20 Most Recent Denon AVR-2807 Receiver - Page 3 Questions & Answers

ideally you would use an HDMI video cable but few video cards support that standard yet.

Your next best choice is to use a DVI to HDMI connection cable. They work very well as the video signal is the same between the two the only difference is that a DVI cable does not support sound so you will have to use a 3.5mm stereo (male) to RCA cable for sound.

Now there could be complications there as your receiver may not be able to display a video images off the hdmi cable while combining sound from the analog cable.

Some computer video cards have an RCA or s-video output and that will work BUT the picture quality is going to be bad, real bad.

a better option is to find a device that allows you to connect to your network to view images and videos. There are a number of such devices such as x-box 360, Tivo series 3 etc..


Hope that heps point you in the right direction

I have a great HP Pavillion DV series that has the optical on it. I have had it several years with hardly any problems at all.

I wrote most of this for a different receiver, but if you account for minor differences to your receiver this will work just fine.

There's good news and bad news. The bad news you need a separate amp because a multichannel receiver with Bose 901's attached as recommended for a standard stereo receiver will only sound right in STEREO on stereo analog material. The other speakers around the room are not designed to receive its Active Equalization and if you engage your Tape Monitor you will NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR DIGITAL sources at all. Tape Monitor is for analog stereo material only and on modern AV receivers it disables any digital inputs so you really can't use the Tape Monitor circuit or attached devices for modern digital sources. However, you can still employ the various DSP options to spread 2-channel analog source material around the room. I do.

The good news. I have a setup similar to what you want to do and it works great!

A separate stereo amp for the 901's was my solution. I run a Carver AV-406 (5-channel amp) for my 901's in Front, 2 Subwoofers and the Rear Surround channel, with the Active EQ between the receiver Front L&R Outputs and the 901's amp channels. My receiver controls everything and just drives the Center and Surround speakers.

You could get by with just a stereo amp for the 901's. A Carver M-200 is a good efficient amplifier that would have you cooking just fine (2x100W). Run it with the Active EQ between the receiver Front L&R Pre-Outputs ** and the 901's amp channels.

** Front Pre Out (or one of your analog Tape Outs) >>> Bose EQ Amplifer IN, then
Bose EQ Amplier OUT >>> new amplifier IN.

Attach the 901's to the new amp, set its volume to Max and run through your receiver's speaker level setup.

Write off the Tape Out as an input if you use it to extract the Front L&R channels. DO NOT monitor it or you'll chop the 901's out of the signal path AND kill any digital source audio in the receiver.

In the 2807 the HDMI out is a video out only. Audio is not processed through the HDMI output.
If you are using speakers it is best to adjust the playback modes to stereo if you are annoyed with surround sound modes.
Please comment if I helped.

I would imagine that the digital audio ports were reassigned to their default settings. This could have happened if you lost power or installed a firmware update.
Check the wiring to make sure the equipment is wired to the same port it is assigned to.
The other option is the input mode is incorrect. Assign the input mode to Auto.

every device should be connected via composite, component, hdmi to the receiver. then the output of the receiver goes to the tv. youll have to check the upconversion capabilities of the 1910 to see what to connect to the tv. im not yet familiar with that model

From the manual of your Denon page 41:
http://www.usa.denon.com/AVR-4308CI-OM-E_305A.pdf
"Video Select -It is not possible to select HDMI input signals. • When playing HDMI video input signals, the analog video signal of another input source cannot be selected for the HDMI video output."

Sure but I dont know if it will down convert the digital audio out of the analog audio Tape out. For instance, if you are using HDMI from your cable box it might not be able to go through the tape out portion. You may also have to run left and right analog audio cables from each source and set the unit to auto input.
Hope I helped!

Hi Tony.

Please check the links below. They have instructions and codes for your remote.

Remote Denon RC-1030.

Some info on the remote is also available on the owner manual. I posted a copy below if needed.

AVR-2807 instructions.

It's in protection. Disconnect all your speaker wires at the receiver then power it up. If it stays on, the receiver is ok and you need to check all wires and speakers for shorts. The easiest way is to reconnect one speaker at a time and test power until it shuts down, then disconnect the speaker wire at the speaker and test again. If it stays on, meter the speaker for shorts or bad voice coil. if it still shuts off, check your wire or replace. If the receiver's power still flashes with all speakers disconnected, it needs service or replaced. Before reconnecting your receiver after repair or replacement, check all wires and speakers 90% of the time, that's the cause. Hope this helps. If you still need help, post a comment and I can help you troubleshoot further.

Do you have outputs for both A and B speakers? If so you can easily hook the outside speakers to the B outputs.

An optical cable is digital but its only audio not video. Are you connected to a cable or satellite box, are you using composit video, s-vid, component video, or hdmi? What kind of cable goes from your denon to your tv?

You should be able to get a cable with your headphone jack on one end and the standard left and right RCA jacks on the other end from just about any electronic store. Carl.

OPT1 is a digital optical input to the amplifier, What do you have this pluged into ? as this signal will only go to the amp.

if it is from your tv to the amp then you will need to select this option of audio out in the TV menu, if available.

Green light but no display- most likely main transformer is gone (60%), 35%- blown main fuse, 5%- bad display or power supply. You are lucky if unit is still under warranty. Solution- repair shop.

the Denon does not pass 1080p change the output res from the DVD/PS3 or Xbox to 720p or 1080i will solve the problem

Ron Digital audio will only reproduce in the surround area you will have to connect using analog connections in order to get that sound in the 2nd zone