Onkyo HT 9300 Sound through your tv Does anyone know for sure if you can turn the receiver off and listen to the blu-ray/dvd/tv etc.... through your tv? Or do you have to have the receiver on all the time and use the surround sound all the time? Onkyo HT 9300 Sound through your tv Does anyone know for sure if you can turn the receiver off and listen to the blu-ray/dvd/tv etc.... through your tv? Or do you have to have the receiver on all... » Read More Onkyo HT 9300 Sound through your tv Does anyone know for sure if you can turn the receiver off and listen to the blu-ray/dvd/tv etc.... through your tv? Or do you have to have the receiver on all the time and use the surround sound all the time? « Show Less
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Yes you can if your TV has Audio return Control (ARC as it is called by Sony) or such 2 way communication thru HDMI.
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You need a receiver that does HDMI Audio Decoding, which until recently has only been availabe in upper-echelon receivers. Most recently the Onkyo 605/605 and comparable Yamaha's and Denons do decode 5.1 and Dolby True HD / DTS Master Audio. If a receiver is labelled pass-through that means it won't be able to split off the audio from the HDMI signal and will just give it to the TV, and you'll have to use a separate digital optical or digital coaxial cable to send to the receiver from your DVD, DVR, Blu-ray, etc. Sucks doesn't it?
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The sound is really poor. One thing I have noticed is that the sound from regular DirecTV channels is much louder than the sound from HDTV channels or the one from the DVD or Blue Ray player. I have everything connected with HDMI cables. I tried also with optical cable with the same results. The volume difference appears also when I listen thru the Home theater. Does anyone know if this is normal?
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What about audio? Specifically, if I have the STR-dg810 as my receiver. I have Blu Ray DVD and HD sat receiver, both of them would use the HDMI connection. However, I also have a Wii I woud like to connect, but Wii only has component video out. So, I should connect the Wii component video out directly to the TV as the receiver won't up convert the signal to use the HDMI out port. Does this also mean the receiver won't pass through the Wii audio to my speaker system? Am I stuck with only having Wii audio via my TV's speakers?
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Hello, Did you ever figure this out? I just bought this TV last night and I'm very happy with it, but I use a surround sound system and have to keep the TV volume on 0. There should be a way to turn the speakers off - right? Thanks for any info.
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Have this same problem with Onkyo TX-SR606- tried different codes but can't seem to get any to it properly. Best I can get is to turn receiver off and adjust volume. But will not turn on with remote.Maybe a different code??
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Um, yeah that's a good question. I'm not saying u can't do it bit Not aware of a way to make the device work w/o going through my surround sound either. Honestly, even though I bought the device, sadly I came across the same thing and ended up not using it. However, you might be able to run optical out of th cable box and try that way. I'm really sorry I'm not much help but understand the frustrations
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Can you still hear the sound through the TV as well as the wireless speakers. I would like to hear the sound from both, and it is unclear whether using the speakers stops the sound coming out of the TV too? I see that when you use the headphone jack, the sound does stop coming out of the TV. But when you use the RCA plug, does that change anything and allow the sound to come from both?
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Hi Dennis,Try pressing the test tone button on the remote, and see if your getting sound from all speakers. Also, did you use the RCA cables from the BD player to the Onkyo? ( one for each speaker ) Don't forget to choose the right format from the Blu-ray disk ( Dolby truehd / DTS HD master audio ) If your still having a problem, let me know..I can probably walk you through a little more detail.Tom
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If you don't have any AV receiver/amplifier connected to your blu disc player, then you really have to rely on your TV speaker. If this is your set-up, you can't turn off your TV to enjoy listening to your CD music.
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Hi missy, your DIRECTV Receiver SHOULD have an HDMI output. If indeed it's an HD Receiver. Just connect it straight to one of your HDMI Inputs on your display. What model do you have? H20, HR21?For your onkyo, you should connect your DIRECTV straight to your surround system, using an optical or digital coaxial cable.PS3? I don' t know much about game consoles. I'll ask my brother who knows more about this than I do, and get back to you.
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Im having an issue with this. I contacted Sony and they told me to hook up my: Bluray &gt; HDMI &gt; TV Bluray &gt; Optical Cable &gt; Home Theater Home Theater &gt; HDMI &gt; TV When i play my dvds on my home theater i get the full surround sound, BUT when i play my blurays i dont. I get the same sound from my front right speakers and my right rear speakers (same thing for the left side). Does anyone have a solution? or having these same issues? My Equipment: Sony Bravia KDL46V5100, Sony HDX589w Home Theater, Samsung P3600 BluRay Player
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If I have my ps4 hooked into the receiver, can I do pass through audio having my AVR/Surround sound turned off if I chose? With audio still coming into my tv speakers?Thanks
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Real quick go in the headphones menu if you see tv + hp turned on turn it off. The surround sound will not work if it's turned on
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Yes, I have both a directv unit and a dvd hooked up to it and then the tv. I just don't turn on the receiver if I just want the tv speakers.
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i also can now. it was shipped to my house on saturday. i'm a little disappointed, i kinda wish i got the pioneer 919 for the upscaling factor. i had tabled it cuz it was a little out of my price range but about an hour after i bought the onkyo i noticed the pioneer was only 10 bucks more. oh well...thanks brad.
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I am curious about this system. I have a very small room with only the ability to set up the the front (L+R), center, sub, and rear (L+R). The room does not allow for the set up of what Onkyo refers to as "surround L + R" which are supposed to be set up on the sides of the listening position. Will the receiver provide a decent decoding if I am using the speakers in a straight 5.1 type setup? I am guessing this is what the first post was asking but I just wanted to clarify that rear speakers will still be used and only the side "surround" speakers omitted.