new marantz sr7002, sr8002 receivers - Page 78

I am having a problem streaming music from my Xbox 360 to my 7002. I can not get the sub to come on.
Watching TV, playing games on the 360, and CD's from my CDP all have no problem. Its only when streaming music with the Xbox that the sub doesnt turn on.
Any suggestions?

hello.thanks for a very informative thread.i recently acquired a sr7002 and am encountering a strange problem.my setup is as follows:-
PS3 - HDMI - 7002 - HDMI - Panasonic ptax100u projector. Everything works fine except when i play a disc on the ps3 -as soon as i start playing the disc i lose the video signal but the audio signal remains.changing the source or powering off the receiver and on again seems to correct the problem.the disc will play fine but stopping playback of the disc brings about the same problem.it is corrected in a similar manner.
please help.. my best guess is that its a hdmi handshake issue between the receiver and the projector but how best to solve it? (plugging the ps3 directly into the projector or the use of my old sony dg910 doesnt cause any problems)
thanks in advance

Am I correct in this. . . when I watch TV that is coming in DD 5.1 when a commercial comes on the unit usually goes into PLII at that time and the unit is showing 2 speakers lit up and the red DD light is still on, but when the show comes back on it switches back to DD with all speakers lit up. Is this what you are talking about?

jimi

I want to say yes.But i'm still in the learning stages.

My 7002 finally arrived yesterday. I have a simple question, I saw earlier in the thread how to get into the firmware information but how do you get out? Do you just turn the receiver off? Also, did we ever get an answer on how to check the manufacture date? I've been wondering if the +2 week wait was due to delays at Marantz's production facility (maybe a firmware update?).

I got half way through installing it before I had to quit for the night. I should have it finished tonight. The 7002 is far more complex than my 2000 model year Yamaha.

Actually it is, on mine at least. I was watching the ABC news this AM and when it went to commercials (some) that were 2 channels DD it went right into PLII and the other commercials were in 5.1 and then it would go back to DD.

I never noticed until now really.

Just to let you guys know, this is something any properly designed receiver has done since the very first DD receiver over 10 years ago...

Can I hang around with you guys? (subscribed!)

I ordered a SR7002 from Marc at the AVS store today.
Great price!! Fast and easy transaction. I should have it on Friday.






Yep,
even my cheapy Sony HTIB receiver would display what was coming through and switch between the movie and commercials.

Welcome aboard! There are a lot of new owners as of late. The more the merrier.

I'm so sick of my TWC DVR...there needs to be a "Resync" button on the AVR....something that would force a new handshake with whatever source is active over HDMI.

Anyone know a way to do this besides hunting for a channel that has different native resolution?

My 8300 is possessed....well, actually they all are from what I understand.

I'm curious to see what EQ setting people are using.I've played with my sr8002 somewhat and have the EQ to "off".Now i have toggled thru the different EQ settings via the remote while watching tv/hd and to be honest it sounds the best with EQ "off".The other EQ settings dont seem to make any dramatic changes/differences,unless i've done something wrong when i ran the autosetup.Any opinons or suggestions?

Additionally i have no idea how to use the "preset g. eq adjust" so i havent touched it.If someone could explain how to go about using this or is it something i should not bother with.

I do hear a difference between Flat and the other EQ settings and I too have found that I prefer to turn the EQ off. I have only had my 8002 up and running for 2 weeks now, so until my new Klipsch THX Ultra 2 speakers show up I won't really do any serious evaluation of the EQ functions. Once I get the 7 speakers set up then I'll lock myself in the room for a few weeks and test everything.

I havent been able to do any real listening yet myself.I just installed the unit this last monday.I'm trying to learn as i go along.I also dont want to tamper with some things like the preset. q eg. adj. until i know how and what.The eq settings i toggled thru i hear slight differences but prefer off.I dont know if i should be hearing more differences or not in the EQ settings.

