The "Official" Onkyo TX-SR608 Thread (No Price Talk) - Page 53

Originally Posted by OmegaR3D

This is really starting to annoy me!

How do I get the TX-SR608 to remember my "Subwoofer Level" whenever I turn on the receiver it keeps resetting itself to +5 when I've never used that setting!

Originally Posted by mgkdragn

The volume scale does take some getting used to..

For those stating that their settings change at a new power up.. it looks to me that when you run the calibration, if you change any settings, you need to lock the settings before exiting the menu. Otherwise, Audessy reverts back to the last calibrated levels. At least that's what it seems to me.. step in, any other thoughts on that, but locking the settings works for me. Calibration had my subs way to high and my center too low. I changed them and at next power up they went back to original.. went into the set up menu and locked, voila.

Originally Posted by mgkdragn

Just a few posts back that was mentioned a couple times .. .. you need to go back into the setup menu and lock your settings ..

Originally Posted by OmegaR3D

Nope, didn't work. Still reset itself

Definitely due to Audyssey calibration, just did it a few days ago and since then it's been going back to that setting.

Open audio adjust, change sub volume, open setup, lock setup, exit setup, turn off receiver, turn on...settings reverted. Am I missing a step?

Originally Posted by ShadowNFLD

don't press audio/home to change the volume. Change it in setup. Changes made in home menu are reset when the power is cycled.

Originally Posted by ShadowNFLD

don't press audio/home to change the volume. Change it in setup. Changes made in home menu are reset when the power is cycled.

Originally Posted by OmegaR3D

That worked

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

You need to press up or down on the circular navigation pad on the front of the unit to change the option.

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

I know it sounds weird, trust me but when I left them checked and would select DDHD/DTSHD from the BRM (I too am BR over DVD) it would play /show on the 608 with the little red icons DD or DTS, PCM would not show up unless I unchecked those two. Are you getting LPCM with this checked? Auto select? Maybe I missed it?

Originally Posted by Antvinman

It sounds like its best to choose one setup and stick with it on this receiver. Does anybody have any suggestions (Surround backs, Front highs, or Front wides)? Does anybody have an opinion on which setup yields the most for your money? i.e. does the front setup have more impact during movies and games than the back surround setup or vs versa? -Thanks

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

I know it sounds weird, trust me but when I left them checked and would select DDHD/DTSHD from the BRM (I too am BR over DVD) it would play /show on the 608 with the little red icons DD or DTS, PCM would not show up unless I unchecked those two. Are you getting LPCM with this checked? Auto select? Maybe I missed it?

Originally Posted by mgkdragn

A fatty PS3 will decode internally and send the proper signal to the AVR. Thus, the AVR will not display what is being decoded, since it has been decoded before it gets to the AVR. A slim PS3 can be configured to either output the lossless audio in bitstream mode thus allowing the AVR display to show the codex being used or to perform the decoding and output the lossless audio in LPCM mode via the HDMI output on the PS3.

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

By that logic, if the PS3 is decoding in DTS-HD would the 608 then display PCM or DTS (not DTSHD)?

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

Hi all,

I got my 608 last week. Everything works perfectly. I just wonder if this receiver does this. When switching from 1 source to another, the receiver does not change the source automatically. Is that right?

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

Anyone?

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

By that logic, if the PS3 is decoding in DTS-HD would the 608 then display PCM or DTS (not DTSHD)?

Originally Posted by marax

Hi guys,

can somebody tell me how are you choosing which INPUT would be used as output (HDMI THRU) ?

For example if I have 3 x HDMI imputs (SKY, PS3, sat)

thanks

Originally Posted by eyeballer

Correct. It doesn't switch automatically. Configure the onkyo remote with your other components, or use a universal remote like the harmony.

Originally Posted by marax

bump

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

so you mean if using harmony, assuming i am watching cable TV, then when i hit play on my blueray player, the Onkyo will automatically switches to bluray instead of cable?

what harmony is the best you recommend? harmony 900?

thanks

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

so you mean if using harmony, assuming i am watching cable TV, then when i hit play on my blueray player, the Onkyo will automatically switches to bluray instead of cable?

what harmony is the best you recommend? harmony 900?

thanks

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

so you mean if using harmony, assuming i am watching cable TV, then when i hit play on my blueray player, the Onkyo will automatically switches to bluray instead of cable?

what harmony is the best you recommend? harmony 900?

thanks

Originally Posted by mgkdragn

Harmony's are programmed based on scenes. It will not do what you are asking, however. It will start up your system based on what you have set your scenes for. Push "Watch TV".. it will turn on the appropriate components. Push "Watch DVD" .. it will turn on the appropriate components. .. From there, you must manually switch between devices.

Originally Posted by eyeballer

With the Harmony's you program "activities" - so when you press "Watch bluray" it will turn on the tv, set to the correct input, turn on bluray player and turn on receiver and set to correct input. When you're done, if you want to watch cable tv, you press your "Watch cable" activity and it will switch off bluray player, switch on cable box and switch the receivers input.

I personally have the harmony one. I didn't have a need for the RF system at this point.

Originally Posted by eyeballer

With the Harmony's you program "activities" - so when you press "Watch bluray" it will turn on the tv, set to the correct input, turn on bluray player and turn on receiver and set to correct input. When you're done, if you want to watch cable tv, you press your "Watch cable" activity and it will switch off bluray player, switch on cable box and switch the receivers input.

I personally have the harmony one. I didn't have a need for the RF system at this point.

Originally Posted by kevinmscs

How many "activities" can be programmed?

Originally Posted by bhazard

It's all decoded to PCM. You don't want to see DTS light up for your fat PS3, or else that means you would be in regular 5.1 DTS.

Originally Posted by yojoe74

Turning off DD and DTS output on a PS3Fat?

That is the first time I've heard of that...not questioning it per say but would like a further explanation of why.

I have always set my PS3Fat to LPCM using the auto-select feature, which checks off every option in the list, including of course DTS, DD, 96, etc.

You are saying it is best to not check off DD or DTS?

Very interesting.

Edit: for the record I watch blu-ray exclusively over dvd probably 99-1.

Originally Posted by mgkdragn

Tim, this isn't logic, it's simply what happens with a fatty PS3. Press the display button on the PS3 when outputing a BD.. that will tell you what it's sending to the AVR..

Originally Posted by Tim Hess

That's my point and why I was asking based off this post:






Fact of the matter is, for my PS3 FAT, if I enable DD5.1 and DTS, along with PCM, select DDHD or DTSHD via the BR audio options both my PS3 (by hitting display) and my 608 (by reading the front display) will read DD5.1 or DTS. No uncompressed signal is being decoded/fed to the 608.

Disabling 5.1/DTS and allowing PCM output only and selecting the uncompressed audio track options via the BR audio menu and using both displays, shows DTSHD/DDHD via the PS3 display and PCM (set to multichannel) via the 608.

I'm bringing this/discussing it to see if anyone else has to disable these to get the PS3 to output properly.