Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver Thread

[Brian Cash]

yeah they need to start making receivers with built in Wi Fi to download updates

[roachxp]

I noticed some people have 2 subs hooked up to the 605, how do you do that with only 1 sub output?

Thx

[tntkain]

we just bought ours last month and ours was ok. didn't need the update

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Brian Cash

yeah they need to start making receivers with built in Wi Fi to download updates

WiFi might interfere (radio interference) with the sensitive paths.

I'm not saying it can't be done, but it is more of a challenge in something that is trying to maintain the highest fidelity of its signals.

Gary

[gandley]

i updated my 605 myself. basicly they send you a file that you burn to CD and update the 605 via the optical input. works a treat and takes about 15 seconds.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by gandley

i updated my 605 myself. basicly they send you a file that you burn to CD and update the 605 via the optical input. works a treat and takes about 15 seconds.

Really? Play it on a CD player?

[chasarms]

Originally Posted by roachxp

I noticed some people have 2 subs hooked up to the 605, how do you do that with only 1 sub output?

Thx

Not sure about that unit, but the sub output on my receiver is standard analog RCA. If the 605 is the same, you can use a $2 splitter from radio shack with no issues at all.

[HAMP]

Originally Posted by roachxp

I noticed some people have 2 subs hooked up to the 605, how do you do that with only 1 sub output?

Thx

[Schrute Farms]

Originally Posted by gandley

i updated my 605 myself. basicly they send you a file that you burn to CD and update the 605 via the optical input. works a treat and takes about 15 seconds.

More info on this please! is this really how to do it?

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

There's no standard external communication port on the 605 (e.g. Ethernet, RS-232, etc.).

I'm surprised that all makers don't put a USB port on their equipment nowdays. They could play music off it and make it a feature, and use that for firmware upgrades.

Gary

It's my understanding that it was one of several corners they cut to keep the price low (also, only 2 HDMI ports and no learning remote). I guess being first to market had it's advantages in this case. They sold a ton of these things (myself included). I love it, although I do wish it had more power.

[gandley]

yep, you gotta connect a seperate CD player and it plays a .wav file that updates the reciever. there a couple of button presses to do before hand and the amp has to be in CD mode for it to work via optical.

I emailed Onkyo UK who sent out the firmware and instruction via email attachment. was really easy and saves the hassle of sending it in to update.

Its the way they do it if you send it in.

[michaelbeckerman]

hi all,

i am new here and i am confused with playing 7.1 audio movies on my 605 through ps3...

even though when i click display on the ps3 itll say its 7.1, i dont hear any backchannels and when i click on display on the receiver, itll say MCH PCM 5.1

how can i get it to MCH PCM 7.1?? I would have thought itd change automatically if its a 7.1 movie

thank you in advance

[blitz6speed]

Originally Posted by michaelbeckerman

hi all,

i am new here and i am confused with playing 7.1 audio movies on my 605 through ps3...

even though when i click display on the ps3 itll say its 7.1, i dont hear any backchannels and when i click on display on the receiver, itll say MCH PCM 5.1

how can i get it to MCH PCM 7.1?? I would have thought itd change automatically if its a 7.1 movie

thank you in advance

605 cannot take 5.1 PCM and turn it into 7.1 PCM. You need to go to a higher up receiver to do that.

[un4gvn94538]

if you have a 7.1 surround sound system and playing a 7.1 blu, you should get 7.1. BUT it depends on what your playing. some dts ma discs will only play 5.1 even though its 7.1. just a few.

[michaelbeckerman]

thanks for the quick reply... so there is now way to play 7.1 audio blu-ray movies in 7.1 from the ps3 to the 605? seems hard to believe

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by michaelbeckerman

thanks for the quick reply... so there is now way to play 7.1 audio blu-ray movies in 7.1 from the ps3 to the 605? seems hard to believe

i didnt say that. what are you trying to play exactly

[michaelbeckerman]

i tried both hit em up and pans labyrinth

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by michaelbeckerman

i tried both hit em up and pans labyrinth

exactly. those discs will not output 7.1. some dts ma discs that are encoded with 7.1 cannot output it. its the way that the dts is encoded on these certain discs that the ps3 doesnt decode right. its only on maybe 6 discs that i know of. those are two.

what i think the first responder meant was that you cannot matrix 5.1 into 7.1. but i dont know about that cause i dont have a 605

[michaelbeckerman]

thanks a lot for your help, what are some titles that are 7.1 that should work properly.. i got netflix and just rented those titles to test the audio

[un4gvn94538]

try 3:10 TO YUMA. thats all i can think of right now off the bat. its a excellent movie. you can try the movie link at the top of the page and browsw. itll tell you what the audio is