Official Onkyo 605 Owners Thread - Page 328

Originally Posted by LansdaleHokie

I've had a 605 and had my ps3 connected to it for about a year now, but i'm just now getting into noticing certain things, and i'm wondering how to best use this.

Here are my questions:
1 - If I go into my ps3 sound settings and set it up as 'auto', and then go back to the main menu it appears that it always defaults to PCM. Is this normal? If I want to switch to bitstream is there an easier way to do that than going into the sound settings and setting everything up manually and only selecting dolby digital and dts options?

2 - If I setup the audio options as 'auto' on the PS3 and I then go to the 605 options, if my ps3 is setup as the DVD input.........if I go to the source setup and set the DVD input option for when it receives a Dolby Digital signal to output PLIIx Game, will that be what the Onkyo outputs whenever I play something on the PS3 that outputs in DD?

3 - I have a 6.1 system, and the PS3 audio is setup as 'auto'. Why is it that my display on the 605 says DVD MultiCh, and when i hit the display button it says multich 7.1?

Originally Posted by Carsfanatic

I would assume since you stated in 3. that it displays MultiCh 7.1 that you are connected using HDMI?

The PS3 does have a bug that if 7.1 audio is selected even if a 7.1 source isn't being played it sends the "signal" to the AVR that it is still sending 7.1 even though it may only be 5.1 or even just stereo. The only way to really know what your getting is you can hear which speakers are really outputting sound and which aren't. You can of course un-check the boxes for all the 7.1 and then it will not display the 7.1 anymore. If your connected via HDMI there is no reason to Bitstream just have it output PCM and your set. The PCM audio that the 605 displays that is is receiving is the decoded DD/DTS audio and is the same as it would be if the 605 decoded it itself there is no reason to have to toggle the audio formats using the PS3.

Originally Posted by LansdaleHokie

yes, I am connected to my 605 via HDMI and out of my 605 via HDMI. So are you saying to just go to the audio options and keep the setup as auto? Seems like when I do that the PS3 "defaults" to PCM, but as previously noted it shows as 7.1 PCM. I guess it's just a minor inconvenience for another day or so until my 806 comes in and the 605 moves upstairs. Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by Nucleartiger

From everything I could find online the Vandersteens are 8ohm speakers.

I have put my original speakers back in service and checked all my wiring. There is nothing touching. The first time it happened the banana plugs were firmly seated into the back of the Vandersteen's and had been in use for about 2 minutes or so.

I left it unplugged until right before I went to bed at which point I did the software reset from the owner's manual and it played just fine for about 5 minutes. I turned it off and went to bed and then tried to check it this morning. It played for about 10 minutes or so using the HDMI connection before it shut back down at around a constant 40-45 sound level.

I guess I am just going to have to pull my entertainment center apart and send it in to Onkyo for service. I have only had it for 6 months.

Hopefully I won't have to wait too long to get it serviced and returned.

Originally Posted by LansdaleHokie

yes, I am connected to my 605 via HDMI and out of my 605 via HDMI. So are you saying to just go to the audio options and keep the setup as auto? Seems like when I do that the PS3 "defaults" to PCM, but as previously noted it shows as 7.1 PCM. I guess it's just a minor inconvenience for another day or so until my 806 comes in and the 605 moves upstairs. Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by Carsfanatic

I would assume since you stated in 3. that it displays MultiCh 7.1 that you are connected using HDMI?

The PS3 does have a bug that if 7.1 audio is selected even if a 7.1 source isn't being played it sends the "signal" to the AVR that it is still sending 7.1 even though it may only be 5.1 or even just stereo. The only way to really know what your getting is you can hear which speakers are really outputting sound and which aren't. You can of course un-check the boxes for all the 7.1 and then it will not display the 7.1 anymore. If your connected via HDMI there is no reason to Bitstream just have it output PCM and your set. The PCM audio that the 605 displays that is is receiving is the decoded DD/DTS audio and is the same as it would be if the 605 decoded it itself there is no reason to have to toggle the audio formats using the PS3.

Originally Posted by mjoc13

Hi Everyone,

I have a Q about the 605 and component in 1080p.
The xbox 360 can send 1080p over component, i'm wondering if the receiver can pass that through to hdmi or is the analog inputs limited some how?

thanks

Originally Posted by unclepauly

Analog in > 480/720P out over hdmi. I think the 606 does 1080P analog in digital out. Sorry but you're better off going analog in analog out as the signal goes untouched(afaik).

Originally Posted by unclepauly

I do. Component 1080P in to 605 and then component 1080P out to TV. Works beautifully. HDMI 1080P in to 605 and then HDMI 1080P out to TV works fine also. You just can't interchange them or something gets screwed(to put it plainly).

Originally Posted by mjoc13

thanks again.

here is my setup
- 360 via 1080p
- ps3 via hdmi

i was hoping to have the 360 and ps3 ->605 -> tv all in 1080p done by hdmi
and also with no video processing by the 605 (up or down converting). But according to this thread, the 605 doesn't alter the source, but yet it has the fajorie (or whatever) processor....

Originally Posted by MrRoy

I am having an issue too. When listening to certain movies, my FR speaker sounds a little distorted with the higher frequency sounds. I have swapped the speaker wire and the speaker but the distortion remains. This leads me to believe that there is an issue with the channel. Has anyone ever dealt with this?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by AngryBadger75

I have a new set of speakers on the way to make the move from 5.1 to 7.1 I've been reading the owner's manual but I'm still not clear on how best to set up the receiver to emulate 7.1 for non 7.1 sources. Here are the sources I use, suggestions?

stereo from directv bitstream (music and SD tv)
5.1 from directv bitstream (HDTV in Dolby Digital)
5.1 from ps3 bitstream (DVDs in Dolby Digital)
5.1 from ps3 pcm (DVDs in Dolby Digital)
5.1 from ps3 pcm (BluRay in TruHD, DTSHD)
7.1 from ps3 pcm (BluRay in TruHD, DTSHD)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by thug108

hey guys i was wondering if you could help me i have my ps3 hooked up to my sr605 via hdmi cables but when i have it set to play dts master and dolby trueHD it doesnt play sound from the rear speakers in my 5.1 setup. what am i doing wrong?

Originally Posted by AngryBadger75

1) Ok I think I've figured out that I can set everything bitstream/compressed to Dolby PLIIx and it will take anything between 2 channels and 5.1 and emulate 7.1 with it. That's my best option right?
2) It won't emulate 7.1 with 5.1 TruHD or DTSHD though will it, I think I have to trade in to a 606 to do that?
3) Of course I'm using my ps3 as a bluray player anyway and it sends it as multichannel-pcm/uncompressed so the onkyo isn't going to touch the processing, just amplify it right? And I don't see anything in the ps3 menu to turn 5.1 into 7.1 before sending it to the onkyo.
4) For my ps3 input when listening to truhd what is the difference between selecting "direct" or "multichannel" on the onkyo to handle the miltichannel-pcm/uncompressed stream from the ps3?

Originally Posted by kplex

4. The biggest difference is Direct turns off bass management

Originally Posted by AngryBadger75

Thanks for the reply. Can you expand on that? What is bass management? I'm sending multichannel-pcm for TruHD and DTSHD from the ps3 to the 605 and I can choose to have the 605 either apply direct or multichannel to it. What exactly is the difference?

Originally Posted by AngryBadger75

Can anyone clarify the difference between direct and multichannel processing modes, specifically how they would affect something like truhd passed through multichannel from a ps3?