Headphone Issues

Tornado Red
Tornado Red Posts: 939
edited March 2014 in Troubleshooting
Running an SC-61 Pioneer AVR and purchased some Sennheiser RS180 headphones. I've never run cans before on this AVR. When I plug in via the headphone jack, it goes from whatever mode I'm in to stereo and they work fine. Problem is, all my speakers shut down but the mains, they won't go off. Tried an old set of headphones, same thing. Checked my speaker settings, but I must be missing something (probably simple), just can't figure out what...any thoughts?
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2014
    Can't really help you there. Not familiar with the controls on that Pioneer. I know I have a Denon that DOES NOT automatically shut off your speakers when the HPs are engaged, you have to turn them off manually, the front ones, that is.

    Have you tried putting the Pioneer in the stereo mode first? That's all I can think of, short of going through the menu and shutting the Mains off.

    Why isn't anyone else sliding in on this. So many SC owners here?

    cnh
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited March 2014
    cnh wrote: »
    Can't really help you there. Not familiar with the controls on that Pioneer. I know I have a Denon that DOES NOT automatically shut off your speakers when the HPs are engaged, you have to turn them off manually, the front ones, that is.

    Have you tried putting the Pioneer in the stereo mode first? That's all I can think of, short of going through the menu and shutting the Mains off.

    Why isn't anyone else sliding in on this. So many SC owners here?

    cnh

    Well, I may have found the issue. I'm also running a 3 channel amp that triggers when I boot up the SC-61. I just assumed it would have no affect if left on. If I manually power it off, no more mains and I can control volume etc of the HP with the AVR. Is that wrong thinking to believe the amp should have had nothing to do with the headphones? I thought plugging in at the jack would shut down any signal before it had chance to handshake with the amp.
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