The "Official" Onkyo TX-NR905 Thread - Page 290

I think you are probably hearing exactly what I described like a relay clicking. It clicks in high pace - like a buzzer if you like.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...3#post20557963

My 905 is probably from the same period as yours, so presumably this is the next 'common' issue with theese units.

The thoughs seams to be that it is the hdmi input board that is in need of some TLC.

On my 905 it gets worse - it started with the input from the iptv box, and now I also have it on the Dune media player input, so I need to take action soon.

If I find the time, I might do a visual inspection this week-end, looking for very bad capacitors and so on. Don't think I'll have any time to do serious fault finding though.

I've had my 905 since the day it hit shelves and am relatively happy with it. I've done all the necessary firmware upgrades and everything is running tip top except for one thing. About a week ago my PS3 stopped producing a picture. I've tried 3 different hdmi cables nothing. I can plug in the PS3 directly to my tv and it works fine, also i can plug in any other device into the same input the PS3 was plugged into on my onkyo and they work fine. I've tried every hdmi input on the onkyo for the PS3 and no dice. The onkyo even reads multichannel on the front but no picture. If anyone has any idea what the issue is, please share. Thanks

I concur with Jon S however, to rule out the receiver, you may want to try changing the HDMI port (on your receiver) that you've got the PS3 installed onto, and see if you have an image.

I have also seen where if there is an analog input mapped to a given device input, it may interfere with the HDMI input, so a review of your settings may be in order (in the event that someone may have been messing around in your setup menu).

I'm buying an epson tw6000 beamer, which can display 3d content.
If i use a media player or bluray player for 3d movies,
Can i use it with my receiver with hdmi passthrough or some other setting or do i need to buy another receiver?

Thanks,
Egbert

Both Panasonic and Samsung make blu ray players that have dual HDMI outputs..both widely available

I have owned two different Samsung models and two different Panasonics

I have the Samsung 6700 current but used to have the 7900...ditto with the Panasonic 300 and 350 models from last year

If you want one on the cheap...look at ebay for last years models from both manufacturers
Samsung has better network interfaces and apps...the Panasonic is more beefy unit and has 7.1 analog audio

Warren

I think that my HDMI board has finally crapped out. I'm getting the horizontal pink and green lines on the screen, this sucks. Time to just connect all of my HDMI's directly to the tv. Does anyone know how much it would cost to get fixed, it's well out of warranty?

Thanks for the link.

Congrats!

By putting the word "Official" in your title, as the OP you agree to update the 1st thread with FAQ's so the so that the discussion will not reinvent itself every other day with redundant questions that have already been answered.

Enjoy the unit!
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Thank you very much for posting this information!!

This also happens at the end of How to Train your Dragon... when the kid goes to slam/shut the door it sounds like a huge "Crack" type explosion.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Could someone who has the firmware upgrade CD simply post a disc image of it? I'd be happy to host it if I could get it emailed to me.

I don't actively use my 905 any longer, but I am planning to sell it soon, so it'd be nice to do the firmware upgrade before I sell it...but not nice enough to lose a little bit of my soul by spending time on the phone with Onkyo's customer "service" reps.

Jon-

I tried this with an audio CD and it worked (and is free as long as the resulting CD is 300MB or less), so here's what I did...

You need to copy the Onkyo-provided CD to two files: a BIN file and a CUE file. There's a shareware program called "PowerISO Maker" that will let you do this very easily and for free (using the trial version). PowerISO will also let you burn the BIN/CUE files to disc for free as long as they're smaller than 300MB.

Anyway, here's how you'll convert the Onkyo audio CD to two disc image files:

Once you've installed the software (don't worry, it's legit), click on the "Tools" menu, then click on "Make CD/DVD/BD Image file..." Make sure you've already inserted the Onkyo disc in your optical drive, and select that drive from the "Source drive:" drop-down menu. Since it's an audio CD that you're trying to make an image of, the software will default to a BIN-formatted output. Click on the "..." button, select where you want to save the image, type a filename ("onkyo" seems appropriate), and click "OK." That's it! It takes a minute or two to create the two files (onkyo.cue and onkyo.bin), but that's all you should have to do.

Once you're done, you can email me the files and I'll post them for others to download. TIA and let me know!

Also, if you can get the BIN/CUE files generated, we'll also need the procedure for actually updating the receiver. Is that posted somewhere already?

Shareware? I've been pretty much able to make an image out of any disc with IMGBURN, and it's *free*. Data discs can be ripped to ISO.

http://www.imgburn.com/

The problem is that the Onkyo disc in question is an audio CD, not a data CD.

I stumbled across that shareware program because its previous version was able to copy an audio CD to a single image file. However, I couldn't get the older version to work in Windows 7, but the newer version seemed to do okay.

I'm sure there are other solutions out there (IMGBURN looks like it supports BIN and CUE files so presumably it'd work too), but I figured a shareware solution was acceptable since Jon's only going to need to use it one time.

I didn't spend hours looking for an optimal solution, just one that Jon could use quickly and easily to get the CD image files posted.

I tried IMGBURN and I like the interface better. So Jon, there's another option (and it'll also spit out BIN and CUE files from an audio CD).

Thank you for the heads up on this.

I do have a 905 and Star Wars Blu Ray; therefore I need to update.

Yes, as a matter of fact it will give you an error message if you try to save an audio CD as an ISO. You can do BIN/CUE or (as I do) IMG.

The program will also burn all these formats.

Does this affect the 805 as well? I have the latest official firmware from a few years back.

I have a Onkyo TX-905NR unit with the following versions:
Software info
Main Version 9 1.09/08414A
DSP1 08214A
DSP2 07518A
DSP3 07820B
HDMI 07706A
VIDEO 07606EO/
NET 1.01/070731z

I have the Starwars blue ray complete saga collection and playing on the LG Bluray/HD player BH200 firmware Rev 00702 and no sound bomb occurs. played chapter 16 and even started on chapter 15 play thru to 17 and no sound pop (sound was at 35 db).

sound on player set to primary HDMI Pass Thru at 192 khz sampling freq.

Yes I tried skipping directly to chapter 16 and no sound bomb. the LG is set for pass thru (ie. letting the 905 do the decoding). the 905 is showing DTS-HD MSTR on the display.

not sure if I am running a later firmware then you. If you go to your webpage for your NR-905 what is the software information showing?

Chapter 16 is where the imperial ship is show flying over and then they cut to the inside of the death-star and Darth Vader chokes the officer who does not believe in the force... correct?

Onkyo agreed to send the update firmware. They did some internal phone calls to confirm eligbility, but called back and said yes fairly promptly. Discs are on their way, but so far they have acted admirably.

I just called Onkyo and he new exactly to what I was referring. He said that he was also going to send me an optical cable along with the disc. I love it when I expect to have to jump through hoops and bend over backwards, then it turns out to be easy peasy

@Jon , You mentioned in the 906 thread that after updating, there is a delay in the audio returning after having paused the movie with DTS MA tracks. Do you notice the same delay with the 905?