JP Rizal Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I'm finding myself putting the volume on my receiver too high or too low. Since there is no visual indication where the volume is at. How does the other members resolve this issue. Is it possible to have the deafult volume programmable? Or program some sort of visual indication? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstuart Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Which Pioneer?Some models do report via Serial or IP the volume level when queried, so you could potentially set a default value on room on.With a custom driver, one could get the volume level and program off of it, something like set a nearby led of a switch / dimmer / keypad to a different color if it is above a certain level...Or something simple, like use the number pad on a remote to set the volume in 10% increments...Is it that you are setting the volume too loud? If so, most Pioneers have in their setup, #412 Volume Setup and allow you to limit the volume and change the power on level defaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Rizal Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Pioneer model VSX-??? (can't remember)Fairly old no RS232 or IP for sure. IR onlyIt is more like. The movie start with no sound at all. You ramp up the volume thinking that is set way too low. then the sound suddenly kicks in and blows your eardrums. A Visual indicator will be nice but a reset to default willl be helpful.I can see in the driver that "Volume Set ##" is grayed out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstuart Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 IR is limited... In the setup menus, can you set the volume limiter?Also, you might be able to change the ramp / pulse rate of the IR driver so it doesn't ramp so fast.Just some thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSDave Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 In order for the receiver to tell the control4 controller there needs to be some sort of feedback mechanism in place.... IR doesnt offer this as its a 1 way communication with the hardware you are using. If you moved to a newer Pioneer Elite receiver or their top model Pioneer receiver, you would have IP control of the receiver with volume feedback and default volume level settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Rizal Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 In order for the receiver to tell the control4 controller there needs to be some sort of feedback mechanism in place.... IR doesnt offer this as its a 1 way communication with the hardware you are using. If you moved to a newer Pioneer Elite receiver or their top model Pioneer receiver, you would have IP control of the receiver with volume feedback and default volume level settings.I've been eyeing Yamaha receivers RX have serial port even some of the HTR's have serial. Just not sure if serial drivers exist for them. So these drivers will have more control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSDave Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 In order for the receiver to tell the control4 controller there needs to be some sort of feedback mechanism in place.... IR doesnt offer this as its a 1 way communication with the hardware you are using. If you moved to a newer Pioneer Elite receiver or their top model Pioneer receiver' date=' you would have IP control of the receiver with volume feedback and default volume level settings.[/quote']I've been eyeing Yamaha receivers RX have serial port even some of the HTR's have serial. Just not sure if serial drivers exist for them. So these drivers will have more control?Yes, you should have more control over the receiver when using a serial interface. Things like discrete volume.....like the original post, you could have programming in control4 with a default room volume. IR can send a volume up, down and mute command.Most serial controlled devices will let you set the volume to a specific level instantaneously. The other huge advantage is 2 way feedback. Things like if the source on the receiver is changed it can tell control4 to keep track of what source you are on. that way things would never get "out of sync" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceOfSpades Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Go with a D&M Brand receiver like Denon or Marantz. Most of them have IP Drivers. For the current IR Issue, I would consider getting your Dealer to change the "Pulse Rate" to 1. I think the default is 5. So for every time you press the VolUp button, it increases by 5 instead of 1. You want to change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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