Control your Denon or Marantz from your phone

AVR Maestro talks to your receiver over your local network using its native protocol - no cloud account, no extra hardware. Here's how to connect and be in control in under a minute.

Before you start

What you need

An iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android phone or tablet, or Windows PC on the same network as the receiver.
The receiver powered on with Network Standby enabled (Setup → General → Network → Network Control → On) so the app can wake and reach it.
The receiver's IP address (Setup → General → Network → Information, or your router's device list).
Optional: enable Wake-on-LAN to power the receiver from cold standby.

Four steps

Add your receiver

Open AVR Maestro and tap Add Receiver.
Type the receiver's IP address and tap Test Connection - the app probes HTTP, Telnet and HEOS.
Confirm the detected model and capabilities to save it.
You're in. Switch or manage receivers any time from Settings → Devices.

Settings with the connected receiver at the top and Add Receiver under Devices — Settings › Devices › Add Receiver

The Home screen with the receiver connected, showing volume, source and sound mode — Connected, on the Home screen

Troubleshooting

If it won't connect

"Test Connection" fails

Make sure the phone and receiver are on the same Wi-Fi network and subnet - mesh systems, guest networks and IoT VLANs can isolate devices. On the receiver, Setup → Network → Network Control must be On. Re-check the IP against the receiver's own Network → Information screen, since DHCP addresses change. HTTP is required; Telnet and HEOS are nice-to-have. If the receiver answers but slowly, the app tells you its network is likely busy rather than claiming the address is wrong - confirm the receiver loads in a browser or the official app, then power-cycle it to clear its network stack.

Connection drops every few seconds

Receiver Telnet ports can get sticky after long uptimes - power-cycle the receiver from the wall to clear the listener. On Wi-Fi 6 mesh, force the phone onto the same band as the receiver (AVRs usually sit on 2.4 GHz; phones prefer 5 GHz).

How do I know my receiver is supported?

It comes down to your network, not just the model. If the receiver's web portal, the HEOS app and the official Denon/Marantz app can all reach it, AVR Maestro should too. See the supported receivers page for the model list.

Get connected

One-time purchase, no ads, no subscriptions - and your receiver's configuration never leaves your network.

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