I am installing a ps3 console to my 50 in. plasma and wanted to know the best way to hook up a 5.1 surround sound system

Connect the optical output from tv to input of surround reciever.Select corresponding input on reciever.

I have 2 50" plasma tvs. One is a Samsung and the other is a LG. I play my PS3 on both and have not had any problems whatsoever. You can also look through the manual and it should also give you some facts about hooking up a console system to it. You should also have different settings for the TV such as standard, sports, game mode, etc... So you can set the tv up on however you wanted to view it. Have fun gaming!

Most digital inputs are assignable, so go to set-up menu on your receiver and make sure the optical port (opt1 , opt2, etc.) is assigned to the input (vcr, aux, etc.) that you want switch to to listen to the PS3. You may also need to go into the PS3 settings menu and turn the optical to output the Dolby Digital signal. You have to do this with most DVD players, too.

The optical audio out from the TV only works for the TV's tuner, probably. Hook-up optical from Cable/SAT and from PS3 boxes to DVD/Receiver.

You will need the optical cable. My receiver only passes video through the hdmi. So I hooked up the HDMI cable to the tv, and the optical cable to the receiver. Once that is done you have to go to the audio settings for the PS3 and chose audio through the optical.

USE THE OPTICAL CABLE ,,MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE BOXES ON THE SETUP AUDIO PS3,, LIKE DTS,,DOLBY,,LIKE THAT

Set the sound out put on ps3 to the optical out put then set sound on ps3 to give you dolby digital,dts,aac etc.

PS, do not set the hrtz range above 100 as this can damage your speakers.

hope this helps.

CABLE GUY.

did you reset the setting in your xmb on your ps3 from hdmi to a/v cables?

Are you getting any sound?

If your marantz amp is part of a home cinema system then depending how old it is will depend on if it will do it automatically.I have just bought a sony surround system and it detects the signal range ie it knows it is being transmitted in 5:1 surround.If you have an old system you may have to do this manually, this should not be diffecult there should be a sound setting.

Go to Settings/SoundSettings/AudioOutputSettings/AudioInputConnector or DigitalOut depending on type of input you are using for surround.