The "official" Yamaha RX-V671 thread. 7.1-Channel Network AVR - Page 12

Does anyone know how to set the 671 so Zone 2 is OFF at power on? Every time I turn the receiver on I have to remember to turn zone 2 off (those speakers are outside on my deck). I looked in the manual and on-screen and can't fimd a setting for this.

any help welcome

G'day all,

I have a very mundane question, but I was hoping that someone may be able to help.

I have all my mp3's loaded on a DNS-323 NAS which has a built in UPNP AV Server.

The RX-V671 sees the NAS, and when I select music, I can browse by artist, genre, album etc. The problem is, when I play the individual song, it does not display any of the ID3 tag information. It just uses the filename as the title with the .mp3 extension and all. The strange thing is, I have a album art embedded in each of the tracks (.jpg file) and it detects and displays this properly.

Any one else seen this behaviour? Or is it just the way I have tagged the files?

It works beautifully with Yamaha's AVcontrol iPhone/iPad/iTouch app. Make sure it's the correct app.

Have you tried using the computer/laptop interface - you log into your 671 by just typing the IP address into your browser - I have Zone 2 turned off this way and it does not turn back on unless I turn it on.

The OP seems to be unable to remember to turn zone 2 off before he turns the AVR off. Under those circumstances, when the AVR is next powered up, zone 2 is also on, which seems to be the OP's gripe.

Hi, just got my 671 today and upgraded the firmware. The internet functions seem to work fine with Pandora, but the SiriusXM internet radio fails to log me in.

I am a subscriber to the Sirius internet radio service and it works on my computer and iphone. I have input the user/pwd 4 or 5 times checking for typos.

I'm wondering if the length of my username or the mixed case password could be the issue. My login length and character set is as follows:

username: abcdefg.abcdef@abcdef.com
password: aBC123d

Is anyone else experiencing login issues with Sirius Internet radio?

Thank you!

ps - meanwhile, I'll test the trial on a dummy email account.

Thanks willbguy, I've downloaded this and it does work great. I'm still interested in a list of the commands and feedback protocol for automation purposes if anyone knows a source. And, if anyone is using Yamaha's Receiver Manager, I'd appreciate advice on getting started with that. In particular, a link to download it (presuming it's compatible with the 671.

Strange - When I set up my Macbook Pro or Mac Mini to output 5.1 audio using an optical cable (which works fine with my Sony surround sound unit), this RX-V671 doesn't decode the multi-channel output. The screen says "PCM", and it only provides stereo.

Has anyone set up a Mac (mini or otherwise) to output 5.1 surround via optical cable and had success? I want to know if it's the receiver or something else. If it's the receiver, it goes back.

l am getting the yamaha 671, but i want to run both the lcd and mits hc4000 through it. (one at a time )
does the same logic of hdmi cables apply to these splitter's i.e. it doesn't matter how costly and what brand they are, the functionality remains quite the same. will there be absolutely no degradation in the video quality, than if i was using just the single out of the reciever.
do they support 3d and all audio signals including dts ma & true hd or does the audio part not even matter as the reciever takes care of it.

sorry if these question's seem noobish.

Each version of RM is usually specific to a single model or related group of models. The recent one for the x67 series is worth a try but it may not work. When you run it you'll have to choose one of the older models that it lists as supported, and hope it will then work with the 671. You can download it from this link.

The protocol used by the iPhone App is the complicated HTTP one, and not the much simpler TCP protocol that also exists for the A series. If you're lucky the 671 also supports the simple protocol, in which case it will be listening on TCP port 50000. From a Windows command prompt try

telnet 192.168.x.x 50000

(after substituting your receiver's actual IP address) and if it gives an error message that the connection failed, then it's not listening on port 50000 (make sure to turn the receiver on first, or enable Network Standby). The HTTP protocol is also documented, but a real pain to use.

Thanks very much Kriktsemaj. I was able to open the telnet, send a few commands and I received feedback. (By the way, this [new] receiver does time out after around 40 seconds.) I understand what I have to do to keep it alive...

So, the good news is that the rx uses the simplified TCP commands you refer to.

I found some of your posts from back in December on the RX-A1000/2000/3000 site (page 90) offering a URL that lists these commands but when I click on the link, AVS returns an error that states the attachment can't be found (broken link?). Is there another source where I might find these commands?

Again, your help is greatly appreciated.

This link should still work. Unzip everything and then just open the index.html file which lets you navigate the various files.

Since these docs were written for the x67 series I suppose they may be missing a few commands that are new to the x71, but it's good to know the 671 is not cripppled and does support this method.

could someone plz respond to my hdmi splitter post, i m new to all this, this will be my first reciever. any help would b appreciated.

not sure I understand your question but here goes; features like 3D and (more importantly to me) ARC require HDMI 1.4(a) compliance. The new ethernet channel not used much yet, but builds-in some future.

