Does one need an optical cable between the BluRay and Reciever The reason I ask this that my Onkyo SR505 does not pass through the HDMI audio to to the receiver connected speakers. Audio from the BluRay depends on the optical input to the reciever. Does one need an optical cable between the BluRay and Reciever The reason I ask this that my Onkyo SR505 does not pass through the HDMI audio to to the receiver connected speakers. Audio from the... » Read More Does one need an optical cable between the BluRay and Reciever The reason I ask this that my Onkyo SR505 does not pass through the HDMI audio to to the receiver connected speakers. Audio from the BluRay depends on the optical input to the reciever. « Show Less
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Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me posted. Tom Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me... » Read More Hey Dennis,Try one more thing..I know it sounds weird but it's the way my Onkyo works..On the listening modes button (on the remote )where it says movie/tv..try pressing that button ( even though it starts on DVD multichannel ) all around till it gets back to DVD multichannel..you will have to pass all the other settings such as DVD mono movie..DVD TV logic, DVD all channel stereo, DVD full mono, DVD theater dimensional, DVD mono...all the way till DVD multichannel comes back on...If I do this..my surround system comes alive as well as my sub-woofer..Good Luckkeep me posted. Tom « Show Less
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Thanks for the response. I have a ONKYO SR505 and am connected like you are. With this A/V unit I must use the audio optical cable if I want surround audio to the speakers. I can use the HDTV speakers to get HDMI quality sound which defeats the purpose of having a surround system.
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HDMI should handle it all - that's the idea. I have HDMI from my BluRay to my Onkyo, and an HDMI from the Onkyo to the HDTV. You could use optical, but should not have to. I use optical to connect the audio from my older DVD player to the Onkyo.
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Hey Dennis,Did you tinker with the speaker setting on the BD player? Does it still only sound like 2.0 stereo?let me know, Im going over to my nephews house tomorrow, he has the same Onkyo SR550, and I will check his settings for you.Tom
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Tom,Yep, did the test tone both from the Onkyo and BD player. All 6 speakers responded. I did set the BD player for PCM for all formats for 5.1ch. It's my understanding when using the Onkyo DVD Multichannel during playback, the Onkyo ignores its own speaker settings and uses whatever is coming from the BD player. Perhaps I need to tinker with the speaker settings in the BD player. Thanks,Dennis
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Hi Tom,I purchased a Panasonic BD80. They provide specific instructions and connected it to Onkyo for analog audio 5.1ch. There is a setup screen to select 5.1ch and I was sure to select multichannel PCM. I used the Onkyo DVD multichannel button on the remote started playback. It did display "multichannel" but not PCM. It still sounds like stereo to me and have no idea what I might might have done wrong. Any way thank for your help.Dennis
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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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Hey,Well it still sounds like 2.0. Maybe it is the Onkyo settings; specifically in the setup speaker config. maybe it still thinks its 7.1. Sound would be destined for speakers that are not there.Dennis
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Hi Tom,I've done everything you said and that I can think of and still no dice. So I'm done trying to figure it out. I used to get pretty good surround from the the TV programs that are broadcast HD 5.1 but it seems to be gone also. I have to say that the despite all this, it does sound pretty good if stereo is what I was going for. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.Take care,Dennis
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Audio and video are separate. The signals (audio and video) come out perfect from this device and I love it! I purchased it, because I have an older Harmon Kardon Receiver with no HDMI capabilities. I wanted to have the 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound...from my new Blu-ray player. My new Blu-ray player only had the HDMI connection, so I needed the converter to run the 1080p video to my TV and I used the optical out (on the converter) to get the 5.1 signal to my old receiver. The converter has HDMI out and Optical out. This device is meant to send audio to a device (such as my older receiver) that do not have HDMI input. The Optical out (via fiber optic cable) carries the sound. The HDMI out goes to the TV...for video and the optical goes to the receiver, or audio device. HDMI carries audio and video in one cable, so I am not sure about what you are trying to do. Bottom line...this converter will take your HDMI signal and split the audio and video. The video will go out through the HDMI and into your video display and the audio will come out of the optical connection. If your audio device does NOT have an optical connection, this device will not work for you. You mention 2 channels. Are you trying to send sound to 2 speakers (stereo mode) from your slingbox? If so, I would recommend buying a receiver with HDMI inputs. I am not 100% sure about what you are trying to do, but I am sure I can help you figure out how to fix your problem. I have been dealing with A/V equipment since the late 80's. If you tell me all the audio and video equipment you have, I can probably tell you exactly what you need. It looks like you may be looking at the wrong device, for what you are wanting to do.
