Beolink PC2/Beoport - how to set up and use?

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CharlieWednesday
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 12:19 GMT
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I managed to get a Beolink PC2 cheap on eBay.  More out of curiosity than anything else, but I do think it will be useful for playing N.Music from my PC on my Beosound 4. Can't figure it out though.  Software is installed and it does work (it's playing MP3s, but just playing them through my PC speakers). I have it connected to my PC via USB, and also to an ML junction box which is them connected to my Beosound 4.  My Beolab speakers are connected to the BS4, not to the PC2.  If I hit N.Music on my Beo4, N.Music appears on the BS4 display, but nothing plays. Also I was given to understand that N.Radio still has some limited functionality on a PC2/Beoport, but if I click that, the panel comes up on the left but everything juts says 'Empty'.  I'm not all that bothered about the N.Radio but I would like the N.Music to be playable via my Beosound 4, and controllable with my Beo4.  What am I missing?  The user guide is available online but goes into very little detail on setting it up. Any help (as usuall!) would be appreciated.

Location: Liverpool

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MA
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 12:36 GMT
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MA
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 13:04 GMT
This post https://nradio.beoplayer.com/nradiodata.asp” has some discussion about the N.radio features of the Beoport, and indeed some talking about a registry file. I can however not figure out what ended up getting it to work in that thread. Maybe @Guy can help there I just tried to uninstall the software on my PC to reinstall it and see if that changed anything, but ran into that I can't install without the Beoport connected. Will try kater when I am near the Beoport again  

Location: Denmark

CharlieWednesday
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 14:30 GMT
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Thanks.  That link you gave doesn't seem to work by the way. I think I've tried every setting now and nothing seems quite right.  The closest I've got is the default setting of Option 6, and with the Powerlink cable to my Beolab speakers connected to the PC2, rather than direct to my BS4.  This will then play CD, radio from the BS4 through thr e speakers, and it will display track info for N.Music in the BS4 display, but no matter what option I try, the N.Music audio will only ever come out of the PC speakers - I cannot get it to play through the connected Beolabs. There are a good few options available in the Beoport software, to which, of course, the user manual makes no reference whatsoever!

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Madskp
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 17:33 GMT
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This might suggest that the Beoport is setup as the Master in option 2, and the Beosound in option 0 (no remote). This will however require an allways on computer for remote control. Have you tried with the BS4 in option 1 or 2 and the Beoport in option 0?

Location: Denmark

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Posted July 17, 2024 at 17:57 GMT

Location: Denmark

CharlieWednesday
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 19:40 GMT
Ah no, I had not realised that! I have now got it working with the BS4 in Option 1 and the Beolink PC2 in Option 0, with a 3.5mm audio cable now added.  I can control N.Music with my Beo4, and the BS4 displays the track info on its screen.  I can also control all sources from the Beoport app on my PC. One inconvenience though - it means that if I want to use my PC for other purposes (playing games for example), I have to switch the audio outputs on my PC, so audio plays through my PC speakers.  Not terribly convenient - it's as if B&O thought That if you had a Beolink PC2 or Beoport, this would become the only thing you would use your PC for! Thanks for your help - I'm glad I got it working.  I only bought it as a curiosity really as it was cheap on eBay, and I am impressed that I can now play digital music from my PC on my BS4, and control it with my Beo4.  That satisfies the geek in me.

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Guy
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 20:40 GMT ? Edited July 18, 2024 at 15:56 GMT
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I've only just seen this thread - for some reason Beoworld wasn't refreshing on  my desktop today. Have you yet tried that registry file to get the n.radio stations updated?  Details are within the thread that @madskp linked, but I thought I would replicate here for other users: You simply open a text editor such as Notepad and cut/paste the following text into it.   (EDIT:  The link in the text is incorrect due to the forum replacing " with unicode text of &~8221 - see later in thread for correction) Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bang & Olufsen\BeoPlayer\N.Radio] "ViewSelection"=hex:00,01,02,03,04 "BufferTime"=dword:00000005 "ServerURL"="https://nradio.beoplayer.com/nradiodata.asp" "UserId"="60B1D8994C224AC69B91931AE710521A" "SoundIcons"=dword:00000001 "EnableDebug"=dword:00000000 Then save the file as N.Radio.reg    You can then right-click the .reg file, open with: Registry editor.  Once it has been run, radio stations should download. You may also want to open the Windows volume mixer and check that the 'BeoNetRadio' application is not muting - I have found this to be a problem when changing radio stations.

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Guy
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 20:49 GMT ? Edited July 17, 2024 at 20:54 GMT
#710629
EDIT:  Perhaps you can simply plug your PC speakers into the Beoport's audio out socket?
CharlieWednesday
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Posted July 17, 2024 at 21:11 GMT
Thanks - I successfully updated the registry using those instructions but it doesn't seem to have made any difference - still says 'Not Registered' when I try to use N.Radio.  I'm not too bothered about N.Radio but it is nice to get things working, if you can. My PC does allow use of both audio out ports at once (in fact it has 4, for some reason).  My PC speakers have their own off button so if I'm using the Beolink PC2 to listen to N.Music via my BS4, I can switch the PC speakers off, so the music cannot be head from those too.  It does mean a bit of fiddling about with the volume (it's a shame my PC does not have a fixed level audio output) as the volume that is suitable for my PC speakers is too low when using the PC2, so I always have to crank it up.

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