Two way control allowed the status of the system to be ascertained easily and complex timer programming was possible using the controls under the flip down panel.
The MCP 5000 could only be used with the Beomaster 5000 and could be part of a multi-room system allowing full control in a link room. MCP5000 will not operate any of the other systems such as the Beosystem 5500, 6500 and 7000.