Multiroom source does not release "slaves"

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Hiort

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Posted November 28, 2023 at 12:30 GMT

I wonder if anyone experience the same problem. Scenario: My M5 is started in the morning using the timer. A bit later I go down to the kitchen and tap on my BS1 GVA. By that I join the source on the M5. After that I may add M3 in my bathroom and/or M3 in my office. When I later leave the house I close all devices by using the B&O app, shutting all devices to standby. Problem: When I come home, I then tap my BS1 GVA and expect that to play from its own source. It does not. It starts playing from the M5, and the link symbol is shown in the app. Sometime the BS1 does not play at all, and I have to use the app to start the play. It appear as the "master" does not release the "slave". Its the same if I use M3 as the Master. Anyone else see this behavior? I think this started with the latest ASE platform update.

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Millemis

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Posted November 28, 2023 at 14:27 GMT

#705592

Did you change these settings recently? Have a look

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carolpa

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Posted November 28, 2023 at 18:49 GMT

#705606

Hiort

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Posted November 28, 2023 at 21:43 GMT

#705609

here. MM

I have the "classic user interface"

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Hiort

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Posted November 28, 2023 at 21:46 GMT

#705610

Hiort, your right! All my devices do show this behaviour after a minor updates. For example: yesterday evening I played the BG400o on my Shape connected to a BLC. If I give a play command on the Shape today (white triangle on the black player ribbon) it starts the last played source, the BG4000. It works with all sources this way now: so also BLC connected sources. But for some, to me unknown reason, some sources are more persistent then others. On a strange way the “a.tape7000” starts unexpectedly. I’m still figuring out, how the system exactly reacts.

Interesting! I also had that "unexpected start" happening. I think (but Im not sure) that this issue came with the August update of the ASE platform. Will report to Support to see what they may say.

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trackbeo

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Posted November 29, 2023 at 04:28 GMT

#705622

I can't help you on the current versions, which I avoid with a passion. But previous versions of the BS1 firmware had a timeout: After stopping playback, if you pressed the top button on "some other" BS1 before the main (i.e. first-activated) playing BS1 had gone into a sleep mode, it would continue playing from the "household source", i.e. what was playing on the first BS1. But if you waited "long enough" (whatever that was) then tapped the top of "the other" BS1, it would start playing from its own first-selected source. The behavior you describe means B&O are trying to emulate the classic interface with new software and firmware, and have not considered all the edge cases. Report this behavior as a bug.

Hiort

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Posted November 30, 2023 at 17:11 GMT

#705682

The behavior you describe means B&O are trying to emulate the classic interface with new software and firmware, and have not considered all the edge cases. Report this behavior as a bug.

Agree. I have reported to B&O support. Lets see what they say.

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carolpa

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Posted December 4, 2023 at 09:59 GMT ? Edited December 4, 2023 at 10:14 GMT

#705808

The behavior you describe means B&O are trying to emulate the classic interface with new software and firmware, and have not considered all the edge cases. Report this behavior as a bug.

Agree. I have reported to B&O support. Lets see what they say. Is this a bug? After some thoughts I would say not. If you set the BLC "Primary" connected to your BS1, the ML sources connected to the BLC becoming sources of the BS1. So when you start the BS1. it starts with the latest played source. Thus not a bug but a choice how the system should react. You could skip setting the BLC as primary on the BS1 and add the BLC separately to the B&o app. Open the B&o app, chose the BLC and select the ML source to be played. Then join the BS1 and/or M5

Hiort

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Posted December 4, 2023 at 13:18 GMT

#705809

Is this a bug? After some thoughts I would say not. If you set the BLC “Primary” connected to your BS1, the ML sources connected to the BLC becoming sources of the BS1. So when you start the BS1. it starts with the latest played source. Thus not a bug but a choice how the system should react. You could skip setting the BLC as primary on the BS1 and add the BLC separately to the B&o app. Open the B&o app, chose the BLC and select the ML source to be played. Then join the BS1 and/or M5

Thanks for your input Caropla, but there is no BLC or ML involved in my setup.

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carolpa

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Posted December 4, 2023 at 18:24 GMT ? Edited December 4, 2023 at 18:29 GMT

#705832

Thanks for your input Caropla, but there is no BLC or ML involved in my setup.

Sorry I mixed up things because of the Master and Slaves mentioned. In Netlink there are no Master and Slaves. Still is it a bug? The settings are now that a device is always starting with the last played source. Is is convenient? Is it the right philosophy? I'm still not made up my mind if it is right or wrong.

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