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scabz138 · 06-03-2008, 01:48 AM

I have the 5300es , i was wondering if anyone else with the unit has seen the display saying anything other them pcm. even when i have bluray set to dts or dolby hd i never see it on the unit. just wondering if i have it set up wrong. thanks for the help.

JasonR · 06-03-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by scabz138

I have the 5300es , i was wondering if anyone else with the unit has seen the display saying anything other them pcm. even when i have bluray set to dts or dolby hd i never see it on the unit. just wondering if i have it set up wrong. thanks for the help.

As long as you are sending all of it PCM, that's all it will say. You can see it change if you bitstream from your PS3, no lossless that way though.

scabz138 · 06-03-2008, 02:08 AM

thanks just wanted to make sure i didnt set it up wrong.

jhawkjd · 06-03-2008, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by scabz138

I have the 5300es , i was wondering if anyone else with the unit has seen the display saying anything other them pcm. even when i have bluray set to dts or dolby hd i never see it on the unit. just wondering if i have it set up wrong. thanks for the help.

I have the 5300es and the BD30.
1) Make sure the BD30 is connected to the 5300es via HDMI
2) Set the BD30 to bitstream and set secondary audio to off

Your receiver should then properly display the type of audio being played by the BD30. If the BD30 is playing a PCM track it won't show anything but the 5.1 channels. But if you play a TrueHD or DTS-HDMA those settings will display for you.

JasonR · 06-03-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jhawkjd

I have the 5300es and the BD30.
1) Make sure the BD30 is connected to the 5300es via HDMI
2) Set the BD30 to bitstream and set secondary audio to off

Your receiver should then properly display the type of audio being played by the BD30. If the BD30 is playing a PCM track it won't show anything but the 5.1 channels. But if you play a TrueHD or DTS-HDMA those settings will display for you.

Didn't see the BD30 too.

nbxfan · 06-05-2008, 01:37 AM

Got my receiver today and pretty quickly have it set up. Two things if anyone can help

1) My auto-cal gives me an error message that I need to have a quieter room. I don't know if this is because of my subwoofer settings as it is pretty quiet here and, I've even done it and left the room to be completely sure. My subwoofer has all sorts of dials versus the simple explanation in the book. As I was merely repacling my receiver with this one, I didn't want to touch any settings on the SW.

2) The display says GUI MODE all the time, is this normal or is there a way to turn it off.

I realize I still need to read the book but, it was pretty simple to get up and going. I checked everything connected to it and, have no issues including with DD True HD...have to still check DTS Master HD. Thanks for the help and sorry for taking over someones thread but, it's pretty much a dead thread as the answer has been given. No point in starting a whole new thread. Thanks.

sakbarzad · 06-05-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by nbxfan

Got my receiver today and pretty quickly have it set up. Two things if anyone can help

1) My auto-cal gives me an error message that I need to have a quieter room. I don't know if this is because of my subwoofer settings as it is pretty quiet here and, I've even done it and left the room to be completely sure. My subwoofer has all sorts of dials versus the simple explanation in the book. As I was merely repacling my receiver with this one, I didn't want to touch any settings on the SW.

2) The display says GUI MODE all the time, is this normal or is there a way to turn it off.

I realize I still need to read the book but, it was pretty simple to get up and going. I checked everything connected to it and, have no issues including with DD True HD...have to still check DTS Master HD. Thanks for the help and sorry for taking over someones thread but, it's pretty much a dead thread as the answer has been given. No point in starting a whole new thread. Thanks.

when i did the auto calibration it lowered the sub way too low... as far as the gui mode on the remote hit amp then shift then the menu button twice it should say display mode

nbxfan · 06-05-2008, 02:13 AM

that worked for the GUI display thanks. Hoping this is going to work with my Harmony Remote. As to my SW. There are three dials, two are mentioned in the book but one is not. It is called Phase. I do not know what this does and have no book for my speaker so don't know where to set it. It is dialed all the way down though. Also, I turned my on/off switch to off and now when I do a test signal I get a noise. Have to rerun Auto-Cal but, will likely wait til tomorrow after I've spent some time with the manual.

