I got it to work. I realized that the existing IP linkup was blocking the new port 80 from going through.
I was able to get feedback on the source, volume and sound mode, but no additional feedback with the AVR Series IP Zone version. In fact i got more feedback from the original version, being able to navigate pandora and viewing music information. Was album art supposed to work in one or the other version?
A very big downside is a number of input commands do not work, in particular, Blueray, cable, network and pandora. This puts a serious limitation on the ability to leverage the receiver's capability to watch 2 different HDMI sources from 2 different TVs.
With the lack of these functions and the limited feedback, I decided to go back to the original codes. Although it limits me to only one remote at a time, the bigger downside of not being able to use my units pretty much points to going with the original code.
Is there a way we can fix the codes being transmitted for the AVR Series IP so that the source input works for the future?
Thanks, and feedback would be much obliged!