cant get 5.1 to work ><

[d94]

got in on the onkyo deal for $133 shipped
got the system, everything looks new!
got it all hooked up to my 42" and wii

2 channel audio works and sounds awsome
however i just hooked up everything 5.1 and im still getting stereo and not dolby surround. when i turn on the surround i just get bad noise from all the speakers. when i do a speaker test theres just noise comming from all the speakers....anyone got a clue what im doin wrong?!?

 

[Minjin]

How do you have the receiver connected to the source? It needs to be digital for 5.1 to work.

edit before someone nitpicks: OR have 5 channels of analog inputs such as you see with DVD-Audio

 

[d94]

iv just got l and r analog in
the wii supports 5.1, but theres no digital out!
my dvd player has hdmi out, but it goes strait to my tv..and the tv has analog out along with fiber optic out....so would i have to go through the tv?!

 

[flot]

the speaker test / level set will just be 'white noise' (static) from each speaker.

As for why you aren't getting something else when you plug in... not sure, you're definitely doing something wrong. What sort of audio connection are you making from your source (DVD?) to the receiver?

Edit: you will only get 5.1 sound from a digital connection (or 5 discrete analog connections) - either a optical cable or a single digital RCA cable. If the WII supports 5.1 and doesn't have a digital out, does it require some sort of "connection pack" to do it?

If there is no digital IN to the TV, it isn't going to put much digitial OUT either... (although if it is hidef with a hidef tuner it will play 5.1 on those channels when equipped)

 

[d94]

Originally posted by: flot
the speaker test / level set will just be 'white noise' (static) from each speaker.

As for why you aren't getting something else when you plug in... not sure, you're definitely doing something wrong. What sort of audio connection are you making from your source (DVD?) to the receiver?

i have 3 sources atm:
wii
dvd
hd cable box

audio output is just l and r analog

 

[KLin]

It looks like the Wii does not support AC3 (dolby digital 5.1 surround sound). It supports dolby pro logic II, which is more or less virtual surround sound from a stereo connection.

 

[flot]

Originally posted by: d94
i have 3 sources atm:
wii
dvd
hd cable box

audio output is just l and r analog

Start simple, connect digital audio from your DVD player to your receiver. Get that working first and work from there. (surely your DVD player has some kind of digital out..)

 

[Minjin]

You're not going to get 5.1 with an analog l/r pair. Perhaps there is an adapter or cable kit that provides digital out for the Wii...

 

[d94]

Originally posted by: flot

Originally posted by: d94
i have 3 sources atm:
wii
dvd
hd cable box

audio output is just l and r analog

Start simple, connect digital audio from your DVD player to your receiver. Get that working first and work from there. (surely your DVD player has some kind of digital out..)

my dvd has hdmi out (connected to tv)
it doesnt have any other digital audio out...

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Minjin
You're not going to get 5.1 with an analog l/r pair. Perhaps there is an adapter or cable kit that provides digital out for the Wii...

It looks like the Wii does not support AC3 (dolby digital 5.1 surround sound). It supports dolby pro logic II, which is more or less virtual surround sound from a stereo connection.

 

[flot]

Originally posted by: d94
Start simple, connect digital audio from your DVD player to your receiver. Get that working first and work from there. (surely your DVD player has some kind of digital out..)

my dvd has hdmi out (connected to tv)
it doesnt have any other digital audio out...[/quote]


Wow, that's bizarre. Well HDMI is a bit of a disaster. How about the cable box, can you start there with a digital out?

 

[jfall]

need digital coax cable or optical cable for 5.1

 

[d94]

i hooked up the optical from cable box, still no surround..just distorts it and gives the extra noise

 

[shortylickens]

All right dude, seriously, we need more info.

Take pictures of the backs of your units and post them on pics.bbzzdd.com.
We need to see exactly what you have back there.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: d94

Originally posted by: flot

Originally posted by: d94
i have 3 sources atm:
wii
dvd
hd cable box

audio output is just l and r analog

Start simple, connect digital audio from your DVD player to your receiver. Get that working first and work from there. (surely your DVD player has some kind of digital out..)

my dvd has hdmi out (connected to tv)
it doesnt have any other digital audio out...

Are you sure? What model DVD player is it? (If you can't get pictures like shortylickens suggests)