I just took a lit 60 watt incandescent bulb and held it over the HDMI chip for a little over a minute then pressed it down gently with a rubber pencil eraser.
I had it plugged into a belkin surge protector that didn’t stop the surge for the receiver but it did on my Blue Ray player. I am going...
I'm glad I found this forum and I need a little help on my receiver dilemma. I originally purchased an Onkyo HT-RC270 around 7 years ago and after 3 years or so I had the dreaded no sound problem and it was out of warranty. So, I packed it up, put it into storage and went out and bought a Yamaha...