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How do i set up my surrond sound?

  • 16-02-2010 7:45pm
    #1
    cantgetright
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    I just bough a surrond sound system with amplifer and subwoofer.
    i have it connected through my PS3, i have the HD cable going from TV to Amp and from Amp to PS3 and all 5 speakers connected plus subwoofer.
    i cant seem to get sound , is there another cable needed from tv to amp?
    any ideas?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    cantgetright wrote: »
    any ideas?

    yes. plenty, but first, tell us what the make and model of the system is.

    things to check are probably in the manual such as, is it plugged in, is the setup done correctly all the connected devices, are the formats supported by the device....


  • #3
    Calibos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,810 ✭✭✭Calibos


    No new cables needed. you need to go into the PS3 sound menu and tell it to output sound over HDMI. If that doesn't work then it may turn out that your amp supports video over HDMI but not audio over HDMI. In that case you'll need a Toslink optical cable from the PS3 to your amp. What is the brand and model number of your amp?


  • #4
    cantgetright
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭cantgetright


    Cheers for reply.. the amp is a yamaha rx-v365. I was in the sound menu on the ps3, there is quite a few outputs to choose from..


  • #5
    Idleater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    cantgetright wrote: »
    Cheers for reply.. the amp is a yamaha rx-v365. I was in the sound menu on the ps3, there is quite a few outputs to choose from..

    Okay, your amp will not decode Audio over HDMI - it will only pass it through. This means that you need to run an optical cable from the ps3.

    Not 100% sure if that link will work - it is just the product specifications on the yamaha site. It asks for a username/password to download the manual, but I'm pretty sure that there is a section in that about HDMI and what the device can and can't do.

    On the PS3: under the sound options enable optical Audio Bitstreaming and disable HDMI audio - I think this happens once you enable bitstreaming and optical but not sure. Your amp will decode at whatever bitrate is being sent from the source disc.

    HD audio tracks on BR discs will be downsampled to the highest bitrate DTS (circa 1.5Mbps) which is as good as you are going to get.


  • #6
    cantgetright
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭cantgetright


    il have to get optical cable. thanks


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