Getting frustrated with setup (1 Viewer)

[ChampN252]

So I finally got to setup my surround. I've been told since I get digital channels, I can use the digital audio out to just run sound to my receiver. The digital cable glows red on one so I assume that's working. Is it like always on or what? I don't really see a setting on the tv to switch to digital out. My receiver is the denon avr-1513. My tv is LE42S704.

 

[schan1269]

Is your cable using the ATSC, or do you have a STB?

 

[schan1269]

Page 33(might have been 34) of your TV's OM...Is the digital output set RAW or PCM?

 

[ChampN252]

Damn dude. It didn't come with a manual and I never thought to look online. I gonna check that out

 

[ChampN252]

I see what I've done wrong. I have a optical cable. I thought I had the digital cable.

 

[Steve Tannehill]

Actually, the optical cable is digital...

 

[schan1269]

Uuhhh...hhhmmm.Start from scratch.How do you get your channels? STB or ATSC,What sound mode are you using?What other sources do you have? How connected?

 

[ChampN252]

I getting channels thru ATSC. This is the cable I brought: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022901&p_id=1419&seq=1&format=2 When you say sound mode, what do you mean? And I get digital cable channels thru coaxial. Only other thing I would hook up is my 360. I did the speaker test and everything works, but I can't get it to play audio from tv

And I switch between the digital output and I still don't get sound.

 

[schan1269]

Now we might get somewhere...

It sounds like you haven't assigned the optical input on the Denon. You need to go in set-up and "attach" the optical to Cable/Sat.

Makes no difference(been ages since I looked at the rear panel of that AVR to see its labeling, but however it is marked is irrelevant anyway) if the optical says cable/sat or not. You still have to assign it.

And yes, that MP cable is the correct one. (toslink stands for Toshiba Link. It is their take on the SPDIF protocol. The "other" being digital coax)

 

[ChampN252]

Thank you sir. I'll look at this when I get off in the morning

 

[ChampN252]

I play around with some things and it finally started worked. I'll loving it now. I guess it wasn't assigned. Gotta do some cable management now

 

[schan1269]

Glad to know it is all coming together.