sakbarzad · 06-05-2008, 02:19 AM

i never messed with the phase but i let the auto calibration adjust my speakers but i adjusted the sub myself... what brand sub do you have???

nbxfan · 06-05-2008, 02:24 AM

All my speakers are from Jamo. I also noticed that it won't let me change my fronts to small, so i'm keeping things set at large for now.

sakbarzad · 06-05-2008, 02:31 AM

with my sub the book said to set my freq at 90-100 and the gain to the 12 o'clock postiton... then just played with the sub level till it sounded nice

nbxfan · 06-05-2008, 02:33 AM

thanks for the help. I think I will try contacting Jamo and asking them for recommended settings.

sakbarzad · 06-05-2008, 02:36 AM

just checked their web site and you can download some of the books for their subs
http://jamo.com/Default.aspx?ID=5980

nbxfan · 06-05-2008, 02:49 AM

again, thanks. mine isn't one listed. It is five years old now. I have the number so I can still contact them.

edit: actually it kind of looks like the 550 model. Though, there is no verbage only pics.

06-03-2008, 01:48 AM	#1
scabz138 Member Member since:May 2008 Location:philadelphia,pa Blu-ray collection:66	sony 5300es question I have the 5300es , i was wondering if anyone else with the unit has seen the display saying anything other them pcm. even when i have bluray set to dts or dolby hd i never see it on the unit. just wondering if i have it set up wrong. thanks for the help.

06-05-2008, 01:37 AM	#6
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	Got my receiver today and pretty quickly have it set up. Two things if anyone can help 1) My auto-cal gives me an error message that I need to have a quieter room. I don't know if this is because of my subwoofer settings as it is pretty quiet here and, I've even done it and left the room to be completely sure. My subwoofer has all sorts of dials versus the simple explanation in the book. As I was merely repacling my receiver with this one, I didn't want to touch any settings on the SW. 2) The display says GUI MODE all the time, is this normal or is there a way to turn it off. I realize I still need to read the book but, it was pretty simple to get up and going. I checked everything connected to it and, have no issues including with DD True HD...have to still check DTS Master HD. Thanks for the help and sorry for taking over someones thread but, it's pretty much a dead thread as the answer has been given. No point in starting a whole new thread. Thanks. Last edited by nbxfan; 06-05-2008 at 01:42 AM.

06-05-2008, 02:49 AM	#14
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	again, thanks. mine isn't one listed. It is five years old now. I have the number so I can still contact them. edit: actually it kind of looks like the 550 model. Though, there is no verbage only pics. Last edited by nbxfan; 06-05-2008 at 02:58 AM.

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06-03-2008, 02:08 AM	#3
scabz138 Member Member since:May 2008 Location:philadelphia,pa Blu-ray collection:66	thanks just wanted to make sure i didnt set it up wrong.

06-05-2008, 02:13 AM	#8
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	that worked for the GUI display thanks. Hoping this is going to work with my Harmony Remote. As to my SW. There are three dials, two are mentioned in the book but one is not. It is called Phase. I do not know what this does and have no book for my speaker so don't know where to set it. It is dialed all the way down though. Also, I turned my on/off switch to off and now when I do a test signal I get a noise. Have to rerun Auto-Cal but, will likely wait til tomorrow after I've spent some time with the manual.

06-05-2008, 02:19 AM	#9
sakbarzad Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:4	i never messed with the phase but i let the auto calibration adjust my speakers but i adjusted the sub myself... what brand sub do you have???

06-05-2008, 02:24 AM	#10
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	All my speakers are from Jamo. I also noticed that it won't let me change my fronts to small, so i'm keeping things set at large for now.

06-05-2008, 02:31 AM	#11
sakbarzad Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:4	with my sub the book said to set my freq at 90-100 and the gain to the 12 o'clock postiton... then just played with the sub level till it sounded nice

06-05-2008, 02:33 AM	#12
nbxfan Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Anaheim, CA Blu-ray collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:15	thanks for the help. I think I will try contacting Jamo and asking them for recommended settings.

06-05-2008, 02:36 AM	#13
sakbarzad Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:4	just checked their web site and you can download some of the books for their subs http://jamo.com/Default.aspx?ID=5980

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