When watching recorded TV/movies (tivo) and a loud sound comes through (i.e. car crashing, explosion, etc), my Onkyo Tx-sr501 automatically shuts off into standby mode. Its like it is getting overloaded or something.
Any configuration tips to prevent this from happening (it is really annoying and disruptive)?
"Any configuration tips to prevent this from happening (it is really annoying and disruptive)? "
Turn the volume down a few notches and see what happens. What kind of speakers do you have out of curiousity? They may present too difficult a load for your receiver.