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post #1381 of 1598
4/16/11 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by dmlynn View Post

I am on my second 708. First died within a week or so of install. Randomly switching inputs, finally locked on CBL/SAT and would not turn off. Exchanged for replacement. 60 days later the replacement developed problems with remote. Not the remote itself, but the receiver. Onkyo said to take it in for repair. Then before I took it out of my system, it has developed the same problems as the first, came home from work yesterday to the receiver on (CBL/SAT) and it would not power down, from the front panel. Onkyo of course claims '1st we've heard of this' although they heard of it back in January when it happened to my first unit. After whining to J&R Music where I purchased it, they have agreed to accept the 2nd one back, despite being beyond their 30 day return policy. They agreed that 2 defective units within 90 days was a bit too much to bear. It goes back tomorrow. Not sure what I will get to replace it, but not a 708.

I got my receiver back yesterday from repair. The guy said he had to replace the IC (Integrated Circuit?) and that was it, he couldn't tell me what was wrong with it exactly. I set it up and it seems to be back to normal again.

One thing I notice, there are a lot less clicking sound now. Previously, every time the listening mode changes (say if the TV program goes to commercial, or if I switch from TV to BD/DVD) there will be clicking sound. This time it doesn't. This might be the issue?

Hopefully this fix will last, otherwise I'll have to get a Denon (I would've gotten a Pioneer Elite if they had Pandora...)
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post #1382 of 1598
4/16/11 at 2:12pm
I think the clicking only occurs when switching from an Audyssey mode to Direct or Pure Audio.
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post #1383 of 1598
4/17/11 at 8:46am
My sub has some kind of 12 volt power connection bundled with LFE wire. I connected that to receiver and it seems this prevents audissey from seeing the sub. Anyone else seen this issue?
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post #1384 of 1598
4/17/11 at 1:40pm
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Originally Posted by PrutikJr View Post

My sub has some kind of 12 volt power connection bundled with LFE wire. I connected that to receiver and it seems this prevents audissey from seeing the sub. Anyone else seen this issue?

The only 12 volt connector that I can see on the back of the Onkyo is the zone 2 trigger. That's not going to do a whole lot for your sub. What, exactly did you connect to, on the Onkyo? If it IS the zone 2, disconnect it, and you should be fine.
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post #1385 of 1598
4/17/11 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by farkem View Post


The only 12 volt connector that I can see on the back of the Onkyo is the zone 2 trigger. That's not going to do a whole lot for your sub. What, exactly did you connect to, on the Onkyo? If it IS the zone 2, disconnect it, and you should be fine.

It's the thing that says 12 volt trigger and zone 2. What got me there was my sub also says 12 volt trigger. So I thought that's what it's for. But I guess it's for zone 2 only?
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post #1386 of 1598
4/17/11 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by PrutikJr View Post

It's the thing that says 12 volt trigger and zone 2. What got me there was my sub also says 12 volt trigger. So I thought that's what it's for. But I guess it's for zone 2 only?


Correct. It is for zone 2 only. Leave it unplugged, otherwise your sub probably won't even turn on. It is not necessary to the functioning of the sub. It is there for convenience if your receiver/pre-pro happens to have a 12 volt trigger for the main zone.
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post #1387 of 1598
4/18/11 at 11:24am
Anyone here watch Netflix streaming via PS3? I am curious what listening mode I should use. Seems like the encoding that comes down from Netflix is not right even on HD movies. The receiver defaults it at All Ch Stereo.
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post #1388 of 1598
4/19/11 at 8:26am
I haven't had any issues with Netflix decoding. I usually use PLLx Movie for just about everything(I have a 7.1 setup). Of course, Dynamic Volume/EQ are also being used.
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post #1389 of 1598
4/19/11 at 8:51am
Guyz, I had a quick question for the experts out here. I have a 5.1 set up witha Zone 2 in my living room. I am mostly watching my ATT Uverse with my AV Receiver. What listening mode is would sound the best. There are so many options that i just got confused and just use the All Ch Stereo option. Any recommendation from anyone? I watch the movies a lot on my cable too. So recommendations for the movie set up too would be appreciated
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post #1390 of 1598
4/19/11 at 3:21pm
I am having the same problem it appears as a few others. I bought the receiver in December 2010 and have been very pleased with it. However, last week it began switching inputs randomly on its own, though I could re-select my original input source again and all seemed fine. Then after a few days it froze on CBL/SAT input and would not respond to anything except a reset. After the reset it froze on DOCK input source and would do nothing more. I could not turn it off and could not reset it. After unplugging for 24 hours, it seemed to work fine, but reverted back to the same condition again after only a few hours, not responding to anything and not turning off.
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post #1391 of 1598
4/19/11 at 6:00pm
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Originally Posted by researching View Post

I am having the same problem it appears as a few others. I bought the receiver in December 2010 and have been very pleased with it. However, last week it began switching inputs randomly on its own, though I could re-select my original input source again and all seemed fine. Then after a few days it froze on CBL/SAT input and would not respond to anything except a reset. After the reset it froze on DOCK input source and would do nothing more. I could not turn it off and could not reset it. After unplugging for 24 hours, it seemed to work fine, but reverted back to the same condition again after only a few hours, not responding to anything and not turning off.

