No surround sound in "DVD" mode with Yamaha RX v4600

[Reider]

CD mode - Surround sound works properly
DTV mode - Surround sound works properly
DVD mode - No surround sound, but sound works properly through the tv. So I do get sound, just not surround sound. Also, as a side note, if I turn the receiver volume up really high, I can hear sound from the DTV channel coming through my surround sound.

I have my PS3 hooked up and I use it for playing video games and watching MLB.tv in "DVD" mode. I haven't used my PS3 in a while, but the last time I used it, the surround sound was working properly. There is someone else who uses my system occasionally, but that person claims to have not tampered / changed anything or know why the surround sound won't work in DVD mode.

I have checked the wiring, the settings / options on the receiver, as well as the tv settings and settings on the ps3. I am guessing it is a receiver issue, but after spending an hour or two trying to figure it out, I am not sure what the problem is. I have taken a look at the manual and did a search online, but I am still not sure what the problem is.

The PS3 is hooked up with HDMI cables. One to the tv from the PS3 and one from the tv to the receiver. I know I have to switch from X mode to "DVD" mode on my receiver and also make sure the proper HDMI channel is selected on my tv so that it works properly. I am adding this in case anyone was wondering how I have the PS3 wired.

If anyone has any idea on what the problem may be or the best way to troubleshoot, your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[3db]

swap the CD DVD inputs on the receiver to see if the issue follows the input. If it does, then its a setting on your PS3 and not the receiver.

 

[Reider]

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure how that is possible. I have a 2->1 RCA cable in the CD slot so I can use my ipod on the surround sound. For the PS3 I am using an HDMI cord to the tv and then there is an HDMI cord + an RGB cord that also goes from the monitor to the receiver.

I am not sure if this accomplished the same thing suggested in the post above, but I did move the DTV RCA's on the receiver up to the DVD slots and I was able to get surround sound from the TV while in "DVD" mode on the receiver.

I checked the audio settings on the PS3 again and I still can't get the surround sound to work. As far as I know, the only thing that has changed since the surround sound for the PS3 last worked are the updates I had to do for the PS3 when I turned it on as I haven't used it in a while. However, PS3 updates have never messed up the surround sound in the past, so I'm not sure that's what caused the problem.

 

[Reider]

Update: I tried pretty much everything I could think of and so did my brother. Today he suggested that we hook up the audio from the PS3 to the receiver with RCA's and call it a day. So that's what we did. Surround sound is now working again with the PS3. Thank you.