Series 3 Audio

[JStew]

I've had my Series 3 for a couple of months now and have the newest upgrade. Everything has been fine until a couple of days ago and it has me puzzled. I use an HDMI cable to connect to my AV receiver. Over the past few days, when I turn on my receiver and TV using my Harmony remote, everything turns on just as it has in the past, but there's no sound. If I switch tuners, the sounds comes on as soon as I make the switch. I then go back to the original tuner and there's sound.

Has anyone else had this problem?

[demon]

Yes, I have; this appears to be an HDMI negotiation problem. Pausing the video stream, pressing the advance button, swapping tuners, etc., causes the TiVo to reattempt negotiation, after which I get audio again. Ah, the joy that is HDMI...

[JStew]

Yes, I have; this appears to be an HDMI negotiation problem. Pausing the video stream, pressing the advance button, swapping tuners, etc., causes the TiVo to reattempt negotiation, after which I get audio again. Ah, the joy that is HDMI...
Thanks for the answer. I made the assumption it had to be a handshake issue but wasn't sure.

[Dan Murphy]

I am having same problem. I was using Series 3 with older rear projection Sony, component video. I now have a new LCD Sony, HDMI, along with a new Sony AV receiver, HDMI. Seems, about half the time, we turn on the TV, no sound. Turn off and back on, works fine.

Any ideas how to correct problem, other than as we do currently, turning off and back on, or switching sources, etc?

[a68oliver]

Same problem here. Sometimes bringing up the Tivo Info screen will fix the problems. Other times I have to switch the HDMI input on the receiver to DVD and then come back to the Tivo input to force the renegotiation.

Annoying!

[windracer]

I have this problem with my THD connected to a Sony LCD via HDMI. If I switch away from the HDMI input and then back, I get no audio until I do something that triggers audio, like instant replay on the remote, or changing channels.

[Dan Murphy]

I called Tivo support, they were no help at all.

[Dan Murphy]

Thought I would see if anybody has any further ideas on this.

[jbowden]

I have component for my TV and HMDI for the PS3. I have optical output for sound to my Bose unit. I have had this audio issue happen a few times and it all started about 4 months back. Before then, never had an issue with audio.

[michael new]

Ive got HDMI to my tv and Optical to my reciever and my audio drops out everytime I channel change, seems like a negotiation problem to me, the audio comes back a few seconds later.

Seems my tv speakers work just fine.

[JStew]

I don't know what the answer is other than a handshake issue, I guess. I swapped out receivers (both use HDMI) and the newer receiver has the same issue as the older one. I suppose it's just one of those nuisance things. Stuff happens.

[fallingwater]

I have component for my TV and HMDI for the PS3. I have optical output for sound to my Bose unit. I have had this audio issue happen a few times and it all started about 4 months back. Before then, never had an issue with audio.

I have no idea how or even if this is related but on two occasions recently (within the past 2 weeks or so) my S3 w/o CC's has experienced pixilation of the image followed by no audio being recorded. Once, the recording continued with no audio being recorded; the other time it stuck at the bad spot. The S3 uses a component hi-def connection to the TV, not HDMI, but the problem is in the recording itself, not the connections.

Merely pausing the ongoing recording and then playing it brought back normal audio (following the already recorded silent interval) the first time. The other time when the recording stalled merely resuming it using slow advance past the bad spot brought back normal recording.

I have one of the S3's standard-def outputs connected to a DVD recorder with 6 hour recording buffer so if the condition repeats I can likely document it to DVD. The channel being recorded both times was hi-def with signal strength over 90%.

[michael new]

I thought Id Chime in on some findings, I set up my audio Dolby Digital PCM and there is absolutely no audio problems thru my TV or Reciever however you need to then manually change the audio input to whatever you want 3Ch., DD, ect.

Otherwise leave it DD and if your using the TV speakers you should have no problems, but if your reciever is switching for you youll get DD on the HD channels and 3ch on local.And you will have the delay in audio. Also looking at my reciever it appears to be a handshake becouse when you switch channels it first tries 3ch and if that isnt the correct format then changes to DD.