I just purchased a new Onkyo TX-NR575 receiver to replace my old Onkyo to use with my existing speakers. With this receiver, I have to have the volume at 60+ for the TV to be at a normal volume. My old receiver usually had the volume at 25 and it was almos too loud. Is it normal for the volume level to be this high? I also can't get the receiver to send sound to zone 2 or my amp. Is there any special set up I need to do with this? I find home A/V receiver to be unnecessarily not user friendly. The speaker and amp worked with my old receiver. Is there a way to test if the receiver is sending any output to zone 2 and the amp?
I'll give as much relevant detail as I can think of. The TV is connected to the receiver via the HDMI ARC port. I believe that is connected correctly since the sound does come out of the speaker, just set at a much higher level than normal. Would I be better off using the optic port and cable for the connection from the tv to receiver? I pressed the zone 2 button on the receiver and it is showing zone 2 is on when I do that. This receiver is similar to my old way in the way it functions, so I think I'm doing it right. The receiver is connected to the amp with RCA cables in the appropriate output ports on the receiver and input on the amp. The amp doesn't have a 12v trigger on it. I just turn the amp on when I want to use it.
I hope thats enough information to help get this working or figure out if there is something wrong with my receiver.
Thanks
Mike
I'll give as much relevant detail as I can think of. The TV is connected to the receiver via the HDMI ARC port. I believe that is connected correctly since the sound does come out of the speaker, just set at a much higher level than normal. Would I be better off using the optic port and cable for the connection from the tv to receiver? I pressed the zone 2 button on the receiver and it is showing zone 2 is on when I do that. This receiver is similar to my old way in the way it functions, so I think I'm doing it right. The receiver is connected to the amp with RCA cables in the appropriate output ports on the receiver and input on the amp. The amp doesn't have a 12v trigger on it. I just turn the amp on when I want to use it.
I hope thats enough information to help get this working or figure out if there is something wrong with my receiver.
Thanks
Mike