Low Volume While Listening to Cable Box

seadoons
seadoons Posts: 46
edited May 2010 in Electronics
I have an Onkyo TX-SR607 and a polk speaker setup detailed in my signature. I am loving it so far. The only problem I am having is that I have to crank the receiver volume WAY up to get any decent level of volume out of it while listening to my AT&T Uverse box. I do not have this problem listening to the radio tuner, DVD, Ipod, etc. Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong? I can't find any adjustements on the cable box and I have poured through the adjustements on the receiver. I am missing something.

Help.
On a UPS truck on the way to my house as of 12/09/09:

Fronts: Polk RTi4
Center: Polk CSi3
Rears: Polk RC85i (in-ceiling)
Sub: Polk PSW110

Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR607

Patio: Polk Atrium 45

Accessories: Onkyo UP-HTI HD Radio Receiver, SIRIUS SUPH1 Home Kit, Onkyo UP-A1 I-Pod Dock
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited May 2010
    seadoons wrote: »
    I have an Onkyo TX-SR607 and a polk speaker setup detailed in my signature. I am loving it so far. The only problem I am having is that I have to crank the receiver volume WAY up to get any decent level of volume out of it while listening to my AT&T Uverse box. I do not have this problem listening to the radio tuner, DVD, Ipod, etc. Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong? I can't find any adjustements on the cable box and I have poured through the adjustements on the receiver. I am missing something.

    Help.

    No adjustment in the Cable Box menus for Fixed vs. Variable output? Seems strange.

    They all seem to have that from what I have seen.

    good luck!
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  • seadoons
    seadoons Posts: 46
    edited May 2010
    Thanks, so what you are saying is that in your experience most cable boxes do not have any adjustments?
    On a UPS truck on the way to my house as of 12/09/09:

    Fronts: Polk RTi4
    Center: Polk CSi3
    Rears: Polk RC85i (in-ceiling)
    Sub: Polk PSW110

    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR607

    Patio: Polk Atrium 45

    Accessories: Onkyo UP-HTI HD Radio Receiver, SIRIUS SUPH1 Home Kit, Onkyo UP-A1 I-Pod Dock
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited May 2010
    seadoons wrote: »
    Thanks, so what you are saying is that in your experience most cable boxes do not have any adjustments?

    Sorry forgot my punctuation!
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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited May 2010
    seadoons wrote: »
    I have an Onkyo TX-SR607 and a polk speaker setup detailed in my signature. I am loving it so far. The only problem I am having is that I have to crank the receiver volume WAY up to get any decent level of volume out of it while listening to my AT&T Uverse box. I do not have this problem listening to the radio tuner, DVD, Ipod, etc. Any thoughts as to what I am doing wrong? I can't find any adjustements on the cable box and I have poured through the adjustements on the receiver. I am missing something.

    Help.

    Are you using Dolby Volume or Audyssey Dynamic Volume?

    If you are, try turning those off.
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  • seadoons
    seadoons Posts: 46
    edited May 2010
    Doc - I was just trying to make sure I understand what you are trying to tell me. Did I get it right? :-)

    Mystik - I see you are in Sugarland. That is where I am right now! I will try your suggestions as well.
    On a UPS truck on the way to my house as of 12/09/09:

    Fronts: Polk RTi4
    Center: Polk CSi3
    Rears: Polk RC85i (in-ceiling)
    Sub: Polk PSW110

    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR607

    Patio: Polk Atrium 45

    Accessories: Onkyo UP-HTI HD Radio Receiver, SIRIUS SUPH1 Home Kit, Onkyo UP-A1 I-Pod Dock
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2010
    Does the uverse remote have a volume button on it? Most cable boxes to have volume control and a setting to turn it off & just output a fixed high level (what you want).

    Anyhow, if it lacks that setting, but has a volume button, just crank the uverse box volume all the way up and leave it there, then use your receiver to adjust.
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited May 2010
    i have the same issue with the COX cable box and nowhere in the box menu to adjust the sound output. I connected via a digital coax output
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited May 2010
    seadoons wrote: »
    Doc - I was just trying to make sure I understand what you are trying to tell me. Did I get it right? :-)

    Mystik - I see you are in Sugarland. That is where I am right now! I will try your suggestions as well.

    Yes, sorry I wasn't clear w/o puncuation. Seems like you should be able to toggle between both modes, fixed and variable.

    Did you find it buried in there?

    We had a small connectivity issue last week, and they swapped in a new box for some reason; much newer looking and works great. Maybe you could report this as a problem as it is a standard feature on most boxes?
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