Device

AV Receiver Amplifier

Make

Onkyo

Model

TX-NR636

Manual

advanced manual

Channels

7.2

Power

160W per channel

Automation

OpenHAB, Home Assistant

Review

TX-NR636

Firmware Version

2041-1110-2001-0602-0203 (2015-09-30)

Purchased

2016-06-02 for £205.50 via eBay

EDID

Extracted contents:
header:          00 ff ff ff ff ff ff 00
serial number:   3d cb 61 0e 00 00 00 00 00 18
version:         01 03
basic params:    80 00 00 78 0a
chroma info:     1c 43 a4 57 4b a8 26 0c 49 4e
established:     ff ff 80
standard:        81 80 90 40 a9 40 81 99 71 4a 71 40 71 59 3b 80
descriptor 1:    01 1d 00 72 51 d0 1e 20 6e 28 55 00 c4 8e 21 00 00 1e
descriptor 2:    01 1d 00 bc 52 d0 1e 20 b8 28 55 40 c4 8e 21 00 00 1e
descriptor 3:    00 00 00 fc 00 54 58 2d 4e 52 36 33 36 0a 20 20 20 20
descriptor 4:    00 00 00 fd 00 0f 63 0f 78 12 00 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20
extensions:      01
checksum:        fc

Manufacturer: ONK Model e61 Serial Number 0
Made week 0 of 2014
EDID version: 1.3
Digital display
Image size is variable
Gamma: 2.20
Supported color formats: RGB 4:4:4, YCrCb 4:2:2
First detailed timing is preferred timing
Established timings supported:
  720x400@70Hz
  720x400@88Hz
  640x480@60Hz
  640x480@67Hz
  640x480@72Hz
  640x480@75Hz
  800x600@56Hz
  800x600@60Hz
  800x600@72Hz
  800x600@75Hz
  832x624@75Hz
  1280x768@87Hz
  1024x768@60Hz
  1024x768@70Hz
  1024x768@75Hz
  1280x1024@75Hz
  1152x870@75Hz
Standard timings supported:
  1280x1024@60Hz
  1400x1050@60Hz
  1600x1200@60Hz
  1280x1024@85Hz
  1152x864@70Hz
  1152x864@60Hz
  1152x864@85Hz
  720x576@60Hz
Detailed mode: Clock 74.250 MHz, 708 mm x 398 mm
               1280 1390 1430 1650 hborder 0
                720  725  730  750 vborder 0
               +hsync +vsync
Detailed mode: Clock 74.250 MHz, 708 mm x 398 mm
               1280 1720 1760 1980 hborder 0
                720  725  730  750 vborder 0
               +hsync +vsync
Monitor name: TX-NR636
    Monitor ranges: 15-99HZ vertical, 15-120kHz horizontal, max dotclock 180MHz
Has 1 extension blocks
Checksum: 0xfc

CEA extension block
Extension version: 3
45 bytes of CEA data
  Video data block
    VIC 02 
    VIC 04 (native)
    VIC 05 
    VIC 06 
    VIC 17 
    VIC 19 
    VIC 16 
  Audio data block
  Speaker allocation data block
  Vendor-specific data block, OUI 000c03 (HDMI)
    Source physical address 1.3.0.0
    Supports_AI
Basic audio support
Supports YCbCr 4:4:4
Supports YCbCr 4:2:2
1 native detailed modes
Detailed mode: Clock 27.000 MHz, 531 mm x 398 mm
                720  736  798  858 hborder 0
                480  489  495  525 vborder 0
               -hsync -vsync
Detailed mode: Clock 27.000 MHz, 531 mm x 398 mm
                720  732  796  864 hborder 0
                576  581  586  625 vborder 0
               -hsync -vsync
Detailed mode: Clock 148.500 MHz, 708 mm x 398 mm
               1920 2008 2052 2200 hborder 0
               1080 1084 1089 1125 vborder 0
               +hsync +vsync
Detailed mode: Clock 27.000 MHz, 531 mm x 398 mm
               1440 1478 1602 1716 hborder 0
                240  244  247  262 vborder 0
               -hsync -vsync interlaced
Checksum: 0xed

Firmware Upgrade

URL

https://www.intl.onkyo.com/support/firmware/tx-nr636.html

Instructions

https://www.intl.onkyo.com/support/firmware/pdf/SN29401357_FWU_12_ONK_En_120619_web.pdf

1. . Download firmware
2. . Extract zip to root of vfat USB stick
3. . Disconnect Onkyo network
4. . Connect USB stick to Onkyo
5. . Turn on Onkyo and select USB input
6. . Onkyo will indicate "Now Initializing..."

If there's a firmware update online the Onkyo automatically attempts to install it on next reboot.