Does this receiver require both a hdmi and an optical cable to hook up the receiver? Thanks.
365111
I'm 99.999% sure you can use one or the other, but do not need both HDMI AND an optical cable.
365112
HDMI sends audio and video; you only need to provide separate audio if you are using a computer without native hdmi (ie a computer without an hdmi port where you need a hdmi adaptor to connect to the vidio card)e
365113
You will need it if your TV has an HDMI input, but the TV does not support what is called an Audio Return Channel (ARC). If this is the case, you will need an optical cable to send the audio from the TV to the receiver. If your TV supports ARC, then you will not need the optical cable. ARC allows audio from the TV to be sent to the receiver using the same HDMI cable that is used to send video from the receiver to the TV. My TV does not support ARC, so I am using HDMI for video and an optical cable for audio.
365114
The answer is that it depends.Case 1: Connect STB to Yamaha receiver via HDMI in. Then connect Yamaha receiver to TV via HDMI out (the audio return channel HDMI). No optical cable is necessary for this.Case 2: My Smart TV has a lot of apps like Netflix. If you use these apps, then the video is streamed into the TV and the video signal stays at the TV but the audio signal is not passed via HDMI back to the receiver. Thats's where the optical cable comes in, assuming you want to get sound through your audio setup, not the TV speakers. The optical cable connects from your TV back to the Yamaha receiver (I use AV1). Set the receiver to AV1 in this instance. The answer is that it depends.Case 1: Connect STB to Yamaha receiver via HDMI in. Then connect Yamaha receiver to TV via HDMI out (the audio return channel HDMI). No optical cable is necessary for this.Case 2: My Smart TV has a lot of apps like Netflix. If you use these apps, then the video is streamed into the TV and the video signal stays at the TV but the audio signal is not passed via HDMI back to the receiver. Thats's where the optical cable comes in, assuming you want to get sound through your audio setup, not the TV speakers. The optical cable connects from... » Read More The answer is that it depends.Case 1: Connect STB to Yamaha receiver via HDMI in. Then connect Yamaha receiver to TV via HDMI out (the audio return channel HDMI). No optical cable is necessary for this.Case 2: My Smart TV has a lot of apps like Netflix. If you use these apps, then the video is streamed into the TV and the video signal stays at the TV but the audio signal is not passed via HDMI back to the receiver. Thats's where the optical cable comes in, assuming you want to get sound through your audio setup, not the TV speakers. The optical cable connects from your TV back to the Yamaha receiver (I use AV1). Set the receiver to AV1 in this instance. « Show Less
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No optical cable is necessary. The HDMI carries the high definition audio and video. (HDMI) High Definition Multimedia Interface. In home theaters, the audio is often extracted from HDMI sources and directed to a surround sound processor while the video is sent to the TV set. See HDMI and HDMI switch.
1902802
no i needed to purchase a HMDI cable for the DirectTV box to the receiver and reuse a HMDI cable from the unit to the tv the good news is that the unit has 2 HMDI ports for input and 1 for out put
1278574
No optical input. This a budget receiver with decent sound for the money. You can do better if you are willing to spend a bit more.
801698
Does the receiver do HDMI pass through? SO even when turned off it's passing the signal through the receiver?
298786
No it doesn't. If you need the receiver you can get both in a package deal for 49.90 on Amazon. I've had mine working fine for well over a year. Good luck!
441701
I don't think so - it is intended to allow switching the output of various devices to a device input. If by receiver you mean cable or sat, you may not need this device. If you receiver has an HDMI out port - connect that to the HDMI on the TV and run the optical out from the TV to the sound-bar. The HDMI provides a better quality sound connection than optical anyway.
16073
yes and no they give you two ways to set up, one is for AV connection if you don't have an HDMI. There is also an optical/audio connect
240242
You can plug either an auxiliary cable or a hdmi cable. Make sure the hdmi cable is rated the same ad you tv (ie 1080i) . There's no such thing as an aux and hdmi cable combo . There totally different hook ups. I love my receiver.
330358
I don't have a home theater receiver but I suspect it needs a direct connection to the HDMI port on the TV unless there is a pass through function on the receiver. Try asking a question about hooking HDMI to the receiver you have for a better answer. Good luck!
1837025
I don't know but I DO NOT think there is an optical input on this unit. I will check (if I remember) inputs when I get home. Does cable box have LR outputs? I have mine hooked up via HDMI so I am not sure. On Line reviews state that there is ONE optical connection so I am assuming now it is possible.
1298219
It does have an optical cable if it's compatible to your TV. you can also use an HDMI CABLE. I use the optical myself.
763583
This device does not have an Optical port. It only has HDMI which transmits both the video and audio signal to your AV Receive.
134481
you could get a $10 ish converter box to take the optical to rca digital, I've had to do that for my audio receiver as it came with more rca digital, than optical, and HDMI was yet to include audio pass through at the time.
2149373
Using optical from cable box, sounds like tv has a stereo signal cable box i have has no sound at all via HDMI i think the tv would pass it thru if it were available. oh optical is into philips 5.1 blu ray system always on to opti in or fm radio tuner.
62074
It is able to send audio and video via HDMI. I have not tried specifically feeding this to a receiver but don't see any reason why it would not pass through a multi channel signal
739892
No. I have a single HDMI cable connected from the projector to my receiver.