Advice how to get sound from my tv through sony dav f200 surround

[Davro83]

Hi, im new to surround sound and have the new sony dav-f200 2.1 system. Wandering how to get the sound from standard tv through it. If i connect it by the hd cable i only get it when i put in a dvd. I can also connect it to the xbox and get sound. But is there a way to connect just to the tv with 1 cable and then get sound form sd, dvd and xbox? And is this the best way. Im not very good with sound and cables. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

What tv are you connecting to and what cable are you using for your xbox?

 

[Davro83]

i have a 42" LG plasma but am getting the 46" sony W4500 in a couple weeks. I connect my xbox to my tv through HD cable.

 

[Anonymous]

By HD cable do you mean HDMI cable? If so, your xbox presumably has the digital optical audio output?

 

[Davro83]

yeah thats right. if i plug the surround system into that it works off the xbox. But i want the sound from the TV when i watch normal tv.

 

[Anonymous]

HDMI cable from DAV-F200 to tv

HDMI cable from xbox to tv

Optical cable from tv audio out to DAV-F200 (Digital In Optical TV)

Optical cable from xbox audio out to DAV-F200 (Digital In Optical Sat/Cable)

This is for when you get the SONY. If your current tv does not have an optical audio out, connect a regular audio cable from its audio out to the DAV-F200 (Audio In TV)

 

[Davro83]

Ok excellent. Thanks for your help.