The "Official" Denon AVR-4306 Thread - Page 77

Could be your HDMI card is getting ready to fail. Not common, but it's been known to happen. Unless you have an extended warranty, they're usually about $600 to replace.

I connected my 4306's center channel preamplifier output to a separate power amplifier. While I'm watching a video, the center speaker volume will spontaneously decrease to where I can't even hear the dialog anymore. I ran white noise through it using the channel level adjustment function, and I could hear the noise getting louder and softer.

This problem does not occur when the speaker is connected directly to the power amp output of the AVR. However, I have tried two different power amps and get the same result with both. In fact, I bought a used Bryston PowerPac 120 because I assumed the problem was with the Tandberg 3006a amp I initially tried.

What could be causing this? Why doesn't it occur when using the AVR's power amp? Doesn't the AVR use the same preamp to feed the power amp section as it uses for the preamp outputs on the back of the receiver?

I'm having the same problem. I'm getting no network lights on the router or the AVR-4306 network jack. I have tried several known good cables with no success (and I'm plugged in to the ethernet jack). Does that mean the receiver's network port is dead?

Thanks in advance.

Part 1 Setup:

Directv HR21-200 => HDMI-1 Cable => AVR-4306 => HDMI-2 Cable => LG 55LW6500

How am I able to watch ESPN3D on my LG 55LW6500? Just watched it last night.

HDMI-1 Cable is a Perfect Path 500 Series
HDMI-2 Cable is a Perfect Path 600 Series

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DirecTV doesn't broadcast in full 1080p 3D, rather only 720p or 1080i.

Thanks for the info jdsmoothie.

I had a feeling it was something like that.

Hi. I have a 4306 and am having one heck of a time programming the FM Tuner Presets. I think I am following what it says in the Denon manual but for the life of me I can't figure out how to manually tune an FM station and store it in, say, A4 for example. Help!

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The manual can certainly be confusing at times ... the key thing to remember is that most of the buttons that need to be pressed are located on the LCD display in the middle of the remote.

You may find it easier to program radio presets using the web-based interface for the 4306.

Assuming the receiver is connected to your home network, type the IP address of the receiver into the address bar of a web browser. Something like:

http://192.168.0.XXX

Where XXX is the number assigned to the receiver. You can find the IP address in the "Network" section of the receiver's onscreen display.

You can then find the page that lets you tune the radio channels, and assign them to presets.

OK, now I am forgetting everything I knew about IP addresses. The DENON says it is 192.168.001.100 but nothing happens when I type that into my address line.

OK, got it. Mucho thanks!!!

The Denon AVR-4306 is getting old,

Compiled fuppes svn 0.691 yesterday, no longer .wav files are playing, i wish DENON did upgrade it's DNLA 1.0 to 1.5 as the newer units from 08 series works great with fuppes svn 0.691 source.

picked up one in a bunch of other things it is of course missing the remote and has cosmetic damage to the rear left side near the ethernet port and it works perfectly thanks for the help

There's a couple on eBay now with current bids of $250 or so and one used Buy it Now for $750 ... so likely somewhere in that range. It's got limited HDMI inputs, is only HDMI 1.1, and has the older version of Audyssey MultEQ XT. Although still very capable, it's been surpassed with newer models at much lower cost.

This is my first post ever to this venerable forum, from which I've learned so much over the years. The help of 4308 guru(s) would be massively appreciated!

I am the owner of like-new AVR-4306. It was taken off the job for which it was purchased a couple of weeks after installation because audio output was malfunctioning....... and put in storage for five or six years . . . . until last week. Curious if anyone thinks the following could be corrupted FIRMWARE issues, or if they point to and obvious type of hardware malfunction that would be worth repairing out-of-warranty. I don't have access to a Windows XP machine, so updating firmware (via two-step to main ver. 01.00, sub ver. 00.50, DSP ver. 00.04) is something I don't want to get after unless someone thinks its worth the effort! Also don't want to pay to send it in only to find out it is going to be ridiculously expensive to fix.

OK folks, here goes: So when unit is playing in 2-channel mode (either pure direct or direct/stereo) unit sounds perfect, otherwise:

1) INPUT ASSIGNMENT ISSUES: Analog audio inputs only work when the digital inputs are set to "none" for a given device. (i.e. "CD" inputs are not recognized by the machine unless the default digital input for the CD ("Coax-1") is set "None" in the audio-input menu. Once digital is disabled, analog input works.

3) SOURCE SELECTION ISSUES: When you try to switch between sources (say CD to Tuner) the amp does not "click" to the new input . . . . . the only way to get it to work is to power-down (from the small main button) and then the amp recognizes the input and works fine (on either "Pure Direct" or "Direct/Stereo" . . . though you can not switch between them without powering down). NOTE: every once in a while . . . . . for just a small window of time . . . . source selection works properly. (This intermittence makes me think bad connection on some board or other).

2) Multi-channel audio modes, including DSP, do not work . . . . . and then may do for a short time . . . . and no clearly identifiable reason. When I first networked the amp and opened it up from the browser everything worked for five minutes (including multi-chanel output) ..... then nothing. (At least the amps for those channels work).

