Video Format reverts to 480p with Yamaha RX-V3900 receiver

I have a QIP-7216-1 plugged into a Yamaha RX-V3900. The TV is a Panasonic TC-P58V10. Every time the STB is turned off an on (or more particularly if the TV is turned off and on) the Video Format setting reverts to 480p from the 1080i I set it to. I gather this is an HDMI handshaking issue. The problem doesn' t occur when I plug the STB directly into the TV, but for obvious reasons I don't want to have to do that. I've tried a ton of settings on the Yamaha to no avail. I really wish the STB would just _keep the setting I give it_ and not try to second-guess me. I've tried the "secret setup menu" button combos (power-select-menu, etc.) but none of these seem to work for me.

I'm apparently not the only one with this issue: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2Z9PKWH7U20ON

Anyone have ideas for a fix?

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funkmesh

Thanks, that worked! For those looking to replicate, I had to go into the Advanced Setup Menu and change "Monitor Check" to "SKIP" from "YES". (See p. 124 of the manual) Note that this menu can't be accessed via the GUI. You have to turn off the main power button on the front of the unit, then turn it on again while holding down the "Straight" button on the unit.

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Hubrisnxs

well it's a problem with the yamaha receiver not passing through the handshake to your TV set.

the motorola box initiates a handshake to the first device that it's connected to, and the yamaha is reporting back 480i vs 1080i.

there is a feature of the yamaha (i forget where, you may want to reach out to yamaha support) that passes through that handshake to the TV so that it comes up with the right resolution.

or you can change the order of how you turn things on, meaning that you turn on the TV and the cable box first and then after they form a handshake then turn on the yamaha.

funkmesh

Carl

I wonder if this will help with my SD Override Settings issue.

I have a RX-V3800.

Time to set the Yammy. Probably will test it a little later today.

KenAF

@funkmesh wrote:
Thanks, that worked! For those looking to replicate, I had to go into the Advanced Setup Menu and change "Monitor Check" to "SKIP" from "YES". (See p. 124 of the manual) Note that this menu can't be accessed via the GUI. You have to turn off the main power button on the front of the unit, then turn it on again while holding down the "Straight" button on the unit.

I wanted to thank you for posting these instructions. This will be of help to a number of Yamaha AVR owners.

funkmesh

Update: Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be a stable fix. The problem reoccurred, and only unplugging the STB and plugging it back in helped get it working again. I haven't had time to investigate what caused the reversion, but it could be due to switching sources (I also have a PS3 I use for Blu Ray) or similar.

Diego10901

Hey Funk,

I thought I was the only one with this issue. I am not running through a receiver (direct with component because I can no longer use HDMI) but I thought that your fix was going to save me the aggravation of resetting my DVR stb every time I turn it on until I read your update post.

The issue has to be with the 1080i connection, because I do not have any issues with any of the (2) other TV's that I have because they are 720p sets. And the TV worked fine when set on 720p.

funkmesh

Interesting. So it seems more likely to be a bug that Motorola and/or Verizon need to just fix. It doesn't seem asking too much for the box just to remember the setting you explicitly give it.