*OFFICIAL* Denon AVR 1610/590 owner's thread - Page 62

Yes, the 1610 is a great receiver. I've had no problems with it so far.

I bought mine here: http://www.antonline.com/p_AVR590-NX_638930.htm

I hooked up my 590 yesterday, works great with PS3 and the direct tv dvr, everything is hooked up with HDMI cables, now to my problem, the blu ray player, a samsung 4600, when playing the previews and menu the volume works fine, once the main movie starts the volume is so low you can barely hear it even with volume up all the way, the blue light, hd audio is lit, I press source a few times and then I get volume, I'll save it to the quick present but when I come back to another movie I dont always get proper volume, and once again I'll press source a few times and it will work, there doesnt seem to be any specific setting that causes the volume to work again?????? anyone else with this problem??? I've read most of this thread and seen some simular volume issues but with the cable boxes not blu ray. thanks in advance

This is a known issue as noted here. You can either set your BD player to PCM (and get the same HD audio but with no blue light) or send in the 590 for the firmware update.

thanks, that worked like a charm

Hello All,

Been reading through this forum, and gaining a lot of insight and I want to first thank all of you for a great forum, as I have learned more here then I thought I would.

I just bought my first Denon. This is replacing my old Sony Dreamsystem. Now I actually bought the DHT-590BA. Yes, I do understand that the BA MCS 90 speakers are not the best. I do plan to upgrade in future, but so far, in my apartment they do sound decent. However, I was reading through the speaker manual, and it states that the suggested crossover frequency for the subwoofer should be set at 150Hz. I read through both the Denon manual and BatPigs manual, and I don't see where to set this. I was wanting to know if this is setup in the LPF for LFE under Bass Setting. Currently after running Auto setup, it has all my speakers as small, and crossover for the front and center set at 100Hz and surround set at 80Hz. So far it sounds pretty good, however my friend states that it is lacking in the Mids. I assume that this is more the speakers then the receiver. He tells me that Denon's typically run more in the highs.

I guess I am just wanting to learn more about what I have dived into and would welcome any additional information you can provide.

Thanks for you help!

Yes, the LPF for LFE setting is where you want to make that setting, however, it's generally recommended to set the LPF for LFE to 120hz vice 150hz. All speakers should be set to SMALL as they are now set. As your surrounds are the same type speakers as your mains, you might want to bump up their crossover from 80hz to 100hz as well. Make sure that Audyssey Dyn EQ is turned ON. And generally recommended to use Dyn Vol (Evening setting) for TV watching.

Thank you for the info! I will give that a shot and let you know!

Hi guys, I bought the AVR-590 a few days ago and am very happy with it so far...Just a couple of things that have been eating away at my mind (haha - sad but true):

1) Is it normal on these units for the AC cord connection to be slightly loose? It's not about to just fall out, and does stay in place, but can be wobbled downwards with a little force, that's not to say it can be pulled out with a little force, just that it's not quite as snug as my PS3 or PC PSU AC cords are.

2) Is it normal for the unit to make a clicking noise when muting, similiar to the relay noise after power on?

3) Where I live it gets up to 40 degrees celsius (in Summer), and our air-con is broken. It's in a TV cabinet with enough clearance & I keep the cabinet door open when in use. Is it OK to use in these temps?

Thanks =)

Hi,
I just bought this receiver and so far it is really great.
There is one thing that is bothering me and I can't seem to be able to fix it.

I have connected my computer to the coax digital input of the 1610 and have mapped this input to the VCR input of the 1610.
I set it to use auto as the input mode.
If i go to VCR using the yellow VCR button then the input is set to Auto and this is fine. But if I go to VCR/iPod using the quick select button then the audio input is set to Analog and I have to manually set it to auto or digital.
Can this be fixed so that the quick select buttons will remember to use auto as input mode?
Can quick select buttons be set to use other inputs other then the predefined ones? The only setting I found for quick select buttons is to change the displayed names.

1. A few posters of made this comment, so although not normal, some have noted this as well. If it concerns you, and is easily exchanged, do so, otherwise, you should be fine.

2. Yes.

3. If the AVR gets too hot it will go in to Protection Mode and shut down to protect itself from overheating. As long as this doesn't happen, you're good to go. Otherwise, you may want to consider picking up a small fan that can exhaust the warm air out of the cabinet.

