When I play a CD or DVD or any source for that matter, I can never be guaranteed that I will hear anything.

The only remedy for this that I have found is to press the INPUT MODE on the actual amplifier. Kind of defeats the purpose of having a Pronto. I would have expected that an amplifier that cost as much as it did, should automatically change the INPUT MODE to suit the source you wish to play.....BUT no.

hmm... if i understand you correctly this is exactly why the pronto is so great - just create macros for each source so that the inputs are switched to an appropriate setting whenever you select a new source. you can then assign this macro (via alias) to the appropriate button on the Pronto.

not exactly the same thing but this is how i have the Pronto automatically switch inputs on my projector whenever i go from watching a dvd (input1) to playing xbox games (input2). i never need to select input 1 or 2 anymore - i simply select dvd or xbox and the pronto switches the inputs automatically for me. :)

now that said - if i've misunderstood you and you are saying that a macro solution is not workable because you have to manually press a button on the dsp-a1 itself because no "input" button exists on your dsp-a1 remote then that is a more serious problem. if there is no way to change inputs via the dsp-a1's remote then there may not be any toad or discrete code available for you to use within a macro. you might need to load a number of ccf's containing Yamaha gear to see if one of them might have a code that performs the function you require.

Greg

This message was edited by gregbr on 06/23/02 07:23.47.

Greg,

What sort of projector do you have.Reason I ask is that I have DVD on INPUT-A. INPUTS-B,C,D are not used. What I would like to do is put VIDEO on to INPUT-B and S-VIDEO on to INPUT-C.

Video and S-Video do not have discrete codes and therefore need very extensive macros which easily stuff up because the IR sensor on the projector is not that great.

On the other matter with the DSP-A1 amp, I cannot learn the Input Modes because there is no corresponding button on the remote control.

hmmm that is an odd problem on your dsp-a1. if you are saying that if you switch from let's say tuner to dvd to vcr etc and you don't automatically get sound and picture without having to switch the "input" manually on the front panel of the dsp-a1 i would say that something is not configured properly (relative to the input source button). i had an a1 several years back and do not remember ever having this problem but maybe i just don't remember it. it is odd that you would have to get up off the couch to switch this considering they supply you with a remote...? if i still had the a1 manual i would look into this further...

my projector is a sony vpl-vw11ht and it has discrete codes for video, svideo and component as well as input selection... :(

damn - not feeling too helpful here... maybe it's too early for me yet.

Greg

Mark,

I've been successfully using a DSP-A1 for several years (2 of which have been with a 5000i and 9200) and haven't had any need to ever use the input select functions on the amp, once I got it configured the way I wanted it. My input device list is: TV (audio only), tuner, cassette deck, LD, DVD, CD, ReplayTV, VCR -- all digital audio where possible, all Svideo where possible.

I'm not really sure what to suggest to you, so let me tell you how I have things set up and maybe that will give you an idea or two.

- All my sources have only one type of input connected, for example, if I have the device connected to the A1 with Svideo, then I don't connect the composite video as well. Same for audio -- either digital or analog. Also, each input only comes from one device. So if I connect the DVD player to the A1 with Svideo on the DVD input, I don't connect another device to the DVD composite video input.

- In the setup screens (or with the input select button), for each source, I have the input type set to Auto -- since only one input type is physically connected, it finds the right input type. -- It also does automatic switching correctly between AC-3 and DTS DVD's. I don't have any DTS-encoded CD's or LD's so I don't have any problems there where I might need to manually select an input type to avoid noise while the A1 detects the proper encoding.

- I learned all the device-selection IR into the Pronto from the original remote with the original remote's cover open. When it's closed it sends macros (at least the way I had it set up) and that got mixed results when trying to learn/use them on the Marantz remotes.

Hope this helps.

mike

Set the Input Mode on the A1 to automatic and there is nothing else to do.

Hope this helps

Wilhelm

Actually I have found that everything works OK on the inputs if set to the auto mode. When it stuffs up is after a DVD with the DTS encoding has been used for running a DTS DVD. The amp then remains in the DTS setting such that CDs, Tuner, VCRs and even DVDs not encoded with the DTS do not give any sound unless the input mode is changed on the Amp itself and not via the remote Pronto.

That is not how my A1 used to react. The sound programs are bound to the correspondig input. If you switch your DVD to Dolby Digital it doesn't affect the other inputs either.
I suppose there is something wrong with your programming. If you are sure that it's not, your must have another firmware running in your A1 than I have.

Wilhelm