iPod cable

This is a small cable with a small CPU that will connect your iPod to B&O equipment and allow you to listen to the iPod and control it with your B&O remote, pretty much like most other B&O equipment. Instead of a stand alone cable, you can also select to rebuild an original docking station. There is room in the docking station for the chip. If built into the dock, you can charge the iPod as usual when it is still connected to the B&O equipment. Note that the dock will be re-built and might be not suitable for other uses after re-built. The solution works with iPods with dock contact (iPod 3rd gen with scroll wheel, ipod 4th gen with click-wheel, iPod 5th gen video/nano). When you order please specify which iPod you have.

With the iPod video you can also control video playback if you ordered this solution 2006 or later. Otherwise if you are interested in this, contact me for upgrading information. If you have any qustions or want to discuss this solution in an open forum, you can go to our discussion forum.

The supported commands are:

Key
Function

Start/pause playing

Pause/start playing

Change access method by Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Song/Composer

Advance to the next title in the playlist (or sorted as selected above)

Return to the previous title in the playlist (or sorted as selected above)

.. Jump to a title within the playlist (can be more than one digit)

.. Select another playlist (or sorted as selected above). For those of you that don't have the button, can use quickly followed by .. instead (usually up to two digits).

Next playlist

Previous playlist

Toggle between audio and video playback in iPod Video (5th gen). You can also use RECORD (if connected to A.Tape) or RECORD2 (if connected to A.Tape2). If you use the IR version of the iPod cable/dock you can press and hold the green key for some time.

Yellow Scroll up (only for IR remote dock after 01-01-2006)

Red Scroll down (only for IR remote dock after 01-01-2006)

Blue Select (only for IR remote dock after 01-01-2006)

Green Menu (only for IR remote dock after 01-01-2006)

Note that Play and Stop have the same function, as either key will toggle the play/pause status of the iPod. There are two versions of the solution, one that is using an IR receiver to receive commands from the remote directly and one that is using a computer link to the main B&O system to receive commands from it. The computer link version allows remote control from link rooms as well, but only works with some B&O equipment. The IR version is activated by selecting either A.Tape2 (N.Music) or A.Aux on the remote. Here is a list of the compatible equipment:

Equipment
Notes

Beomaster 3000 Very limited capabilities on the remote, but all buttons there working. The IR solution would give all functions (but won't control the BM3000)

Beomaster 3500 OK - Link version recommended

Beomaster 4500 OK - Link version recommended

Beomaster 5000 OK - Link version recommended

Beomaster 5500 OK - Link version recommended

Beomaster 6500 OK - Link version recommended

Beomaster 7000 OK - Link version recommended

Ouverture/BS4000 OK - buttons 0-9 might not work with Link version so change playlist with next/previous or use IR version

Beocenter 2300 OK - buttons 0-9 might not work with Link version so change playlist with next/previous or use IR version

Beocenter 2500 Haven't tested this one. Should be the same as Ouverture maybe

Beocenter 8000 Haven't tested this one. Should be the same as Beocente 9000

Beocenter 9000 OK - Link version recommended

Beocenter 9300 OK - buttons 0-9 might not work with Link version so change playlist with next/previous or use IR version

Beocenter 9500 OK - buttons 0-9 might not work with Link version so change playlist with next/previous or use IR version. Some early versions of the SW will only work well with IR version.

BeoSound 3000 Use IR version

BeoSound 3200 Use IR version

BeoSound 9000 Use IR version

Beocenter 2 Use IR version

All other equipment Use IR version

Pricing:

Solution
Price

A. Dock link version - DIY kit 59 Euro

B. Dock link version - ready built (excl. dock) 129 Euro

C. Cable link version - DIY kit 59 Euro

D. Cable link version - ready built 139 Euro

E. Dock IR version - DIY kit 69 Euro

F. Dock IR version - ready built (excl. dock) 149 Euro

G. Cable IR version - DIY kit 69 Euro

H. Cable IR version - ready built 169 Euro

The DIY dock kits requires that you are experienced with soldering as it very fine soldering involved. The cable DIY kit requires normal soldering skill. The prices for the dock solution does not include the dock station itself, but you should mail your dock to us for modification, or we could supply it at extra cost after special agreement. All prices includes shipping with ordinary air mail, world wide. For insured shipping, please add 7 Euro to the above prices. For uninsured shipping, we take no responsibility for items lost in transit.

If you are interested or have any questions mail me at BeoPC@hotmail.comHere is the mounting description that you need if you get the kit. Here are the using instructions.