Just invested ($649) in a Marantz NR1200 AV receiver mainly to use with my iPod with Bluetooth for Sirius XM and my iTunes library. Very happy with the sound quality, but a few issues with Bluetooth:
1. When I am adjusting volume with my iPod (the volume buttons on the side of the iPod) when connected to the receiver via Bluetooth, the volume jumps from 0 to 13, then to 29 (if I decrease, it goes from 29 to 13 to 0), after 29, it then increases in increments of about 3. The problem is when I am listening to classical music in the morning, 13 is too low and 29 is too high. The only resolution is to constantly get up and walk over to the volume or use the Marantz remote to adjust to about 20, but when there is a person speaking, I want to increase temporarily, but then it reverts to the 29 or 13 choices only. Is there a way to address this?
2. Every time I power off the Marantz, it loses the connection to the bluetooth, and when I turn the Marantz back on, I still have to go to my iPod settings and re-connect. The Marantz manual says to should re-connect to the most recent device when turning it on. My Pioneer receiver always reconnected once I turned both on. Any thoughts?
3. Is there a setting on the Marantz to use auto-standby. The manual says it will turn off after ten minutes of not being used, but when I tried it, an hour later the unit was still on? Is this related to the issues above?
Thanks in advance if you can answer any or all of my issues.