Mark, i-hijack ko lang itong thread mo
Reviving an old thread.
Please recommend a reliable service center. My Yamaha receiver (locally purchased, out of warranty already) conked out last night. It didn't overheat, no burnt odor, no current spikes; it just turned off by itself without warning. Looks like the protection circuitry kicked in since the standby indicator blinks continuously whenever I try to turn the power on.
Thanks.
This was the post I left 3 months ago in another thread. My quest for a reliable repair shop started with a fairly known one for quite some time now. First impression ko pa lang dun sa technician who made the pre-diagnosis, sabit na kaagad. Considering they are advertising themselves as an authorized service center, the guy didn't know how to initialize Yamaha's built-in diagnostic mode. After showing him which combination of buttons to press, the display showed
PS PRT quickly followed by
DC PRT. I was dumbfounded when he suggested to take the unit to another service center; he even admitted to me that they send complicated cases to this shop to do the repair work. Off I went to the referred shop on that same day. The tech who attended to me was more knowledgeable this time; he ran the same diagnostic tool and after a few more tinkering, he asked me to leave the receiver for 2 weeks to examine it further. So I made a follow up after a week went by; one of the female staff took my call. She said they need to replace the receiver's whole digital board. That's fine with me, but I almost fell off from where I was sitting because of what she said later on: first, it would take at least 3 months or so for the required component to be imported & delivered, but there's
no guarantee that it will arrive at all; second, the quoted price she gave me was a BIG joke, so I replied that she should order a replacement part, not a brand spanking new Aventage receiver. Her first statement already made me cringed, more so with the second one. I received the formal quotation thru email the same day and the impact never once diminished as I read it a few times just to be sure I was reading it right and confirm what I already knew. After a more careful PinoyDVD search, it finally pointed me to the right direction. I pulled out my receiver the next day and brought it directly to markcrenz's abode. After a few pleasantries, he told me it would probably take him some time to check and fix it since there's a long queue of various electronic gears from PinoyDVD members and nonmembers alike. True enough, there was a tall stack of fairly new receivers as well as vintage amps & tuners in various state of disrepair sitting idly in one corner of the sala. Sabi ko sa sarili ko: surely, he would not get the telltale positive feedbacks plus those pile of gears begging for his attention if he is not competent in his craft. So I agreed to leave my receiver to Mark's trusty, capable hands. It would be a long while before my kids and I will get to watch movies together in theater-like ambience again. In my case, it was the first time I would reluctantly watch movies at home. They are bland and lifeless when seen without the benefit of an AV receiver, a vital part of HT hobby which brought me countless hours of enjoyment since 1999.
The most awaited day finally came; I picked up my receiver yesterday. The line was indeed long since it took Mark almost 3 months but it was well worth waiting for. It turned out there was no need to replace the whole board after all; Mark painstakingly tested each component part blindly and manually at first since there was no reference/service manual available online; a similar one was found but it was for an earlier model. This process continued until this week to ensure all the offending parts were replaced.
So I went home and immediately started the challenging, bone and backbreaking task of arranging the gears and reattaching the various connections in the elaborate rear ports and terminals; it took me a tiring and painful half day to do so and this was just for setting up. After configuring & calibrating and later on testing it with the all-time favorite
Saving Private Ryan, I knew right away that my baby is back home
Thanks again Mark for resurrecting my beloved Aventage!