Update Audyssey
Use this action to update the Audyssey settings on your Denon AVR receiver.
Using this action from the user interface
If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.
To update Audyssey settings from an automation or a script:
- Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
- Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
- If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
- In the Then do section, select Add action.
- Select what you want to control. Under By target (see Targets), select the Denon AVR media players you want to update.
- From the actions shown for that target, select Update Audyssey.
- Select Save.
Options in the UI
This action has no additional options in the UI.
Using this action in YAML
If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.
In YAML, refer to this action as denonavr.update_audyssey. A basic example looks like this:
action: denonavr.update_audyssey
target:
entity_id: media_player.marantz
This updates the Audyssey settings on the targeted receiver.
Options in YAML
This action has no additional options in YAML.
Good to know
- Updating Audyssey settings can take up to 10 seconds on some receivers.
Targets of the action
This action requires a target. The target is the object of the action. You can point the action at a single entityAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more], a device, an area, a floor, or a label, and Home Assistant will run the action on every matching media_player entity behind that target.
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Entity: one specific media_player entity, such as
media_player.living_room. - Device: every media_player entity that belongs to a device.
- Area: every media_player entity in a room or area.
- Floor: every media_player entity on a floor.
- Label: every media_player entity that shares a label.
You can also select different target types in one action. For example, you can add a specific entity and an area as targets in the same action to run the action on both of them at once.
Try it yourself
Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.
Still stuck?
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AI assistants like ChatGPT or Claude can also explain actions or suggest the right one when you describe what you want in plain language.
Related actions
These actions work well alongside this one:
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Get command: Send a generic HTTP command to a Denon AVR receiver over the network.
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Set dynamic equalizer: Enable or disable the DynamicEQ setting on a Denon AVR receiver.