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Questions tagged [av-receiver]

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WIndows 7 PC To Receiver To TV Via HDMI Behavior

I have a Windows 7 PC with onboard HDMI connected to my Receiver (Pioneer VSX-821K), via HDMI. The Receiver is connected to a fairly new Vizio LCD TV via the HDMI Out on the receiver. This Setup works great when all of the components are on. The…
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No picture on HDMI Output from a Pioneer 921 AV Receiver to a Projector

I am trying hard to tackle a what seemed to be simple problem if wiring my setup together. The setup: Mac Mini (2011) with HDMI Output Pioneer 921 K AV Receiver Acer HD Projector (HDMI) When I hook up my Mac Mini directly to the Projector…
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Send sound to AV receiver but have only 1 monitor in Windows

I have a very complicated problem that I hope you can help me with. I have the following setup: PC with: DVI out to primary monitor HDMI out to AV-receiver, which then goes to TV and 5.1 sound system I want my sound to play on the AV-receiver.…
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Way to produce "constant" SPDIF audio signal to receiver? After 5 minutes of no audio signal, receiver switches from 5.1 to 2.1 surround

I have a specific problem with my receiver that I have hooked up to my PC. I have the receiver hooked up to my PC using SPDIF digital audio, and the receiver defaults to 2.1 surround mode when playing things from the PC. I can force it into 5.1 mode…
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Is it it possible to send an A/V receiver commands via a USB cable to a 3.5mm jack on the receiver?

I have a Linux computer (Ubuntu 20.04.5) and a Harman Kardon AVR51 A/V receiver which has a 3.5mm input jack for IR remote control. My question is, if it is possible to send some kind of command from a USB port on that computer so the receiver for…
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My PC plugged into my AV receiver over HDMI flashes black repeatedly. How can I diagnose and fix?

With my PC (Dell Optiplex 7050 with Intel HD 530 GPU) plugged into my receiver (Yamaha RX-V6A), the display flashes black for two seconds every five seconds! If I unplug receiver power and restart, it's fixed for a while, but comes back every few…
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Anyway to connect A/V cables to a laptop?

I want to connect the red, white and yellow A/V cables from an A/V camera receiver to my laptop so that I can cast the video from the camera to my laptop screen. But there are no A/V ports in my laptop to connect the A/V receiver. I tried searching…
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Is it common for AV receivers to limit network access only when a display is attached?

I have a Sony STR-DN850 AV receiver, which I use to drive a pair of floorstanding Monitor Audio speakers. It is a good setup, for my budget and I have been very happy with it until a while ago, when I moved to a new place and decided to part ways…
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Surround signal from PC to AV Receiver

First of all I'm a newbie regarding AV receivers and all its terminology so apologies if I'm wrong. I have also searched for similar questions here but none fully explains answers my questions. Recently I got the Yamaha HTR-2067 AV receiver, plus…
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Putting an RCA splitter on my receiver for two subwoofers

Here is a pretty basic question for some. I have an Onkyo tx ds 494 ( she's a little outdated). On the back of it there is a subwoofer pre out. I am a bass freak and always have to have more so I put a splitter on it. The question is, is that an ok…
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