Pairing AV1 with HDMI on RX-V673 for Sky setup

[mikey2008]

Hi All,

I'm trying to setup Sky using the Yamaha 673 receiver and it's driving me demented. I've got the optical lead connected via Sky box and receiver (av1 on receiver) got everything set to DD in the sky menu, but I can't work out how to pair the optical output with the HDMI picture. If I switch the receiver to AV4, I get the sound output as DD, but when I switch to HDMI 2, the sound is output as PCM. Any advice as to how I couple the two together would be greatly received.

thanks,

mike

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Sorry not at home.AV1 setup in amp to output video to hdmi1 or other way around or it may be av4. No help really but it is an amp setting.

 

[mikey2008]

Hi Rob,

When you have time, could you let me know which menu on the amp I need to access this, as I'm still pretty clueless.

Many thanks.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Sorry from memory. AV3 optical or AV4 coax. Setup AV3/4 to output rhru hdmi1. Use hdmi2 for bd etc. Hope this works. Not in reach of system for few days

 

[mikey2008]

Still can't manage it. I've hooked up the HDMI cable to the TV now and got the optical to the amp. It works, but it's a bit of pain to change all of the inputs. Whenever you're next in the locality of your setup, if you could let me the specifics of how to set the inputs up, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[mikey2008]

Just checked the blu-ray playback and the input is 'PCM' despite the fact that I've got nice surround (connected via HDMI obviously, set to 'straight'). Is the amp playing up? Frustrated beyond belief.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Hey guys. Someone can help Mikey b4 I get home? :roll:

 

[The_Lhc]

Just checked the blu-ray playback and the input is 'PCM' despite the fact that I've got nice surround (connected via HDMI obviously, set to 'straight').

What's set to "straight"? PCM on the amp indicates that the player is doing the decoding before it sends the audio to the amp. You're unlikely to hear any difference, it's only the pretty blue light you're missing out on.

 

[daveh75]

http://download.yamaha.com/api/asset/file/?language=en&site=uk.yamaha.com&asset_id=54085

 

[mikey2008]

Thanks for the replies. What I've ended up doing is hooking up the Sky box directly to the TV and the optical from Sky to amp. Regarding the blu-ray, it was just a case of switching off the blu-ray processing and now the amp is doing it, but I agree that it is pretty much the same thing as the blu-ray player processing.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

u must use av3/4 cant remember which is opt/coax. Set av3/4 to pass video from hdmi1 input. Cant help more without the manual which wont dow load sorry