Yamaha Rxv-663 Misreporting Channels

[COASTCUT]

I Was Wondering If Anyone Has Noticed When Playing Some 7.1hdma Blu-ray Movies The Receiver Is Showing Only 5.1.i Have A Problem With A Couple Of Movies,hellboy 2 Where It Is In Fact Playing 7.1 But Only Showing 5.1

[kingofgrills]

Do you have a 7.1 channel speaker setup? Tell us what your system setup is comprised of, and we might be able to help you figure it out.

[DJaxx]

Originally Posted by COASTCUT

I Was Wondering If Anyone Has Noticed When Playing Some 7.1hdma Blu-ray Movies The Receiver Is Showing Only 5.1.i Have A Problem With A Couple Of Movies,hellboy 2 Where It Is In Fact Playing 7.1 But Only Showing 5.1

Have you set up your arrangement in the 663's basic menu to accept 7.1?
This may be the gate.....

[BigRedEE]

I am still rather inexperienced using my new 663...or any new reciever for that matter...but I have had no trouble getting 7.1 with 3:10 to Yuma's PCM to show up as 7.1 sorry about your troubles. I have noticed that you may need to look at through the menu's. I had a little trouble getting regular Dvd's matrixed up to 7.1, but I'm good now

Have you run the YPAO? I recall it having to check if I had a 7.1 or 5.1 setup during that process...though I would bet you could change between the two manually too...not that I know how

[COASTCUT]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

Do you have a 7.1 channel speaker setup? Tell us what your system setup is comprised of, and we might be able to help you figure it out.

i have a 7.1 set up.every 7.1 movie i have plays fine in 7.1 except hellboy 2.it actually plays fine in 7.1 but the panel on my receiver only shows 5.1the other 7.1 movies i have show 7.1 on the receiver

[Barabas56]

I'm actually having the same issue with Hell Boy II. I have the HDMI from my Sony 350 into my Yamaha 663. But it only shows 5.1. I do have the speakers set up: RF, C, RL, SL, SR, BL, and BR. Test tone works in all. But I have yet to get those BL and BR speakers to indicate - but I do get audio out of them when Hell Boy II was playing. The only other 7.1 movie I tried was The Bank Job, and still no BL or BR indicator lights. I must be doing something wrong.

[COASTCUT]

Originally Posted by Barabas56

I'm actually having the same issue with Hell Boy II. I have the HDMI from my Sony 350 into my Yamaha 663. But it only shows 5.1. I do have the speakers set up: RF, C, RL, SL, SR, BL, and BR. Test tone works in all. But I have yet to get those BL and BR speakers to indicate - but I do get audio out of them when Hell Boy II was playing. The only other 7.1 movie I tried was The Bank Job, and still no BL or BR indicator lights. I must be doing something wrong.

ive spoken to yamaha support and they cant figure it out either.there going to do a few more tests and get back to me.ill post it when i get an answer.
cheers

[mustang-gt-2002]

Originally Posted by COASTCUT

i have a 7.1 set up.every 7.1 movie i have plays fine in 7.1 except hellboy 2.it actually plays fine in 7.1 but the panel on my receiver only shows 5.1the other 7.1 movies i have show 7.1 on the receiver

sounds like the Blu-ray. if all the ather Blu-ray's are working in 7.1

I have the 663 and hellboy 2 works fine in 7.1 in my INSIGNIA but the INSIGNIA is in bitstream.
and works fine in the PS3 in 7.1

do you have a friend with a 7.1 setup to try it in.

[Barabas56]

Thanks, CoastCut, I appreciate that! Interesting problem!

[Barabas56]

Unfortunately, I don't know anyone with a 7.1. But as I mentioned, "The Bank Job" which is in 7.1 doesn't indicate on the display as 7.1 either. I wonder if its a setting on my Blu-Ray? It's a Sony 350. I do have the output set at bitstream.

[mustang-gt-2002]

now you are going in to the audio settings on the Blu-ray disc and making sure it is set to 7.1 right.
thats the only thing left I can think of sorry. good luck.

just thinking about it cars is 5.1 on the case but it is in 6.1 on the disc. a miss print.

[Barabas56]

I think I figured out one of the mysteries. When I set the "BD Audio Setting" on my Sony S350 to"Direct" instead of "Mix", I got 7.1 and all the proper indicator lights. So other 7.1 discs, like "The Bank Job". play and indicate correctly.
Hell Boy II, however, is still a mystery. It plays in 7.1 - at least my back speakers are working...but I don't get the back speaker indicators on the receiver.