Denon AVR-3805 mystery

[tenerifepaul]

I have had the above for a couple of months. A few weeks ago the visual display started going off after a few seconds. Naturally as soon as I press a button on the remote the display comes on, but goes out very quicky. This is very annoying since I can't see the settings without activating the remote.

I am sure this is a setting, not a fault, but I can't find anything in the instruction manual to help me out. Anyone have any ideas. Ironically exactly the same thing happened with my previous amp an ONKYO

 

[toquemon]

This happens with my Yamaha also but only when "Direct Stereo" is activated. I think the idea behind this is to make the least interference possible to the circuitry and therefore to have the best possible sound reproduction.

 

[flyv65]

When you say "visual display", are you talking about the screen on the AVR itself or the remote lighting? There is a setting option for the remote that allows the light timing to be customized, although it might also be that your batteries are starting to go-buy some AAA paks and keep them handy. If its the display, the only thing I can say is the same thing as Toquemon: check to make sure you're not set on Pure Direct- that's the only setting that shuts down the display.

Bryan...I suppose I could go home and read the manual ...

 

[tenerifepaul]

Flyv65

I wish you had given me the tip about the AAA's yesterday before they ran out. The remote is thirsty, I guess its all the fancy lights. No I don't mean the display on the remote, although that is off at the moment. I mean the unit display.

I don't have pure direct on. I just tried and the display goes off with two seconds. It must be a setting because this didn't happen before!!!

 

[MDS]

It's definitely a setting and most likely for the dimmer. I've seen at least one other poster with the same issue.

Why don't you try pressing the 'dim' button on the remote. I bet it cycles between bright, dim, dimmer, auto-off.

 

[mitch57]

It's definitely a setting and most likely for the dimmer. I've seen at least one other poster with the same issue.

Why don't you try pressing the 'dim' button on the remote. I bet it cycles between bright, dim, dimmer, auto-off.

You are correct. If you cycle through the dimmer option it has four modes. bright, dim, dimmer and off. Once it goes off it stays off all the time until you press the volume button up or down and then it stays on for about two seconds and then goes off again.

Try that and see if it works.

 

[Zarg]

3805 Remote

I'm chiming in here to say I had a similar prob with my 3805 remote. Dim, virtually unreadable display.

If you press the "select" button with the "channel +" button, you should be able to increase the visibility of the display. Try that. It didn't help my problem, but it's worth trying.

If you press the "on" and "off" buttons simultaneously, you should get a screen of numbers. Check the owner's manual for the exact combo of numbers, but if my memory serves, I pressed "4" to set the display time (i.e., the lag time before the display light turns off). There are several options (2 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds) and, depending on which number you push, you set the display time. Try that. It didn't help my problem, but it's worth trying.

If you take all the batteries out and let the display sit for a minute, then put in all new batteries, I think you get a display reset (factory-set dimness and display time). Try that. That's what finally worked for me.

If the above suggestions don't work, I'm out of advice. You might try calling Denon at that point, or sending the remote back to them for a new one ...

Good luck!

Zarg

 

[PENG]

I agree with anonymous and Mitch57, the way he described the problem, cycling the dimmer button at the bottom half of the remote to one of the 3 brightness settings should get the AVR display back on.

 

[tenerifepaul]

Thanks guys that worked.One press of the dimmer button and the display is back on. How simple was that?