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i don't understand the previous two answers. I have a powered soundbar and connect to my Dennon receiver via either the HDMI output from the receiver or the toslink fiber optics output from my Dennon Receiver. Wy wouldn't you run all inputs into your receiver and then from receiver to sound bar.
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I believe it's for the optical audio out. I have a projector and didn't want to run hdmi to the projector audio back down to the receiver. I just ran the optical from the switch to the receiver 18" away and for that I needed digital audio out for good sound.. I love the thing, it works great!
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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.
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you could get a $10 ish converter box to take the optical to rca digital, I've had to do that for my audio receiver as it came with more rca digital, than optical, and HDMI was yet to include audio pass through at the time.
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I just bought this unit, so I can understand the question. It is really quite simple. There are three HDMI inputs and one HDMI output on the Onkyo HT-S5100 (also tons of other RCA, etc. inputs, no problem there!). The HDMI output feeds into the TV, of course. But I found I needed to connect a cable or an optical cable to the back of the TV in order to feed the audio back into the Onkyo amplifier. Now EVERYTHING sounds great!
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An HDMI cable is the only thing needed. HDMI carries both the video and audio in one single cable. Getting the audio to a stereo receiver requires a separate audio cable (probably optical) that will go from your HDTV audio output to your stereo receiver. If your stereo receiver has HDMI pass-through, you might be able to have the DVD HDMI cable go straight to your receiver, but then you would need a second HDMI cable to go from your receiver to your HDTV, which is MUCH more expensive than an optical audio cable in the scenario I described above.
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Since the only signal you need to send to the unit is audio, the only input connections you care about are 2 analog (RCA to 3.5mm or 3.5mm to RCA) and 2 digital (Digital Optical or Digital Coaxial). Digital gives you a better quality sound, but I would send the digital audio directly from the source (Receiver or Blu-Ray player) and not the TV. For best results, I use a fiber optic (Toslink) cable from Blu-ray player to Sound bar.
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That's because your optical cable is running from the receiver to the television, not to the PS3. Anything playing on your television will play through all your surround speakers. You would have to run the optical cable directly from the receiver to the PS3 to get the sound strictly from the PS3.My setup is the same as yours.
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the... » Read More Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. « Show Less
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you either need an Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable or an HDMI cable depending on the connections you box has. Although if you TV has HDMI ARC this will work better, with the ARc connection your TV will always pass audio through
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I added an optical audio return, which allows all digital sound transmission without distortion. My receiver does not have HDMI RAC capability. The only complication is that you need to turn the tv sound totally off, to avoid an echo effect. It may be possible to sync the two sound sources (home theater and tv speakers) but I have not tried, since the tv speakers are crap compared to my system.
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that was my experience; somewhere in the literature in fact says that if you use HDMI or Digital Optical cable, that you have to use the audio cable out as well (defeats the purpose of the HDMI or Digital Optical cable IMO), however it works well with that set-up
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Hello Tom; this is Onkyo USA's Product Support department and the answer to your question is due to the number of devices you are needing to connect. The LS-T10 allows for three types of audio cable connections (digital optical, digital coaxial audio, or analog audio). While the sound bar can accommodate up to 3 connections; its priority of input connection is necessary. As if you were to use three sources (cable box, BluRay player, and PS4)- you can use a digital optical cable for your most used device (e.g. cable box), a digital coaxial cable from your BluRay player and analog from your PS4 (or other device providing an RCA analog audio output). This setup will support up to 3 devices and you would need to provide a separate video connection to your TV. If you have any more questions or concerns, Please contact our Product Support Dept for further assistance with this specific issue via our phone number and hours of operation (800-229-1687; option #3 PRODUCT SUPPORT 24 hours a day). We would assist and answer any questions or concerns you may have with your Onkyo product, as we are also available via email onkyoadmin@us.onkyo.com.
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The simplest advice is to go with HDMI when you can. But if you can't it's not the end of the world. The biggest difference is that HDMI can pass higher-resolution audio, including the formats found on Blu-ray: Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. These formats can't get transmitted across optical.I have the RX 475 available for sale on my ebay plateform.Best
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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?