How to fix HDMI handshaking? - Blu-ray Forum

Guydowood · 03-05-2010, 12:12 AM

I have the Onkyo HTR-667 Reciever that I got refurbised a year ago. My first BD player was the wallmart Magnavox player also from a year ago.
My old TV was a rear projection Hitachi w/ one HDMI port. I also have Directv HD-DVR all of which ran seemlessly. No Issues.

2 weeks ago I uprgaded to a samsung pn50b550 and a samsung p1600 BD player. DTV-DVR Remained untouched. When I went to play a blu I had no problems. The Onkyo 667 is hooked with HDMI cables and is used to control the entire audio/visual thing. Watching DTV the reciever does a great job, but when I switch to blu watching, I get no signal on the TV screen. This has been a hit or miss since hooking up this BD player. I have come across a term called hdmi handshaking and it sounds as if this could be my problem. Can someone please give me some tips on resolving this issue. I just ordered some new hdmi 3.1a cat 2 cables from monoprice to see if It they will fix it or I am fearing the dreaded I got to buy a new reciever or a different brand BD player. Is there a specific HDMI that is only capatible w/ my BD player and or has anyone had problems w/ thier onkyo reciever and the hdmi's not connecting right away. As I typed this I had the BD player on and I just switched to Blu viewing and it came on. Seems as if a 15 - 20 min load time is quite long? How common is that? Also on the reciever the icons that are lit up are HDMI DSP is that correct or have I miss configured something? It will be much appreciated if anyone can help me out as I am not a tech wiz when it comes to what is most likely a very small issue.

thanks

Steve · 03-05-2010, 12:40 AM

15-20 minutes is way too long for a blu-ray to load. My PS3 only ever takes about a minute at the most.

As for your problem, if it is in fact a handshaking issue, to my knowledge there really isn't anything you can do about it. It's up to the manufacturer of the receiver and/or blu-ray player to put out a firmware update that will hopefully deal with the issue. Who knows how long that will be?

03-05-2010, 12:12 AM	#1
Guydowood Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Guydowood 4K collection:1438 Blu-ray collection:3256 DVD collection:74 MA collection:1256 Digital collection:1623 iTunes collection:1514 Prime collection:1267 Blu-ray reviews: 4292 Trading Score:53	How to fix HDMI handshaking? I have the Onkyo HTR-667 Reciever that I got refurbised a year ago. My first BD player was the wallmart Magnavox player also from a year ago. My old TV was a rear projection Hitachi w/ one HDMI port. I also have Directv HD-DVR all of which ran seemlessly. No Issues. 2 weeks ago I uprgaded to a samsung pn50b550 and a samsung p1600 BD player. DTV-DVR Remained untouched. When I went to play a blu I had no problems. The Onkyo 667 is hooked with HDMI cables and is used to control the entire audio/visual thing. Watching DTV the reciever does a great job, but when I switch to blu watching, I get no signal on the TV screen. This has been a hit or miss since hooking up this BD player. I have come across a term called hdmi handshaking and it sounds as if this could be my problem. Can someone please give me some tips on resolving this issue. I just ordered some new hdmi 3.1a cat 2 cables from monoprice to see if It they will fix it or I am fearing the dreaded I got to buy a new reciever or a different brand BD player. Is there a specific HDMI that is only capatible w/ my BD player and or has anyone had problems w/ thier onkyo reciever and the hdmi's not connecting right away. As I typed this I had the BD player on and I just switched to Blu viewing and it came on. Seems as if a 15 - 20 min load time is quite long? How common is that? Also on the reciever the icons that are lit up are HDMI DSP is that correct or have I miss configured something? It will be much appreciated if anyone can help me out as I am not a tech wiz when it comes to what is most likely a very small issue. thanks

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03-05-2010, 12:40 AM	#2
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	15-20 minutes is way too long for a blu-ray to load. My PS3 only ever takes about a minute at the most. As for your problem, if it is in fact a handshaking issue, to my knowledge there really isn't anything you can do about it. It's up to the manufacturer of the receiver and/or blu-ray player to put out a firmware update that will hopefully deal with the issue. Who knows how long that will be?

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