HDMI issue - is it my cable box or A/V receiver?

[bmninada]

I have CableVision who provided me with their set-top box and I've connected it via HDMI to my Onkyo A/V and marked input as CBL/SAT HDMI. I switch on my cable or A/V first (whichever - doesn't matter as effect is the same) and then when I'm selecting CBL/SAT (or already selected) ... boom: msg appears on my TV stating my monitor (in this case my A/V) doesn't support HDCP or whatever I should switch to component, etc. etc.
At this point, what I end up doing is in my A/V keep switching the HDMI inputs, go back to CBL/SAT and finally after sometime somehow magically the msg disappears and TV starts. Many times the video's there but no sound. Here again I have to go back & forth repeatedly. Switching off and on either the cable or the A/V doesn't help.
It's worthwhile to mention here although cable box is connected to my A/V via HDMI, I am still forced to use the cable line from my cable box to my TV for video as my A/V can't seem to down convert the HDMI input into a composite video output from my A/V to TV (input video) at all!

 

[markw]

I've yet to see any reveiver that "downconverts" HDMI to component, or anything lse for that matter. If you want to use HDMI you're gonna have to run it directly from the source to the monitor.

FWIW the ONLY source that really, really requires HDMI is Blu-Ray which outputs 1808p. Component is capable of passing up to 1080i. My Comcast/Motorola box happily passes 1080i via component.

Some HD devices such as upconverting DVD players do force you to use HDMI for the output for legal reasons though.

 

[bmninada]

The downconversion is no issue, I dont really care about it. I mentioned it since I wanted all to know about how the connectivity's done. My basic issue related to switching.

 

[bandphan]

more than likely its the cable box itself. What model? And as mark mentioned component will work fine.

 

[bmninada]

more than likely its the cable box itself. What model? And as mark mentioned component will work fine.

I really don't know the model of cablebox, it's marked Scientific American and I'm using Onkyo 606 as my A/V.

 

[markw]

I really don't know the model of cablebox, it's marked Scientific American and I'm using Onkyo 606 as my A/V.

While you're checking the back of the box for component outputs you might stumble across a model number.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I have Cablevision, SA (Now Cisco) 8300HD DVD Box and Onkyo TX-SR805 AVR connected with HDMI - worked right from first try...

Features:
HDMI 1.0 Digital Audio/Video Output with HDCP Copy Protection
Provides superior uncompressed digital video and audio quality in a simple, user-friendly connector. HDMI provides the optimal, secure connection to an HDTV set. HDMI is backward compatible with the DVI 1.0 video interfaces using the HDMI-to-DVI converter cable.

http://www.cisco.com/web/consumer/support/settop_8300hddvr.html#~features

 

[Chicagorep]

Could be a cable issue also. That's the problem with HDMI, there's so many variables that could lead to no signal

 

[PHANofPHUNK]

What your saying is that when you flip through your HDMI ports on your Onkyo "sometimes" it works.

I would have to say its your tv not being able to decode or recognize the signal. I bet if you ran hdmi from your cable box to your tv it would work.

Sometimes receivers do funny things like that. I have a Marantz sr7001 and it has ALOT of problems passing 1080p, only p not i, to ONLY Samsung lcd's.