i want to watch movies and play games with it, weree it says dvd in the back is for a coaxl cable only the fiber optic says cd under it. so on the front of the reviever i have to hit cd in order to hear it. whn i hit dvd it does not work. should there be some type of setting to make it were i can use it while on dvd.
i am asumming because it is on "cd" then i am loosing out on some options or some type of sound quallity am i correct????
2007-01-17 03:35:33 · 5 answers · asked by Dokie 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
im hooking it up to my xbox and it does not have a coaxl connection and as far as the rca people say it till not be tru 5.1surround sound
2007-01-17 03:58:55 · update #1
i meant to say as for as the rcs cables. people say i need the fiber optic to have true 5.1 digital sound
2007-01-17 04:22:27 · update #2
yes it automaticly switches over to dolby pro logic .. does that mean my 5.1 is working
2007-01-17 07:54:57 · update #3
Ok. So you have an XBox with fiber optic output, but your receiver has fiber optic reserve for CD, correct? Try connecting to it and play a movie. During movie playback, see if it automatically switches to Dolby Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital. If not, see if you can manually enable Dolby Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital.
Dolby Pro-Logic is not true 5.1 (its actually 4.1 because the 2 rear speakers are actually consider one since both carry same info). See if you can manually switch it to DD. If not, then maybe the movie is not encoded in DD. Find a dvd that is DD by checking the cover and play it.
If the dvd is DD encoded, but u still cant swith to DD, then the CD fiber optic input will not process DD. You will have to stick with Pro-Logic which is still better than no surround.
2007-01-17 06:46:44 · answer #1 · answered by gandalf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm doing this from memory, so bear with me.
1) Hit menu
2) Go to menu "#2: Input Menu"
3) Hit the down arrow until you see (OPT1)
4) Hit the right arrow until it displays DVD or DVD/LD next to (OPT1):
5) Hit menu
6) Exit out of the menu by hitting the menu button again.
And yes, you do need a fiber-optic cable to get Dolby Digital from an X-Box 360.
2007-01-17 12:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by Some guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use the coaxal connector for the dvd player if you want.
Just use a standard RCA audio cable. Nothing special.
As far as the optical input, on the front of my Sony reciever, I have to choose standard, fiber or coaxal input for my dvd input.
2007-01-17 11:49:24 · answer #3 · answered by wishiwas 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Using the optical on CD will work fine. There are no special audio settings for DVD.
2007-01-17 12:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by mrknositall 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fibre optic cable does nt get affected by normal heat and or either magnetic or inductive waves
2007-01-17 11:39:14 · answer #5 · answered by david j 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