I guess I don't know enough about how these amps work to understand if input-assignment, input selection, multi-channel output and audio processing modes all point to a single recognizable type of failure (i.e. are the same and related) or suggest a more systematic issue (like corrupted firmware). I also don't know if it is a clear sign of something not worth fixing out of warrantee. Its just that this amp is truly brand-new in condition which seems a waste.

SO ...... any help on this issue would be hugely appreciated. Just don't want to spend money to send it in for service if it is something I could fix myself (firmware) or is something so expensive that there is no point! Also, I have not tested the video-switching b/c I don't have any display at this location. But when we pulled the unit off the job I don't remember any video problems (besides the HDMI issues with cable and sat boxes which we got around using component connections.

Thanks for you help with this. If I could make this work it would be a serious enhancement for me.

Probably the first thing you should do is to follow the advice from jdsmoothie's signature:


If that works, it is a good idea to update to the latest firmware. You only have to do it once - the 4306 firmware is unlikely to ever be updated again. Just track down someone with an old laptop running XP that you can borrow for a day or two.

Thanks chmilar. Unfortunately resetting (via "Night" + "Room EQ" at power-up) has been my default after every avenue of exploration. Good news is that I now know every page of the setup menus intimately. Bad news is that I've got the above-mentioned input assignment, selection, and output issues. Any thoughts as to whether there is ANY chance that its a corrupted firmware issue rather than a bad board? Going to get a hold of an xp machine and try the two-step update, but not feeling to confident that it will work ...... still easier and cheaper than sending it to Denon!

I don't know. My 4306 has not suffered from any malfunctions. I bought it when it was introduced and went through a couple of firmware updates with no issues, and it is still running fine. So, beyond the obvious things, which you have already tried, I can't make any recommendations.

Hello folks,
I haven't been to this site for a while and thought I'd check in.
As long as I'm here, I have a situation that may be a programming or possibly a hardware issue.
I noticed the other night that my volume will only go to -2.0db. I went into the setup menu and set the volume for no limit, yet I can only get it to go to -2.0db.
Is there something I'm missing in the setup menu?
I only noticed this problem when I was trying to increase the volume for some whispered dialog during a movie.

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Is this for all sources or just one particular source? You may want to try resetting the microprocessor (see instructions in your Owner's manual).

I have noticed this volume limitation if you have the gain set too high on the individual channel settings. Do you have the channel levels set to near 0 db or are they set to a + setting?

Andre'

This has to do with the MulitEQ thingy. Attach the mic and do a setup. It should fix the issue. I had this problem a while back when it was new, and called Denon. They told me to do that and it fixed the problem. Good luck.

NAS4Free now can stream again to the AVR-4306 as the Denon-4306 profile has been added to NAS4Free.

Already did rip about 900 CD's to my NAS4Free server i did build

Net-audio works so great.

I had not heard of NAS4Free, but I just looked it up. I will do more reading on the subject.

I've recently started using FreeNAS, which seems very similar to NAS4Free. NAS4Free looks to be ahead in terms of the FreeBSD version (9.0 for NAS4Free vs. 8.2 for FreeNAS-Beta3).

It looks like NAS4Free supports FUPPES for DLNA server, while FreeNAS uses MiniDLNA. Both support Firefly as another music server.

Dutchman, are you using the FUPPES server, or Firefly? (Or something else entirely?)

Fuppes is thw way to go

NAS4Free is basicly 5 years of original freenas code that still is being developed under a new brandname as iXsystems has got the brandname in hands nowdays.

My advise is to stay away from FreeNAS 8 made by iXsystems for a long list of reasons that is however totally oftopic of denon AVR-4306.


Nas4Free enabled UPnP with Denon profile does his job.

Thanks, Dutchman.

Using IE9 and TVersity has produced very inconsistent results for me lately. I am hoping that installing Nas4Free might solve that. I have Nas4Free on an iso CD ready to install. However, before I install, I would appreciate help with the following questions -

1. Does Nas4Free need a separate drive in which to install or can I install it on my C drive? If it needs to be installed in a separate drive, can i partition my c drive and use it? I am confused because I read somewhere that Nas4Free is an OS that overwrites the disk's contents.
2. I am using win 7 home edition with all my data stored in different networked drives in a Linux computer. Will Nas4Free serve this data (from my Linux computer) on to the Denon AVR-4306?

Hello, i just got a used AVR-4306 from a friend . I am having issues getting audio signal from my Panasonic TV to my AVR-4306 via optical input. I have tried all 5 inputs (with different cables ) and still get nothing. I have also checked this same setup with my other receiver AVR-3805 and it works perfectly.
Please let me know if i am doing something wrong and/or i should try something else.

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Whenever you get a used AVR, it's always best to reset the microprocessor (check Owner's manual) to restore all the previous Owner's settings to the factory default settings. Once done, that should resolve your issue.

I have a 4306 and need help with a workaround for the Zone 2 limitation. We have a 5.1 setup in our living room and two speakers in a Florida room. When I bough the unit I thought I would be able to play whatever was playing on Zone 1 on Zone 2. I've since learned of the digital limitation. Is there a way to take an output from the 4306 of what's playing on Zone 1 and output it through the speakers? If I have to buy another amp or something similar I'll do it.

Thanks for your suggestions.

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Yes ... also connect a set of analog RCA cables from the source to the AVR.