Anthem MRX Receivers - 300, 500, 700 Owners Thread & Tweaking Guide - Page 208

Originally Posted by hehateme

Hi:

I am new Anthem user and struggling to do basic things a receiver can do.
I haven't run arc yet because I am waiting for the keyspan adapter to arrive.
My firmware is 40.08 and I cannot update it due to lack of adapter.
I also have Anthem MCA-30 driving my LCR speakers.

LCR Speakers are Paradigm Studio 100's
Sub is Paradigm Sub 15
Rear and surrounds are Triad In/Wall Bronze

My current Blu Ray player is Panasonic DMP-BDP310 but my new Oppo 93 will be delivered today.

I have not been able to get any sound into the sub woofer.
First I found out that default settings in the Panasonic were to downgrade 2 channel PCM. I changed its setting to bitstream and Anthem receiver started showing Dolby 3/2 when I played Casino royale.

I don't hear any sound coming out of the sub woofer. It is plugged in and the cables are connected. I am using Sub W pre-out from the receiver and plugged into LFE in in the sub woofer.

I have tried doing a quick setup many times. I do this when I have a BluRay movie playing. First question I have to answer is something like HDMI/TV what should be the answer. I am using a Projector.

When I choose the subwoofer to Yes the receiver changes from BluRay to Tuner on its own.

I have 2 sets of wires running from the media closet to the sub woofer. I was thinking of switching wires to rule out bad prewiring.

Let me know if anyone has any suggestion to verify if my sub woofer works.

I have waited a very long time to finish the home theater so it is tough to not being to able to get even 7.1 working.

Thanks

Originally Posted by hehateme

Tigger and rwheelwright

Many thanks for your response.
I was able to send manual test tone to all 8 of my speakers include sub woofer.
It was a relief to hear the subwoofer turn on. This is a relief because I was not looking forward to finding faulty wiring.

My laptop does not have a serial port. I do have another brand serial to USB adatper but Keyspan adapter seems to be the one to use so I will wait for it.

I did hookup up Oppo 93. Change the audio to bit stream and the receiver is showing Dolby 3/2.

I am going to play around with various settings and see if I can notice sub woofer turn on when a movie is playing.

Originally Posted by hehateme

Sub is set to turn on automatically. It does not have any lights.
When I sent the test tone I heard loud thumping noises.

Sub woofer Volume level is set to 50%
Crossover set to 80
Phase set to 0

Bass Management is set to movie mode
Everything else set to default values.
The default value of Front was large.
I changed the front to small at 60hz
I changed the sub crossover to 60 too.

Now when I play a movie I can hear sub come on.
I will wait for the Keyspan adapter to arrive and tune the system.

Thanks

Originally Posted by hehateme

Sub is set to turn on automatically. It does not have any lights.
When I sent the test tone I heard loud thumping noises.

Sub woofer Volume level is set to 50%
Crossover set to 80
Phase set to 0

Bass Management is set to movie mode
Everything else set to default values.
The default value of Front was large.
I changed the front to small at 60hz
I changed the sub crossover to 60 too.

Now when I play a movie I can hear sub come on.
I will wait for the Keyspan adapter to arrive and tune the system.

Thanks

Originally Posted by rwheelwright

When you run ARC you will want to set your crossover to either the highest setting or bypass. Let the MRX handle the crossover.

Originally Posted by hehateme

Sub is set to turn on automatically. It does not have any lights.
When I sent the test tone I heard loud thumping noises.

Sub woofer Volume level is set to 50%
Crossover set to 80
Phase set to 0

Bass Management is set to movie mode
Everything else set to default values.
The default value of Front was large.
I changed the front to small at 60hz
I changed the sub crossover to 60 too.

Now when I play a movie I can hear sub come on.
I will wait for the Keyspan adapter to arrive and tune the system.

Thanks

Originally Posted by jayray

A common mistake people often make is to think they're smarter than ARC
John

Originally Posted by rwheelwright

"Mark Whitacre, secret agent 0014.
Why 0014?
Cause I'm twice as smart as 007." - The Informant

Originally Posted by kenson73200411

I just recently purchased MRX 700 with milleniaOne 5.0 with sub. Ran ARC speakers at 120hz, sub setup with PBK. Sounds great was wondering if anyone had any pointers. Thanks.

Originally Posted by kenson73200411

I just recently purchased MRX 700 with milleniaOne 5.0 with sub. After running ARC speakers set to small at 120hz, sub setup with PBK. Sounds great was wondering if anyone had any pointers. Thanks.

Originally Posted by hehateme

I got my keyspan adapter yesterday and I am now at the latest version of firmware.
Based on the recommendation here I will install the multimedia update next.
I will run PBK on Paradigm Sub 15
I will read the quick start guide on ARC and start configuring the system.

I do have a question about HDMI.
I ran 2 HDMI cables from my media closet to the Projector. I also ran 3 cat 6 wires.
Reason for HDMI was having an extra wire in case there is a problem with one of them.
I recenlty purchased OPPO BDP-93 that has 2 HDMI outputs. I do have the option to bypass the receiver and run one HDMI directly to the projector.

I wanted to understand the impact of running everything through the receiver.
I like the simplicity of running everything through the receiver. Will the picture quality be in any different if HDMI is going through the receiver vs directly to the display device.

Originally Posted by Buckster99

I have a Panasonic TH50pz800u. I was using several inputs for satellite, PS3, PC and Xbox. I had each input configured for what I thought was the best picture. Each one was different. Now with the single output on my MRX500, I can only configure one HDMI input. What looks great for the Blu Rays does not look the same for my satellite. Any ideas? Anyone else have a similar issue? I am slowly reading through the 200+ pages of this forum now.

Originally Posted by savian

Here are some pictures of the inside of MRX500 if anyone's interested. I did not know they used capacitors "ELNA for Audio" for the filter.

http://soundnews.ro/2011/08/18/anthe...arc-precision/

Does anyone have any idea what the DAC's are used in MRX500?

Originally Posted by hydrotex

when a new set of speakers are set up, will arc need to be re-run once the speakers are broken in?

Originally Posted by NathanD

This is what I wrote Anthem Support.. any outside advice?

Brand new unit ver 4.05. I have visual snow like distortion and lines appearing from my video source (pS3 in 1080P).

I opened a previous ticket an recieved firmware 5.12. Didnt help

I've tried switching inputs on the MRX, I've switched inputs on the display device (EPSON 8500UB), bought all new HDMI cables $$ and tried a separate Blu Ray player. I've connected the blu ray player/PS3 direct to the Epson, no problem. If i run it through the MRX, even powered off (through) I get the distortion.

I have my MRX registered. Please contact me with a resolution.

Thank you .

Nathan

Originally Posted by Tigger!

Give Anthem a chance to work with you. They provide excellent support and if it looks like there is an issue with your MRX, they will take care of it!

Originally Posted by NathanD

Based on my troubleshooting, is there anything I missed?

What BR Player would you use if you were me? besides an OppO $$

Originally Posted by NathanD

Based on my troubleshooting, is there anything I missed?

What BR Player would you use if you were me? besides an OppO $$