Onkyo HT-RC270 Official thread - Page 3

I just got this receiver on Monday and so far (crosses fingers) I've had no problems.

You should have some preset stations. 1 - 7 show these following stations and then from 8 onwards they are blank.

1. Vtuner Internet Radio
2. Pandora Internet Radio
3. Rhapsody
4. Sirius Internet Radio
5. Slacker Personal Radio
6. Mediafly
7. Napster

Make sure you do the firmware update. I didn't try and use the internet radio before doing the firmware update so I'm not sure if it worked before-hand.

I do find it odd that the receiver does not get loudish until around volume 55 or so.

I wonder though if you have a 5.1 setup like I do and it still shows up on the receiver as 7.1 for the speakers it's showing if that messes at all with the audio output.

Hey guys,

New to the forum. I just purchased this on the Amazon sale the other day. Wondering if this is possible with this receiver -- I was able to do this with my other receivers. I have an Xbox 360 connected via HDMI and my cable box via HDMI. I want to play my ipod while either the Xbox or the cable TV is on video.

Is there any way to do this by separating the video and the audio input selections? Or do I need to be creative and separately attach my xbox/cable box to my TV via component. Hoping it doesn't have to be that way..

Thanks!

Sorry, no selectable default HDMI input (not like Denon).

Ah well, would've been nice. Guess you can't have everything.

Yes, I have these preset stations. But when I access the receiver's control panel over my network the URL field is blank. Is that how yours is?

I did the firmware upgrade already, prior to the firmware update I wasn't even able to access my network settings (they were greyed out).

Hi 911sv, guess you're using a mini to 2 RCA cable connected to iPod headphone jack.

Try this setup and see if this works:
- connect the iPod cables to TV/CD port
- select your input source (Xbox 360, Cable box)
- wait until the source video is playing
- on the remote, press "Receiver" button and then "TV/CD" button

Oops, my bad. Yes, when I access the receiver through a browser window the URL field is showing up blank. Doesn't make any sense but I'm just happy those presets work.

Just a quick note. I had a older Onkyo before this one and I noticed on this HT-RC270 they didn't setup two buttons on the remote to go through the listening modes like they did on my older receiver controller. Then I read that this controller on the HT-RC270 can learn commands from other remotes, tried it out and now my left and right buttons on the circle pad thing switch between the listening modes. Much better then having to hit one button over and over. This way if you pass up the mode you wanted, you don't have to go all the way through the list to get back.

Thought I would just point this out if anyone also found this missing feature an annoyance.

OK, so I got the Internet working but it looks like this receiver is hell on plasmas.

I've got Pandora playing right now and if I accidentally left this on overnight I'd have some serious image retention and possibly even burn in. It's the risk you take for the benefits of owning a plasma but most video sources are sensitive to the matter these days and do things to protect plasmas.

Is there a way to turn on screen saver mode? Or is it there and I just haven't waited long enough to make it kick in?

BTW - For anyone reading this in the future, my network issues were caused by incorrect DNS & Gateway settings. At some point they changed from what I set them to (maybe when switching DHCP on/off), they were close but definitely not right. When I noticed that and reset all the IP addresses everything worked right.

It amazes me that over the years things have not gotten easier WRT configuring network equipment. The vast majority of people who own this receiver haven't a clue what a gateway, dns or IP address is. How do they figure this stuff out?

I need to call up Onkyo's help center, my networking is too hard for my tiny little brain to figure out. It recognizes my Rhapsody, and I can go through the songs, but won't play for some reason. It's also a bit of a pain navigating since my HDMI in my Plasma went out after a power outage.

works! thank you!

Thanks for all the help and suggestions.

My issued turned out being something with the port on my router. I moved the CAT cable to another port and everything worked fine...internet radio and firmware update.

I agree with others that it is surprising that it takes "50" on the volume to get to a decent listening level. I can tell you it ramps up quickly though. I took it to 80 last night (in Stereo mode) and it was pretty darn loud...and very clear.

Next step for me is to play with the different playback settings.

For those of you that mention the volume level I read somewhere that the volume is logarithmic. So at the lower end of the volume level you have to turn the knob much more in order to notice an increase. But once you get up higher on the scale, small increases with the knob create large increases in output. So this is typical. My FIL has a 5008 and an Emotiva XPA-5 and listens around 55-60 for most stuff. Anything over 60 is very loud!

