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#98343 - 02/11/19 09:58 AM Feature request re: USB power
Brian 2160 Offline
Deputy Gunslinger

Registered: 02/04/19
Posts: 11
Loc: Florida
Hello,
I'm using a google chromecast on one of my optical inputs and I'm powering it with the RR2160's USB ports. This saves me running a power line to the wall socket and helps the system look nicer.

But when the amp is turned off and back on, the USB port doesn't get power, even if I switch source to another choice then back to the optical input. I only get power if I physically unplug the USB port and put it back in.

If this is something you could fix in a software update it would be really nice. The chromecast is a handy way to listen to music and it would be good if it powered up with the amp.
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Brian
RR 2160 - Mission 774 towers / ELAC B6.2 speakers
Chromecast Audio or Roku Soundbridge M1001 streamers

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#98345 - 02/11/19 06:00 PM Re: Feature request re: USB power [Re: Brian 2160]
Helson Offline
Gunslinger

Registered: 03/21/12
Posts: 283
Loc: USA
If it works by unplugging/re-plugging the cable, I wouldn't suspect the RR2160's USB port. That would seem like it's putting out the 5 volts. I would suspect the USB cable or the 4 pins being oxidized, either on the cable or the port.
Try plugging in and out several times and leave it plugged in. That will scrape the pin contacts together and remove any surface oxidation.
Then turn the RR2160 off and back on and see if they power up together.
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#98346 - 02/11/19 10:50 PM Re: Feature request re: USB power [Re: Brian 2160]
XenonMan Offline
Desperado

Registered: 04/08/08
Posts: 2676
Loc: Columbus,North Carolina
Contact Outlaw service. It doesn't seem right the way you describe it and it is the first time this has come up in the forum.
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Music system
Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD
APC H15 Power Conditioner

TV System
Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


Home Theater System
Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects
APC H15 Power Conditioner

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#98363 - 02/20/19 03:42 PM Re: Feature request re: USB power [Re: XenonMan]
Brian 2160 Offline
Deputy Gunslinger

Registered: 02/04/19
Posts: 11
Loc: Florida
Interestingly it seems to be working fine now. The last three or four times I've turned the amp on (with the standby button, not the main switch on the back) the chromecast has been there and ready to play.

Gremlins! Gremlins everywhere smile
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Brian
RR 2160 - Mission 774 towers / ELAC B6.2 speakers
Chromecast Audio or Roku Soundbridge M1001 streamers

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#98374 - 02/23/19 11:35 AM Re: Feature request re: USB power [Re: Brian 2160]
XenonMan Offline
Desperado

Registered: 04/08/08
Posts: 2676
Loc: Columbus,North Carolina
As long as you use the standby switch the power to the USB port is maintained so the chromecast is ready to go.
_________________________
Music system
Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD
APC H15 Power Conditioner

TV System
Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


Home Theater System
Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects
APC H15 Power Conditioner

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