Hey there, been using Newcastle a/v receivers for just a little while now and notice that the remotes don't allow for direct access to preset tuner stations. Are there codes available for this? I would also love to have discrete power and input codes for zone 2. Sherwood tech support told me a while ago that this is possible but I didn't get a chance to call them today before doing programming tomorrow. Any help would be appreciated. Oh, the receiver in question is R-771. If you have codes in hex form please email them to me. Thanks!

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While the R-771 has discrete on/off (on the remote) it does NOT have discrete source selection. I'm told that they are working on a new remote that will have full discretes for the room 2 functions. We can only wish......

Not sure if there is a way to do direct station presets either.....

Not knocking Sherwood but Integra has the ability to direct tune by macro ("FM" "Direct Tune" "1" "0" "0" "7". Once you get your local stations templated its a really easy drag and drop into an RTI, URC or Pronto.

On the more upscale Newcastle units R-865 and up), direct tuning of presets is on the remote. I just don't know if it is available on the 771.

And discrete room 2 power and discrete source selection IS available on the upscale units as well.

Basically some things have slipped through the cracks with regards to the 771. Still a LOT of AV receiver for the money.....

Sorry, to hijack your post, but I was wondering about the Denon 2106. Can it direct tune like the integra?

Currently, I have mine set with station presets and use channel up/down. Thanks.

Ok, so I got into programming an mx900 today with the Sherwood R-771 and found a couple of interesting things.

Direct tuning for preset radio stations is not possible with supplied remote but I was able to use numeric codes from another model built into the MX900 editor. Kind of silly to leave this out of the supplied remote as most receivers I've worked with come with direct tuning included.

I had a hell of a time teaching the Sherwood codes into the MX900. Is it just me or has anyone else had this problem? Spent about two hours, using every trick in the book, trying to teach zone 2 volume and input commands and got nothing to work as consistently as the stock remote. Luckily some of the Sherwood codes built into the editor worked for zone 2 even though they were labled as another type of button. The only one I'm missing now is volume down for zone 2 and "stereo" mode for main room control.

I also noticed that when I pointed my loaner MX600 - with learned Sherwood codes - at an IR table top repeater, the talk back LED is weaker than what I see with IR codes from other devices. Does a remote capture the amplitude of an IR signal too? I had always assumed that learned IR signals would be sort of normalized and reproduced with the same amplitude given that it's the data bit patterns that are important.

Could this be the problem with the Sherwood codes - that the output amplitude is weak and stays weak after being captured?

Well, at least there is a way.....


Are you saying that with the room 2 input commands from another model you are able to get direct input rather than the toggle inputs that the 771 remote has?

If I could get that functionality I'd be ecstatic. The room 2 volume I don't need....

I'm hoping that I can get the codes into my test MX950 and then learn them to a MX650 for the client (couldn't learn a thing into the MX650 from the 771 remote).

A rep sent me some codes he got into a MX900, but I have yet to be able to open the attachment. It's in some wierd extension. I find the viewer for the extension, and the codes work, I'll be happy to share them...

I'm only able to get the toggle input but I will see today if discrete inputs are possible at all

I just removed a Sherwood AVR and DVD from a famous NFL player's house. I did have fm presets programed to work correctly and had codes to turn on and video inputs. I even got the zone 2 remote (sold separately) and programmed that too. I will say it would be nice to have discrete on and off and zone 2 volume.

I simply had enough problems with this AVR. I forget the model. I still have it in my truck, I just forget which one it is. I just replaced it with NAD with a zone 2 remote. I like it alot better. Discrete codes for everything now.

My biggest problems with the Sherwood AVR is (BTW the DVD died hense why I chose to replace both items)

After any power outage,
it looses all the presets
it looses all the digital inputs
it looses all the speaker settings.

I have a back up battery, but after a while it runs out and I should not have to keep servicing a system with programming presets and all settings every damm time the power goes out in a certain area prone to that kind of thing.

I will never buy another Sherwood unless they fix this issue.

BNC

I solved the IR learning problems with the MX-900 by teaching codes into an old Pronto first then using the universal browser to import it into the URC editor. Why is it no problem teaching codes into an old Pronto but a problem with what should be a more advanced MX-900?

By the way I have a NAD tuner in an installation, which has to be reprogrammed when the power goes out. May switch to a Sherbourn tuner if it keeps happening - assuming it will be able to keep presets. Haven't had to reprogram a Sherwood receiver but now I'm paranoid. It's supposed to be a comparable option if you can't go with Denon or Yamaha so I'm dissapointed every time I find out it lacks some standard features.

I haven't had to reprogram the settings on a Newcastle receiver EVER.

A Sherwood receiver could be different in this case......

I understand that this problem exists in several other brands as well....


Learning to a Pronto as opposed to a MX900 is a question I'd like to hear a some reason for.....Odd to say the least.