DMC....feeling the same way myself with the SA8300 and TW. Pixelation, audio/video freezes, etc.

Thinking very seriously about switching to Direct TV. But, I don't have a hardline phone (which they say is required). I only have a cell phone.

Plus, I have no idea if Direct TV HD DVR is any better (or maybe worse).

Was there a reason you can't just run component and optical?

Because I don't want to admit defeat...

Picture and audio look great once the channel is sync'd, slightly better picture via HDMI (feeding to an Infocus IN72) than component. HDMI was kinda the whole point of my upgrade.

I'll probably be getting a plasma when I move to apartment..so I'll hold off and see what develops.

Sigh.....I guess this is why I bought locally.

I finished setting up the 7002 about an hour ago, fired it up for the first time and saw that some of the numbers on the display were scrambled. On the tuner 100.7 looked fine but switching to 99.7 had the display showing the 99 and 00 on top of one another. Switching through various text showed that words had the same problem. I thought maybe the filtering in my new Panamax power strip was causing some glitch but plugging the 7002 directly into the wall didn't fix it.

On top of that, for some reason the unit stopped responding to the remote. Switching it off and on at the receiver fixed that.

On a positive note, my Forte II's never sounded so good.

The dealer told me to bring it in tomorrow and they'll swap it out for the other one they have in stock.

i noticed this issue - not sure if its a problem or if its something i have done - but what i noticed is this


when i first got the unit - the EQ button on the remote - when pressed - only show - OFF or PRESET --

after i ran autosetup - then i got the options from the EQ button that show - FLAT - PRESET - OFF - FRONT - AUDESSEY - ETC.

but at some point - i went in the setup menu just to look around and i must have changed something - after i go out of the menu and playing a movie that night - i went to use the EQ button on the remote and again it was back to just OFF or PRESET -

i didnt have those other options anymore -

since then - i re ran the autosetup again - i set the mic up at a different level this time - and it worked even better -

and i got those EQ settings back -- now last night - i did it again - i went into the setup menu manually to see something - i wanted to check something on the speaker setup -

but i didnt change anything around etc. -- all i did do was change the sub to yes instead of no - i wanted to see some what options it had for the sub etc. -- i dont have a sub - but getting one soon and wanted to just look --


again after i got out of the menu -- i checked the EQ on the remote - and all i got is OFF or PRESET again -


can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong or not doing right - thats making me loose the settings everything i go in the menu OSD - ?


i will run autosetup again once i get the sub hooked up etc. - so that should bring those options back - but now i am afraid if i have to make a change for any reason after i run autosetup
that i will loose those EQ settings again ?

how can i make changes in the menu manually after running autosetup and not loose any settings ?


the first time it happened - i figured ok - i touched something and that did it - but this time - i was aware of it and was careful not to reset anything in the menu etc. -

any ideas ?


thanks

Hello!
I have a question regarding the audio, I have the SR7002 and a Directv HD reciever, all my channels sound great except channel 25 it is a local HD channel that brodcasts with Dolby ex, it has some low crackling sounds through my speakers at differnent times and with each of my 5 speakers on a seperate basis, could this be my system or the brodcast?

I take it your from down south like me based on your tuner stations.I think there is something wrong with your 7002.I have the 8002 and everything has gone smoothly.Its good to know your dealer will just swap it out for you.Just for info what dealer are u dealing with down here.

I want to say its the broadcast if thats the only time it happens.

could it be my Directv box?

I dont lnow,if its only on that certain station it may be just the broadcast.Try resetting the DTV box.

Actually, I'm from MA. We must have similar stations. I agree, there must be something wrong with the 7002. It's pretty frustrating by I understand that there are occasional lemons. Hopefully the other one they have in stock will be okay. They're going to look at my current one first but they said they'd swap it if there was a problem. I'm going to insist that they swap it out. The fact that it randomly stopped accepting commands from the remote and needed to be 'rebooted' concerns me more than the screwed up display.

