hi all
just got it, and i hit any of the input buttons and my unit will not turn on. only way is to hit standby buttn on the unit. did mute/menu reset, and power cord out, no use. I can turn my sony dvd on/off and samsung led/67/dlp on/off with remote. also I have optical from tv plugged into coax3, no matter what input button I hit, display on unit does not change and from dvd and neither does any sound. thinking this place might help soon or just send it back. thank you, thank you so much. ron in mi bigpipe55@live.com

Just read Scott's response after mine... :p (my original response was flawed)

Bill

The button labeled "PWR" is a discrete "off" command and will only place the Model 970 in standby.

To turn the Model 970 on, press any of the input buttons at the bottom of the remote control (DVD, Video 1, Tape, CD, etc.) Not only will this action power your Model 970 up, it will also set it to the input that corresponds with the source button you pressed.

Scott

Hey thanks Scott...I missed this...I have a new to me 1070 so this is great to know...
Bill

why yes, just like scott said, that is what it
WONT do

...and your standby is ON when you try these things or completely off???
Bill

"Standby" is the "off" mode that the processor or receiver is going to be in when the rear panel main power button is switched on.

Have you pressed the small "TNR" button at the top of the remote control to ensure it knows to operate the Model 970?

The top two "full" rows of buttons are the device modes that the Model 970 controller can be programmed to operate. The "TNR" button is used to select the Model 970.

Scott

stand by light is ON, I have tried all top row buttons, aux, cd, TNR etc. I have also tried the bottom buttons. Vid1, vid2 etc. the only connections I have is componet at dvd, optical at coax 1, coax 2. pre-amp outs at L,R,C,SUB,SL,SR. power in. only the dvd shows up.
may try another connection in to see if the thing sees it like SVHS with stereo in. OH yes component out to the samsung 67 dlp, optical in coax2 is from the samsung 67, but it doesnt seem to see it. thanks again. i was busy over holiday and didnt get back to this until now, thanks

You need to press TNR and then press a source button (DVD, Video1, CD, etc). The buttons at the top determine what commands the rest of the remote will send, and the only way the remote will control the 970 is if you have pressed TNR. (There is am exception - volume and mute can be "punched through" so they always control the 970 - but it doesn't relate to this case.

yes TNR is not what I thought (back when I got the 1050 I thought it was Tuner)...it is the button that lets all the others work SO...TNR and then the source...you won't have to press TNR everytime but if someone hits one of the other top buttons you will...
hope we are getting to the bottom of this for you...I know how frustrating it was for me...
Bill

ok ok ok, yes that was it, hitting TNR first the the bottom buttons and the unit did come on as well as being able to use vid 3 for the tv once I went into input config and changed it to optical not analog. sure made me look dull. Thanks a bunch

Glad to hear that you got it running.

excellent news...glad you got it running...
Bill

Deja Vu, I went through the same problem.