Does VSX-820-K pass through hdmi when off? Does the receiver have to be on to watch and listen to tv? I sometimes just want to watch tv without having to turn on the reciever.
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Just got the 820. Had the same issue, wanted to just listen to the tv when watching satellite. Simply connected a optical cable from sat box to the 820, hit SIGNAL SEL on receiver remote until 02 (optical 2 input, there are two). Now I can listen to the tv or turn on the receiver and get theater sound.
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Russell is correct, 920 maybe but 1020 for sure. I have had 820 since November and dont even notice it.
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The Best Buy sales person told me today it does not have pass through on it. You have to go with the next model to get the pass through feature.
478641
The HDMI pass through function is designed to allow you to send an HDMI signal to a TV with the receiver in standby mode. As far as input lag using HDMI, in general you should not experience these issues when using this receiver with a video game system.
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can you use the tv speakers without having to turn the receiver on? from what I have read you have to have the receiver on. can anyone confirm or deny this?
916602
Is it hooked into a receiver or directly to the TV? If it is the receiver try bypassing it and hooking it directly to the television. If not, try a different television. I have found this happens if the tuner in the receiver or television is of poor quality.
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The feature you want is called...HDMI pass-through in standby.No the 3300 doesn't have that.There is no "off". There are 3 modes...On.Standby.Unplugged from the wall.
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Thanks for the info. I was hoping the receiver would allow a pass-thru or something if the receiver was powered off. Hopefully, I can map the on/off on the receiver to my Tivo's on/off.
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You need to hook an optical cable from the receiver to the TV. Then your Wii, Cable box, or any audio that runs through the TV will also run through the receiver. The HDMI is input only, not output for audio. Good Luck.
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If you want picture and sound with the receiver or the 607 turned off, you'll have to connect your source to the television and not use the receiver. HDMI pass through merely implies that the receiver does no processing of it's own on the signal, essentially acting as an HDMI switch. However, the vast majority of receivers must be powered in order to allow the digital signal through
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Hi Tech, I have an Onkyo 606 model (older) and I am able to watch TV without having the surround system on. I am sure this newer model works the same way. Looking at the remote control, it is the same exact remote that I have with the 606. When you want to turn the surround off and just listen to the TV through the tv speakers, just press the receiver button and then the On/Standby (power) button. It takes about 12seconds for the picture to come back on, but the Onkyo will pass the signal through with no problem. You can then watch TV with no surround. Hope this helps. Tom
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No, not if the receiver is totally OFF. It must be in Standby Mode. Setup allows you to decide which input will then activate the Standby Pass Mode and then that signal will be sent to the TV. Standby Pass Mode does deactivate the Sleep Timer Function and the Auto Standby is disabled.
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I don't have a home theater receiver but I suspect it needs a direct connection to the HDMI port on the TV unless there is a pass through function on the receiver. Try asking a question about hooking HDMI to the receiver you have for a better answer. Good luck!
1955340
It likely has nothing to do with the receiver. You may need to go to the cable/satellite receiver settings and change it to HDMI output.
10095
Exactly! At first, I wanted to control the HDMI devices thru my TV but shortly realized I couldn't see the program options. You will switch between HDMI devices thru the receiver. Kinda simplifies things a bit.
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It doesn't have conversation to HDMI. What it does is route the selected HDMI input to a single HDMI output. It only outputs the video however. It strips off the selected HDMI audio, processes it and sends it to the attached speakers. So if you have a TV attached, it will display the selected video but won't play the audio. But if the unit is turned off it will pass both audio and video from a single active HDMI on to the HDMI output.
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There is a long thread in avsforum about this receiver. They talk about a possible recall. According to what I have read there, Pioneer says there is no recall. There is a firmware update which should be downloaded, however.The product page has a link to the firmware update:http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/AV-Receivers/Pioneer+Receivers/VSX-1021-K
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I believe it is because the cable box is "always on". So even if you turn it off or not the receiver still thinks it is on so it doesn't switch back to it because it doesn't receive a new signal to switch to. This is my understanding anyway. Not sure if there is a workaround for this.
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I bought a Sony STRDG920 receiver recently and I can confirm that it does turn itself on and off depending on the TV's state. Though it may depend on whether or not you have a Sony lcd tv connected to it. I'd test this out myself but the Sony Bravia is the only lcd tv I have! In case you wanted to know my setup consists of: - Sony STRDG920 Receiver - Sony Bravia XBR4 (40") - Cable tv is connected directly to the tuner. Sound output goes to the receiver. - Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Player (HDMI) - Xbox360 (HDMI) - Nintendo Wii (Component) - Sony Playstation 2 (Component)