I would like to control my Yamaha RX V563 amplifier with my dish remote control.

Any dock will work, as long as it fits into the input jack for your yamaha.

You could - or you could try getting it fixed. Its good you disconnected all cables as a test. That eliminated all external causes. At this point, either the amp module or the protection circuit is bad; either probably require professional attention. Sorry - good drowning.

check all connections to and from the amp. have you got animals in the house. They can accidenty pull plugs while exploring behind your units.

It's just a power cable. Get something like this
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3875430
and lop off the end that doesn't fit, strip them and either splice it to the remnants or go inside and connect it to where the original goes.

Check the internal fuse inside the unit. If it goes again, after replacement, get back in touch with us. If OK check the transformer and the power switch.

EBAY. http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-RAV29-WK67450-Zone-2-3-Remote-Control-RX-V1800_W0QQitemZ400081192394QQcmdZViewItemQQptZReceivers_Tuners?hash=item5d26b285ca

That is the remote.
http://www.google.com/product_url?q=http://www.partstore.com/Part/Yamaha%2520Electronics%2520Corporation/Yamaha/WB929200.aspx%3Fs%3Dfroogle&fr=ANjX-FURiqukHWv1t2dmlySvZl85UZcneybD0LRZ8etjxzaRPZ3NcPI6HrDvrdTYMHaBU7s73DsDarzSqLKmKN42_N6layOnKR8cFDr46JnIB8arQ4QuRetH7WZF8P4YnJbsCas3ljhZTOASNoXHVdNQdpAiDTqBqy0LdqIe0iKjeLfcUgKqBWO_QoxkONfsPgAAAAAAAAAA&ei=F9njSqPOJoqOywT33rjpCg&sig2=NDAoOTCtO276gRCkcymZ1g&gl=us&hl=en&sa=title

That's the incredibly long link for the mic.

Hope this helps

You have to "learn" the IR. Yamaha has discrete on and off commands. which universal remote are you using?

Max does recognize receiver over HDMI-CEC.
The problem is that DVI output is for video only. Macbook won't (and can't) output audio via DVI. So yamaha receives only video signal via the HDMI connector. You can check that by pressing Option button on yamaha remote and choosing Signal Info - you will see info about video, but no audio signal present.

check in the manula setup from the Menu button and press enter it should show front speaker enabled

I would check your center speaker wiring and setting. Then switch to a different audio setting (pro logic, theater...)