I have had this receiver for a couple of years, and have never had any trouble with it. I recently moved and have setup the same equipment in my new home. It has been about eight weeks, and I still have not been able to get the subwoofer to work properly. As best I can tell, the receiver is able to make the subwoofer work, but only when you directly send a signal to the subwoofer from the PC, otherwise there is nothing from the sub.
The main output source is my PC, which outputs to the receiver directly via HDMI through the EVGA GTX560. I then output from the receiver via HDMI to my monitor, which is a Sony television, but that part is working flawlessly for now. I have tried a long list of things, I will try to get them all written down correctly.
Has anyone experienced this? Is my receiver dying? Thanks,
The main output source is my PC, which outputs to the receiver directly via HDMI through the EVGA GTX560. I then output from the receiver via HDMI to my monitor, which is a Sony television, but that part is working flawlessly for now. I have tried a long list of things, I will try to get them all written down correctly.
■ Windows detects that the receiver accepts up to 24-bit 192KHz audio
■ Audio works properly at 24-bit 192KHz, but I do not have access to most of the Onkyo listening ■ modes. Only Direct, Stereo, Multichannel, All-Channel Stereo, and Mono are available at 192KHz.
■ If I use 24-bit 96KHz, I gain back all of my listening modes, NEO:6, THX, Pro-Logic...
■ Using the Windows audio configure tool, I can test the subwoofer, and it works as expected. (this also works in Elementary OS)
■ Playing a 5.1 test track, the receiver works.
■ Playing a 2.0 song through All-Channel Stereo, everything but the sub works.
■ Playing a 2.0 song through Direct, only the front-left and front-right work.
■ In Elementary OS the same things happen, except that all normal speakers work even in Direct when listening to a 2.0 song (the subwoofer still doesn't work in 2.0 mode).
■ Testing the subwoofer through the receiver at the output levels menu, the subwoofer works very well.
■ In Tuner mode (FM radio), all channels except the subwoofer will work in various listening modes.
■ Occassionally have to turn off and then on again the receiver to get the PC to notice it, haven't determined if this is the receiver or the PC.
■ Once, VLC did something strange and the audio was all messed up on a video, the subwoofer was rumbling like crazy during this. Stopped VLC, tried the file again, same thing. Played the file in Windows Media Player without a catch, and of course, the subwoofer didn't work.
Has anyone experienced this? Is my receiver dying? Thanks,
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