Pioneer VSX-Lx70 PCM help please.

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I have just bought a VSX-LX70 and I have connected my Bluray player via a HDMI cable.

The problem is its only decoding to PCM is there anyway of getting the receiver to decode to dolby digital EX and to say this on the front of the unit instead of PCM?

Also is decoding to PCM a lower quality than Dolby digital EX/DTS-ES?

Thanks

 

[jase fox]

biz71:
I have just bought a VSX-LX70 and I have connected my Bluray player via a HDMI cable.

The problem is its only decoding to PCM is there anyway of getting the receiver to decode to dolby digital EX and to say this on the front of the unit instead of PCM?

Also is decoding to PCM a lower quality than Dolby digital EX/DTS-ES?

Thanks

Hi biz71,

First of all if you go to page 31 of the instruction manual (i have the same amp as you) & look under the "choosing the input signal" & press the (signal select) button to switch between the settings etc & see if that works, do this whilst your watching a bluray or dvd with a 5.1 soundtrack , i have my setting set to auto on this.

If that doesnt work then the problem could lie with your bluray player, which player do you have biz71? As you may need to make some adjustments on that, check you have your player bitstreaming etc.

Let me know how you get on & ill see if i can help any further.

 

[jase fox]

biz71:
I have just bought a VSX-LX70 and I have connected my Bluray player via a HDMI cable.

The problem is its only decoding to PCM is there anyway of getting the receiver to decode to dolby digital EX and to say this on the front of the unit instead of PCM?

Also is decoding to PCM a lower quality than Dolby digital EX/DTS-ES?

Thanks

Hi biz71,

First of all if you go to page 31 of the instruction manual (i have the same amp as you) & look under the "choosing the input signal" & press the (signal select) button to switch between the settings etc & see if that works, do this whilst your watching a bluray or dvd with a 5.1 soundtrack , i have my setting set to auto on this.

If that doesnt work then the problem could lie with your bluray player, which player do you have biz71? As you may need to make some adjustments on that, check you have your player bitstreaming etc for eg on my player ive got the HDMI audio out set to multi normal, however if i was to set this to muti (lpcm) instead then i would only get pcm signals & not Digital EX so do check this setting in your player.

Let me know how you get on & ill see if i can help any further.

 

[jase fox]

Damn, dont know why thats come up twice, i went back to add more to it & this happened mmm anyway read the 2nd one...

 

[Anonymous]

Jase thanks,

I have tried this and the only input signal its allowing is a HDMI. In the manual on page 86 it states that DVD-Audio material over the HDMI will show as PCM?

Should I have a the sound into the reciever via a optical cable to get it to switch other formats?

The bluray palyer I have is a panasonic BMP-DB35.

Thanks agian

 

[jase fox]

Can i just ask you biz71, what dvd-audio discs have you tried? Dvds etc

 

[Anonymous]

Jase thanks for your help, i have now sorted it. I had my BluRay set to PCM I can't believe it I looked at the Bluray menu about 5 times before I found it.

Thanks agian

Biz

 

[jase fox]

biz71:
Jase thanks for your help, i have now sorted it. I had my BluRay set to PCM I can't believe it I looked at the Bluray menu about 5 times before I found it.

Thanks agian

Biz

Cool, i thought it may have been your bluray player settings as its very common for folk to miss these.

As the amplifier is only going to display what its detecting.

Glad you have it sorted Biz, its a great amp by the way !