Yammie 663 Trouble???????

[speakerman39]

I own a yammie 663 and am having a few problems. I have the Toshiba A-3 going into the 663 and then to my 42" LG LCD. Everything works from what I can tell except when I am watching a dvd. I ran the YPAO for my 5.1 set-up and double checked with my RS SPL meter. Whenever the pink noise is going through my speakers, I can hear it fine. However, whenever I play a movie there is hardly, if any, sound coming from my Polk FXiA4's. I have noticed this no matter what movie I am watching. So, just today I hooked up my FXiA4's to my fronts and tested each speaker. The weird thing is, they sounded fine. My 42" LG is hdmi 1.3 so not sure what is causing this.

Another problem I am having is with my eD eQ.2 PEQ. I hooked it up again today and my sub would NOT play at all. I adjusted the eq but to no avail. Then, I disconnected the eQ.2 and once again my sub played fine. I am very confused here. What, am I doing wrong? I have the level on my sub turned up on my 663, so that is not the problem. Anyways, obviously something is not right. Please help if you can. Thank You.

Cheers,

Phil

 

[Nomo]

Just a quick try at the first part:
My 1800 has a setting that forces a choice between the audio out coming from the receiver or the TV. I suspect the 663 is similar. Make sure you have it set to allow the 663 to do the audio.

 

[speakerman39]

Just a quick try at the first part:
My 1800 has a setting that forces a choice between the audio out coming from the receiver or the TV. I suspect the 663 is similar. Make sure you have it set to allow the 663 to do the audio.

Okay I will Nomo. Thanks for posting. I can play a cd with my LG turned off but when I watch dvd my LG has to be on. The radio plays fine but hardly no sound coming from my di-poles. If, I push enhancer and 7.1 shows in the display I can hear my di-poles a little bit better. I have everything X-overed at 90 Hz but even at 80 Hz nothing really changes. What menu do I need to go in to check this out?

 

[Nomo]

Not really sure if this is the answer anyway given what you just said...
On my 1800 it's the last selection under the Sound Menu.

 

[speakerman39]

Not really sure if this is the answer anyway given what you just said...
On my 1800 it's the last selection under the Sound Menu.

Okay Nomo I will check it out. It is raining here today so should be able to find the time. I am beginning to think there is something wrong with my eQ.2 PEQ. I also believe there might be a problem with my Yammie 663. Thanks for the help.

Cheers,

Phil

 

[speakerman39]

Anybody else care to chime in? Where is Seth=L or Peng or jcPanney? Care to take a stab at this problem? What about Glock? Many of you guys are quite good at troubleshooting. Please help if you can as this is driving me crazy.

 

[speakerman39]

I have my 42" LCD connected to my Yammie 664 via optical out. Could this be causing some or all of my problems? Are there any other 663 owners out there that can help?

 

[speakerman39]

Would this have something to do with my Toshiba A-3? I mean, it only sends DDplus via 2.0 right? Would this explain why I may not have been hearing my rears? Any 663 owners care to help me out here because I am drawing a blank.

 

[jcPanny]

Surround channels

Phil,
Try to get a dolby demo disc or put in a movie with good use of the surrounds. Most DVDs and HD-DVDs are 5.1 so there is little or no use of the rear surrounds. I have a dolby demo disc is one of the included scenes is from house of flying daggers. Most films that are not action packed will probably use the front 3 channels for most of the audio with the occasional effect on the surround channels.

You could also bump up the level for the surround channels a couple dB in the manual setup so you can hear them better. You could also turn the Yamaha EQ feature On or Off to see which you prefer.

I would not worry about the sub EQ until all of the other gear is working. Make sure all speakers are set to SMALL, sub is set to ON, the 80-90Hz crossover should work fine.

 

[GlocksRock]

Just a quick try at the first part:
My 1800 has a setting that forces a choice between the audio out coming from the receiver or the TV. I suspect the 663 is similar. Make sure you have it set to allow the 663 to do the audio.

Yes, the HDMI Audio Set is the same on the 663 as it is on the 1800. If you are getting audio from your tv speakers and the only input you have connected to the tv is HDMI, you may need to make sure the audio set is set to RX-V663.

Also, make sure your A3's audio output setting is set to auto, that way it will send bitstream for regular dvd's, and send MPCM for TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus, and set your reveiver to Surround Decode when it's on your DVD input.

Once you have done the above, recheck your speaker levels using the receivers internal test tones, then see if you are getting sound from your surround speakers during movies.

As far as your subwoofer issue, I'm not familiar with the eD unit you are talking about, but you may want to call them directly about that to see if they can offer any assistance. You may be better off not using it at all.

Don't forget to double check that all your speakers are set to small, and that your crossover is set correctly.

 

[GlocksRock]

Ok, I just read back through some of your posts, and I don't think your tv has an optical input, it's most likely an output so you can feed your receiver surround sound from over the air HD broadcasts. Also, you should not be getting dolby digital of any sort in 2.0, it should be 5.1, so you need to recheck your settings on your A3, I used to have an A2, but I would think the audio setup options are the same, so set it to auto.

