beo4 could control this setup? I agree on the software, which is at least better than beomedia 1 - which is also in my cellar ;-) Best regards