composite jacks

[return2forever]

I believe "composite" (standard) audio jacks are the red and white jacks on my dvd player and receiver. If both units have "5.1/DSP/DTS/Dolby capability and I utilize these red/white audio jacks to play a "5.1" DTS movie, should my receiver's DTS signal indicator illuminate? (It does illuminate when I use my "optical" audio cable instead).

 

[highfigh]

I believe "composite" (standard) audio jacks are the red and white jacks on my dvd player and receiver. If both units have "5.1/DSP/DTS/Dolby capability and I utilize these red/white audio jacks to play a "5.1" DTS movie, should my receiver's DTS signal indicator illuminate? (It does illuminate when I use my "optical" audio cable instead).

That's not called 'composite', they're just Right (red) and Left (white) analog audio.

You need to use the Source Direct on the receiver when using all 5.1 inputs and it won't/shouldn't illuminate because it's not decoding anything.

 

[MDS]

'Composite' refers to video, which would be color coded yellow if the cable uses the standard color coding. As highfigh said, the red and white colored cables and jacks are simply analog audio.

If you use the analog cables, the receiver will see a 2 channel analog signal and the only way to get "5.1", regardless of whether the source format was DD, DTS, or even 2 channel PCM (like from a CD), is to use a matrix surround decoder in the receiver, such as ProLogic II, DTS Neo:6, etc. The DD/DTS light on the receiver will not illuminate because it is not receiving DD/DTS - it is receiving 2 channel analog because the DVD player decoded those formats to 2 channel analog before the receiver ever sees it.

 

[nibhaz]

If you want the DTS light and 5.1 sound without using and HDMI connection then you must use:

P.S. The standard color code for a coxial connection is orange