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Hello everyone. You guys are great.
While looking for a deck that would play wav/flac etc. from an SD or USB, I ran across the DN 500BD MKII "for repair" on eBay for $42 all in. Low price because it wouldn't play discs, but I don't need that. Before it has even arrived, I realized you need the remote to even pick a source. The remote is an RC-2000, which has been hard to find.
So I'm looking for advice on how to control this thing, and I seem to have these options:
1. Wait until a remote shows up on eBay.
2. Find another compatible remote (anyone know what might work?)
3. Control via RS232. (anyone know of Windows software that would work?) Denon does provide a serial protocol guide. Guess I'd need a USB to RS232 converter.
4. Control via IP, there is a network connection on the unit. This seems like the most interesting/fun solution, but what a can of worms. Not much info about this in the manual, except for this:
LAN Port: This input lets you connect a host device (usually a computer) to DN-500BD MKII. You can use the host device to control DN-500BD MKII via commands sent from it. Alternatively, use this connection to access the internet. Use a standard Ethernet cable to make this connection. Note: Extron IP Link Compatible: Extron has developed and tested an IP Link driver for this product. Using IP Link technology, this device can be monitored, controlled and supported over a standard Ethernet network. In order to enable IP Link network connectivity and control. You must install and configure an IP Link-enabled device such as a MediaLink controller or IP Link Ethernet control interface. For more information, please visit www.extron.com/driverdownloads.
After a couple hours research, I still can't figure out if this IP control requires Extron hardware, or if you could control the Denon unit with software running on a PC. And if so, how?
I can make an Ethernet cable or straight through RS232 (if I dig through the boxes long enough) but need something more along the lines of step by step instructions for the serial or IP solutions.
5. Boat Anchor / Resell
Thanks in advance to anyone that can point me in the right direction.
While looking for a deck that would play wav/flac etc. from an SD or USB, I ran across the DN 500BD MKII "for repair" on eBay for $42 all in. Low price because it wouldn't play discs, but I don't need that. Before it has even arrived, I realized you need the remote to even pick a source. The remote is an RC-2000, which has been hard to find.
So I'm looking for advice on how to control this thing, and I seem to have these options:
1. Wait until a remote shows up on eBay.
2. Find another compatible remote (anyone know what might work?)
3. Control via RS232. (anyone know of Windows software that would work?) Denon does provide a serial protocol guide. Guess I'd need a USB to RS232 converter.
4. Control via IP, there is a network connection on the unit. This seems like the most interesting/fun solution, but what a can of worms. Not much info about this in the manual, except for this:
LAN Port: This input lets you connect a host device (usually a computer) to DN-500BD MKII. You can use the host device to control DN-500BD MKII via commands sent from it. Alternatively, use this connection to access the internet. Use a standard Ethernet cable to make this connection. Note: Extron IP Link Compatible: Extron has developed and tested an IP Link driver for this product. Using IP Link technology, this device can be monitored, controlled and supported over a standard Ethernet network. In order to enable IP Link network connectivity and control. You must install and configure an IP Link-enabled device such as a MediaLink controller or IP Link Ethernet control interface. For more information, please visit www.extron.com/driverdownloads.
After a couple hours research, I still can't figure out if this IP control requires Extron hardware, or if you could control the Denon unit with software running on a PC. And if so, how?
I can make an Ethernet cable or straight through RS232 (if I dig through the boxes long enough) but need something more along the lines of step by step instructions for the serial or IP solutions.
5. Boat Anchor / Resell
Thanks in advance to anyone that can point me in the right direction.