Solved! How can I connect a Marantz Home Cinema receiver with a Samsung Smart TV

[manel8914]

Hi. I got a Marantz receiver bought in 2004 (so, no HDMI connection).

I bought a Samsung Smart TV and I don't know how to connect the Smart TV to the receiver, so that the Netflix stuff streaming on the TV set sounds digital through the whole home cinema equipment.

I already have a Blu-ray player and a Gigaset media player connected to the receiver via components cables. Both the Blu-ray and the media player work fine.

The Smart TV shows these two connections at one of its sides:
-A blue "component in"
-A yellow "AV in"

To the blue and yellow spots, you may attach component (blue) and AV (yellow) adaptors which are meant to get connected to the receiver at the other end. At the end of the adaptors which is suppossed to go in the receiver, there are 5 connectors: red, blue, green, white, and red again.

The thing is I don't know where those 5 connectors are suppossed to fit in in the Marantz receiver (which, as I said, doesn't show an HDMI connection because it is an old Marantz receiver).

I attach 2 images:
-Marantz receiver (rear panel)
https/imgur.com/gallery/aDPynvU

-Component in/AV in connections on the Samsung Smart TV
https/imgur.com/gallery/echmLVf

Thanks so much!

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, what's the Samsung model? What audio out options on it? If optical out, check for optical in on the Marantz.

 

[manel8914]

Hi,

Thanks so much for your answer.

It's a 49 inches Samsung smart TV set (bought it a year ago, and should go find which exact model it is), which only shows HDMI connections and two coloured connections meant for non HDMI devices, such as this Marantz receiver.

The "component in/AV in connections" on the Samsung Smart TV may be seen if you click on the link:
https/imgur.com/gallery/echmLVf

Thanks so much.

 

[alexoiu]

You're welcome. The tv model should be printed on a label on the back of tv.

 

[manel8914]

Hi again,

Thanks for your support.

The Samsung Smart TV model is: UE49MU6105

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, There should be an optical audio out port on tv. Can you identify it? https/www.howtogeek.com/241828/what-is-the-optical-audio-port-and-when-should-i-use-it/

 

[manel8914]

Yes, thanks. I see the "optical audio out port" on the TV set, as seen in this image I have just found in the internet:

https/opinioteca.com/imagenes/tvs/analisis/samsung/mu6105/mu6105-trasera-large.jpg

But I just don't know which kind of cable I should buy or get, and where the other end of this cable should go in the Marantz receiver:

Marantz receiver (rear panel)
https/imgur.com/gallery/aDPynvU

 

[alexoiu]

No problem.
You'd need a cable like https/www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Digital-Optical-Audio-Toslink/dp/B00NH11H38
You'd connect it to the Optical 1 or Optical 2 port in the digital area.

 

[manel8914]

Hi,

Thank you so much!

Do I need to make any change at the TV set up menu in regards to the audio signal?

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, You're welcome. You might need to change the audio setting (set it to digital out, or similar - check in the audio setup menu).