cd sound through hdmi question

[oldgame]

When playing a cd through my blu-ray player, why do I need my t.v. on for my reciever to find the signal? If I don't turn on my t.v. it cannot find the signal. Once I turn on the t.v. it finds the signal, then I can turn the t.v. off with no problem. I have the hdmi sound out to off on the reciever and also the hdmi control to off. Cannot figure this out.

[Canada]

Does the HDMI cable go into the the TV first, and then out to receiver? If so the only thing I can suggest is have the cable from your Blu ray player go to the receiver and then have the HDMI out go to the TV.

[Ecstasy]

Perhaps because HDMI carries both Audio & Video signals and they need to be sync, even if there is no picture?
But that wouldn't make any sense at all right? And then with CEC compliance and all those copy protection schemes you never know!

Nah, can't be as some receivers allow the HDMI video and audio signals to pass through even with the receiver turn off, or in standby.

I heard that HDMI cannot carry only the audio or only the video, but it has to carry both! Even if the picture is black! Black pixels...

[My_Two_Cents]

It's how HDMI works. Each component in the connection sequence must be on in order for the complete handshake operation to work. If you unplug the HDMI out cable from your receiver, you will be able to listen to CDs without the TV on (but that would be a PitA). And whether or not you are passing through audio does not matter. No way around it, that I am aware, but if I'm mis-informed then someone please correct me.

[ZoetMB]

No....there should be a bypass mode on the receiver where you don't have to have the TV on.

But if you don't have that, run either analog audio or digital optical or digital coax from the BD player to another input on the receiver for CD listening. In many cases, that will actually give you better audio quality anyway.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by oldgame

When playing a cd through my blu-ray player, why do I need my t.v. on for my reciever to find the signal? If I don't turn on my t.v. it cannot find the signal. Once I turn on the t.v. it finds the signal, then I can turn the t.v. off with no problem. I have the hdmi sound out to off on the reciever and also the hdmi control to off. Cannot figure this out.

Some blu-ray players have an option to turn off the video circuits for better audio quality. If your player has that option, turn the video off before you play a CD and check if it will help.

[oldgame]

Thanks I will try. I should have metioned I have a Marantz BD 7004 blu-ray and an Integra DTR 7.8 reciever. The new pictures are not up yet.

[Ecstasy]

Originally Posted by oldgame

Thanks I will try. I should have metioned I have a Marantz BD 7004 blu-ray and an Integra DTR 7.8 reciever. The new pictures are not up yet.

And your TV is? A Samsung?

Disable the CEC feature in all those components; it should help!
...You know, to turn On/Off all your components together from the HDMI connections, with the simple push of one button on your remote.

[JOHN MFN D.]

If you only listened to vinyl you wouldn't have this problem.

[oldgame]

Sony t.v. and I have over 200 albums.

[Zman2k2]

Originally Posted by Ecstasy

And your TV is? A Samsung?

Disable the CEC feature in all those components; it should help!
...You know, to turn On/Off all your components together from the HDMI connections, with the simple push of one button on your remote.

This is the correct answer. In one or all of your components you have the HDMI link active. It would be called something that would give the indication of linking components together. As an example, I know on Pioneer products it's called KuroLink. Shut that off, and you can play with devices individually.

[PowellPressburger]

I am having an issue / My roommate is wanting to listen to his Cds using his Sony BLU player using his Sony HDMI reciever However he only uses Left Center and Right speakers for his setup. he never watches movies hardly ever.

Odd thing is His CDs will never play at 2 Channel audio like they should I can only get audio sound using other functions that use the center speaker. AFD direct and 2 Channel audio options won't work. What gives? Just want the CD audio to be played at 2 channel.

Any suggestions ?

[BIslander]

Look at the output settings of the player. Is it set to output multichannel from stereo sources?

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by BIslander

Look at the output settings of the player. Is it set to output multichannel from stereo sources?

I've tried it as different settings thru the BLU ray and I can't get audio thru 2 channel option of the AFD default it is odd. I will mess with it more Saturday. :-)

[BIslander]

The receiver should show the format and channels of the audio it is getting from the source.

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