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post #1831 of 2589
2/9/12 at 6:47pm
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Originally Posted by kjahadi View Post

Sometimes when watching tv the receiver will switch from Dolby Digital to Stereo when a commercial happens or certain programs. I understand that may be because the source isn't sending a Dolby signal.

My question is, is there a way to have the receiver always default to a simulated surround whenever the source switches from Dolby to stereo vs just plain stereo?

The Standard and Advanced Surround modes do this according to the manual. If a surround signal comes through in this mode, nothing is done. Otherwise it will take the stereo signal and produce a surround signal. You can choose the type of processing to produce the surround signal it looks like as well, but only when the stereo signal is coming in.
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post #1832 of 2589
2/9/12 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by kjahadi View Post

My question is, is there a way to have the receiver always default to a simulated surround whenever the source switches from Dolby to stereo vs just plain stereo?

Yep, I leave mine set to Dolby PLIIx movie when I watch TV. If a DD 5.1 signal comes in, it is used. You never have to manually switch, unless you don't like the effect of Dolby PLII on a stereo source.
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post #1833 of 2589
2/10/12 at 8:49pm
I am running a pair of Sony SS-MF750H floorstanding speakers as my front left and right speakers. I ran MCACC and it has these speakers set to "Large" and the crossover set to 100Hz. The rest of the speakers (center and left and right rears) are set to "Small".

Should I leave the settings MCACC came up with the way they are or should I manually set the fronts to "Small"?

If I should manually set the fronts to "Small", should I rerun MCACC (although I'm not sure if it will reset it back to "Large" or not)?

Also, should I manually change the crossover to 80Hz?
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post #1834 of 2589
2/10/12 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by Carpaccio View Post

I am running a pair of Sony SS-MF750H floorstanding speakers as my front left and right speakers. I ran MCACC and it has these speakers set to "Large" and the crossover set to 100Hz. The rest of the speakers (center and left and right rears) are set to "Small".

Should I leave the settings MCACC came up with the way they are or should I manually set the fronts to "Small"?

If I should manually set the fronts to "Small", should I rerun MCACC (although I'm not sure if it will reset it back to "Large" or not)?

Also, should I manually change the crossover to 80Hz?

Do you have a sub?
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post #1835 of 2589
2/10/12 at 11:39pm
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Originally Posted by harpo1 View Post

Do you have a sub?

Yes, a Polk PSW10.
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post #1836 of 2589
2/11/12 at 6:28am
Hi Carpaccio,

Harpo could have gone a bit further with his response...
What he meant to say is, "Do you have a Sub?"

And then go on to say, If you do have a Sub, you will want to set your Sony SS-MF750H floor-standing Speakers to "Small" that will then send the Low Frequency's (LFE) to your Sub and not to your Sony's.

I would also recommend that you set your Crossover to 80Hz, I'm sure that your Sony Floor Standing Speakers will handle 80Hz.

I think that you will have to redo the MCACC with your speakers set to small.
Though I am not 100% sure on that, maybe some others that have done this will chime in.

Good Luck,

Bud B
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post #1837 of 2589
2/11/12 at 8:27am
I could use some help. I'm trying to assist a friend in setting this up for his parents. He's saying that Airplay from iTunes on a PC will play for 2-3 seconds then the receiver says something to the effect of "network problem check config". Obviously this is a shot in the dark, but I was wondering if anyone had suggestions.

Setup, as best as I can tell:

Win7 laptop (wireless) -> time warner router -> VSX-1021 (wired)

Any ideas? He also can't get the HMG working either. However, the receiver was able to check for firmware update successfully, indicating that it has a WAN connection.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
-Brett.
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post #1838 of 2589
2/11/12 at 9:31am
I have a question. I just got the VSX-1021-K, and I have it hooked up to my PC via HDMI from my Radeon HD 6950. I am running a 5.1 speaker system with it. I have the reciever set to auto surround, and it sounds great with sound coming out correctly from the speakers, but the screen always says "PCM". Am I doing something wrong? Should it be saying Dolby Digital?
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post #1839 of 2589
2/11/12 at 9:35am
^^^

if it says "pcm", that is what you are sending from the htpc... the htpc decoding the dd signal...
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post #1840 of 2589
2/11/12 at 9:39am
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Originally Posted by ccotenj View Post

^^^

if it says "pcm", that is what you are sending from the htpc... the htpc decoding the dd signal...

