Will this receiver carry audio through the HDMI cable to a television in a second room while still processing 5.1 channel audio in the main room?
301028
Yes. it's a 7.1 system with the capability to still function as a 5.1 main system with two channels diverted to another room. Check out the manual, it's all in there.
1959333
This receiver won't cross-convert your HDMI input into the analog outputs; the receiver will only pass analog inputs to the analog outputs on the receiver, likewise with the HDMI input/output stage. Refer to p.100 of the manual for a graphic depicting the stages.
1748626
I'm not familiar with your specific components but if your tv has an HDMI output connected to the receivers HDMI input you should have HD video and digital audio going from the tv to the receiver through the HDMI cable.
270900
You can use this player with your 5.1 receiver. You need to go into the player's audio setup menu and set the surround back channel to "None." The player will then only output to the 5.1 analogs (just leave the surround back analog connectors unused). This is what am doing.
300390
If all you need to do it put audio through your receiver, this device will work for you. My receiver doesn't have HDMI either, so I just feed the audio using TOSLINK to it and the HDMI out to my TV. Works fine.
834946
Yes. This will pass through the original HDMI video and audio, and strip out audio for use in a second room. I use it for exactly this purpose.
938812
Thanks very much for your question. The analog inputs are only 5.1. This is a fantastic sounding receiver.
1367953
Yes. We put our cable box through it in 5.1 but there are spare HDMI connections that you could use for PS4 or something else
251793
The Receiver for the Onkyo 5100 does not support audio through HDMI,it is pass through only for video.You must use an optical cable for audio.
2255442
ya..that's what I thought and I do have the cable box connected to the TV with component cables, connected to input 2 of TV, along with the HDMI output of the receiver connected to input 1 of TV.I had a Yamaha 465 that did allow the pass thru when the receiver was turned off. But I do like this SR707 alot better.....better sound, more power and more inputs.Bottom line.... no big deal.....
299564
Mike, I'm currently running this on a small television in a spare bedroom and only using the speakers on the TV. But you piqued my interest, so I unhooked the receiver and brought in downstairs and plugged it into my main system with a 5 speaker surround, and it worked great. The only difference being I am now running upstairs to downstairs through one floor basically directly below the transmitter. (apx 10 feet apart) Based on my experiment, I would say yes it should work for your application.
488515
Yes, if connecting through HDMI you will get sound through that audio channel.
528882
Yes. This is how we have ours set up. Be aware that our soundbar or our blueray player and the switcher seem to have a comparability issue and we can only send 2.1 audio from the switch to our vizio sound bar when using our sony blueray player. If we send 5.1, it drops or partially drops some of the channels.
2248704
HDMI connection carry both the video and sound. Not being familiar with the advancement of audio receivers I can not say for certain that it will not work. Depending on the connections from your components that you have their may be a way to to do it. For me, I just connected it to the tv. Hope this helps.
2138444
1 usually will suffice. The 2nd one is audio only in case your receiver does not support hdmi 4k. Unless you have a 4k device, the 1 cable will be enough.
1818638
Short answer ... no. It merely strips what you would normally hear on the Left and Right audio channels and passes the signal through analog RCA cables. But to be fair, I'm not sure than anything really can. By definition, 5.1 and 7.1 are delivered over something greater than two channels. So a simple two-channel L/R signal simply isn't capable of carrying the content. There are devices that take two-channel audio as input and simulate 5.1 output, but this isn't one of them. I have such a whizbang gizmo connected to a 47" display in a small room with just two very good speakers. It's not "real" 5.1, and if you're a real audiophile type, you'll likely recognize it right away and turn up your nose. However, it does work well enough to fool you during an exceptionally well mastered Blu-Ray or a high-end video game. Suited my needs because 2 speakers were a better fit for both the room and my budget. But if you're looking to get full performance out of a 5.1 or 7.1 setup that you already own or are considering purchasing, inserting this device in the chain is probably the wrong way to go about things. You'll need to stick with HDMI throughout to create the best experience.
859719
Yes, I do the same thing running 2 sets of speakers on the "B" Channel and 1 set on the "A" channel. Shouldn't matter what brand of receiver.