Mr Merrick
Established Member
I've had for a few months now a Pioneer PDP-505HDE and a Marantz DV12-S2. Up until now it was running fine from the DVI (HDCP) output via a Supra DVI-HDMI Adapter and a Supra 1m HDMI cable. On Friday, I decided to hook up a 2-Channel RCA-Phono feed from the media box to my processor in order to get sound from an XBOX (Scart input 2) to my speakers as a temporary measure until the new component/optical cable arrives.
After a quick game of Halo 2, I decided to put a DVD on. However, when I switched to input 3 the screen went black temporarily (as it usually does) but keeps failing to lock onto the digital signal. The picture will flicker and show (Input 3: HDMI) in the corner, but goes black again, flickers for a bit, shows Input 3: HDMI in a continuous loop.
I checked the option menu on the media box to confirm the HDMI input was enabled (it was), and hooked up the Marantz via scart to confirm that it's still playing discs (it is). I even tried another HDMI cable and DVI-HDMI adapter but to no avail.
There is no menu on the Marantz for the DVI output as it doesn't have a scaler and is always on anyway.
I'm certain there may be a problem with the media receiver as opposed to the Marantz as I never touched the player at all whilst changing cables. I was also careful not to foul any existing cable connections.
If anyone can help or has had a similar issue with the Pioneer, let me know...
Many thanks in advance, David
After a quick game of Halo 2, I decided to put a DVD on. However, when I switched to input 3 the screen went black temporarily (as it usually does) but keeps failing to lock onto the digital signal. The picture will flicker and show (Input 3: HDMI) in the corner, but goes black again, flickers for a bit, shows Input 3: HDMI in a continuous loop.
I checked the option menu on the media box to confirm the HDMI input was enabled (it was), and hooked up the Marantz via scart to confirm that it's still playing discs (it is). I even tried another HDMI cable and DVI-HDMI adapter but to no avail.
There is no menu on the Marantz for the DVI output as it doesn't have a scaler and is always on anyway.
I'm certain there may be a problem with the media receiver as opposed to the Marantz as I never touched the player at all whilst changing cables. I was also careful not to foul any existing cable connections.
If anyone can help or has had a similar issue with the Pioneer, let me know...
Many thanks in advance, David