Thanks, I just switched the audio output in VLC media player to S/PDIF, and it sends a bitsream signal, so the receiver shows "DTS". Any ideas of how I can make it send bitstream all the time? I don't see any options, in sound manager, I am using a Realtek HDMI driver for my HD6950. Should I just let the PC do it? I'm thinking the receiver would be better at decoding than my graphics card, am I wrong?
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post #1841 of 2589
2/11/12 at 9:56am
^^^

no idea on the sound card...

nope, won't make a lick of difference...
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post #1842 of 2589
2/11/12 at 10:09am
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Originally Posted by ccotenj View Post

^^^

no idea on the sound card...

nope, won't make a lick of difference...

Cool, I won't worry about it then. It does seem weird that there isn't a bitstream output option. Whatever.
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post #1843 of 2589
2/11/12 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by robo24 View Post

Same problem here even when connected to a Mac via latest Airport router. If it is going to work properly with anything it should with that. When this problem happens it even names the song playing, shows it on the TV, but no sound. Then it just randomly decides to start working again. Also when this happens, the apps on the iPhone and iPad can't find the receiver. This is the whole reason I bought this receiver, and it simply doesn't work properly. Also sometimes when I press HMG on the remote, it starts HMG, then switches to Internet Radio for no reason.

Airplay is working at the moment. An hour ago it wasn't. Nothing changed. Sometimes it will just stop working mid-song, still show the song as playing, but not output sound. I've read elsewhere that one can have your router give the AVR a static IP address. No idea how to do this, and not sure if it would solve the problem. I'm guessing a firmware update would solve this problem.

THIS HAPPENS TO EVERYONE---ALL THE TIME. Pioneer needs to fix this. And they can, but I think they've abandoned support of this AVR.
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post #1844 of 2589
2/11/12 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by renlopez View Post

Well I've got my 1021 setup to run airplay, but at certain times, the connection seems to drop when playing from my iphone or ipad. Sometimes it stutters and comes back on, other times it cuts off completely and I have to press play on the iphone again to get it going.

I also have an Apple TV 2 connected via ethernet and it does not have the same problems.

Checked firmware on my Pioneer and it's up to date. Any suggestions? I bought this receiver specifically for it's Airplay with Zone 2 capabilities but if it continues to do this consistently, I will have to go a different direction.

Go a different direction. It will drop out or not be connected when you want it to, all the time.
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post #1845 of 2589
2/12/12 at 5:03am
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Originally Posted by toofart View Post


Yep, I leave mine set to Dolby PLIIx movie when I watch TV. If a DD 5.1 signal comes in, it is used. You never have to manually switch, unless you don't like the effect of Dolby PLII on a stereo source.

I have a similar question but in my case, when watching blu rays, sometimes the movie will switch from PCM to stereo at some point before it starts (probably either on the menu screen or maybe even the opening studios shots) and will stay in stereo even when the movie begins. I figure it out as soon as the actors start talking and you can't hear anything other than a soft whisper from the front right or left. I have tried cycling through the different surround modes but they always want to go to the synthetic Dolby PLII surround modes instead of just straight Dolby Digital (PCM). The only thing that seems to work is turning off the receiver and turning it back on, which sucks for several reasons (dark room, restart movie, etc). This only happens when watching blu rays and never for TV (Dish). Anybody know what the problem could be or at least how to change back to PCM mode when it happens? Thanks in advance for the help.
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post #1846 of 2589
2/12/12 at 6:29am
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Originally Posted by Snejenka View Post

Reposted from another thread to here, since I am now an owner.

I'm so frustrated. I just finally got home after a long day of work, was so happy to go pick up my new 1021 K after paying through the nose to have it delivered overnight. I plugged it in and....... It won't turn on. Nothing. No lights, No sounds, and nothing.

I can't find a power switch anywhere, so I assume that the standby / power button is how it gets turned on. The remote won't turn it on either. I tried it on three working outlets.... Nothing.

Please someone tell me I am a moron and am missing something here. Like back when I was 16 and went and bought a new battery in middle of the night only to find out the car didn't turn on because I forgot to push in the clutch. I will gladly settle for that kind of embarrassment.

Nothing in the instructions gives any indication so far that there is some unique way to turn these on.

