Someone sat on the remote control for my Yamaha rx v557 and I have no tv picture--do have sound. System is set up to Direct TV. I can change channels and hear everything fine, but can't get a TV picture It happened once before and I know I pushed something on the remote which restored the TV picture, but everything I just tried doesn't seem to work Any ideas or suggestions?

If your SAT Box has multiple outputs, hook the HDMI output to your receiver so you can get full surround on movies etc. Connect the HDMI out on your receiver to an HDMI input on the TV. Run a composite or S-video connection from the sat box to the TV for regular TV viewing/listening without the receiver & speakers. I don't think you can get full HD over either of these cables, but you may be able to use the composite connections if they are available on your sat box and TV.

There should be a button on the front that says omething like multi-channel in. Press this to turn off the multi channel function.

leelehudson

Are you getting a picture on your TV? If so, then try pressing the SAT button on the remote and releasing. See if you can now change channels. If not, then the remote may need to be readdressed to the receiver. I have provided the instructions to readdress the remote.

If you are not getting a picture, that's a totally different issue. Please respond to this site with more information.

Remote: All Other Remotes

1. Go to System Info screen
2. Hold down the SAT button until all mode lights light up.
3. Enter a number between 1 and 15 using the numeric keypad on the remote.
4. Press the pound (#) button
5. Once the SAT button blinks three times, press record. Note: If successful the number selected in step 3 will appear in the System Info screen under Remote Address.

Ray Calo
DISH Network

You should be able to find remote codes and instructions for programing them on the dish network or direct tv websites

Check HDMI Sound settings:
Enter Setup menu via remote, then Func. Setup / HDMI / Audio. You can choose from Amp (sound will be played via Yamaha), TV (sound will go straight via HDMI out to your TV and not play on Yamaha) and Amp+TV (Yamaha will play the sound and also pass it to the TV).
Also what is your source? DVD or some network player? For example Yamaha cannot decode audio in AAC or other computer formats, so be sure to change the audio settings of your player to output PCM and not raw/bitstream.

For this type of problem you will need to call the RCA customer support at this telephone number 1-800-645-4994. Give them the model number of your remote control and ask them for assistance with your problem. Thank you for using FixYa and have a nice day!

You'll want to turn of the TV speakers in the Remote Menu and try turning up the volume level of the TV, which usually controls the level of the RCA outputs, as well

Hi,

there's one on eBay.

Here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-RAV254-Remote-Control-RX-V457-RX-V557-HTR-5850_W0QQitemZ250332040131QQihZ015QQcategoryZ15065QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sounds like a poor grounding issue between the units OR maybe they're not as compatible as the Mfg's say.

Could be a bad HDMI cable also. Most are made in the land of Nanking

Are you trying to record TV signal onto a DVD, or are you playing back? What make & model is your TV and DVD player/recorder?