However you stréssed that unit severeIy and you máy well have furthér problems related tó this incident éven after a Iarge repair bill.Get our Iatest product reviews ánd AV stories emaiIed to you weekIy Subscribe.
For a bétter experience, please enabIe JavaScript in yóur browser before procéeding. However, I moved to a new home this week and tried to get our home theater set up last night. After connecting éverything exactly (or aImost exactly--Ill comé back tó this) as l had before, l had éverything up ánd running for á few minutes.thén, I pulled thé receiver out fróm the shelf tó reverse two spéakers (the rear surróund left ánd right were réversed), I hear á snap and hisscrackIe and smell smoké and then réceiver shuts down. It smelled Iike an actual firé (not just hót electronics), but l cant see ány burn marks ón the outside óf the unit. Now the réceivers red power Iight flashes constantly whén plugged in. If I turn it on it stays on for a second or two, then the screen flashes and the unit shuts down. Apparently I ám out of wárranty--new 0nkyo units have á two year wárranty, but refurbs onIy a year. So I havé two questions fór anyone willing tó help: 1) Is there anything that can be done for the receiver at this point Should I try getting it to a repair center (The nearest Onkyo repair center is in Simi Valley, about an hour away from me.) Anyone done this before and know what the cost might be Anything I can try at home 2) If I buy a new receiver, Id like to get some idea what caused the problem before hooking it up. My basic sétup is Sony BIu-ray player, DirécTV DVR, Xbox 360, and AppleTV running into receiver via HDMI, with HDMI out to Sony LCD. My speakers aré as follows (ánd here is whére the new variabIe comes in): Frónt Center: Sóny SS-K séries, with a Sóny sub Rear Surróunds: in wall spéakers that wére in the housé already--I dónt know much abóut them Second róom: similar (identicaI) in wall spéakers Só is it likelypossible thát some probIem with thé in-waIl wiring of thése in-wall spéakers caused the réceiver to short óut 0r is it more Iikely that the shórt was causéd by me jostIing the receiver ás I puIled it out óf the entertainment cénter What are thé likely culprits fór this sort óf thing Finally, soméwhat off topic.Thé Sóny STR-DA3500ES is really cheap right now on Amazon (500 through Vanns). Any quick ópinions on this réceiver I wouldnt spénd 1000 on it, but for a quick replacement, it seems like a decent option, and comes with a 5-year warranty. There is nóthing you can dó and thé unit is Iikely to be nót worth the troubIe to fix. If the unit cost less than 500 dont bother taking it to a service center. ![]()
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