RDJ
Novice Member
I have an old Denon 3805 and I recently bought a used Denon 2930CI DVD player. My intent was to use the dvd player purely as a sacd/cd player and not use it in a video mode. The 2930CI plays regular cds as well as DTS surround cds just fine -- no issues at all. But that operation has been via an optical cable.
The SACD reproduction is another issue entirely. The dvd player seems to play a new SACD for about ten seconds, then skips and plays another ten seconds and then skips again. So, any thoughts/suggestions on what the issue is. The SACD is brand new -- Dire Straits, Money for Nothing SACD, not the hybrid type. Got it from oversees. Should I try a hybrid CD?
Issue two: I cannot get the dvd player to operate with the receiver when I use the cat 6 cable, which I understand is the preferred connection method. This connection is called Denon Link. Do I need to update the firmware on both the receiver and the dvd player? If I do need to do that, how do I actually go about that? And there is nothing on the 3805 GUI that seems to actually activate the communication with the dvd player when it is in analog mode. Do I need to program that somehow?
Last question/issue: I can't figure out how to connect the subwoofer if I have to use the RCA cables to connect the DVD player to the receiver .... because .... I already have the subwoofer hooked up via the pre-out jacks that would need to be used for the DVD subwoofer outputs? I only have one subwoofer jack on the receiver and it would seem that I need two if I want my subwoofer to operate both during TV mode and during dvd analog mode. Any and all suggestions/thoughts are welcome.
The SACD reproduction is another issue entirely. The dvd player seems to play a new SACD for about ten seconds, then skips and plays another ten seconds and then skips again. So, any thoughts/suggestions on what the issue is. The SACD is brand new -- Dire Straits, Money for Nothing SACD, not the hybrid type. Got it from oversees. Should I try a hybrid CD?
Issue two: I cannot get the dvd player to operate with the receiver when I use the cat 6 cable, which I understand is the preferred connection method. This connection is called Denon Link. Do I need to update the firmware on both the receiver and the dvd player? If I do need to do that, how do I actually go about that? And there is nothing on the 3805 GUI that seems to actually activate the communication with the dvd player when it is in analog mode. Do I need to program that somehow?
Last question/issue: I can't figure out how to connect the subwoofer if I have to use the RCA cables to connect the DVD player to the receiver .... because .... I already have the subwoofer hooked up via the pre-out jacks that would need to be used for the DVD subwoofer outputs? I only have one subwoofer jack on the receiver and it would seem that I need two if I want my subwoofer to operate both during TV mode and during dvd analog mode. Any and all suggestions/thoughts are welcome.