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Pioneer VSX-36TX popping and crackling during warm-up period
I have the exact same amplifier with what sounds like the exact same problem. I opened up the amplifier, and while it was powered on started tapping around until I heard the popping and crackling suddenly increase. I was using a piece of wood and the plastic part of a screw driver for this. The popping and crackling suddenly burst out onto all channels when I was tapping on the DSP board (encased in a metal enclosure to the very right of the amplifier).
I took off the metal enclosure (with the receiver turned off, of course :), and with the receiver on, and started tapping around the DSP board, and I found that the biggest crackling effect was achieved when I tapped on the Cirrus Logic CS493292-CL chip which does all the decoding and switching.
I detached and took out the DSP board and looked at it very carefully but of course couldn't find any bad connections. I tried resoldering all the feet of the Cirrus Logic chip and many many components all around to no avail.
Finally I tried applying pressure to the chip while the popping was going on, and it stopped. Further investigation revealed that bending the board around the chip produced the same effect.
For the life of me I couldn't figure out why bending the board eliminates the problem, but my solution was to put a piece of eraser wrapped in masking tape and taped to the Cirrus Logic chip, and two other pieces on the back of the board in such a way that when the metal enclosure was replaced onto the board, it put gentle but firm pressure onto the Cirrus Logic chip and at the same time bent the DSP board slightly.
It's been a few days without popping, clicking or static, but time will tell. Good luck!
I have a pioneer elite vsx 36tx receiver that quit
I have the same receiver.
Do you mean there is an audible hum from the unit, or that speaker output(s) hum?
Let's figure out what DOES work...
Do you get the audible relay click a few seconds after power up?
Does it tune FM?
Can you get the On Screen Display? Settings all ok?
What preceded this? RSVP.
Can i get true hd audio through a pioneer elite vsx-36tx
I have found out that using a Blu-ray player that has built in true-hd decoders and a 5.1 or better analog out to my six channel input that my problem will be solved. I was advised that the Panasonic BD-55 was a good choice since both the analog and bitstream feeds are always active without changing settings.
Thanks for your help.
How to reset a pioneer vsx 456 receiver
To reset your Pioneer VSX-456 receiver, you can try the following steps:
Turn off the receiver.
Press and hold the "Enter" button and the "On/Standby" button simultaneously until "Reset" and "No" appears on your display.
Use the "Preset" arrow buttons to make the display say "Reset" and "Yes" .
Press the "Enter" button on the front panel to confirm .
If this does not work, you can also try unplugging all external devices before beginning the system reset. Switch the receiver into standby mode by holding down "Band" and then pressing and holding the "Standby/On" button for about two seconds. When you see "Reset?" on the display, press the "Preset" arrow buttons to make it say "Yes." Finally, press the "Enter" button on the front panel to confirm .
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