[MechaPoitier]

I just got a new, but old receiver and hooked it up to my PS3 and I am experiencing a minor (but annoying) sound issue. When I am in the XMB and go from left to right or right to left I do not hear the clicking sound that I normally hear when I move around the XMB. However, if I hold down the button to move left or right it eventually starts making the sound. To explain a little better, if I move through the XMB slowly I get no sound. If I move through it quickly I will eventually get the clicking sound. I haven't noticed any other sound issues so far, although I just hooked this thing up so I may find some in the future. Here is how I how it is hooked up, along with my settings:


PS3 to TV using HDMI

PS3 to receiver (Kenwood VR-7070) using Optical Digital


When I am in XMB it shows "Stereo" on the receiver, when I am gaming or watching a movie it shows "Dolby Digital".



Any suggestions and help will be greatly appreciated

 

[mboojigga]

How long have you had the optical cable?

 

[MechaPoitier]



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Originally Posted by mboojigga /forum/post/16870471


How long have you had the optical cable?

It's brand new. I tried it with a different optical cable with the same result. I noticed that when my PS3 is on the XMB and the receiver shows "stereo" that it does not show a center channel. I feel like that's normal since I always though stereo meant L and R speakers, but I just thought I'd throw that out there.


I don't know what's causing it, but I have a feeling that since the receiver isn't receiving a continuous sound then it just doesn't pick up on the clicks until there are a bunch in a row. Has anyone else had this problem or know of a why to fix this? It's not a huge deal, but it's annoying to me when things don't work exactly how they should.

 

[like.no.other.]

It's normal. The slower you scroll, the less it will pick up the sound. The faster

you scroll, the faster it picks up the sound. Tried it with any optical receiver.

 

[Lorum]



Quote:
Originally Posted by MechaPoitier /forum/post/16871275


I don't know what's causing it, but I have a feeling that since the receiver isn't receiving a continuous sound then it just doesn't pick up on the clicks until there are a bunch in a row. Has anyone else had this problem or know of a why to fix this? It's not a huge deal, but it's annoying to me when things don't work exactly how they should.

This is most likely your answer. There is a little delay between your receiver getting a signal and it starting to make sound. Mine does the same thing. I don't know how to fix it other than finding a theme with longer beeps

 

[gooki]

For a quick test. Play a music track, and with it playing flick back to the XMB. If you get ticks with background music going I'd suspect your receiver mutes the outputs when it receives 0 bit (silence) over optical.

 

[ndskyz]



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Originally Posted by gooki /forum/post/16873055


If you get ticks with background music going I'd suspect your receiver mutes the outputs when it receives 0 bit (silence) over optical.

They all do this. It's part of the Toslink protocol. Been covered MANY times here.

 

[MechaPoitier]

I appreciate all of the replies. It looks like it is something that cannot be fixed and I'll just have to live with it. If and when I upgrade to an HDMI capable receiver will that solve the problem or do they have the same issue?

 

[eclipz]

It will solve the problem. As ndskyz noted it's the way toslink receives the signal. I had this issue too before upgrading to a receiver with HDMI.

 

[ndskyz]



Quote:
Originally Posted by MechaPoitier /forum/post/16874741


I appreciate all of the replies. It looks like it is something that cannot be fixed and I'll just have to live with it. If and when I upgrade to an HDMI capable receiver will that solve the problem or do they have the same issue?

Same issue..no.other issues..yes Depending on the AVR you purchase.