Onkyo HT-S6100, Playstation 3, HDMI, and Audio issues

[jedimacfan]

Hello,

I just bought the Onkyo HT-S6100 and am connecting it to a Samsung T260HD in my office. I have connected a Sony Playstation 3 via HDMI (1.3a cable) to the Onkyo and from there the Onkyo connects to the Samsung. (HDMI 1.3a cable).

The issue I (think) I am having is that my Blu-Ray movies are not playing back the uncompressed audio. The Onkyo only displays "MULTI CH HDMI" and "DTS" when I am playing a BD movie via the PS3. When I shine a flashlight on the tuner, I can easily see "TrueHD" and "HD MSTR" icons but they never show up when I play a BD movie. I have tried Transformers and Batman Begins for TrueHD and Juno for DTS-HD MA, yet the Onkyo only displays DTS Neo 6.

I am pretty sure I have everything connected correctly and configured properly, but I am very new to home theater and am probably doing something wrong. On the PS3 menu, I have manually selected all the audio options available and it is set for Linear PCM over HDMI. I am also running the latest firmware (2.60, which the PS3 claims is the most current).

The PS3 is in the first HDMI input on the Onkyo tuner (DVD). My understanding of the user manual is that I can choose the audio format by pressing the "MOVIE/TV" button on the remote to get to TrueHD or DTS-HD MA. Scrolling through, however, only displays Pro Logic II (bleh), stereo, fake surround, etc. I can never get TrueHD or DTS-HD MA to display.

The only thing I can figure (and if you can confirm my suspicion, then I thank you!) is that the PS3 is decoding the uncompressed audio and sending it to the Onkyo, which then plays it. And because the PS3 is decoding it instead of the Onkyo, the tuner only displays MULTI CH HDMI and DTS Neo6. Is this what's happening and why the Onkyo never displays TrueHD or HD MSTR?

I guess, in a nutshell, is how can I tell if I am hearing the uncompressed track vs the compressed track with my PS3 and Onkyo HTIB?

I am so thoroughly confused, so thanks very much for any help you can provide.

JMF