Newbie Question

[Stonington]

Just installed my first home theater system with Onkyo NR 515 receiver operating in 5.1 mode. DVDs IPod all seem to play through all 5 speakers but the television only plays via the front right and left speakers. TV source is via sat/cbl which is wired into HDMI input. TV connects to receiver via HDMI main with ARC. Are all TV shows supposed to play via all 5 speakers or just movies from HBO etc.

Thanks

 

[BMXTRIX]

All five speakers should never play all at once, but should only play when a source is directing audio to them.

Most cable boxes have a setup option which allows for you to set it to stereo or surround, which can make a difference.

Will you please specify if your cable box is connected directly to the TV via HDMI or is the cable box connected to the A/V receiver via HDMI?

I would think that it may be a cable box setting, and you want to go into SETTINGS->SETUP->AUDIO on the cable box (somewhere) and make sure it is set for surround sound.

Generally most audio from things like the news comes out of the center speaker.

 

[Stonington]

The cable box is connected to one of the HDMI inputs on the receiver.