I am trying to connect my Onkyo DS-A3 ipod dock to my Onkyo TX-SR508 receiver and I cannot get the TV to display the ipod menu. I've connected the red and white (R/L) and yellow video cable to the "game" input on my AV receiver and I have sound coming from my surround sound speakers, but I cannot get the video to display on my tv. I also connect the Component cord from the back of my DS-A3 directly to the component video input on my TV and have selected this on the TV, but it claims there is no signal. I also connected the supplied RI cable from the back of the DS-A3 to the Onkyo receiver's RI amp (next to the Sirius connection). What am I doing wrong? Why won't it display? I've docked the Ipod touch and tried to select the remote's MODE button to set the OSD mode to 'ON', but it simply says that the device is connected.

The Onkyo TX-8255 does not support any internet or Bluetooth access directly. You may be able to use the Onkyo remote interactive (RI) dock, DS-A5, to get the wireless streaming, if you can find one on E-bay or a similar resale site. See https://www.onkyousa.com/Products/model.php?m=DS-A5&class=Accessory . Onkyo has discontinued manufacturing these docks. The dock connects to the receiver via an audio cable. The features and manual for the Onkyo TX-8255 are available at the product page on Crutchfield, https://www.crutchfield.com/S-Q75dK8s0iLY/p_580TX8255/Onkyo-TX-8255.html . The current link to the manual is https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/ImageBank/v20080824133600/Manuals/580/580TX8255.PDF .

Unfortunately, if you can't find one of these docks, you'll need to connect use an audio cable between the TX-8255 and any dock for some gadgets or a direct connection for other internet connected devices. I wish that I had better news for you. Cindy Wells

Hi lechap,

With the indulgence of IB4G2008 as per his last post Feb 13.....

If I figure your concerns right, they are:
1. You have an iPod on an Onkyo IPod dock that you want to connect to an Onkyo receiver TX-302;
2. You have an Onkyo receiver TX-302 that you want to power a set of Bose Cinemate speakers;
3. the connectors on some do not fit or are not the same;
4. you want to know what goes to where.

If I may suggest:
a. connect the L/R Audio Out of the Onkyo IPod dock to the L/R Audio IN of VIDEO 1 using a pair of RCA to RCA cable. Connect the S Video Out of the Onkyo IPod dock to the Video IN of VIDEO 1 using an S Video to RCA Video cable. Thereafter if you want to watch a movie or play music from your iPod, you need to choose Video 1 in the Onkyo receiver TX-302. You can of course choose any other VIDEO 1~3;



b. all other source/devices may be connected similarly using the same scheme on any of the free VIDEO / AUDIO inputs
c. of course the MONITOR OUT goes to your TV or projector.

With respect to the Bose Cinemate, it would not be technically correct to connect the Bose Cinemate speakers straight to the speaker out of the Onkyo receiver TX-302. You need to install another set of speakers to the speaker outs of the Onkyo receiver. The Bose Cinamate system's TV AUDIO could be connected to the TAPE OUT (or the AUDIO L/R OUT of VIDEO 1)



Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

Thank you for using FixYa.

You can use a DS-A5 iPod docking station or a RCA Y-adaptor found at retailers such as APPLE, BEST BUY, RADIO SHACK, AMAZON, etc.: http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-COMPOSITE-AV-cable-ZML/dp/B004EWEX9Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331155139&sr=8-1You can use a DS-A5 iPod docking station or a RCA Y-adaptor found at retailers such as APPLE, BEST BUY, RADIO SHACK, AMAZON, etc.: http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-COMPOSITE-AV-cable-ZML/dp/B004EWEX9Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331155139&sr=8-1 . Connect from the headphone port of the iPhone and use the red & white RCA audio cables to connect into the RCA audio input terminals of your TX-8511.

Onkyo DS-A2

iPod® dock

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_580DSA2/Onkyo-DS-A2.html?tp=238

The harmony 900 should simply be used as a replacement for your onkyo 729E remote, there's no "hookup" involved, just program the 900E for the DS-A3 dock.
If you want to know how to hook up your DS-A3 to your stereo/TV, that would be a different issue.

The reason you are not getting a good picture is because of the HDMI interlink cable. Make sure that the HDMI cables you have bought are at least version 1.3a. May be one of the cables is v1.3a that is why you are getting OK picture when you connect the projector directly ( it might be an expensive cable ) . If you do not get v1.3 you may also buy v1.4 which is 3D ready.
The poor band width of the cable must be giving you a bad picture.
Now if both your cables are OK and you are still getting a bad picture you have faulty HDMI pass through circuit on your TX-SR508.

The manuals that came with the units have the diagrams. You DO have them, right?

"Flash drive"? What type of interface does it have (USP)? This unit supports a dock for iPod. Page 50...

Very unlikely. Probably different codes and DRM are used in newer generations

The Red, green, blue from this adaptor cable
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB128LL/B?fnode=MTY1NDA0OQ&mco=MjE4ODM1NQ


go into any of the RGB inputs on the Onkyo

The R/W go into the corresponding inputs for audio, Red and White.

One thing to note,

IF you are running one source RGB like you want to do,
you may have to monitor output the video of the amp RGB to the TV, most of these amps do not like to mix HDMI with anything else.

So If you have one HDMI going out to the TV, this solution will not work. You should look at the manual for the Onkyo regarding what paths can pass at the same time. There is usually a small disclaimer in the HDMI section.

Hope that solves your question.

On your iPod, go to Videos, Settings, and set it to TV out. Make sure the TV Signal is set to NSTC.