n00b reciever HELP!!!

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

also read page 32 and 45 for hdmi connections and to asign them

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

Ok, I've gotten the PS3 to work, both audio and video.....Now I just need to get the audio from my tv to play through my speakers and I'll be fine....The inputs for dvd and and v1 are both hdmi1...but the tv is hooked up through the hdmi ouput (as instructed by the guide.) any ideas??

What do I assign the TV too since it is an OUTPUT on the reciever..

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

Ok, I've gotten the PS3 to work, both audio and video.....Now I just need to get the audio from my tv to play through my speakers and I'll be fine....The inputs for dvd and and v1 are both hdmi1...but the tv is hooked up through the hdmi ouput (as instructed by the guide.) any ideas??

What do I assign the TV too since it is an OUTPUT on the reciever..

dont know if your receiver can do both (play the reeiver speakers and the tv ones)

but most cant i know mine cant its either the tv or the receiver.

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

I've turned OFF the tv speakers and want the tv to play through the eD speakers....Just can't figure it out

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

Someone said I had to buy an optical cable for my tv to reciever...does that sound right??

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

Join Date: Feb 2006

Posts: 159

Quote:

Originally Posted by pistonsfan70

Are you sure??? I don't feel like buying ANOTHER cable unless it's for sure going to work lol..

Uhh yeah how eles are you going to get the sound from your TV to your 604? Unless you connect an optical cable from your Directv or cable box to your 604 or one from your tv to the 604. You cant expect the 604 to give you surround sound if you dont give it sound to process. Ie.. you need to connect the source you want in surround sound to the 604, just like you did with the ps3

That was his explanation.....does it make sense?

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

yes you need an optical cable from either the tv or cable box but most likely the cable box. and the ps3 gets its sound from the hdmi cable

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

go to target or walmart they have ok ones for cheap if you dont have an optical cable

i bought my hdmi cable from walmart and it was only $30 lol but i seen one just like at target for $17 lol i think optical cables are around 15-25 i know radio shack had the wrong price on one i bought it costs $80 and i snagged it for $17 lol 3 days later they found out and put the $80 price tag i had came back to buy them all and resell them on ebay //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

hah they havent fixed it yet online maybe one near you has it for that price

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2110464&cp=&sr=1&origkw=optical&kw=optical&parentPage=search

heres the ebay price

http://cgi.ebay.com/4FT-Monster-Cable-Ultra-Series-THX-1000-Optical-audio_W0QQitemZ230093199930QQihZ013QQcategoryZ64594QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

So how do I know whether to hook it up to cable box or tv

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

So how do I know whether to hook it up to cable box or tv

well does your cable box have an optical output? if so then hook it up right their. and if you dont have a cable box and the cable wire goes directly to your tv then you look for an optical output on the tv

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

WORKS GREAT NOW!! The SQ is a million times better than my tv!! Now I just gotta get the speaker placement and test everything.

 

[1loudsuv 10+ year member]

WORKS GREAT NOW!! The SQ is a million times better than my tv!! Now I just gotta get the speaker placement and test everything.

first and foremost post pictures!!!

and be sure to do the auto setup? (not sure but with my receiver it sounds better after the auto setup)

and hell yah those tiny tv speakers cant touch a decent ht setup. i used to think i was happy with the tv speakers but not even close i hear sounds on my hd-dvds now that ive never heard. i say a good 20-30% more sounds then with my yamaha stuff

ps enjoy your new ht //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif go get yourself some blur ray movies like mission impossible 3 and be prepared to be blown away //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

I am going to wait until later in the week to post pics (waiting for the eD speaker stands for my bookshelfs to come in).

I have a few blu-ray and I can't WAIT to watch em!!

THanks for all your help!

 

[Pistonsfan70 10+ year member]

I have this reciever and during Rock Band on PS3, it turns off when the volume is at 55 or higher, or when the song gets loud, which is relatively low...and I don't have this problem with any other function of the tv.

Any ideas?