20 Most Recent Onkyo TX-SR705 Receiver - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Usually on the right side. get a flash light it will help.

It's not really clear if all of this is Zone 2 or not, or if you intend a second program to play in Zone 2.

If your Zone 2 is to a powered amplifier and its speakers the Zone 2 output would be FIXED (not variable from the host TX-SR705), that is, at a level that the receiving amplifier would control.

Page 99 deals with it.

Having just passive speakers in Zone 2 requires you to set Zone 2 to "ACT(ive)".

Not knowing the specific cabling you use and the pathing...

Everything is digital. You're probably experiencing data dropouts.

Is the problem both audible and visual? THAT would point to data loss where the video and audio coexist - upstream of the TV and audio systems. If it just the audio medium, analyze its physical sugnal path and see where you can isolate or eliminate cabling and hardware. The ONKYO has indicators that would blink upon digital signal loss. Trace it back from there.*

* I always run the BEST video from each source directly to the TV and the BEST audio directly to the electronics. Unnecessary interconnects and hops are expensive and failure prone. Optical cable should be routed with lazy curves to avoid light loss and data dropouts.

In many systems with a DVR ALL viewing is from the DVR rather than LIVE.

Observe whether a given glitch is observable and repeatable on your DVR. If it IS, the transmission was bad at that moment and the result was captured. From this point there is no way to differentiate between bad data IN or bad data from the Hard Drive, unless you can bypass the DVR entirely or watch it truly LIVE.

If you have support for the DVR, the vendor CAN log into it and examine its error log data.

It definately sounds like an overheating issue.. I have an Onkyo myself and I love it, but it definately gets hot when in use.. So, here is the Onkyo Support Number for you to call, ok?
For Product Support Team Only:
1-800-229-1687
Hours:
M-F 9am-8pm | Sat-Sun 10am-4pm ET

view p.107 of the manual. Your onkyo remote can learn each command of every remote by using the remote of your bluray player.
http://filedepot.onkyousa.com/Files/own_manuals/SN_29344476_TX-SR705_En_0604.pdf?CFID=1102816&CFTOKEN=78606789&jsessionid=f03046534912c6ff73bc394f2a6b05e7f522
That is what i do.
thank you,
Lee

The most common problem found on FixYa for Audio Video Receiver's is:

My receiver say's "Protect" or turns on then off. What's wrong? Seven times out of ten it is a shorted speaker or speaker wire. To determine your exact problem, the first step is to disconnect all speaker wires "at your receiver" Next: Turn the receiver back on. If your receiver still says "protect" or turns off, it needs to be serviced. If your receiver stays on; reconnect your speakers one at a time and power back up after each speaker. You may find that after reconnecting all speaker wires it works! Most commonly the small braids of wire from the + to the - have touched and have caused the problem. In some instances, you noticed the problem only when turning the volume up. either way, make sure the exposed wires to your receiver are no longer than 1/2" long and are completely under the screw down terminal or slide in. When you've found the wire or speaker with the problem, your receiver will go back into "protect" At this point, disconnect the wire from the speaker at the speaker that may be causing the problem then test again.* Note* Make sure speaker wires do Not touch each other as this Will cause a short! If you turn the receiver back on and it stays on, you now know the problem is in your speaker itself. To test your speaker, you will need a multimeter. Set it to ohms resistance and touch the speaker terminals, if there is a short internally the meter will read "1......" If it's an analog meter, it will peg to the right. There's your problem. Now, within any speaker there are quite a few possibilities as to what could be causing the problem. Most common is a blown coil and the speaker needs to be replaced. Some speakers have internal crossovers (usually floor standing speakers) and may have a shorted or burnt board (usually very visible brown burn marks on the board) and can possibly be repaired if your handy with a soldering iron. Now, if you disconnect the speaker wire at the speaker and it still says "protect" Check your wire for the obvious cut or nail thru the wire if possible. If your system has wiring that runs behind walls, you may need to use your meter again. Disconnect the wire at both ends, keep the ends separated, put your meter on ohms resistance and touch probes to the + and - wires at one side. If the meter pegs to the right or reads "1...." the wire is shorted and needs to be replaced or repaired at the short. Hope this helps.

