When do I see decoder off on my Receiver?

Decoder Off is displayed when the receiver is not actually receiving an audio bitstream from your playback device. When you are not playing anything, the screen should say decoder off.

What does it mean when your DVD player says decoder off?

For example, if your DVD player sends a Dolby Digital signal to the receiver the receiver will see that and automatically activate the Dolby Digital decoder. If the decoder off message is accompanied by a loss in picture and/or sound, we would suggest double checking all your connecting cables between the source component and receiver.

What does it mean when a decoder is off message?

The DECODER OFF message is purely an information message. It can mean one of two things – a two channel source is input or there is no input. In either case the receiver would not need to turn on a decoder to play sound.

How to turn off the decoder on a Yamaha?

Thanks for the reply. Please shut down the cable box and Yamaha. Unplug them both from AC power for 5 minutes. During this time disconnect and reconnect the HDMI cable from both devices. Then plug in the cable box and the receiver. Turn on and let it reboot. Then power on the Yamaha.

Decoder Off is displayed when the receiver is not actually receiving an audio bitstream from your playback device. When you are not playing anything, the screen should say decoder off.

The DECODER OFF message is purely an information message. It can mean one of two things – a two channel source is input or there is no input. In either case the receiver would not need to turn on a decoder to play sound.

What does decoder off mean on Blu ray player?

On the blu ray player go into settings, audio settings, Audio HDMI and see if it is currently set to PCM. If so change it back to “Auto”, then hopefully it will allow the receiver to do the decoding instead. Decoder Off is displayed when the receiver is not actually receiving an audio bitstream from your playback device.

What does PCM and decoder off display mean in reciever?

PCM and Decoder off display in reciever. PCM means that the receiver is being fed PCM audio, either stereo or multichannel (check how many speaker icons are lit on the display). PCM is a straight digital stream for each audio channel. You should only be seeing this if: (1) you are playing a stereo source, say a CD,…