Nothing to complain about at all, at least we know how to tell if the MM1’s are powered up <smile>.
> On 13 Jan 2017, at 8:29 am, Adrian Spratt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, in his email to me, the B&W rep assured me their engineers had tested > the speaker for heat and were satisfied about its safety. I still like to err > on the side of caution, and your previous email seems to settle it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:44 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: B&W MM1's Observations > > I raun my computer with the MM1's 24/7 for a week to see how they would hold > up given the heat in the right hand speaker and the fact that we've had some > extremely hot whether last week. > > The speakers came out of it all okay and it seems I was right in thinking > that the alaminium top dissipates the heat. > > Unfortunately B&W was rather vague on the subject of the right hand speaker > getting warm, all they had to say on the subject was that, "This is perfectly > normal", well perhaps that's all that needs to be said. > > > > On 1/12/2017 10:29 PM, Adrian Spratt wrote: >> Jamie, >> >> I've been looking for the answer I once got to your concern about the heat >> in the right speaker. I can't find the instruction for how to have the >> speaker turn off when the computer shuts down, but I now think B&W made it >> automatic. Please feel free to test this and, if I'm wrong, please re-post. >> I don't think I have more, but I'd double-check. >> >> Meanwhile, I've found on my Windows 7 system where you can find settings for >> the MM1 speakers. >> >> Via the Windows search field, go to "devices and printers" and arrow down >> through the list. Assuming you find MM1 there, as I do on my system, >> right-click for your options. >> >> I also find my MM1s in the " device manager" list. On my windows 7 system, I >> type "driver" into the Windows search field and arrow down through the >> results. Once I find "device manager," I press enter. I then press tab, and >> then I'm in a tree view. I press s for 'sound" to get close to the sound >> devices, where I press enter. I then arrow down to MM1. At that point I >> either press enter or right-click. (I can't remember which as I write.) >> Here, you confirm whether the drives are up to date. >> >> If you don't find your MM1s in these two places, here are instructions I >> received from B&W all the way back in 2012. The man who wrote knew I was >> using a screenreader, and so he took care to give directions with which I >> could work. However, I don't know if his instructions still apply, since I >> haven't needed to use them since. My system then was XP. The rest of this >> post is his words: >> >> If you have the front of the master speaker facing you, there should be 3 >> cables coming out the back on the bottom of the speaker. With the front of >> the speaker facing you, reach behind the speaker on the right side. The >> power cable will be coming out of the right side, on the back. If you follow >> this cable towards you, into the bottom of the speaker you will hit the >> power jack where the cable plugs into. Although the power cable can be a >> little difficult to remove I suggest unplugging this end instead of the end >> that plugs into the wall outlet. >> >> Once the power cord is unplugged hold in the power button. You can find it >> on the left side of the speaker, where the end of the metal band that wraps >> around the speaker runs into the cloth grille. You should hear it click when >> pressed in. Now reinsert the power cord on the bottom as you hold in the >> power button. Once the power cord is plugged in all the way and you let go >> of the power button the light should turn white. >> >> Now it is a matter of going into your device manager and looking for device >> with a yellow exclamation point under “Unknown Devices” then right-clicking >> on it and choosing “Update Driver Software”. Now choose to manually select >> the driver software from the directory where you installed the MM-1 >> Programmer. The directory name is usually “C:\Program Files\Bowers & >> Wilkins\MM-1 Programmer”. >> >> I’m a little unclear as to what the next steps would be for Windows XP, but >> after you choose to manually install the drivers and then select the MM-1 >> Programmer Directory then click “Next” it should ask you if you’re sure you >> want to install the drivers although they are not digitally signed. You will >> want to select “Install anyway”. After you select that then the drivers >> should install and you should be able to go back into the MM-1 Programmer >> application and then update the firmware with no problems. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Jamie Kelly >> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:39 AM >> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' >> Subject: RE: B&W MM1's Observations >> >> Dane your comments and contributions are always much valued. >> >> Jamie >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Thursday, 12 January 2017 4:31 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: B&W MM1's Observations >> >> You’re making a huge mountain out of an absolute molehill. >> Firstly you couldn’t have looked everywhere for the update tool, I wrote >> about this yesterday I think it was, I found the tool along with associated >> documentation exactly where the people at B&W said it would be, in the >> Archives section of the site. >> Why is it there? Because B&W will not be releasing any further updates to >> the MM1 Speaker system, “if it aint’ broke then don’t fix it”. >> I even told you how to run a simple test to see if your MM1 system had the >> latest firmware update running and I repeat, if you press the “Power >> Off/Standby” button on the remote control and your MM1’s go into “Standby” >> mode straight away then you have the latest firmware installed. >> If you press then “Standby” button and the MM1’s take some time to power >> down then you need to download the updater. >> My system has the latest firmware update installed - according to the test >> procedure I outlined above - and I’m willing to bet that the same will apply >> to your model given the update was released nearly 2 years ago - march 2015 >> -. >> So do enjoy your speakers please! <smile>. >> >>> On 12 Jan 2017, at 12:44 pm, Jamie Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ideally they should power on automatically. Well I have looked high and low >>> on the B&W pages and archive and can not find the links to download the PC >>> software to update the firmware anyware. Manuals and other documents no >>> problem. >>> Jamie >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Sent: Thursday, 12 January 2017 11:15 AM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: B&W MM1's Observations >>> >>> Someone on list mentioned that they managed to get their B&W MM1’s to go >>> into standby mode when the computer shut down. >>> I’m running my MM1’s through my Mac’s USB port and I have noticed that - by >>> default - they turn to standby mode when the computer itself is shut down >>> however one has to remember to power up the MM1’s, its a bit disconcerting >>> to turn on and boot your computer not to hear any speech from the Voiceover >>> Screen Reader when the computer is booted, thankfully I have a Braille >>> display which I use frequently so it didn’t take me long to spot the >>> problem <smile>. >>> >>> ********** >>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>> halfwits in this world behind. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
