Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sky+HD Surround Sound Using Onkyo TX-SR507 AV Receiver

Connections

Connect Sky+HD HDMI output to Onkyo TX-SR507 HDMI Input 1
Connect Sky+HD digital optical audio output to Onkyo TX-SR507 Digital In Optical 1

Assignments

Make the following assignments using the Onkyo TX-SR507 setup menu

Assign Sky+HD video to CBL/SAT on HDMI Input 1
Assign Sky+HD audio to CBL/SAT on Optical Input 1 and press [Enter]
Assign the Xbox 360 to AUX on HDMI Input 2

Disable HDMI Audio

To switch from HDMI audio to optical audio is not just a case of selecting "OPT1" or "OPT2" - that would be too easy! you have to press the "Enter" key afterwards to assign the already selected option, you'll then see an asterisk (*) appear beside your selection to confirm your choice.

The Dolby Digital from The SKY+HD will be ignored by the TX-SR507 unless you press [Enter] during the input assignment setup. Pressing [Enter] will disable HDMI audio and enable Digital Optical audio on this channel. If you don’t press [Enter] then you will still get Sky+HD audio through HDMI but it will only be stereo. Very confusing.

Hint. Test that Sky+HD audio is using the optical cable by connecting and disconnecting the optical digital audio cable.

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