Hi,

Did the speaker cailibration work on the speakers in question?
If YES, then the program material or settings you're using don't require the rear speakers.

By "Back" do we mean Surround or Surround Back? Surround Back speakers are the 6th and 7th channels in the 7.1 matrix. Not all source material has programming for them. But when using any 7.1 digital surround mode you can get anything, even stereo recordings, to output something from every speaker.

If NO, check your connections...

http://63.148.251.135/redirect_service.cfm?type=QuickHookup&file=TXSR805_QSS_En_0330.pdf


Please post your feedback and Vote if the problem resolved as per your satisfaction.

are you sure you have the HDMI output turned on through the DVD player? are you sure you have the following;

HDMI Monitor out running to the TV
Correct input on the TV

Samsung Blu-Ray player code for Onkyo universal remotes is 33001.

You can download Onkyo universal remote codes with instructions here.

I hope that helps.

First, try plugging a lamp into the socket and see if that works. Next, plug the receiver into a different outlet and see if you have the same problem. Usually, when a receiver shuts down after a few seconds, the problem is a shorted output transistor causing the system to go into auto-protect. A blown transistor may be caused by speaker wires touching at either end. Just a stray strand of wire can be enough to cause real problems.

Go here http://www.replacementremotes.com/store/prodthumbs.cfm?categoryid=67&keyword=940&x=36&y=3 and you should find what you are looking for. If you need anymore help let me know.

hardrocko

Thanks for using FixYa

Sounds like you're over heating the unit;. If the add on speakers are too little or to much for the Onkyo receiver or head unit then this will happen. Try putting leaving volume at half way - see if it rocks on - if yes then the speakers may be either too small to have the unit head at a higher volume - too large [ say you have 2x 12's or even 10's - ] then the unit will overload and shut down. Look on the back of the unit - if you have two settings - make sure the speakers are attached to the 8ohm not the 4ohm - and see again. The speakers may be either 4 or 8 ohm and they should be matched with the audio out at the main unit.
You have a very high end receiver and these are also very picky to what they work with - so keep experimenting and louder is not always better is a good motto when you reach this high end of the audio spectrum. Don't kill your speakers with all the audio horsepower of the Onkyo is what I am saying.

try to change the center speaker.
if the distortion happens when you rotates the volume control . clean the volume control using isopropile alchohal or any head cleaning solution.,

Try initializing the receiver. Although it will erase all your settings and presets . Sometimes this fixes problems. The cpu gets confused. While on hold down the vcr button and press the standby button. The display will read "CLEAR".

'the best way' is highly subjective.
if you are testing with a 'real' 5.1 or 7.1 source such as a dvd or bd there should be signal getting to the sub, depending on the source content (play a scene with explosions or something). if this is the case and you are not getting signal check all connections. is the sub powered or passive? if powered is it on? maybe try turning down or disconnecting other speakers so you can tell for sure if the sub is making any sound?
if you are using 2 channel playback like a standard cd or an input from an mp3 type player then the sub may not be in use depending on the receiver setup - in order to get 2 channel info to more than 2 channels - 2.1 or 3.1 or 4 or 4.1 or 5.1 etc - the receiver has to do some processing such as "pro logic" to interpolate the 2 channel info to the extra speakers.. you may experiment with these 'enhanced' settings..

Short answer. No.

If you have one, use it. Is there a problem, like wanting to integrate 901's into your 7.1 system?

Get a separate amp for the 901's and check Fixya for the dozens of solutions I have posted regarding how to do it.

hi...
The Turntable will need a phono pre-amp before you connect to the Onkyo.
Not sure about the 901's