So I've had my 8002 for about 2 weeks now and all I can say is that this is the most frustrating piece of equipment I've ever purchase.

The first day I set it up it shut off on me every time I turned the volume up past -30db. Fortunately that stopped happening after I re-wired with new speaker cable and banana plugs but still was a little unnerving to see right out of the box.

Everything seemed to be ok after that (from what I remember) until I ran audyssey's auto setup. Now I have close to zero bass from my subwoofer. Its funny because I never really realized how much of my sound stage was being filled by new sub before until I got this unit. Now that I don't hear any bass, wow what crappy disappointing sound.

I've taken all the steps recommended here by dmcdayton post #1929 and have pm'd him about my problem to see if he had any suggestions. My subwoofer (M&K v125) does not have a phase dial that I can set to zero; it has a toggle switch that can be left at + or -. I've run audyssey both at + and - and it yields the same results; placing my sub a good 6-7 feet further away than in really is in my room. After adding 9db to the sub channel still next to nothing comes out of that channel. And this is the for both movies and music. Music sounds soooo thin on the low end I can't even listen to it. I even tried boosting up the sub channel by 2 & 3db more and it just sounds so distorted and boomy, not the clean, silky bass I used to get out of my entry level Denon 1804!

I'm so frustrated right now I'm honestly considering just keeping my dinky denon with no HDMI inputs and returning or selling the 8002

Have you checked to see if your sub is connected to the proper SW output,being that its right next to the preamp output it could easily be mistaken.Just a suggestion.I want to say that believe your the first to make any "unhappy with reciever" remarks.Maybe there is something wrong with yours,you just got a bad one.It happens.Does it also do this when EQ. is "off" via remote?I would contact where you got it and exchange if it persists.But i would check the sub connection first.

expresso712,

You will see as a note in the §6 of the manual:


If you toggle your Sub from NONE to YES, Audyssey's related equalizer mode becomes unavailble.

Refering to one of my previous posts, you will very unfortunately end to the same situation if you switch your speakers from LARGE to SMALL after autosetup (to have them bass managed) not using the left arrow of your remote but using the right one as you will then go from LARGE to NONE and then to SMALL.

Regards.

I would listen to what others are saying and check all your connections again cause you did have a problem speaker wise and you fixed that so maybe your sub is also wired wrong something slipped out.

I would also tell you this. I would do a manual setup if you have a meter. I get way better results that way. I don't use the EQ cause I really thing it's kinda. . .not that great. I get way better sound setting everything up myself and using the EQ in my Velodyne amp.

I know others swear by the Aud EQ, but I just don't see a real difference. I have used it in Denon units, Onkyo, and NAD pieces over the past year now in multiple dedicated rooms that a dealer (friend) has built and we ( as in him, myself, and his installers) just can't buy into it. I don't know maybe it's how well they build their rooms, but we also feel the same in open media rooms.


Do the manual setup. Def don't give up on this piece. I feel it's the best right now as compared to the above companies I have mentioned. Yes the Onkyos and Denons have scalers and other options, but they all have their problems. So far I feel this is the best for this price range.

The only thing I haven't played with yet is Denon's separates, but I am guessing they might be in a league of their own, they better be for the price at least!

jim

I have a new sub coming next week.Do I have to run another auto set up or can I just switch out to the new sub?

thanks for that info - i will run autosetup again once i get my sub in and new dvd player - i want to just finish hooking everything up and be done with it -

so after i run autosetup - i cant touch anything in the speaker section again -

what if i just add db to the sub - if i need to - ? i heard and read on here that the setup has a minor flaw and to add 9 db to the sub after autosetup sets it up -- i am not sure how i would know if i have that flaw in my unit - i guess if it dosnt sound deep enough - i can add more db to the sub --

would doing that affect the EQ settings also ?

what page did you see that in the manaul - page 6 ?

thanks