Sony STR-DG820 Problem on setup

[Sozen]

Well I finally took the plunge and bought a receiver and speakers all on the same day but now I have a problem I plugged everything into the receiver including my cable box and my ps3 via hdmi and then used hdmi out on the receiver to the television. I can get cable signal but ps3 nothing shows up no audio no video I've tried turning the cable box off and just running hdmi input and also moving channels but I also can't seem to get the 820 menu to show up either. I don't think I have a bad receiver but can anyone point me in a direction?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Sozen

Well I finally took the plunge and bought a receiver and speakers all on the same day but now I have a problem I plugged everything into the receiver including my cable box and my ps3 via hdmi and then used hdmi out on the receiver to the television. I can get cable signal but ps3 nothing shows up no audio no video I've tried turning the cable box off and just running hdmi input and also moving channels but I also can't seem to get the 820 menu to show up either. I don't think I have a bad receiver but can anyone point me in a direction?

Have you gone into the PS3s menu and changed the Audio Out and Video Out to HDMI?

[Sozen]

Yeah that was done beforehand as I've always ran ps3 on hdmi. Still strange I still can't get things to work correctly

[Elzeisa]

ya i had the same prob when i bought the 820 two months ago

u have to either turn it on or off and hold the power button till it beeps. i cant remember if it was on or off. well if it was the later (off), then turn it back on normally. can't remember exactly, but i remember the whole press and hold the power button thing.

sorry cant explain it better lol. but i KNOW pressing and holding the power key is the key here =P

hope u enjoy the 820 ........ i am so far

[Sozen]

Yeah I gave that a shot still nothing I know when I turn it to BD for input it shows hdmi but I still can't get audio or video. Do I have to turn off the Cable box or anything else? Yeah sorry for questions but man I've never had this problem wiring before.

[callas01]

have you tried switching HDMI inputs to see if you have a bad HDMI port?

Otherwise, perhaps call Sony CS, they SHOULD be able to help...

[Trix]

Originally Posted by Sozen

Yeah I gave that a shot still nothing I know when I turn it to BD for input it shows hdmi but I still can't get audio or video. Do I have to turn off the Cable box or anything else? Yeah sorry for questions but man I've never had this problem wiring before.

Is the PS3 plugged into the BD HDMI input? And, has that input been properly assigned?

I know you said you've always used the PS3 through HDMI, but did the player maybe reset itself if it was unplugged when you switched everything around?

[callas01]

Trix, Sony receivers are about the most plug and play receivers made, you don't have to assign anything unless it can upscale video, then you have to tell it what input to receive the AV from. The 820 cant upscale so there is no assigning.

[Trix]

Originally Posted by callas01

Trix, Sony receivers are about the most plug and play receivers made, you don't have to assign anything unless it can upscale video, then you have to tell it what input to receive the AV from. The 820 cant upscale so there is no assigning.

Thanks for the info. I guess the only part of my original post that holds valid, then, is making sure that the PS3 is plugged into the HDMI input labelled BD, or checking to make sure the PS3 didn't magically reset itself.

[callas01]

YEP, it is so hard to know everything about all the different MFGs out there, thanks to so many people I know more now then ever before.... but still only enough to totally screw up the next person.

[Sozen]

Thanks guys for all the ideas I was able to get everything working after I reset multiple times. Looks like I'll have to make a gallery soon.