Sky HD box sound output

[grdunn123]

Just changed from optical cable to digital coaxial cable from Sky HD box via Onkyo 806 receiver and now everything is in Dolby Prologic 11 rather than Dolby Digital......checked the settings on my receiver and everything looks ok.....what am I not doing right????

 

[daveh75]

Have you re-assigned the input you're using?, as it sounds like your now getting stereo via HDMI and your Onkyo is processing that to psuedo 5.1 surround sound.

 

[grdunn123]

I've set the Onkyo to the correct sound output mode, ie, digital coaxial and checked that the braodcast is in DD but still showing up as PL 11?

 

[chudleighpaul]

You need to assign the coax input on the amp to the Sky box. Otherwise, as Daveh points out the amp will take the stereo sound from the HDMI. On most amps the default assignment for the co ax input is DVD

 

[grdunn123]

I thik I've done that...assigned the correct HDMI input and then assigned the same audio input to the corresponding Coaxial input on the receiver. Can't work it out.

 

[grdunn123]

I have the HDMI from the Sky box in to HDMI 3 on the Onkyo which is assigned to Cab/Sat...I then have the digital coaxial assigned to input 3 which corresponds to the same HDMI input. It's still not giving Dolby D...any help would be appreciated

 

[grdunn123]

Ok think I have it sorted....!

 

[iainl2005]

Is there an improvement with the coaxial over the optical? I find the sound very low through my optical.

 

[grdunn123]

Haven't had much of a chance to gauge an differences yet but I'll let you know later today.

 

[Anonymous]

On a related note how do you know if a Sky HD program is broadcast in surround? I could not see it on the sky guide anywhere

I was trying to test out my new amp yesterday and I did not know if i was getting a surround signal. I wanted to use the surround as it was meant to be and not have the amp "make it up" as it can do.

Should my Onkyo HT S3305 always be showing PCM as the input? I think this is correct and then the amp does the processing???

Thanks for any help! I find this more confusing by the day!

 

[grdunn123]

If you press the information button on your Sky remote then it shows various info about the programme you're watching, e.g. DD for Dolby Digital, DS for Dolby Surround etc...

 

[Anonymous]

I did try that but didnt see anything, maybe it was not in DD or DS!!!

 

[grdunn123]

If you have Sky movies then check out one of those....many will show as DD. Do you have Sky HD?

 

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I do not have sky movies but I have HD and all the sports channels, I assume football would be in DS???

 

[grdunn123]

No, many of the Football games are in DD!

 

[grdunn123]

If you tune in to the Sky Arts 1 HD channel just now, it's broadcasting in DD

 

[grdunn123]

iainl2005:Is there an improvement with the coaxial over the optical? I find the sound very low through my optical.

Watched a movie today and then some other stuff on Sky and there is quite a noticeable improvement in sound with the QED coaxial cable. Switched back to the optical for a comparison and the sound is much thinner and less dynamic.