pioneer vsx 923
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Hi Guys
Following a thread I wrote earlier this year I have finally gone out and bought the Pioneer vsx 923 along with the Pioneer bdp 450 blue ray player.
I am having a little problem with the setting up, does anyone else have this AV amp that could give me a few pointers?
The other question is I would like to connect it to the router (this may help with the setting up), cabling is an option but a bit of a pain so looked at the wifi dongles, these are coming in at around £50 for the dedicated pioneer ones. is there an alternative I can use? will pay the £50 if there is nothing else out there but wouldn't want to pay out just to find a £5 one would do the job just as well.
Cheers
Andy
Following a thread I wrote earlier this year I have finally gone out and bought the Pioneer vsx 923 along with the Pioneer bdp 450 blue ray player.
I am having a little problem with the setting up, does anyone else have this AV amp that could give me a few pointers?
The other question is I would like to connect it to the router (this may help with the setting up), cabling is an option but a bit of a pain so looked at the wifi dongles, these are coming in at around £50 for the dedicated pioneer ones. is there an alternative I can use? will pay the £50 if there is nothing else out there but wouldn't want to pay out just to find a £5 one would do the job just as well.
Cheers
Andy
What kind of issues have you had? I don't own a Pioneer AVR, mine's an Onkyo, but they're generally the same in terms of basic setup. Is it the MCACC menu or something else that's causing headaches?
Regarding internet connectivity - it depends what the dongle slot on the AVR is. IIRC it's just a USB, but generally it's better to use the OEM kit from Pioneer (they become just plug & play, no questions asked). If you're able to ethernet to it, that's preferable, but it depends how intensive your usage is as to whether you need the max speed your internet can provide, or just WiFi on occasion.
Regarding internet connectivity - it depends what the dongle slot on the AVR is. IIRC it's just a USB, but generally it's better to use the OEM kit from Pioneer (they become just plug & play, no questions asked). If you're able to ethernet to it, that's preferable, but it depends how intensive your usage is as to whether you need the max speed your internet can provide, or just WiFi on occasion.
dickb
dly said:
dly said: Hi Guys
Following a thread I wrote earlier this year I have finally gone out and bought the Pioneer vsx 923 along with the Pioneer bdp 450 blue ray player.
I am having a little problem with the setting up, does anyone else have this AV amp that could give me a few pointers?
The other question is I would like to connect it to the router (this may help with the setting up), cabling is an option but a bit of a pain so looked at the wifi dongles, these are coming in at around £50 for the dedicated pioneer ones. is there an alternative I can use? will pay the £50 if there is nothing else out there but wouldn't want to pay out just to find a £5 one would do the job just as well.
Cheers
Andy
why not use home plugs for you net connection. Around £20 on amazon for a pair.Following a thread I wrote earlier this year I have finally gone out and bought the Pioneer vsx 923 along with the Pioneer bdp 450 blue ray player.
I am having a little problem with the setting up, does anyone else have this AV amp that could give me a few pointers?
The other question is I would like to connect it to the router (this may help with the setting up), cabling is an option but a bit of a pain so looked at the wifi dongles, these are coming in at around £50 for the dedicated pioneer ones. is there an alternative I can use? will pay the £50 if there is nothing else out there but wouldn't want to pay out just to find a £5 one would do the job just as well.
Cheers
Andy
I have the VSX-527 and im lucky to have my router in the same cabinet.
Hi Guys
Thanks for the response.
I have a problem with selecting the mode I want then changing the settings on the amp I seem to only be able to select the mode I want i.e. blue ray player but If I then want to change the surround settings I cant unless I change back to the 'receiver' mode.
The other thing is I am using the blue ray player to listen to music, the player will recognise that it is a cd and play it but I have to have the TV on (it automatically turns the TV on) if I turn the TV off it turns the blue ray player and amp off, is there any way I can use the blue ray player without having the TV on?
We are having problems with the sky dish (separate issue) that an engineer is looking at on Sunday and I intend to connect the Sky and wii to the amp as well so I guess we will see how that goes when sky if sorted.
Cheers
Andy
Thanks for the response.
I have a problem with selecting the mode I want then changing the settings on the amp I seem to only be able to select the mode I want i.e. blue ray player but If I then want to change the surround settings I cant unless I change back to the 'receiver' mode.
The other thing is I am using the blue ray player to listen to music, the player will recognise that it is a cd and play it but I have to have the TV on (it automatically turns the TV on) if I turn the TV off it turns the blue ray player and amp off, is there any way I can use the blue ray player without having the TV on?
We are having problems with the sky dish (separate issue) that an engineer is looking at on Sunday and I intend to connect the Sky and wii to the amp as well so I guess we will see how that goes when sky if sorted.
Cheers
Andy
1) Please furnish us with what type of connectors you are using between the devices
2) On your 'everything turns off in one go' issue, I'd proffer that you're using HDMI. I'd proffer further that you've quite possibly got the Blu-Ray running HDMI Out to the Amp, & then out from the Amp to the screen? I.e. is your Amp the sole HDMI video feed to the screen?
The old-fashioned way negate the issue you mention is to avoid HDMI - i.e. video out from Blu-Ray to screen (component best, if you have the option); then audio out from Blu-Ray to Amp via either digital coaxial or Toslink (optical). This latter connection will at least allow you to have the Blu-Ray play directly to the Amp, with the screen out of that particular equation.
Awaiting further detail from you, to be able to help with the other issues (if I even can!).
2) On your 'everything turns off in one go' issue, I'd proffer that you're using HDMI. I'd proffer further that you've quite possibly got the Blu-Ray running HDMI Out to the Amp, & then out from the Amp to the screen? I.e. is your Amp the sole HDMI video feed to the screen?
The old-fashioned way negate the issue you mention is to avoid HDMI - i.e. video out from Blu-Ray to screen (component best, if you have the option); then audio out from Blu-Ray to Amp via either digital coaxial or Toslink (optical). This latter connection will at least allow you to have the Blu-Ray play directly to the Amp, with the screen out of that particular equation.
Awaiting further detail from you, to be able to help with the other issues (if I even can!).
Edited by Arif110 on Friday 3rd January 11:13
Hi Arrif
Yes you are right I have everything going to the Av amp via Hdmi then one HDMI cable going from the amp to the tv
So I can kind of see why the tv has to be on but if I change it to the set up you mentioned is it just a case of turning the tv off when listening to music via the blue ray player?
Regards
Andy
Yes you are right I have everything going to the Av amp via Hdmi then one HDMI cable going from the amp to the tv
So I can kind of see why the tv has to be on but if I change it to the set up you mentioned is it just a case of turning the tv off when listening to music via the blue ray player?
Regards
Andy
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