Sure it can be fixed. The Quick Select buttons are just like the buttons on your car radio. On the car radio, you find the station you want, hold the button in a few seconds, and voila! ...it maps that station to that particular button. The same works for the Quick Selects, you just need to go a little farther in the Owner's manual (p. 45), although you would think they would have put the naming of the Quick Selects (p. 29) with the procedure on how to use them. In your case, after you have changed the INPUT MODE to AUTO, just hold down the VCR Quick Select button (on the front panel vice using the remote; or whichever one you want to use) a few seconds longer and it will "rememorize" that new setting.

I have a AVR-590 which I've been able to successfully use Audyssey autosetup in the past. Recently, when I switched out my front mains, I ran auto setup again but the setup process acted very strange. It sends tones to the speakers but keeps increasing the volume for each speaker, usually stopping and displaying the message that there is too much ambient noise.

It will sometimes get through the process (all speakers) but after calculation, it sets the trim levels in the speakers to almost the maximum, the distance on the subwoofer to about 1 ft. and the cross over frequencies well over 250hz.

This has worked perfectly in the past but now it seems like the microphone may be broken and not hearing the tones correctly. I called Denon and they want me to return the microphone (DM-A409).

Has anyone seen this problem or can lend any help or pointers ?

Thanks

Have you try resetting the microprocessor?

Yes I have, that's the first thing I tried.

Get a new mic. If you've got a Best Buy nearby, give them a call and see if they have a new one they can exchange with you. As Denon's biggest customer, they have been known to change out a mic even if you didn't buy the AVR from them.

Hi

I recently bought an open box 1610 at best buy (for 149.99!) but it didn't come with a mic. Is there any way I can acquire one?

You can find one on eBay here as well as from Denon. In fact I'd snap one of the eBay one's up now as they're not always available. Make sure you get the DM-A409 though as it's specifically designed for that model.

Only read the last 15 or so pages of this thread. I saw that 1 or 2 people had trouble getting sound from the TV speakers when they wanted. Is this an issue? I plan on buying this very shortly and If I can't easily have this go to TV speakers upon demand I will need a lawyer. Is this something you need to do during setup? If so, at what point?

Thanks jdsmoothie, I wonder if it's the receiver receptacle or the cord itself?

Is there any problems with me connecting a 3 prong cord to test? I can't see there being any, but just want to be sure (I don't have any 2 prong cords).

Thanks again...

I haven't posted anything here in a very long time but always appreciate the excellent advice and commentary found here on the AVS Forums.

I have the following speaker setup (all Paradigm):

2 x Atoms v.3 (fronts)
1 x Center CC-170 v.3 (center channel)
2 x ADP 170 (rear surrounds)

TV = 42" Panny Plasma

Bluray = Samsung BDP1600
ioBox 100HD NMT
Bell 6131 HiDef Sat Box

Basically I'm wondering if the AVR 590 would be a good receiver and fit in with my existing devices or should I be looking at the AVR 790 / 1910 instead?

Thanks for the responses,
Eric

Thanks jdsmoothie!

Definitely gonna snap that one up ASAP.

Do you mean with the AVR ON or in Standby? The AVR is designed to pass HDMI only sources to the TV speakers either way. Generally when there is a problem it's because the TV's HDMI-CEC setting was ON when it should be OFF.

As stated in the first post of this thread ... unless you need something that the 1910 offers (eg. SD upscaling) that the 1610 does not, there's no reason not to choose the 1610/590. The audio quality between them is the same.

I bought the 590 about a month ago and so far it has been great. Do you guys recommend purchasing the extended warranty since I have another few days left to purchase it.

As long as you bought it from an Authorized vendor then the 2 year warranty should be more than sufficient (and if you used an Amex card, you've actually got 3 years!).

I bought it from Best Buy.......I thought it would just be easier to drop off to them for repairs if need be. How does shipping cost to send to Denon when covered under their warranty?

In addition to the factory repair center in NJ, Denon has Authorized Repair Center locations all over the country and generally several in each state. The owner pays for shipping to the repair center and Denon pays for shipping back to you.

I have a question about the 1610 AVR. The manual says that "The video conversion function supports the NTSC, PAL, SECAM, NTSC 4.43, PAL-N, PAL-M and PAL-60
formats." Now, if I have PAL source (DVD player) connected to US version of 1610 and NTSC TV, would the AVR convert the picture from PAL system to NTSC so it gets displayed properly? Also, can it convert any of the above systems to HD (720p, 1080i/p) so I can get around the whole PAL/NTSC issue?

Thanks.

Thanks jdsmoothie. I went to Best Buy and they were able to exchange the mic. Hooked up the new one and was able to run auto setup perfectly.