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HD-DAVE
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 Link Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:47 pm Post subject: VP30 digital Audio output died |
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Hi All,
Have been really enjoying the VP30 i bought from Jeremy112 close to a year back, up til this past weekend.... i have the optical audio output from the VP30 feeding my old Sony ES non-HDMI AVR and when i fired things up i got this awful static hash of sound out of the receiver at high volume.
Cycled the power on both components and checked that settings were still correct (they were) but i now get no sound at all...just some brief audible clicks as i switch HDMI inputs on the VP30. As a test I tried using the Coax out from the VP30 to the Sony but that doesn't work either so the finger is mostly pointing at the VP30.
Any insights / fixes appreciated...
(no i haven't checked the Vp30 outboard power supply but it doesn't appear bad given everything else works on the box and the video over HDMI is perfect).
Thanks,
Dave
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AnalogRocks
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| Link Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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SONY's like to go to static. Are the other sources OK?
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barclay66
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| Link Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Working on the VP30 could be tricky as schematics and service manuals don't seem to be available. Instead you could use a simple HDMI audio extractor (should cost around $20-40) and plug it into the VP30's HDMI output. You will need a version that passes through the video signal, of course...
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Jeremy112
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| Link Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: VP30 digital Audio output died |
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| HD-DAVE wrote: | Hi All,
Have been really enjoying the VP30 i bought from Jeremy112 close to a year back, up til this past weekend.... i have the optical audio output from the VP30 feeding my old Sony ES non-HDMI AVR and when i fired things up i got this awful static hash of sound out of the receiver at high volume.
Cycled the power on both components and checked that settings were still correct (they were) but i now get no sound at all...just some brief audible clicks as i switch HDMI inputs on the VP30. As a test I tried using the Coax out from the VP30 to the Sony but that doesn't work either so the finger is mostly pointing at the VP30.
Any insights / fixes appreciated...
(no i haven't checked the Vp30 outboard power supply but it doesn't appear bad given everything else works on the box and the video over HDMI is perfect).
Thanks,
Dave |
Dave, Couldn't you just run your optical from your source to your AVR? I never used the audio feature on the VP30 myself, I used coaxial or optical for most of my audio, I never used the HDMI for audio even though my AVR supported it, just never had the need.
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HD-DAVE
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| Link Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Well thanks all for your suggestions and insights. The good news ( for now ) is that it's working again.
I first tested the SONY 's optical digital inputs from a CD player and they all worked perfectly. Then, I cracked open the vp 30 power supply all looked good inside , putting out a healthy 6.15 VDC. Then I just did a hard reset on the VP30 and lo and behold the digital out works again.
It's actually a great solution to use that digital audio out because it saves me running multiple optical cables to my Sony , which I can leave with a single input selected and do all the switching with the vp30. The Sony just acts as a multi channel decoder-amplifier.
Cheers ,
Dave
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linda00145
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| Link Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| barclay66 wrote: | Hi,
Working on the VP30 could be tricky as schematics and service manuals don't seem to be available. Instead you could use a simple HDMI audio extractor (should cost around $20-40) and plug it into the VP30's HDMI output. You will need a version that passes through the video signal, of course...
Regards,
barclay66 |
HDMI audio extractor is quite good and efficient in output. I am using it.
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HD-DAVE
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| Link Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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Update a couple of weeks later - the static noise is still re-occuring every once in awhile, usually when i first power on the Sony AVR / VP-30 combo ( the VP30 being powered by a switched outlet on the Sony). But it always clears up by power cycling the combo again. I might try eliminating the switched outlet in favour of leaving the VP30 on 24x7 .... i wonder how much power it draws in standby.
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