Need assistance with VSX-D509S

[tbradnc]

I'm dusting off our stero equipment and trying to get it all back online after letting is sit for a year or so. Kids, work.. you know..

Anyway, when I turn on our receiver which is the Pioneer vsx-d509s the volume is stuck wide open. The volume knob doesn't work and I can't see another way to adjust the sound.

Am I missing something that's right in front of my eyes?

If it's busted is it worth fixing or should I just go get another receiver?

I thank you in advance for any hints or advice you can throw this way.

Thomas

 

[Vigor]

I'm dusting off our stero equipment and trying to get it all back online after letting is sit for a year or so. Kids, work.. you know..

Anyway, when I turn on our receiver which is the Pioneer vsx-d509s the volume is stuck wide open. The volume knob doesn't work and I can't see another way to adjust the sound.

Am I missing something that's right in front of my eyes?

If it's busted is it worth fixing or should I just go get another receiver?

I thank you in advance for any hints or advice you can throw this way.

Thomas

You better of geting another receiver. when it stert with probleme this is a sign.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I'm dusting off our stero equipment and trying to get it all back online after letting is sit for a year or so. Kids, work.. you know..

Anyway, when I turn on our receiver which is the Pioneer vsx-d509s the volume is stuck wide open. The volume knob doesn't work and I can't see another way to adjust the sound.

Am I missing something that's right in front of my eyes?

If it's busted is it worth fixing or should I just go get another receiver?

I thank you in advance for any hints or advice you can throw this way.

Thomas

If the volume control doesn't seem to affect the sound, can you tell if it is a loose knob on a shaft that is spinning? That may be fixed by you. Or, does it feel like that knob and shaft are turning with no affect? That may be a different story.

 

[tbradnc]

Great suggestion

Checking the volume knob was a great suggestion. I got my hopes up on that one because a stripped volume knob would explain everything.

I guess it's the trash heap for the ol' Pioneer unless someone has another suggestion.

Thanks
Thomas

 

[dinub1]

So what have you got after all? I am having the smae problem. This is circa 2000 in my possesion. About 1 yr ago the volume know started controlling volume erratically. However volume control works fine via the remote control.
I am not sure problem is that complicated. However I need to understand how that manual volume control works. it rotates indefinitely, thqt means it is not a standard potentiometer type like a resistor which makes bad contact and can be cleaned. I rather assume its a sort of varystor, how that can be fixed I do not know. If I couldn't control it via remote control, them it would be bad, but because volume via remote works fine, there is nothing wring with this receiver. it has excellent soun and it serves me well for years now.

 

[Guiria]

I have an old D509S collecting dust as we speak. It started to get stuck on a particular input and wouldn't change from that. I took it to the only authorized service center where I live and paid nearly $100 bucks to fix the thing. After I got it back it had a different problem with the power supply??? I took it back to the service center 2 additional times and finally decided that they didn't really have a clue what they were doing.

I ended up buying another receiver and ate the $100.00. If you think you might need to take it to a service center, just bite the bullet and buy a new receiver. You'll save money and time that way.

The volume knob is good on mine...I'll sell you the whole thing for $100.00
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j/k

 

[remicles2]

There's no reason to trash this receiver if the volume knob is broken. I finally got tired of using the remote to change the volume and went to fix the knob.

It's a simple incremental rotary encoder, which is why it can rotate 360 degrees. The only problem with it is that it was built with too much grease, which prevents the contacts from connecting after a while. If you take the whole receiver apart you can get to the rotary encoder, bend the tabs that hold the encoder together, pull off the top and remove the shaft, clean off most the grease, and put it back together with just a small amount of grease. Then it'll work like new, and probably last even longer than it did the first time.

The following part ($2) looks like a drop-in replacement, although the shaft is different, so the original knob probably wouldn't fit. But it's an option if you don't feel like taking the encoder itself apart, or accidentally break it.
virtualvillage.com/12mm-rotary-encoder-switch-001493-008.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=shcomp.
(You'll have to copy-paste, because the forums won't let me post a proper link. Sorry.)