TV on/off sync issue

[Trebdp83]

Backup the Onkyo before you reset it.

 

[Squishman]

Backup the Onkyo before you reset it.

Think that might help? It is doing it again even with port 2 on the tv. Plus something weird: when I use the voice search function on the fs remote, it would find what I was looking for, but a half second later, the tv would go to port one! Happened a few times, finally I changed it back to port one since neither port one or two made a difference (arc is port 4, not being used). So I am powering the TV with the button on the TV most of the time because the power button on the remote usually does jack. Oh yeah, this morning I pushed the TV remote power and it did nothing and that was before I powered up the AVR with the FS remote like I usually do. So that sort of proves it is not an AVR issue, does it not?

 

[Trebdp83]

Backing up the receiver settings to a PC or Smart device means you can upload them after a factory reset. A network connection will need to be reestablished first if using a wifi connection. I don’t know that a reset will fix your issue. I’d try connecting to the ARC port to see if it does any good.

 

[highfigh]

Backing up the receiver settings to a PC or Smart device means you can upload them after a factory reset. A network connection will need to be reestablished first if using a wifi connection. I don’t know that a reset will fix your issue. I’d try connecting to the ARC port to see if it does any good.

I wouldn't advise using WiFi for updates.

 

[Squishman]

I wouldn't advise using WiFi for updates.

Why not? The only other option is get the dl on my computer, then use a usb drive. I imagine that'd work. But still, is that in case your signal drops during an update and you can turn the avr into a doorstop?

 

[TLS Guy]

Why not? The only other option is get the dl on my computer, then use a usb drive. I imagine that'd work. But still, is that in case your signal drops during an update and you can turn the avr into a doorstop?

Never ever install or update firmware via Wi-Fi. The streams are frequently interrupted. If there is even a minor glitch during an update, then your receiver is a brick. It has to go to a factory service center to have the BIOS flashed, and the firmware reloaded. By the time you have gone though that you might as well buy a new receiver.

If you use a USB drive then make sure is was downloaded from a device with a wired connection, otherwise you might have a corrupted download.

Really anything in an HT system should ideally have a secure wired connection to your router. All my units in all of my three systems are wired. I only use Wi-Fi for mobile devices and that is actually a pretty good rule to live by.

 

[Trebdp83]

I cannot count the number of times I have updated wirelessly connected devices without issue. Firmware updates can error out and fail using an ethernet or wifi connection. No harm is done to a device as a result.

My router and gateway are connected via ethernet. That is the only wired connection in my network. This fear of wifi connections is overblown and newer wifi spec speeds are faster than 100mbps ethernet ports.

Those moving ridiculous amounts of data around a network will benefit from gigabit ethernet ports. Everybody else can relax. Anybody unfamiliar with updating and backing up newer Onkyo models can just shut the f#%k up.

 

[Squishman]

Never ever install or update firmware via Wi-Fi. The streams are frequently interrupted. If there is even a minor glitch during an update, then your receiver is a brick. It has to go to a factory service center to have the BIOS flashed, and the firmware reloaded. By the time you have gone though that you might as well buy a new receiver.

If you use a USB drive then make sure is was downloaded from a device with a wired connection, otherwise you might have a corrupted download.

Really anything in an HT system should ideally have a secure wired connection to your router. All my units in all of my three systems are wired. I only use Wi-Fi for mobile devices and that is actually a pretty good rule to live by.

I'll use my laptop hard-connected to my router then. Thx for the advice!

 

[Squishman]

Oh, then I read @Trebdp83 's comment! Good.

 

[TLS Guy]

Oh, then I read @Trebdp83 's comment! Good.

We have had quite a few posts here over the years after units were bricked doing updates over Wi-Fi.

 

[Trebdp83]

I cannot comment on those posts. I’ve done several updates on three different Onkyos, a Yamaha, a couple of TVs, Macs, Windows PCs and various other devices over several years without bricking a single one of them.

Backing up and then uploading firmware to an Onkyo is a bit more easily done with an ethernet connection as the wifi connection would need to be reestablished before performing an upload after a factory reset. The backup/upload of settings can only be done using the web setup feature of the Onkyo.