Master Control Panels - Quick Question

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CharlieWednesday

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Posted August 18, 2025 at 10:45 GMT

Quick question about the Master Control Panels, 5500 thru to 7000 I know the MCP5000 is only designed to work with the Beomaster 5000, but what about the others? Will they, for example, work with my Beocenter 9500 or Beomaster 4500, with two-way remote? I've tried to get a working Beolink 5000 but they are like hen's teeth (I've had two so far that didn't work), and while the Beolink 7000 does come up for sale occasionally on eBay, the prices are always way too high, and I know that they are also prone to failures, and difficult to repair. I know the MCP5500 thru to 7000 were made to the Beolink standard - does this mean the two-way control will work with <i>other</i> two-way systems from that period?

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Posted August 18, 2025 at 11:04 GMT

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CharlieWednesday

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Posted August 18, 2025 at 11:10 GMT

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Ah well, that's what I thought to be honest, but it was worth asking. One of the BL5000s I've had in the past didn't work at all, the other worked but only one-way communication, and it did also have a lot of dead pixels. I did send that one off to see if it could be repaired, but I was told the parts weren't available and that the PCB was too damaged. Two BL7000s came up on eBay recently (from the same seller), they both went for about £500 each. I just think that's a bit pricey, but maybe I'll give in one day soon. I have never been able to enjoy 2-way control with my 9500 or 4500 systems, and I'd just like to see how it works.

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Posted August 19, 2025 at 14:10 GMT

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There are two ways I know of, how you possibly can get your BL 5000´s repaired: 1. Either with a modded E-Ink screen „MK Pilatomic“ 😁, which you can find I sent several units to Steffen for checking, which ones may be possibly repairable. I hope this helps. Kind regards, Rolf

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Posted August 19, 2025 at 14:17 GMT

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CharlieWednesday

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Posted August 19, 2025 at 14:27 GMT

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Yes my 6500 is also a recent acquisition, picked ot up yesterday in fact! It was a good price because the Beomaster is not working. I think the MCP is working but I can't check it with the Beomaster not working at all. I will try it with my Beomaster 4500 and Beocenter 9500 when I get home later, see if anything works.

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Posted August 19, 2025 at 15:24 GMT

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CharlieWednesday

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Posted August 19, 2025 at 17:04 GMT

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Strange - the MCP6500 will control basic functions on my Beocenter 9500 (but without 2-way communication), but not on my Beomaster 4500. My Beomaster 4500 is SW2.2 so it should support 2-way remotes, but I get nothing when trying to control it with the MCP6500. The 4500 is still responding fine to my Beolink 1000, Beo4 and Beo6 remotes. I'm assuming there's some different software/compatibility issue in play then, or maybe my 4500 has a fault that I'm not aware of. It's not my intention to use the MCP6500 with either my 9500 or 4500 systems, I was just curious really. Also thanks for the advice on the Beolink 5000's Rolf, but I didn't keep hold of either of my faulty ones, as I believed they were not repairable. I've seen working BL5000s for sale for about £350 on eBay, but that seems a lot to spend just to satisfy my curiosity.

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Posted August 21, 2025 at 21:02 GMT

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