Yamaha RX-V661 Owners Thread. - Page 123

Originally Posted by kboorman

Hi guys, I have a strange problem I hope you can help me with. I did a quick search of this thread but I didn't see anything like what I'm experiencing.

When I am watching a video source that is connected via hdmi (hd dvd player or stb), my 661 will shut itself off without warning. I'll be sitting there watching a movie and it just cuts off.

If I am watching an hd dvd, I can turn the 661 back on, rewind to a point in the movie prior to shutoff and during replay, the 661 will shut itself off again at the same point in the movie. There are multiple points on multiple discs that are making this happen. To be sure it wasn't a problem with the hd player, I tried the stb as the video source and the 661 shut off again.

I have a standard dvd player hooked up via component and that plays without issue. Listening to audio cd's doesn't cause a problem either.

I have never seen anything like this and my warranty expired one month ago, so I'm really hoping you guys can help me out.

Thanks in advance, Kirk.

Originally Posted by kboorman

Upon further inspection, it is apparent that the hdmi hookups have nothing to do with my problem. It seems that any source material that is in surround, played at moderate volume or higher causes the 661 to kick off. I'm starting to wonder if I just have a shorted speaker somewhere. The two fronts seem ok since the unit didn't kick off in 2 ch playback, so I'll have to check the center and surrounds.

Originally Posted by djg23

I have a question pertaining to the difference in the volume level when listening to sources output in MPCM. For example, if I am watching a movie using Dolby Digital, then switch over to MPCM mode, the volume becomes a lot lower. I really have to turn the volume up from, say, -30db to -20db to get the same volume levels.
Does anyone know what would cause this and how to fix it? It also happens when listening through Pure Direct mode. Thanks.

Originally Posted by luisp

...have you check the speaker wires lately?

Originally Posted by mdaudioguy

Most assuredly, it's a wire that has been shorted somewhere along the way.

Originally Posted by kboorman

This was indeed the problem. An unused RCA cable had fallen onto my center channel banana plugs and one of the plug ends shorted them. The unit wouldn't kick off at low volumes but as soon as a strong signal went to the center..., poof!

What threw me at first was that it just seemed to be happening at particular points on the discs I was watching, but that was only due to the signal going to the center at that particular moment.

Thank God it was just something simple. I don't mind replacing and upgrading when a component fails but I'd have a tough time telling my wife we need a new stereo after only 14 months.

Thanks for your help gentlemen,
Kirk

Originally Posted by SIR NUPE A LOT

Is this model discountinued or something, Dell doesn't have it on their site anymore?

Originally Posted by stu0700

Just a newbie here but I need some advice. Is it possible to run multiple powered Klipsch subs with the v661 and does anyone know the best configuration? Thanks

Originally Posted by morsejh

It would be very helpful to me to know whether someone on this forum has verified in MPCM mode that the rear and side surrounds are not reversed using V661.

Originally Posted by morsejh

My only 7.1 source is a new laptop that outputs PCM over HDMI generated from nVidia GeForce 9 series hardware (supplied by HP). Testing the surrounds from the Yamaha Manual setup, each test tone comes from each speaker it is supposed to back left surround is back left surround; side left surround is side left surround. Dolby Digital and DTS signals from multiple sources (and this laptop) have surround sound correctly channeled to the side surrounds. However, when I fire up something in 7.1 LPCM, the left rear surround comes out the left side surround, vice versa, and same reversal on the right side (there's a nice test file on Microsoft's site). Since I have seen many of you posting success with 7.1 via MPCM, I am not ready to blame Yamaha for this. The 7.1 sound is new for HP. In fact, when I called HP about this, their first response was the laptop couldn't produce 7.1, unless I walked the support person through the menus to do so (actually, there is no 5.1 output via PCM, only 7.1, so that point was pretty clear). It would be very helpful to me to know whether someone on this forum has verified in MPCM mode that the rear and side surrounds are not reversed using V661. Knowing that, I would know either that I have the weirdest defect I've ever seen with the Yamaha specific to my unit, or the nVidia hardware is not assembling the PCM channels in the right order. Also, if anyone is aware of any setting that could possibly do this, let me know. I am getting all 8 channels discretely, just side and rear surrounds are swapped.

Originally Posted by Wabbasa

Sorry if this has been asked before but I was unable to locate this issue in this thread. I am having issues using the 7.1 analog audio inputs on my rx-v661 receiver. Recently I purchased the Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu Ray player and would like to take advantage of its analog outputs since this receiver does not decode the new audio codecs. If it matters I did update the firware on the BDP-51FD to the latest on Pioneers website. I can set the Pioneer to use analog audio out and have video set to HDMI, however I cannot get any sound out of my receiver when set to analog. Where is the setting I need to change on the receiver to make this work? I tried pressing the audio select button on the remote while on the correct input, changed it from hdmi to analog but there is still no sound. Is this an issue with the receiver or the player? Getting frustrated, spent the extra coin to get analog outs and now I cant get them to work.

Thanks for any help you can give.

Originally Posted by dc80

Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. I've got an Xbox,
PS3, and HD cable box running through the 661 to a Samsung 850 LCD and Yamaha YSP soundbar. The tv is new and before, I had to use component because the old tv wouldn't support HDMI. If I run anything through the receiver, the picture will cut out and stay out after a few seconds. If I run things directly to the tv via HDMI, there are no problems.

Originally Posted by ptwob126

I'm having the same problem. After 4 months of the same connections, my picture cuts out from my HD DVR and my Blu Ray when it is connected to the RX-661 receiver. Both pictures are normal when I run the HDMI cable directly to the TV. Why would it stop working all of the sudden?

My initial thoughts: receiver may be overheating, in/out HDMI processor is failing.

Originally Posted by samgoods

My question is relatively simple: what is the advantage to passing video thru this receiver?
I currently get my sound from both via optical (fiber) audio cable...and I seem to get all the sounds via Surr Decode on the receiver.

Originally Posted by brenthenry

Hi folks,
I've had my 661 for a couple of years now and never had a problem. Until yesterday... I connected my iPod into my Docking Station (Yamaha YDS-11). I hit play and after a few seconds the 661 just shuts off? I checked the manual, and it kind of looks like the protection circuit kicked in? Although that is hard to confirm.

So I started to try different options... don't have a problem playing the built-in Tuner, or my satellite tv or my Blu-ray player (both connected via HDMI).

The manual suggests that there might be a short occuring in the speaker wires... so I checked all of the speaker connections and they are all good, both on the back of the 661 and on the speakers.

So then I went back to my iPod and tried disconnecting and reconnecting the cable... seemed to be in there quite good? Then I found that if I played the music at a low-ish volume... it did not have a problem. But as soon as I turned it up a bit (somewhere around -25)... it cut out, regardless of what song I was playing?

Has anyone ever experienced such a problem with the protection circuitry? Or anything like this before?

Thanks for your help,
Brent.