 

[Seth=L]

Is the HD-A2 set to bitstream all audio over HDMI?

 

[speakerman39]

Phil,
Try to get a dolby demo disc or put in a movie with good use of the surrounds. Most DVDs and HD-DVDs are 5.1 so there is little or no use of the rear surrounds. I have a dolby demo disc is one of the included scenes is from house of flying daggers. Most films that are not action packed will probably use the front 3 channels for most of the audio with the occasional effect on the surround channels.

You could also bump up the level for the surround channels a couple dB in the manual setup so you can hear them better. You could also turn the Yamaha EQ feature On or Off to see which you prefer.

I would not worry about the sub EQ until all of the other gear is working. Make sure all speakers are set to SMALL, sub is set to ON, the 80-90Hz crossover should work fine.

Hey, thanks for posting. I have a 5.1 set-up only consisting of RTi6's, CSi3, and the FXiA4's. Just for clarification, I have a Toshiba A-3 connected to my Yamaha 663 via hdmi and then from the 663 to my 42" LG LCD via hdmi. I also have the audio "out" of my LCD connected to my 663 with an optical cable. The sub plays fine but if I connect the eD eQ.2, then the sub will NOT play. If, on the other hand, I disconnect the eQ.2, then once again my sub plays fine. I am convinced at this point that my eQ.2 is defective. As far as my surround problem goes, I can NOT hardly hear them no matter what movie I play or cd I listen to. If, I hit the enhancer button, then I can hear them better. At first, thought there was a problem with the FXiA4's, but I hooked them up to my mains and they sounded fine. Therefore, it is not my FXiA4's. It kinda looks like at this point either my A-3 OR my 663 is also defective. I hope to find the time to mess with it some more. I have run YPAO and double checked with my RS SPL meter. So, everything is level matched. Any other suggestions?

 

[speakerman39]

Yes, the HDMI Audio Set is the same on the 663 as it is on the 1800. If you are getting audio from your tv speakers and the only input you have connected to the tv is HDMI, you may need to make sure the audio set is set to RX-V663.

Also, make sure your A3's audio output setting is set to auto, that way it will send bitstream for regular dvd's, and send MPCM for TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus, and set your reveiver to Surround Decode when it's on your DVD input.

Once you have done the above, recheck your speaker levels using the receivers internal test tones, then see if you are getting sound from your surround speakers during movies.

As far as your subwoofer issue, I'm not familiar with the eD unit you are talking about, but you may want to call them directly about that to see if they can offer any assistance. You may be better off not using it at all.

Don't forget to double check that all your speakers are set to small, and that your crossover is set correctly.

Thanks Glock for posting. I have the audio set to auto as we have discussed before. When I listen to my LCD the audio is coming from my LCD via a optical cable. I just do not hardly hear any sound from my FXiA4's. My receiver keeps showing straight or when I hit enhancer I can hear the FXiA4's better. Sure not getting any wrap around effect and my room is so very small. Any other ideas?

 

[speakerman39]

Ok, I just read back through some of your posts, and I don't think your tv has an optical input, it's most likely an output so you can feed your receiver surround sound from over the air HD broadcasts. Also, you should not be getting dolby digital of any sort in 2.0, it should be 5.1, so you need to recheck your settings on your A3, I used to have an A2, but I would think the audio setup options are the same, so set it to auto.

No, my LCD has (3) hdmi inputs and an optical audio out. The A-3 is connecxt first to the 663 via hdmi and then from the 663 to my LG via hdmi. My LG is connected to the 663 from the optical out of the LG to the optical in of my 663. The audio is set to auto just as you recommended to me before. Any other suggestions?

 

[speakerman39]

Is the HD-A2 set to bitstream all audio over HDMI?

Seth, I have a Toshiba A-3 and it is set to auto just a glock recommended. You have any suggestions?

 

[Nomo]

Possibly a HDMI hand shake issue?
Try pulling the HDMI out of the TV or back of the receiver. Obviously you won't get a picture, but check the sound.

 

[speakerman39]

Possibly a HDMI hand shake issue?
Try pulling the HDMI out of the TV or back of the receiver. Obviously you won't get a picture, but check the sound.

Hey Nomo thanks for posting. If I disconnect the hdmi cable from my LCD, then I would have no audio if I play my A-3. If, I turn it to tv viewing, then I would get only audio from the LCD right? Or, am I misunderstanding you?

 

[AVRat]

Are the appropriate indicators lit up on the receiver's display when you play the DVD? Just making sure you're getting the signals coming in.

 

[speakerman39]

Are the appropriate indicators lit up on the receiver's display when you play the DVD? Just making sure you're getting the signals coming in.

I will check it more closely tomorrow. Been a long exhausting day at work and as such I am quite worn out. Then, I will get back to you. Thanks for posting. Right now, I need all the help I can get.