Need help with surround sound, receiver, PS3 Blu Ray player

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Originally Posted by arniec

I have a Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH receiver and my Blu Ray player is a PS3, connected through HDMI. I have a 7.1 speaker set-up coming out of my receiver.

My problem is this: I think I only get left, right, and center front speakers (plus my sub). I cannot ever hear any audio out of my satellites on the sides or rear.

I know they're wired right, as when I go into the level tests and the receiver shoots static out the speakers, all 8 speakers (7 sats and the sub) emit noise. But I think there's a configuration somewhere that isn't sending the 5.1 or 7.1 to the speakers.

I had a member of the Geek Squad out and he changed my speaker set-up and only the front 3 or 2 speakers light up on the receiver when I'm watching a movie. Either R and L or R C and L (right/left, right/center/left). I never see the sat speaker lights illuminated on my receiver.

Is this a PS3 setting? (I always make sure my discs are on the 7.1 audio out when available), is it a receiver setting?

Is there a disc somewhere that will just play a tone out of all the speakers from my PS3 so I know this is working correctly? (I know my PC did this with its 7.1, it would go "Front left" from the front left speaker, "Front right", etc. from each speaker so I knew they were all working and placed correctly).

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks!

AC

If sound is coming through your test tones on your receiver - the receiver is fine, its the configuration (receiver) and the source material. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but since you are connected via HDMI your PS3 setting should be PCM (not bitstream - only set to bitstream for optical/coax). What is your default decoder on non-bd material? Make sure you have it set for Dolby Digital EX (to get the extra channels) or if you are listening to DTS/ES material - set it for that (had to do this for my Yamaha). I'm not sure my suggestions will work, but its a place to start since you are getting signals from the amplifier test tone