Is your firmware up to date?
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post #1392 of 1598
4/19/11 at 6:54pm
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Originally Posted by kb4all View Post

Is your firmware up to date?

It is not the firmware, mine was up to date both times the receiver 'crapped out' exhibiting first an unresponsive remote sensor,and the the CBL/SAT lock and finally not usable at all. Several people have posted similar or the same problem. williamkusumo,
Osirus23, rworne, ElHefe. At least one of these people had the unit repaired. I gave up, and returned both of them. Looking for something to replace it, given my track record with Onkyo.
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post #1393 of 1598
4/19/11 at 7:02pm
I haven't sent mine in yet, had to get a replacement reciept mailed to me from the site I ordered it from first.
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post #1394 of 1598
4/19/11 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by dmlynn View Post

It is not the firmware, mine was up to date both times the receiver 'crapped out' exhibiting first an unresponsive remote sensor,and the the CBL/SAT lock and finally not usable at all. Several people have posted similar or the same problem. williamkusumo,
Osirus23, rworne, ElHefe. At least one of these people had the unit repaired. I gave up, and returned both of them. Looking for something to replace it, given my track record with Onkyo.

Actually, mine is fine. One of my coworkers bought one on my recommendation and that one is having IR remote issues. Now I have a 609 in the stable, and it has it's own set of bugs, but these are related to the network protocol and weird audio dropouts.
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post #1395 of 1598
4/20/11 at 10:04am
So does anyone have a solution out there, it appears that when you go to an input, say net, then it changes the output for the directional arrows/enter pad. So when I set mine up I program my remote from the receiver and when I go to the net input my directional arrows and the enter keypad no longer work...works the same way on the Onkyo remote so you have to be in the "net" mode and then it works...bummer, trying to figure out another way of doing this instead of a seperate selection for the Net input....any suggestions would be welcome, thanks.
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post #1396 of 1598
4/20/11 at 11:25am
Hello, been a member for a while and never posted so figures my first post would be asking for some help...

im Currently as we speak setting up my Onkyo tx-Nr708 receiver but im not getting any picture on my Infocus In24 projector

The Infocus projector gets video off COMPONENT

i connected my Ps3 via the HDMI dvd slot ..... but not getting any picture on the projector....

The Manuel on the Receiver is no help....
1) is there switch from SOURCE OUT from HDMI and VIDEO and COMPONENT? cus i cant seem to find it...
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post #1397 of 1598
4/20/11 at 12:04pm
ok ... so from this picture it appears i can not have ps3 or xbox sent to Onkyo via HDMI and signal sent out to projector via Component.... So i now connected the Ps3 using the component to the onkyo and component to the projector

But still not getting any picture...

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post #1398 of 1598
4/20/11 at 12:50pm
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Originally Posted by Tha_liks View Post

ok ... so from this picture it appears i can not have ps3 or xbox sent to Onkyo via HDMI and signal sent out to projector via Component.... So i now connected the Ps3 using the component to the onkyo and component to the projector

But still not getting any picture...


Hi Tha_liks, set HDMI Input to none (-----) for whichever selector name being using (i.e BD/DVD, CBL/SAT, etc...).

Or reset PS3 video output by holding down On/Off button until the PS3 beeps twice then release.
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post #1399 of 1598
4/20/11 at 1:42pm
thanks Jchin... but still nothing... so what i did now was connect the 3 Component Video cables directly to the projector, and the RED/White Audio to the Onkyo on the "GAME" selector and name it "....." but still nothing... not getting any sound ..... i did set it to TUNER and am getting Fm/AM radio
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post #1400 of 1598
4/20/11 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by Tha_liks View Post

thanks Jchin... but still nothing... so what i did now was connect the 3 Component Video cables directly to the projector, and the RED/White Audio to the Onkyo on the "GAME" selector and name it "....." but still nothing... not getting any sound ..... i did set it to TUNER and am getting Fm/AM radio

Why use analog (red & white) audio? Do you have an optical cable?

Are you able to get video directly to projector with component cables (green,blue,red)?
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post #1401 of 1598
4/20/11 at 3:49pm
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Originally Posted by JChin View Post

Why use analog (red & white) audio? Do you have an optical cable?

Are you able to get video directly to projector with component cables (green,blue,red)?



