Can't get settings to stick

For my CD/DVD player using Coax 1 digital audio input I set that as the default input and Dolby IIx-M as the default surround mode in the configuration menu for DVD. But it always defaults to analog and Dolby IIx-C. It doesn't matter if auto is on or off. What am I missing? I loved the way the 950 worked (it would default to Dolby Digital if present otherwise fall back to last used mode). I must be doing somthing wrong because it just can't be designed this way.

Dolby IIx-C is the universal default, regardless of how you set the surround mode. This is by design, but I hope the Outlaws will revise this with a future software update. (Let us choose the default mode for each input! Please!)

I can't comment on the analog problem because I haven't faced it. Good luck finding a solution.

Matt

You're not doing anything wrong. As long as it detects a digital signal, it will default to IIx-c. Even if you change it. Hookup analog connections and set the audio to analog in the input menu, then the setting will stick. Sounds like this will be a big issue. I suggested to Outlaw as well that they make the default mode configurable. I feel if I have a device with digital outputs, I want to use them and configure the surround mode I want. Try hooking up analog connections from your DVD and see if that helps.

This is bad. I wonder why is there a setting in the configuration menu then if it is not saved. No beta testers objected? I will see if I can make a convenient punch through on my universal remote but even if they were forced to use the -C mode default just to get the product out the door I can't understand the analog default in my case. No one else has complained so it must not be universal. I will try digging deeper and test some of the other inputs.

There is a setting for the default. However, maybe you possibly have auto-polling turned off, or else it'll try to autodetect what type of signal it is. I leave autopolling on for my DVD player usually, and my CD player, computer, and Xbox digital inputs I turn off autopolling so that I can set the CD player to Stereo, and the Computer and Xbox to Dolby Digital.

My particular problem turned out to be user error (as I somehow expected). My universal remote still had relics of my 950 on it so I did a key by key update and now the defaulting to analog doesn't happen. It will now remember my PLIIx-M config default instead of PLIIx-C . That works out well for me but it still won't remember stereo as a default on the digital input which I can understand some users would want.

I seem to have no issue with the above thread. However, I have a different settings issue. I am using a Denon-2910 universal player. It is hooked up with an optical input and the 6 analog inputs as well. When viewing a video DVD, I have the video connection configuration selecting Dolby Digital for audio. Sounds great! However, when I play a SACD directly after and video DVD, I must go in and manually select "EXT 7.1" to change this preference. I'm sure this is correct as I think my DVD player sends signals out to both sets of outs and the 1070 uses the original optical input. Any comments?

That is exactly how I would recommend using a universal player - use the digital input as the default, but switch to the 7.1 direct input when you are listening to SACD or DVD-Audio discs. You will need to make that selection manually.

Doesn't the button on the remote that says 7.1 do that for you?

It does - and on re-reading Ragnar's post, I just realized that he might have been going into the setup menu. Good point, jlib.

Also, you might consider using the DVD player's "Digital" toggle button. I have one on the 2200 so I'm sure the 2910 would have it. That would ensure only an analog output from the player using SACD or DVD-A.

But the 1070's auto-polling would presumably switch from digital to stereo analog audio, not 7.1. That's my assumption of how it would work, at least.

Thanks for the response. After being able to spend some more time with the unit last night and using the info garnered here, my unit seems to running along very nicely. Yes, my Denon-2910 has the analog/digital selection button (just found last night) and the "7.1" button on the 1070 remote was a very intuitive inclusion.

I was also able to speak with Steve at Outlaw on a couple of other different issues. As others have said here, he was very helpful.

I'm most delighted to be an Outlaw once again. I bought a couple of M200's two years back that are running a pair of Bose 901's and they sound fantastic.