Have video w/an S-cable, but can't get sound w/the optical cable

you can use a special audio cable avalible at walmart http://www.walmart.com/ip/Axis-41248-Axis-Digital-Optical-Toslink-Cable-6/21089610

OR


buy one of these and hook the white and red audio cables to the imput on the surround sound
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/eForCity+-+Optical+Audio+Adapter+for+Xbox+360+HDMI+AV+Cable+Gaming+-+Gray/4338413.p;jsessionid=1645495912DD7B9466A02420184C1551.bbolsp-app04-148?id=1218475496784&skuId=4338413

In your DVD player audio setup change the digital output to bitstream. You have not mentioned which DVD player you are using.

Some players it will be given
Digital Out - Off/ On select On
Dolby Digital - Dolby / PCM select Dolby
DTS - On/Off select ON

Whatever video components you have, they should be, depending on inputs on TV, should be run to TV first. Recievers do have pass through ports but, are not the best way to achieve picture and sound. HDMI cables are great but you r reciever may not be able to transfer the video. What I suggest is taht you run your componenets, cable/sat box, DVD, etc. via HDMI, componenet, etc., to TV input, then, run audio out from TV, via(best) digital optical. You can use TV's menu to choose what you watch while, you only have the one input to reciever. Scan your recievers menu to make sure you have selected the proper mode(TV, Aux, Vid2, etc.).. If you run your video unit to TV with component cables, you will have to get your sound through separate cable(s). Component cables have graet video, but do not carry the sound.

Optical carries only 5.1 sound, no video. HDMI carries both video and sound. If your receiver doesn't have HDMI, check your TV for optical output. You can go BluRay to TV via HDMI, then TV to receiver via optical.

If you don't have optical out on your tv, you're going to need either a receiver with HDMI or a BluRay player with component output (blue, green, red).

You can try out by connecting the CVBS (Yello) out from player to TV and connect HDMI out from Player to TV. Goto CVBS input on Sony TV. Select set up and you should get the HDMI Video options availble. Try to change the resulution and check for Video on HDMI source.
Which disc you were playing PAL or NTSC? PAL should work for Europe.

Hi,
You have connected from PC to TV right???
1.To get the video you have to connect to TV
2.Please take a separate cables for to listen audio and to watch video,
for audio connect cables from DVD Player to Home Theater you can listen the audio
for video please connect the HDMI video to TV Where You can enjoy both.

1. cable box video out to video 1 in on the lcd , audio out to reciever input 1 ( tv, vcr , or what you want it on )
2. dvd s-video output to lcd video 2 s-video input , dvd audio out to reciever dvd/cd audio input , and add the optical or coax cable digital audio for dolby digital surround sound

electech

TV is HD correct? Use the Y/CB/CR from the Sat to the TV. Use the Digital optical cable for sound from the sat to the receiver. Use the s-video from the dvd player to the tv and the l/r to the receiver for sound. I would suggest upgrading to another set of Y/CB/CR cables to connect your dvd to the TV and benefit from better picture. Also, buy another optical cable for dvd sound (so you can enjoy surround sound). Your receiver has two optical inputs so youre covered there.

Most amps these days have to told which input is being used,ie if you have the dvd into dvd video input for picture and are useing coax or optical for sound you have to go into the setup menu on the amp and find the input menu and tell the amp the dvd is on optical or coax.
hope this helps.
CABLE GUY.

Combo DVD/VCR players don't output the VHS with Component Video. Most of the time, it won't output over the S-Video either. The high end outputs are ONLY for DVD output. You must run a yellow wire, or use coax cable to get the video. Same goes for the optical digital sound out. It's only for DVD use.