Don't have optical cable at the moment... i can get one... but the onkyo only has 2 slots for optical how would i connect my three systems? Ps3 / Xbox360 / Wii

i use this component cable to hook them all up... using this cable gets all 3 on the projector .. but thats connected directly to projector not thru the Onkyo.... Now i just want the Onkyo to process the sound from my gaming system only



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post #1402 of 1598
4/20/11 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by Tha_liks View Post

ok ... so from this picture it appears i can not have ps3 or xbox sent to Onkyo via HDMI and signal sent out to projector via Component.... So i now connected the Ps3 using the component to the onkyo and component to the projector

But still not getting any picture...

That chart shows that video sources are converted to HDMI, but not the other way around. IIRC, the lowest Onkyo model that will do HDMI to component conversion is the 807, and I assume the 808 will as well. Even though they do this conversion, there are HDCP limitations to consider.
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post #1403 of 1598
4/20/11 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by rworne View Post

That chart shows that video sources are converted to HDMI, but not the other way around. IIRC, the lowest Onkyo model that will do HDMI to component conversion is the 807, and I assume the 808 will as well. Even though they do this conversion, there are HDCP limitations to consider.

Correct it says the 708 will convert any signal via HDMI, but wont convert HDMI to component or composite ....

Now i want to just use the Component in to component out

or just composite Audio out
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post #1404 of 1598
4/20/11 at 4:56pm
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Originally Posted by Tha_liks View Post

i use this component cable to hook them all up... using this cable gets all 3 on the projector .. but thats connected directly to projector not thru the Onkyo.... Now i just want the Onkyo to process the sound from my gaming system only

So you have three consoles and this cable works... but it only allows one console to be powered on, correct?
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post #1405 of 1598
4/20/11 at 5:28pm
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Originally Posted by JChin View Post

So you have three consoles and this cable works... but it only allows one console to be powered on, correct?

yes i can have all 3 plugged in at the same time, you can tech have them all powered at the same time but you can only see at a time ... its a Rocketfish cable with a little thumb/switch that allows you to switch the systems as needed ... its an awesome cable
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post #1406 of 1598
4/20/11 at 6:59pm
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Originally Posted by Tha_liks View Post

yes i can have all 3 plugged in at the same time, you can tech have them all powered at the same time but you can only see at a time ... its a Rocketfish cable with a little thumb/switch that allows you to switch the systems as needed ... its an awesome cable

Ok, red & white connected to "Game" port.

Go into Input/Output Assign menu and set:
HDMI Input under Game to none (-----)
Digital Audio Input under Game to none (-----)

Select "Game" Input, press "Receiver" button and then "Home" button.
Under "Audio" go to Audio Selector" and cycle to "Analog.
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post #1407 of 1598
4/24/11 at 4:33pm
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Originally Posted by williamkusumo View Post

Anyone here watch Netflix streaming via PS3? I am curious what listening mode I should use. Seems like the encoding that comes down from Netflix is not right even on HD movies. The receiver defaults it at All Ch Stereo.

netflix streaming is only 2 channel stereo , so your best bet is to set the onkyo 708 to dolby pro logic 2.
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post #1408 of 1598
4/26/11 at 3:00am
Hello all , I am in the market for a new AVR my old one doesn't do true HD or DTS master. I have a local store that will sell me the last tx-nr708 for under 500. It is new and unopened. However after reading this thread I'm a little concerned with all the issues you guys have encountered. So what do you think is this a unit to stay away from or should I go for it ? Thanks
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post #1409 of 1598
4/26/11 at 8:57am
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Originally Posted by Ebux View Post

Hello all , I am in the market for a new AVR my old one doesn't do true HD or DTS master. I have a local store that will sell me the last tx-nr708 for under 500. It is new and unopened. However after reading this thread I'm a little concerned with all the issues you guys have encountered. So what do you think is this a unit to stay away from or should I go for it ? Thanks

That choice is up to you, all I can say about the 708 at my place is that it is a solid unit that gave me no problems at all. The only early problems with it were fixed by a firmware update shortly after it came out, I considered it a great bargain when I picked it up last year (just over 500 from Amazon).

Some people noticed some issues with the IR receiver in the latest models, and one of my coworkers got a 708 that also recently started showing this issue. That's the only thing I'd worry about if I were to get a replacement,

You might want to look into the 2011 models too, the 609 is close in price, and the 709 just came out. Like all Onkyos I've seen over the past three years, they have teething issues that need to be worked out with firmware updates.
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post #1410 of 1598
4/26/11 at 9:18am
Thanks I had found several people who have been on this thread recently who agree with you. I don't care about 3D but I definitely wanted the odyssey multeq I think I'll stop and pick it up after work. It has a 2 yr warranty so hopefully any of these common problems will have surfaced by then if they are going to.
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