My surround sound will not work through the TV, only the DVD

I have my Panasonic TX-P42X10B Plasma TV linked to SC-PT175 DVD Home Theater Sound System via HDMI cable & Stereo RCA cable. The surround sound will only work when playing DVD's. It will not work when watching the TV only. Why is this? What do i need to change in the TV or DVD Settings as i think I have tried changing all possible settings?

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If your tv and surround has an optical input/output.Then you can connect with an optical lead.This will then play the sound from whatever you are watching.You normaly select dig1 or input1 on the surround system.

Posted on Nov 12, 2009

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