Surround Sound help !!!!

[rich0411]

Hi all

Just bought a Onkyo TX SR307 and speakers too suit,

http://www.cepro.com/images/uploads/large_tx_sr307...

I have my PS3 and LG TV and I a trying too connect it all up

I dont think I am getting this quite right ! ?

I have my PS3 plugged into the HDMI in on the AMP and then I have a HDMI cable from the HDMI Out on the AMP plugged into one of the Inputs on the TV.

Am I doing this right ? because i have video up on the screen and i have sound coming out of the TV but not out of the speakers??

All the speakers are working through the Radio on the AMP and have been set up as per instructions but I cant seem too get the sound from the PS3 on to the surround sound ? Do I need an optical cable from PS3 too the AMP ? I thought the sound would of came down the HD cable??

THanks for any help!

Rich

[parapaul]

HDMI will deal with sound and video from the PS3 - I don't even think it has an optical or coax out.

Without looking at my own I can't tell you exactly, but you need to go into the PS3 settings and tell it to output sound as LPCM via HDMI.

Hope thats some help?

[sk7ine man]

I recently bought a Onkyo HTS3200 which uses a HDMI pass-thru. The HDMI on these doesnt split the audio signal therefore you would require a seperate audio feed from the ps3. The ps3 has a optical out which will go into your av receiver.

[skinny]

parapaul said:

HDMI will deal with sound and video from the PS3 - I don't even think it has an optical or coax out.

Without looking at my own I can't tell you exactly, but you need to go into the PS3 settings and tell it to output sound as LPCM via HDMI.

Hope thats some help?

after that, check your amp and make sure it's set to take audio from the HDMI input too.

[phumy]

Shirley you got an instruction manual with it???

I got a 607 and all the info on gaming console connections is in the manual.

Edited to add a link for the manual for your amp, take a look on page 27....enjoy.

Link: http://www.eu.onkyo.com/dl/1334028/Manual_TX-SR307...

Edited by phumy on Monday 1st March 05:54

[gbbird]

I had almost the exact same issue when i purchased a PS3 a few years ago. I have an Onkyo AV (TXSR405 i think) and an LG LCD TV, and for love nor money i could not get surround sound from hooking up just HDMI from the PS3. In the end i gave up and used the PS3 optical out for audio and the HDMI for the video. Now works a treat.

regards

Greg

[fivesixseven8]

Maybe try the amp setup to see if you are using it for the sound and don't have some sort of pass through turned on?

[Thudd]

PS3 has a menu option for sound over HDMI and Optical simultaneously.
I'm using a Sony amp, but the principals are the same:

PS set to send picture over HDMI and sound over Optical.
Amp set up to match HDMI picture with Optical sound.
HDMI pass-thru from amp to TV.

You need to break out the amp manual, but before that you need to rig up an optical cable and set it up in the audio options on the PS3. Make sure you have recent firmware first.
Search AVForums for instructions.

[mackie1]

That AMP doesn't do HDMI audio as far as I know. It's just an HDMI switch in effect. You'll be wanting this:

http://www.eu.onkyo.com/products/HTX-22HD.html

Or one of the slim Sony ones (I have the HT-SS1300).

[Thudd]

Google agrees. You need to use an optical cable. Go into the PS3 audio settings - it will happily send 5.1 over optical.

[mackie1]

Yeah, it just means you won't get the nice lossless audio from BR discs.

[_dobbo_]

What so the audio that is sent over the optical cable is compressed?

Just read a bit about this, DTS5.1 is apparently compressed so on that basis I can't imagine owning an amp/speaker setup where I'd feel the need to worry that I wasn't getting lossless audio from my bluray disks!

Edited by _dobbo_ on Tuesday 2nd March 18:37

[mackie1]

_dobbo_ said:

What so the audio that is sent over the optical cable is compressed?

Just read a bit about this, DTS5.1 is apparently compressed so on that basis I can't imagine owning an amp/speaker setup where I'd feel the need to worry that I wasn't getting lossless audio from my bluray disks!

Yup, optical doesn't have the bandwidth to support uncompressed multichannel audio or the new lossless compressed Dolby and DTS formats. The BR player will either switch to the normal DD track on the BR or downconvert the HD audio stream to DD. The only way to get the lossless audio is either via HDMI to a suitable amp or via analogue outputs on the player itself.

[_dobbo_]

Ta for the info! I'm starting a rolling upgrade of a load of my AV gear (don't tell the wife) but even when I'm done I can't imagine any possibilty that I'll think DTS isn't good enough and that I need uncompressed audio, I just don't think my gear is currently or will ever be good enough.