Thank you for all of the input. With all of your help I did solve the auto on issue. After digging in to the setting for the sub. I found that after the auto calibration the sub output was at -10 db. Which wasn't enough to wake up the sub. My settings are the usually THX type settings. Size and crossover settings. I will need to tweak the system and re-calibrate it, but now I know why it the sub would stay off. I did try and calibrate the sub both the "Sony" way and the "Klipsch" way noted in their owners manual and neither are perfect. I'll need to work on a happy medium. Sony's setup is turn the gain and cut off to the max level on both and let the system adjust as needed. That's where the -10 db came from. Klipsch says to let the system handle most of the setting making sure the crossover settings in the A/V unit are set to the normal crossover settings and adjusting the gain in the A/V unit to match the speaker levels. Do any of you guys out there have a better way to perform a good calibration? I'm currently running my original R-3 speakers from 1999. RF-3, RC-3, and RS-3's. They have been good to me, but I have ordered a full set of the new RP speakers. RP-280F's, RP-450C, and RP-250s's. It will be a 7.2 setup with 2 of the R-112SW's. I went with 2 12's vs the 1 15 inch sub. I always run 2 subs in my setups. So with that any input from you guys would be great. Thanks again.