Integra DTR 6.3, I press the on button, it clicks but does not power up the unit, only the little red light glows, nothing else...

Probable power supply failure

if there is smoking near it then it needs to be professionally cleaned

You most likely have a power amp problem, disconnect all speakers and see if still does the clicking, if so you have an output amp problem

Does this normally happen if you press a few buttons or settings faster in succession? If so then maybe the receiver can't keep up with multitasking or what you would call processing power so maybe just try to not select functions as fast and give it a few seconds in between changing settings before switching to another. my cellphone and receiver will also do this because of lower quality components used in manufacturing. A lot of company's now days to compete with price points are cutting corners so certain components are lacking to keep up with demand of other components in the system.

Emailed Topuptv and got this reply

Dear Sir/Madam,



Thank you for contacting Top Up TV.



Please note that we are currently aware of an issue affecting some Thomson DTi6300 boxes.

If your DTR will not come out of standby and is not responding to your remote control, please try the following procedures.


Step 1: Power cycle
First of all, remove the power to the box and wait 20 seconds before restoring power.
Wait while the box tries to restart and allow 2 -3 minutes for this to complete.
Try this at least twice.
If it doesn't go to the solid green light then proceed to the next step.


Step 2: Front Panel Reset

Note: This procedure will unfortunately cause you to lose all of the recordings that you have stored on the box. You will need to be able access the back of the DTR and the front panel buttons

1. Remove power to the unit by removing the power cable from the back of the DTR.
2. Wait 20 seconds and restore the power cable while holding in the standby/power on button on the front panel of the DTR.
3. Release the standby button immediately you see a light 'blip' on the DTR front display and then immediately press the following front panel arrow buttons in sequence Up>Down>Left>Right
4.The DTR will now show the Orange LED with the Green LED flashing until the format has been completed in about 60 seconds. The DTR will return to ON automatically.
5. If requested, perform a channel scan to complete the operation.


We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Our Customer Services department can also be contacted on 08444 159 159. However, please note that we are currently experiencing high call volumes and so may not be able to answer your call as quickly as we would like.

Kind Regards,
Richard

Hi,

I have one of these boxes and one of the things which has caught me out a couple of times is that the remote can control three devices. To turn the Z250 on and off you may need to press the DTR button at the top of the remote first. When you press the on/off button on the remote the DTR button should light up red to let you know the signal is being sent to the Z250.

You are probably aware of this but just in case you weren't

just found this solution and it worked for me ............. though it wiped the hard drive ............ basically restores to factory settings
turn all power off and back on again press stand by button repeatedly until flashing amber light is n constant them quickly press up down left right in that order as quick as you can .............
good luck

We've had the same problem with our Thomson DTR, but it was relatively simple to fix. Go to the menu by pressing MENU, then press 4 followed by 6. This will show the Help menu. Then, key in 1397 to enter 'engineer' mode, which contains several useful diagnostic functions. Scroll to item 7 (disable library video window) and toggle it to Yes by pressing the right directional button on the remote. After this, press Library, then delete the unwanted programmes.
It's very annoying, but hopefully the bug will be fixed when the next software update comes out.

Hope this has helped.

The Integra DPC-8.5 changer (as opposed to the DPS-8.3 single-play unit -- not sure which you have, as you mention DPS-8.5, a non-existent model) and most of the integra line of players, will sometimes be thrown into brainlock by out-of-step shutoffs. They will usually respond to the Integra/Onkyo instruction manual's directions to turn it off (you're already done that), then unplug the power cord from the back of the machine, wait a few seconds (make it 30 to be safe), then plug it back in and turn it on via the standby switch. The screen should display its welcome message, cycle through startup, and being working again. It is very much like rebooting a PC. In fact there is little difference.

If this doesn't work then something has gone wrong inside and probably has nothing to do with your shutdown method on the way out the door. These things do happen. Hopefully by now you've already figured this out. If not, give it a try. It usually works.

try unplugging overnite