Hook up home theater system to direct tv with Hdmi cable

[tennstef]

Cannot figure out how to connect home theater system to direct tv to television. Have Hdmi cable

 

[kango69]

What model is the TV and home theater system ?

 

[tennstef]

48in samsung tv and rca 5.1

 

[kango69]

If your Home Theatre System only has RCA connectors then you will need an adapter similar to this
https/www.amazon.co.uk/Blupow-Optical-Digital-Decoder-Convert/dp/B01CA0AB8S/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1493040755&sr=8-16&keywords=optical+to+rca+5.1
Then you can connect the "optical out" or "digital out" from your TV to the converter and then connect the 6 rca leads from the converter to your Home Theatre System.
This should give you 5.1 surround