Elite: Turn off HDMI Audio when using Optical?

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tmm0f5

Discussion Starter · May 10, 2007

Hey All,

I've been reading the threads and can't seem to find an answer to this. I have the elite hooked to my Sony 55" via HDMI and the optical to my Pioneer receiver for DD5.1 . Whenever I want to play in surround sound (which is always), I have to turn down the volume on the TV and turn up the receiver. Then when I go back to watching TV I have to turn the volume back up on my TV. It's very frustrating.

Is there a way to disable the audio over HDMI? I have a SA8300HD Cable Box that allows me to either run the audio via HDMI or via optical despite still sending video over HDMI.

If not I'm going to have to create some shortcuts with my harmony remote.

Thanks so much,

Tim

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257Tony

· #2 · May 10, 2007

How about running another optical/coax from your cable box to the Pioneer receiver so you can just leave the TV volume off all the time?

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TRALFAZ

· #3 · May 10, 2007

I'm confused

You have a surround sound system and can still listen to your TV speakers without your ears bleeding ??

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tmm0f5

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 10, 2007

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Originally Posted by TRALFAZ /forum/post/0

I'm confused

You have a surround sound system and can still listen to your TV speakers without your ears bleeding ??

No it causes my ears to bleed! That's why I want the TV speakers off. But my wife hates watching regular TV with surround sound.

I hate the fact that the audio comes out of both.

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formulanerd

· #5 · May 11, 2007

my wife was the same way until i flipped the sound to the rear (effectively making the rears the fronts, and the fronts the rears) dunno if all receivers have this or not, but it's worth trying.... this will definitely be a required feature when i upgrade!

we can keep the volume low at night, and hear everything cause the speakers are so close.

i'll never listen to anything through TV speakers again.

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Lord Flatus

· #6 · May 11, 2007

My Sony has a "Speaker Toggle" discrete code that toggles the built-in speakers on and off. On my universal remote I have activities of "Watch TV" and "TV with Surround", "Watch DVD" and "DVD with Surround". I have the activities for the "with Surround" options toggle the TV speakers upon entering and upon exiting so that my wife and my daughter can just pick up the cable-box remote and watch TV like "normal", ignoring $2k+ audio system in the room.

My first setup attempt had the "Watch ..." activities toggling the speakers, but then my wife and daughter would always be lost when they used "not the universal remote" to turn on the TV and had no sound. It's better if the TV's speakers are enabled before it's tunred off since they refuse to use the cool blue-lit remote.

Oh yeah: the "Play Xbox360" activity also toggles the TV speakers.

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tmm0f5

Discussion Starter · #7 · May 11, 2007

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Originally Posted by Rhett_in_SoCal /forum/post/0

My Sony has a "Speaker Toggle" discrete code that toggles the built-in speakers on and off. On my universal remote I have activities of "Watch TV" and "TV with Surround", "Watch DVD" and "DVD with Surround". I have the activities for the "with Surround" options toggle the TV speakers upon entering and upon exiting so that my wife and my daughter can just pick up the cable-box remote and watch TV like "normal", ignoring $2k+ audio system in the room.

My first setup attempt had the "Watch ..." activities toggling the speakers, but then my wife and daughter would always be lost when they used "not the universal remote" to turn on the TV and had no sound. It's better if the TV's speakers are enabled before it's tunred off since they refuse to use the cool blue-lit remote.

Oh yeah: the "Play Xbox360" activity also toggles the TV speakers.

Sweet, that's exactly what I was looking for. I'll check into this.

Thanks,

Tim

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sjp777

· #8 · May 12, 2007

couldn't you just hit mute?

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joerod

· #9 · May 12, 2007

On subject (sorta) is the audio from the HDMI good?

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tmm0f5

Discussion Starter · #10 · May 12, 2007

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Originally Posted by sjp777 /forum/post/0

couldn't you just hit mute?

I couldn't do that because the TV puts a big purple box in the bottom left hand corner that says "Muting". Would be too annoying to play with.

So instead I tweaked everything with the Harmony 360 remote. On the front page of options I have Watch TV and Play Xbox 360 that work via HDMI to the TV. This provides the simplistic approach for my wife (she needs to get her Zuma games in every now and then).

On page 2 (so she won't accidentally hit them), I have Watch TV Stereo and Play Xbox Stereo. This turns of the HDMI audio output and enables just the optical in to the stereo.

Works perfectly! My wife gets the easy approach with one remote. I get the surround sound that I want.

As far as HDMI audio, it sounds great actually. The Sony 55XS955 for a TV set has a decent set of speakers (one of the better in-set speakers that I've heard). So for her it's perfect. For me I like the 5.1 for Call Of Duty 3. It's very helpful.

Thanks for all of your suggestions and help.

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Ironmike86

· #11 · May 12, 2007

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Originally Posted by tmm0f5 /forum/post/0

No it causes my ears to bleed! That's why I want the TV speakers off. But my wife hates watching regular TV with surround sound.

I hate the fact that the audio comes out of both.

Don't play your tv speakers. Try 2 or 3 channel stereo. I would think your stereo speakers would sound better? You would have the surround affect so It may not bother your wife?? When you game put it back to surround.

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