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Multichannel flac playback fails, outputs only stereo. Need help.
wer:
So beyond any question this is an EDID problem. Scott, your misunderstanding about what VLC was doing is understandable, but that's what my having you look at the diagnostic screen some time back was intended to catch. I guess I needed to be more specific about which one, so we lost some time there. But at least now you know where the good one is.
Rod is going to laugh, but I had actually forgotten about that post he mentioned. I guess you get old enough and have enough facts stuffed in your noggin, and you can't keep track of everything.
Thanks Rod, you did me a favor, as now I have to type much less!
Scott, you should carefully read that last post I made in the thread Rod linked to.
The advice I gave there is exceedingly excellent, and I would not say anything different to you now.
The only caveat is maybe your device doesn't have all those options. Do however put your reply here because that other thread is years old.
pscott:
Thanks for the advice Wer via Rod. I read the posts. Not sure I absorbed everything, but get the jist. Considering all of that, I continued to fiddle with MC, Samsung, & Yamaha AV options today, to no avail. I even updated the TV's firmware. Nothing but cutting off the head the Mac Mini has fixed this problem, so far. While that can work, it's not convenient.
I know there might still be other solutions, and that even this might or might not work, but I'm willing to experiment, so I ordered the HD Fury - Dr HDMI Converter on Amazon, which should arrive next Thur. (Hope this is the same device you've used, Wer.) I'll post again after that, or sooner if I have new insight or a breakthrough.
pscott:
Finally got 6-channel flac playback working, with the help of HDfury DR HDMI 4K DrHDMI4K https://www.amazon.com/HDfury-DrHDMI4K-18Gbps-600MHz-Manager/dp/B07VK2WSWN.
This is a newer version of Dr HDMI, $20 more than than the original Dr HDMI, which I ordered first & then tried unsuccessfully to cancel. The newer model arrived first. Since I got it to work, I'm planning to return the older model, HD Fury - Dr HDMI Converter https://www.amazon.com/HD-Fury-Converter-Solves-issues/dp/B00755DBCW/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=HD+Fury+-+Dr+HDMI+Converter&qid=1603406246&s=electronics&sr=1-3, even though I have some concerns about that, explained below.
The newer model has a lot more settings and is thus more complicated. I've only managed to get 2 of its many setting to even transmit a picture to my TV -- the original settings copied from my monitor and one other setting, which does allow 5.1 sound. Hope I don't regret getting the newer, more complicated and more expensive model. The additional features & settings could be worse than unnecessary, especially since you, Wer, have experience to share with the original model, but might not with this one. The device comes with minimal instructions, although there is an online forum which hasn't been very useful so far. I've mostly been shooting in the dark, trying different things just to get it to work and transmit a picture. Finally did, but I'm still unsure exactly how or what settings can and should work.
If anyone is interested, I'll post more about how I've setup my Mac Mini -> Yamaha RXV685 -> Samsung to work with MC. Actually I'll post a little more, regardless, when I have more time to document my experience. -- Scott
wer:
Well, I certainly agree that new one looks complicated! :o
Do you have to stand on one foot while adjusting the dial after three long presses and two short under a full moon too?
I haven't had to touch my old one in years, so I'm not sure if this will be helpful for your new one, but for what it's worth...
As I recall, I did not have a lot of fun with the old one trying to copy settings from the sink. I found that the best thing to do was just setting it to "full baldfaced lie mode". There used to be a mode where the Dr HDMI would just tell the source "I support everything" and leave it at that, regardless of what sink was actually attached. This actually works quite well on modern receivers, because for modern receivers and processors, they usually DO support everything that can go over HDMI. (Besides your receiver will definitely process a lot of audio formats your TV cannot, so you don't really WANT to copy the EDID from the TV anyway.)
So, taking a guess based on that lame guide printed on the device, I might think this corresponds to "Green Mode 1" on your device.
If you select Green Mode 1 and your house explodes, don't blame me. The documentation on their web site is shockingly poor and the little video they have is so inscrutable I couldn't make anything out of it. There was a little paper guide that came with mine, but I don't see a pdf of anything for your device on their site.
To tell you the truth, I'm not even sure HOW to select Green Mode 1 on your device. But do the hokey pokey or whatever else you have to do to set it, and see if Green Mode 1 works. And I can't even make out what those da_n buttons do, although I see the word "reset" mixed in there for one of them...... Geez, and it's even worse than I thought; I now see it has a different set of lights on each side: one side says Dr HDMI FHD, and the other says Dr HDMI UHD, so it's a schizophrenic device too.
Well good luck with the device. I guess you didn't have any choice if you needed 4k. It's too bad their documentation is non-existent. You might try that utility they have; I don't know if that would make yours easier to set up. I don't think I needed it. Hopefully yours will behave like mine in that once you get it into the right mode, you will never have to touch it again and can forget all about it.
If you figure out how to drive that thing, I suggest you make a short guide and post it on the forums, over in one of the Devices forums, so that other people later won't be as tortured as you are.
pscott:
Complaints might have overshadowed my understated announcement in that last post: That I …"Finally got 6-channel flac playback working…"
Kept fiddling and finally got lucky I guess. Like to know WHY it's working now. Right now, with the Dr between the receiver and TV, the picture looks normal for the Mac and Cable TV, and the Mac OS and MC show show a 5.1-capable audio device "Dr HDMI" instead of "Samsung". I'd feel lots better, like I'd made more progress, if I understood why it's working and what it's doing. Seems to be working on a blue FHD setting. I'm puzzled why only 2 settings on that side even send a picture to my TV. Maybe need to wait longer & fiddle more when I change settings. I intend to post more if/when I know more.
Having second thoughts about returning the old version. I don't need the new model for 4k now, but might before long. Another concern was continued support (like firmware updates) because the older model is being discontinued. Don't seem like such good reasons now. Might try the other model before deciding which to keep.
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