Yeah watching any blu-ray on my PS3, I need to up the volume to 60 to hear. But when listening to Pandora, it's plenty loud at 40.

You can use Intellivolume to help correct levels for different sources.

Yeah that's what I did.

Now a question, is there anyway to make it when the AVR is on, the TV speakers don't get used and when it's off, TV speakers are being used? Or do I have to keep switching it in my TV menu and just lower the TV speakers when I do use the AVR.

Pretty sure when I sold my TX-607 last year, it did it by itself.

Yes by setting HDMI Control and Audio Tv Out to on.

Do you have a fat or slim PS3?

Both are already on.

PS3 Slim.

Sorry, forgot you turned off HDMI-CEC on your Tv. I believe the tv HDMI-CEC feature has to be on also for it to work.

Was going to suggest turning off Dynamic Range Control in PS3 menu if you're using a fat for LPCM output. But if you are sending audio out as LPCM on the slim then set DRC to off (default is auto).

If I did turn back on HDMI-CEC then that means my passthrough goes all wonky. Damn, didn't remember having this issue with the TX-607.

Now I'm having issues with Pandora. Plays a few songs then it's like it loses connection or something. So I'd have to exit all the way to the stations then go back in so it can reconnect. Also twice so far it's stuck and I couldn't exit Pandora or do anything at all and had to reset to factory settings so that Net/USB would work again.

Think I will try to offload for a lost or return to Amazon with a 15% restocking fee. Was going to get Denon 2311 but then this deal popped up and jumped. Now I wish I wouldn't have LOL

Same experience here. Pandora is way louder than other sources.


Hmm... Without having to RTFM can you briefly explain where this setting is and what it does? And sound quality degradation?

It's under Source Setup. Don't think it degrades quality.

Gonna return to Amazon and list it as defective for a full refund. I'll pick up a Denon 2311 instead.

FWIW, after setting up the unit and updating firmware I had no problems with streaming Pandora on my unit. My guess is the volume is more determined from Pandora and not the Onkyo, similar to ripped MP3's volume inconsistencies. Also plugged iPod into Net/USB, interface was better than I expected. Did not notice a screen saver, so plasma burnin is a concern, turning TV off would be the way to go, but I have the HDMI-CEC on for other benefits. Someone else mentioned Mac compatibility, I do not beleive iTunes is a DLNA compliant app, maybe Onkyo will add iTunes support in the future since they support iPod.

Can anyone recommend a good way to learn more about DLNA? I've done some initial google searches and have come up with limited information. A bit about the organization and not as much about how to accually implement and use. I want to know: What is possibe? Any special settings on my harddrive to access media? How do I use it from the receiver?

I'm most interested in possibly playing movies from my PC using the 270. I purchased a network BluRay player that I'm thinking of returning and just using my PC to download movies to play through the 270. I just haven't found the info to understand how to take advantage of this feature.

I also picked up this receiver this week and I really like the functionality and the sound quality. I am having an issue that is bothering me. I use a HTPC with Media Center to watch TV and I have noticed that the video is very bad when the picture pans. The panning motion causes a jerk as the picture moves. I have hooked the HDMI cable directly to my TV and watched the same scene without the jerk effect.

Has anyone else noticed issues with video quality during a panning motion?

Do you have any suggestions to clear this up?

I also have a strange problem with media center saying that it has stopped working whenever I change between different HDMI sources on the receiver. It restarts and everything is fine. This is minor but it seems odd. Any ideas?


Thanks
kwma01

Intellivolume adjusts the source level to try and help match each input. To change it, go into the Source Setup for the one you want to adjust. Raise or lower the source to suit your taste. It does not degrade sound quality at all.

What is your HDMI out set to? Through? 1080p? 720p? Try through and if that doesn't work maybe try turning off the video processor and see if that helps.

press VCR/DVR and RETURN on the AV receiver at the same time. Select
Skip in the VideoProcessor setting on the display.

I just got mine on Wed! I've gone through the basic connections and am happy with everything so far. (Haven't got to ethernet or the bios update yet). I have some Sennheiser wireless headphones. Can I connect them to zone 2? I'd like the flexibility of having them on or off with zone 1 and not having to plug them into the headphone jack would be great.

Thanks!

Hi old_muggle, should work except your sources will require analog cables for zone 2 in addition to your digital connection.