I have the same issue. Brand new out of the box and it will not power on. The HDMI light comes on for 2 seconds then nothing. Just clicks when you hit the power button.
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post #1847 of 2589
2/12/12 at 1:04pm
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Originally Posted by Bud B View Post

Hi Carpaccio,

Harpo could have gone a bit further with his response...
What he meant to say is, "Do you have a Sub?"

And then go on to say, If you do have a Sub, you will want to set your Sony SS-MF750H floor-standing Speakers to "Small" that will then send the Low Frequency's (LFE) to your Sub and not to your Sony's.

I would also recommend that you set your Crossover to 80Hz, I'm sure that your Sony Floor Standing Speakers will handle 80Hz.

I think that you will have to redo the MCACC with your speakers set to small.
Though I am not 100% sure on that, maybe some others that have done this will chime in.

Good Luck,

Bud B

Thanks for your advice Bud.

I'm completely fine with redoing MCACC, but I'm trying to save my current settings in "MEMORY 1" before I do so, but I'm not sure if the settings have actually been saved yet. I've read the applicable sections in the manual several times and I still haven't seen anything that says "Do this to save your current settings into memory preset 1.". Any ideas on how to do this?

Also, I'm curious as to theory behind setting my (and most according to what I've read here) floorstanding speakers to "SMALL" if they, in fact, what I'd consider "LARGE".

I'm very interested in trying what you're recommending, but I just want to make sure my initial MCACC settings are saved before I change things up in case I ever want to go back to what I had.
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post #1848 of 2589
2/12/12 at 3:58pm
Hi Carpaccio,
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I'm trying to save my current settings in "MEMORY 1" before I do so, but I'm not sure if the settings have actually been saved yet.

On your Remote press "Receiver" next press the "Audio Parameters" button.
The Memory settings should come up, you can scroll through the different Memory Settings, you will probably see 3.
Do it again starting on 4 and you should get 4, 5 and 6 after your next run of MCACC.

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Also, I'm curious as to theory behind setting my (and most according to what I've read here) floorstanding speakers to "SMALL" if they, in fact, what I'd consider "LARGE".

I know that it seems crazy because "Physically" your Floor standing speakers are not Small.
Think of it in "Theory" and not in the "Physical"
Go to page 65 in the OP Manual and read the section that is located at the bottom of the second column from the Left and concluding to the top of the third column from the left.
It tries to explain the Small to Large to Plus settings and setup of your Floorstanding speakers and your Sub.

Good Luck,

Bud B
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post #1849 of 2589
2/12/12 at 4:06pm
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Originally Posted by Carpaccio View Post


Also, I'm curious as to theory behind setting my (and most according to what I've read here) floorstanding speakers to "SMALL" if they, in fact, what I'd consider "LARGE".

I'm very interested in trying what you're recommending, but I just want to make sure my initial MCACC settings are saved before I change things up in case I ever want to go back to what I had.

"small" and "large" really don't mean the physical size of the speaker... "small" means "engage bass management", which virtually everyone with a subwoofer should be doing...
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post #1850 of 2589
2/12/12 at 5:09pm
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Originally Posted by ccotenj View Post

^^^

if it says "pcm", that is what you are sending from the htpc... the htpc decoding the dd signal...

So my PS3 is set to PCM output and I have the same thing on my receiver when I play a blu-ray. I read somewhere it's better for the PS3 to handle the decoding. Obviously opinions vary, but would you say that's the best thing to do?
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post #1851 of 2589
2/12/12 at 7:10pm
Barry, did you ever have any luck with getting your 1021k remote to operate your uverse dvr box?
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post #1852 of 2589
2/13/12 at 10:53am
Anyone else having trouble using Airplay from an off state? If my whole system is off and I try airplay the receiver says what song is playing but won't play audio, network standby is enabled and the receiver will power on with the activation of airplay but it won't play the audio. If I enable airplay while on another source it works fine. While it's not a huge deal for me, it's bugging the **** out of my wife. Firmware is all up to date. Any ideas?
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post #1853 of 2589
2/13/12 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by kjahadi View Post

So my PS3 is set to PCM output and I have the same thing on my receiver when I play a blu-ray. I read somewhere it's better for the PS3 to handle the decoding. Obviously opinions vary, but would you say that's the best thing to do?

if you have a fat ps3, you don't have any choice, as it will not bitstream...

if you have a slim ps3, you can do it either way, however, it does not matter which way... lossless is lossless... it doesn't matter where you unpack the codec...
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post #1854 of 2589
2/13/12 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by kjahadi View Post

So my PS3 is set to PCM output and I have the same thing on my receiver when I play a blu-ray. I read somewhere it's better for the PS3 to handle the decoding. Obviously opinions vary, but would you say that's the best thing to do?

