connecting blu-ray player to receiver

[Rookie80]

I have HDMI cables connected to the TV from both the Blu-ray player and the receiver, but I get no sound from the surround speakers when playing a disk. The only other output from the blu-ray player is a usb port. Do you think if I connect usb-usb from blu-ray to receiver, that will work?

 

[smorizio]

on the back of most players now is a digital audio port that have a dust plug in it. if your unit does have this then pick up a cable and plug it into the reciver if it has the same port. if not you have to use the older audio out port to audio in on the reciver.

 

[4745454b]

When using HDMI how do you have it hooked up? Player > Receiver > TV? You did turn the Receiver to the same HDMI you had it plugged into right?

From my knowledge the USB port is a way to plug in like a thumb drive and play pictures or things off of that. It should work like I showed above. If you plug into HDMI 2, make sure you set the receiver to HDMI 2.

 

[boosted1g]

The USB port will not give you sound output.

You want your Blu Ray connected to the reciever input, and the reciver output hooked to the TV.

 

[Wolfshadw]

What is the make and model of your receiver? If it doesn't have an HDMI input, check to see if it has an Audio Return Channel (ARC).

-Wolf sends

 

[SkyBill40]

You should have two HDMI cables connected: one from your BD player to the receiver as an input and the other from the receiver to your television as an output. If you have HD cable or satellite TV, you'd also have an HDMI connected from your box to the home theater receiver. The whole point in the home theater receiver as the central hub for all audio/video is to minimize the connections between it and your TV by using a single connection as HDMI.

 

[Rookie80]

I have HDMI cables connected to the TV from both the Blu-ray player and the receiver, but I get no sound from the surround speakers when playing a disk. The only other output from the blu-ray player is a usb port. Do you think if I connect usb-usb from blu-ray to receiver, that will work?

When using HDMI how do you have it hooked up? Player > Receiver > TV? You did turn the Receiver to the same HDMI you had it plugged into right?

From my knowledge the USB port is a way to plug in like a thumb drive and play pictures or things off of that. It should work like I showed above. If you plug into HDMI 2, make sure you set the receiver to HDMI 2.

Ok the problem I was having is that both my satellite and my bd only have one hdmi each, the tv has 2, and the receiver obviously has many. So what would be the correct configuration to get them all working? Everyone is so helpful and you knowledge is much appreciated!!

 

[Wolfshadw]

Assuming the receiver has two HDMI outputs, the correct configuration would be:

Satellite HDMI Output --> Receiver HDMI Input 1
and
Blu-Ray HDMI Output --> Receiver HDMI Input 2
and
Receiver HDMI Output 1 --> HDTV HDMI Input 1

-Wolf sends

 

[4745454b]

Using the config wolf gave, the TV would always stay on HDMI 1. You would need to select on the receiver which HDMI signal it passes to the TV. It might be 1 or 2, or Cab/Sat, DVD, etc. Depends on the receiver.

 

[SkyBill40]

As I said previously, you need to connect all your devices to the receiver and then, using one single HDMI cable, connect the receiver to the TV.