My Onkyo TX-NR708 Is going HAYWIRE! Any ideas?

PolkNewb
PolkNewb Posts: 45
edited July 2011 in Troubleshooting
Hi All,

Turned on my TV and Direct TV receiver tonight and my Onkyo, immediately my AVR started cycling constantly through audio settings without stopping, nothing on the receiver or the remote would respond, tried to reset the AVR wouldn't let me even do that, resetting the remote also did not work, the only way to turn the AVR off was to unplug it, unplugged it once and plugged it back in, it immediately started doing the same thing.

Has anyone experienced this? I tried to call Onkyo but of course they work 9-5 M-F and dont have a 24 hour tech hotline, I was hoping to have some people over tomorrow night for a movie night, ANY ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff
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  • PolkNewb
    PolkNewb Posts: 45
    edited July 2011
    After doing a bit more homework there appears to be a HUGE problem with this issue on Onkyo receivers purchased after November '10, bought mine in January. Appears that Onkyo is not standing by their product either, I am going to lobby Amazon to try to get a refund I guess, this receiver has been an absolute piece of crap and I do not recommend buying it.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    There is a recall on their website that states that it will be fixed by them even if it is out of warranty.
    Let me know if you cannot find it.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

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  • PolkNewb
    PolkNewb Posts: 45
    edited July 2011
    brgman wrote: »
    There is a recall on their website that states that it will be fixed by them even if it is out of warranty.
    Let me know if you cannot find it.

    I see a service bulletin for certain model numbers but not for the 708?
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    http://www.onkyousa.com/press_releases.cfm?id=215
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited July 2011
    That is nice. I have a TX-NR808 and it is listed on that press release too. I havent experianced any of that. Sometimes it changes on its own but I figured it was because the the type of sound format being input in to the avr chaged.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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