When bitstreaming, you can't use secondary audio (such as PIP commentary). The PS3 handles the switch between lossless audio, and the lossy audio used on commentary tracks automatically, so assuming you've made the correct menu choices on the disc itself, you always know you're getting the best audio available.

Most other players make you think about this and remember to switch modes in the menu. That's why the PS3 is better, and letting the PS3 handle the decoding is preferable.

Having said that, it's worth checking with a given receiver whether, when switching between bitstream and MCHPCM on a Slim, one is louder than the other. Not that louder is better, but just so you know which one's the apple and which one's the orange.
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post #1855 of 2589
2/13/12 at 6:45pm
New 1021 owner here for about 3 weeks. Really like this AVR and nearly everything with setup has gone smooth. However, I'm stuck and need some advice from some of you more experience with this receiver.

It shows up on my network devices and Icontrolav2 app is really cool. I've been able to play music from my desktop using "play to" feature on WMP12. However I can't get my shared music folder to show up on HMG. I see all the Internet radio stations too. Can't figure this out.

My setup: connected to network via Cat5 directly to port on Dlink DIR-655. Computer is Dell 8300 with Windows 7 home premium. I think i configured everything right on the computer (stream settings on WMP, sharing My Music folder). I actually saw my home network in HMG a few days ago, but it said network was "Not Authorized" (I've since lost it after trying all kinds of changes to the computer settings).

I really believe it's something to do with the Dlink router. Not sure why, just that's the component I know the least about. Any suggestions are really appreciated.
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post #1856 of 2589
2/13/12 at 8:06pm
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Originally Posted by dianebrat View Post

US VSX-1021-K units most assuredly do NOT have a front HDMI input.
Older US VSX-1020-K units did, as do EU 1021-k units.

My bad, I have an 1120. Dyslexia FTL!
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post #1857 of 2589
2/13/12 at 9:02pm
So in general how is this unit, I need to juggle around a few receivers and I am just looking for this unit to run a sound bar and a sub, but also a second pair of speakers for stereo. Will this allow for a second zone to be run and switched between the sound bar for HT and a second set of speakers for Stereo? This is a third system and I want some thing very good but not too expensive. It's difficult to make a clear cut decision if you read reviews online anymore as most of them are all over the map! I am also looking at the Onkyo TX-NR609 as I do like the fact it has a HDMI on the front of the unit.

Thanks for any help.....
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post #1858 of 2589
2/13/12 at 9:31pm
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Originally Posted by Hammer1009 View Post

New 1021 owner here for about 3 weeks. Really like this AVR and nearly everything with setup has gone smooth. However, I'm stuck and need some advice from some of you more experience with this receiver.

It shows up on my network devices and Icontrolav2 app is really cool. I've been able to play music from my desktop using "play to" feature on WMP12. However I can't get my shared music folder to show up on HMG. I see all the Internet radio stations too. Can't figure this out.

My setup: connected to network via Cat5 directly to port on Dlink DIR-655. Computer is Dell 8300 with Windows 7 home premium. I think i configured everything right on the computer (stream settings on WMP, sharing My Music folder). I actually saw my home network in HMG a few days ago, but it said network was "Not Authorized" (I've since lost it after trying all kinds of changes to the computer settings).

I really believe it's something to do with the Dlink router. Not sure why, just that's the component I know the least about. Any suggestions are really appreciated.

Mine says not authorized as well except for when I have a player like Windows Media Center running. I can right click on the song in my playlist and select 'play with 1021' and I can browse through all my folders on the receiver afterwards.
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post #1859 of 2589
2/13/12 at 11:01pm
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Originally Posted by ccotenj View Post

"small" and "large" really don't mean the physical size of the speaker... "small" means "engage bass management", which virtually everyone with a subwoofer should be doing...

Ah. That's a new way for me to look at it that makes much more sense. Thank you.
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post #1860 of 2589
2/14/12 at 4:33am
^^^

you are welcome...
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