TV - DVD - Receiver Setup Help

[jbruno]

Ok, this may be a bit long and confusing but please help

I have the following items:

TV - Panasonic TH-50PHD7UY http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_TH_50PHD7UY/4505-6482_7-31154596.html?tag=pdtl-list

Receiver - Yamaha RX-V2500 http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200004&CTID=5000300

DVD - Yamaha DVD-C950 http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200079&CTID=5001700

Now, I had hooked everything up fine before. However, I wanted to run HDMI from the DVD to the TV (Receiver only has components). So I bought the HDMI card for the TV, as it does not come with one but has an open slot to put one in.

I installed the card. I then hooked the HDMI cable from the DVD to the TV. I ran a digital coaxial cable from the DVD to the Receiver.

First, the TV says "no signal" when I select that input. I did install the card in the same orientation as the others and it seems correct. Also, I still have the component video cables going to the receiver as this is the only way I can see the DVD menu on screen.

I have tried playing around in the menus but I cannot figure out if it is something in the TV, DVD or receiver setups. Do I need to tell the DVD to use HDMI for video but the coax for audio? Is their something that I need to setup for the TV so it "sees" the HDMI?

As you can see, I'm confused

Any ideas are greatly appreciated, as the manuals are lacking.

Also, the DVD can play SACD's. Do I need to run "multi-channel" wires from the DVD to the receiver to hear it, or will the digital coax do it? If needed, what wires should I get for the multi-channel?

Thank you,

 

[mtrycrafts]

Ok, this may be a bit long and confusing but please help

I have the following items:

TV - Panasonic TH-50PHD7UY http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_TH_50PHD7UY/4505-6482_7-31154596.html?tag=pdtl-list

Receiver - Yamaha RX-V2500 http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200004&CTID=5000300

DVD - Yamaha DVD-C950 http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=200079&CTID=5001700

Now, I had hooked everything up fine before. However, I wanted to run HDMI from the DVD to the TV (Receiver only has components). So I bought the HDMI card for the TV, as it does not come with one but has an open slot to put one in.

I installed the card. I then hooked the HDMI cable from the DVD to the TV. I ran a digital coaxial cable from the DVD to the Receiver.

First, the TV says "no signal" when I select that input. I did install the card in the same orientation as the others and it seems correct. Also, I still have the component video cables going to the receiver as this is the only way I can see the DVD menu on screen.

I have tried playing around in the menus but I cannot figure out if it is something in the TV, DVD or receiver setups. Do I need to tell the DVD to use HDMI for video but the coax for audio? Is their something that I need to setup for the TV so it "sees" the HDMI?

As you can see, I'm confused

Any ideas are greatly appreciated, as the manuals are lacking.

Also, the DVD can play SACD's. Do I need to run "multi-channel" wires from the DVD to the receiver to hear it, or will the digital coax do it? If needed, what wires should I get for the multi-channel?

Thank you,

Well, you can check the DVD player menu and see if it has such a video setup menu to turn on HDMI and turn off HDMI audio.
If you have the manual, check through it as well.
I know it can be confusing and is even for me at times.

Yes, if you want multichannel channel audio like SACD, you need the analog audio cables.

 

[jbruno]

Well, you can check the DVD player menu and see if it has such a video setup menu to turn on HDMI and turn off HDMI audio.
If you have the manual, check through it as well.
I know it can be confusing and is even for me at times.

Yes, if you want multichannel channel audio like SACD, you need the analog audio cables.

It has the option to turn off the audio but nothing to specifically enable/disable the video.

I tried swapping the card to anoth slot but no dice. I also ran an s-video cable from the DVD to another card in the TV and that worked. So the components and the s-video are working. I am leaning to perhaps the HDMI card being bad. Any other ideas?

And thanks!

 

[mtrycrafts]

It has the option to turn off the audio but nothing to specifically enable/disable the video.

I tried swapping the card to anoth slot but no dice. I also ran an s-video cable from the DVD to another card in the TV and that worked. So the components and the s-video are working. I am leaning to perhaps the HDMI card being bad. Any other ideas?

And thanks!

Do you have access to another TV with HDMI? A friend? If so, take your DVD player and test it to eliminate the player. Then, maybe, if that TV needs a card like what you have, swap that and see.

 

[agarwalro]

Here is a laundry list of things you can do:
1) Check with Panny tech support to make sure you are installing the card correctly and/ or if there are any setup steps that you missed while enabling the input.
2) Check DVD player and TV compatibility (HDCP, etc.) (probably not an issue if both are new, but worth looking into).
3) Try the DVD player with some other TV on which the HDMI input is confirmed to be working.
4) Check cables and connections.

 

[jbruno]

OK, I hooked up my HD cable box with components first and got everything initialized.

I then ran a DVI-HDMI from it to the TV. At first their was no signal. However, I turned off the TV and then back on and it got the HDMI signal.

I played with the DVD HDMI to TV again and tried turning off the TV then on but still no luck.

One note, it seems that the HDMI card sometimes says no signal even from the cable box, but then comes on. Also, at first I get a gray screen until I change the channel on the cable and then it comes it OK.

I am going to e-mail Yamaha and inquire as to what I may be doing wrong.

PS - Is the picture quality of HDMI over components noticable?

 

[mtrycrafts]

OK, I hooked up my HD cable box with components first and got everything initialized.

I then ran a DVI-HDMI from it to the TV. At first their was no signal. However, I turned off the TV and then back on and it got the HDMI signal.

I played with the DVD HDMI to TV again and tried turning off the TV then on but still no luck.

One note, it seems that the HDMI card sometimes says no signal even from the cable box, but then comes on. Also, at first I get a gray screen until I change the channel on the cable and then it comes it OK.

I am going to e-mail Yamaha and inquire as to what I may be doing wrong.

PS - Is the picture quality of HDMI over components noticable?

There are lots of issues with HDMI and properly reading the signals off of cable boxes There is an encryption handshake so it can do so but it has issues.