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Pioneer VSX-330-K – Stuck in Standby

This AVR was a quick pickup from Market Place for free. It was advertised as “Was working fine until other day when the standby light was just blinking red.” A closer look revealed it wasn’t a standby light, it was a flashing HDMI LED. From the service manual: The two keys it’s mentions are [ADVANCED SURROUND] and [STANDBY/ON] keys – Press and hold the keysfor 2 seconds, it then sprung back to life and displayed audio volume. Compared to the Pioneer SC-2022 the feel of the controls on the front appear cheaper and not as refined.

Pioneer SC-2022 – EU22 Error

The Pioneer SC-2022 receiver was the first of many audio receivers I’ve purchased broken and then fixed.The fault of this receiver was “intermittent audio”. When I picked up the amp, it was very clean with remote, manuals and setup microphone. It was also the most expensive at $50 AUD. The unit powered and ran fine for the first day, then was moved into the TV cabinet. It was this movement that triggered the instant stopping of all audio and displaying the error “EU22” Thankfully it’s a fairly common problem and I had researched the symptoms before I bought it. If you search the internet for Pioneer and EU22 you’ll find many posts and the solution most of the time is to go at the DTS chip with hot air gun. The hot air gun I… Read More »Pioneer SC-2022 – EU22 Error