[NewbieRob]

Don't ask me why, but i need to know if there is a way to connect my surround system such that I have a choice of listening to television programs with the TV speaker or the external speakers? I have a new Pioneer Elite receiver and a Pioneer 6070HD plasma tv. Thanks in advance for your help. If you have an answer, please put it in simplistic terms as I am a newbie who knows very little about all of this stuff.

 

[bluesky636]

Read the owner's manual.

 

[bryan_chow]

What is the source for your TV programs (eg. cable box, satellite box, etc)? Most boxes will have multiple outputs, you can connect one set to the receiver/processor (eg. the SPDIF digital output), and another set (eg. the analog red/white RCA outputs) to the TV directly.

 

[afrogt]

Run a HDMI cable directly to the TV from the cable/sat box. This allows you to watch Television using to TV's internal speakers.


Also run an optical cable from the cable/sat box to receiver for audio.


That's it!