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has anyone seen a more complicated remote?? I still can't figure out how to use switch from one input to another! I have my pvr hooked up directly to the tv and the optical running from the pvr to the denon for sound, but i can't, for the life of me, figure out how to select optical!

That's one thing about the Onkyo's their remotes are pretty much straight forward!

have you gone into the "setup" menus of the Denon and told it which input is optical, etc.

uhhhh... nope. Don't know how to do that... can you tell me? and can you tell me how to program the "quick buttons" (1 - 2 - 3)?


when I use the source knob on the receiver I get it to work, but this remote sucks a$$... hehe... definitely not for noobs!

even the button that says "RC SETUP" doesn't take me to anything! Why they can't just make it simple, I'll never know.

I don't have that model, but on my Denon 2805, you have to go into the setup menu, and there is a category for assigning your inputs like coax, optical, component, etc. and what source DVD, TV, VHS, your using for those connections.

They if you want DVD, you just push the DVD button on your remote, if you want CD, you push CD on your remote.

Ditch the OEM remote and get yourself an aftermarket programmable. Harmony or URC makes great remotes.

Most folks with systems buy aftermarket, so the OEM's don't put much effort into their component remotes anymore.

i just finished programming the harmony 880.. but for some reason I'm not sold on the idea that ALL of the functions in the main remote of the denon will be accessible in the harmony. But then again, it's not like I know enough about this stuff to actually use it properly. Anyone know where I can go to find out how to configure both the denon AND the Harmony to optimal settings?

Quick question about the Harmony remote... I want to be able to play my ipod dock (which is already programmed) while being allowed to have the TV on at the same time. When I'm watching tv and switch to listen to the ipod my tv closes, but sometimes I want to keep it on (like when there's a hockey game on or something)... Anyone know how I can set this up?

To keep the video working while listening to the iPod you have to select the video source for the ipod inout in the GUI(menu system) Something like menu-source select-iPod-input-video select- TV(or what ever the input is you have used for the TV video input)

I have 2 Denon receivers that I do this on. All I do is assign the HDMI for the TV to both. My audio inputs for music and tv are both optical and the video is HDMI. So my setup is OPT 1 and HDMI 1 for music and OPT 2 and HDMI 1 for tv. I don't know if you can do this if you are sending your sound via HDMI but I would think you could.

Many of the URC remotes are much more programmable and would allow you to create a set of buttons that could control both without switching modes. A bit longer to set them up but basically the sky is the limit as to how you make them work.

I'm not familiar with the higher end Harmonies but maybe the ones with the LCD screens would allow you to do the same.

Either way, you definitely want to invest in a model where you can change the onscreen labels of some buttons (or touchscreen.) Then it is as intuitive as you choose to make it.

The above workarounds will work as well but when my Dad, who still refuses to get a bank card, comes over and intuitively knows how to watch TV or listen to the radio, I took some pride all the time I invested into my remote setup.