1) I was so excited when I got my 671 and a new 55" Vizio t.v. and I needed one extra HDMI cable; so I went to a big box store which conveniently had no other cables except the hyper expensive "M" brand. I bought it, knowing I'd return it. When my other HDMI cable was delivered from Amazon, costing 90% less, I was curious - switched cables a few times and watched 2D and 3D content. No difference except the exorbitant premium for the infamous "M" brand.

2) Some of us have used gaming adapters, Airport Express, and ethernet splitters to cleverly rig a 671 WiFi connection w/ no degradation of WiFi signal or throughput. My 671 does occasionally lose the WiFi connection and a simple power off/power on reconnects every time. I don't think this is the yammi as much as microwave oven use, and other signal interruptions.

3) It would seem logical if the splitter is 1.4 compliant, there should be lossless throughput.

Lastly - there are other receivers that have dual HDMI outs - but they do tend to be a bit pricier.

I am very happy so far with my new 671...

It is working for me with no problems. (sound quality is crappy though). I logged in using my internet radio service as well. I'm not sure why your log in is not working. I would go into your account and edit your log in info and see if that helps.

I setup the Power Amp to be 7 ch + 1 zone as another post link explained, which enables zone 2 vol control. I have a 5.1 system in my main zone. Will the power amp setting take away from my main speakers since it's feeding two speaker outputs that aren't set up?

As I interpret your question, no, it won't .

I just opened my rx-v671 tonight and connected directv to my vizio with all hdmi no problem. However, when I tried connecting the playstation 3 via hdmi to the receiver, when i switch the receiver to that hdmi port (hdmi 2), i get nothing---no sound, no picture.

If I hook the ps3 directly to the vizio via hdmi, it works fine (picture and sound).

I notice that when the directv is running (wonderfully), the red "hdmi out" light on the front of the receiver stays lit solidly. However, when I switch to hdmi 2 for the ps3, the red "hdmi out" light blinks intermittently.

The I have tried 2 or 3 different hdmi cables, so it's not that. I have tried messing with the ps3 settings, but they are all on hdmi (video and sound), and I have tried all the hdmi inputs on the receiver (hdmi 2 - hdmi 5 plus the one on the front of the receiver), all with no luck.

Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated...

thanks phoenixone. I have a feeling it's the length or character set. I do have the dock for my my car's xm. It sounds like that will just be better overall for sound quality.

Thanks for confirming it works fine. I'll work on it.

thanks AGAIN phoenixone.

The issue is resolved (for anyone interested)
My XM login to my account and internet radio were the same - an email address over 20 characters. When I logged on to sirius.com to change my internet radio username it stated "between 6 and 20 characters". While mine was currently 25 characters, it worked perfectly everywhere except on the Yamaha. My old username have been granfathered in from the old pre-XM-merger days. Simply changing the username to conform to 6-20 characters fixed the issue.

I have an audio problem with this unit. Maybe someone can help me...

I cannot get the RX-V671 to decode AC3 5.1 audio from either the Optical Output or the HDMI Output (Thunderbolt port + adapter...yes, it handles audio) of my Apple Mac Mini or my MacBook Pro. These units DO PUT OUT proper 5.1 surround sound, because they are properly decoded by my Sony Surround Sound AV receiver (I get full surround from that unit). The RX-671 properly plays PCM stereo-encoded output from these computers (front panel says "PCM"), but when I play a disc or file that is encoded in AC3 5.1 surround sound, the RX-V671 front panel says "Decoder Off" when using optical input, or "PCM" when using HDMI input, but in both cases there is NO AUDIO at all.

So my question is: does this receiver recognize and decode AC3 5.1 surround sound? If so, any ideas why it might not be working for me?

thanks....chico

If it says PCM 2-ch, then that's what it is receiving on the input.

Its all good I have my Onkyo TX-NR709 @ +4 watching movies -10 is just about fully loud then +4 is full theatre sound

I really think all home theatre recievers are very low in volume .strange it is

Newegg has the Rx-V671 at the best price I've seen. $369 ($180 off) with coupon code EMCYTZT683.

Glad I could help!

Any help here would be appreciated. I have combed the internet for 2 days straight and tried many combinations of settings, to no avail.

Thank you.

Isn't life grand...

I found the problem. It's not the receiver. Turns out Apple broke something in their OS version 10.6.8 and only just fixed it in 10.7.1. Now the receiver works with my Macs, full Dolby surround. Sweet.

More info if anybody is interested: https://discussions.apple.com/thread...art=0&tstart=0

Sorry if this sounds redundant, but are you sure you have latest PS3 firmware update?

just curious - where did you find the code?