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Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400

Speakers · Entertainment

Not workingLocal

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 integration: Yamaha (YNCA).

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Yamaha (YNCA)Not working LocalSetup fails with connection error; YNCA port not accepting connections
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I tried to get this working with a MusicCast Bar 400, but get the following error when trying to add the device > Failed to connect, check settings and make sure this is the _only_ application connecting to the receiver with the YNCA protocol. I have made sure there is nothing else connected. I also have an RX-V685 and that works fine. Both the Bar 400 and the RXV-685 work with the same Yamaha apps (AV Controller and MuscCast Controller), so I thought the bar should work. The bar also responds to the web API requests as shown below (exactly the same as the RX-V685) …

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Discussion #360 · 2024-12

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandYamaha
ModelMusicCast Bar 400
CategorySpeakers