NEED HELP wiring Onkyo 5.1 HT-S590 HTIB to my tv!

[scheibler4]

Right now I have a hdtv cable box running directly into Input 1 on my hdtv with the red, green, white, purple, and blue cables all hooked up. In order to use my onkyo 5.1 HT-S590 HTIB as my main tv speakers, how am I supposed to wire it? I have the 5.1 system hooked up by istelf and can only get 1 speaker(the right font) to play fm radio no matter if I select speaker option A, B, or AB! What is casuing this? Am I supposed to run the cables from the cable box to the tv, then use rca to connect the tv to the reciever or connec the cables form the cable box to the reciever and then use rca cables to connect to the tv? This is becoming such as pain in the @$$ I've got it hooked up so that I have sound while watching tv(cable), but again, only out of the right front speaker!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Snakexor]

pics?

 

[scheibler4]

can't get any up tonite...damn! I thought htis would be simple.....

Install fm antena, plug it in duh, plug in all speakers....turnb on and enjoy a little fm stations with ALL the speakers and sub! Then I try and connec tmy tv and get the same issue, I had to ahve messed up, but don't see how.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Ok, lets get the radio working first.

If you're getting one speaker to work off the radio, my first thought would be that you have something wrong with the wiring for the left front.

On the back of your receiver you should have two sets of spring clips for the "B" connection, and you don't need to use those (as I think you know).

For the rest of the connections make sure that you're making good connections of bare wire to the metal contacts within those spring clips. You might not be making good contact on your left front.

To make sure that you don't have a problem with that speaker, you can try hooking it up to the front right output that you have working.

To test the rest of your speakers, try to apply a surround mode like Dolby Prologic II or DTS Neo on the FM radio. You should now get some output from all the speakers.

From a stereo source like radio though, you're going to get the intended playback if you just listen in stereo and don't apply one of these surround modes. Whatever floats your boat though.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

For the cable box you have a few choices. You should have audio running straight to the receiver either way though. If you have digital coaxial or digital optical output from your cable box, use that. You can use a regular yellow video cable as your digital coaxial line to your receiver if you don't have a "digital" cable.

For the video from the cable box, you have a couple choices.

You can go straight to the TV from the cable box, which may be your preferred choice. This has the advantage that you might have less issues with the video since it's going straight from source to output.

The other way is to go through the receiver on the way to the TV. The advantage to this is you'll have input switching ability. For example if you have a DVD player and your cable box hooked up through the receiver, you'll just have to hit one input button on the receiver to switch between the sources. If you hooked up video and audio independently, then you'd have to switch inputs on your receiver and then your TV as well. The more inputs you have, the more likely you're going to run out of inputs on your TV too and you'll be forced to go through your receiver.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
To test the rest of your speakers, try to apply a surround mode like Dolby Prologic II or DTS Neo on the FM radio. You should not get some output from all the speakers.

i think you mean now, on my denon i usually use 5ch stereo for fm stuff - works very well and is good for breaking in new speakers

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
To test the rest of your speakers, try to apply a surround mode like Dolby Prologic II or DTS Neo on the FM radio. You should not get some output from all the speakers.

i think you mean now, on my denon i usually use 5ch stereo for fm stuff - works very well and is good for breaking in new speakers

Thanks, I'll edit

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
The other way is to go through the receiver on the way to the TV. The advantage to this is you'll have input switching ability. For example if you have a DVD player and your cable box hooked up through the receiver, you'll just have to hit one input button on the receiver to switch between the sources. If you hooked up video and audio independently, then you'd have to switch inputs on your receiver and then your TV as well. The more inputs you have, the more likely you're going to run out of inputs on your TV too and you'll be forced to go through your receiver.

this is assuming he is not using component video and some other type of video like s or composite....unless that receiver does video switching from any source to the desired output which considering it is in a htib setup i don't know if it will

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
The other way is to go through the receiver on the way to the TV. The advantage to this is you'll have input switching ability. For example if you have a DVD player and your cable box hooked up through the receiver, you'll just have to hit one input button on the receiver to switch between the sources. If you hooked up video and audio independently, then you'd have to switch inputs on your receiver and then your TV as well. The more inputs you have, the more likely you're going to run out of inputs on your TV too and you'll be forced to go through your receiver.

this is assuming he is not using component video and some other type of video like s or composite

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[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
The other way is to go through the receiver on the way to the TV. The advantage to this is you'll have input switching ability. For example if you have a DVD player and your cable box hooked up through the receiver, you'll just have to hit one input button on the receiver to switch between the sources. If you hooked up video and audio independently, then you'd have to switch inputs on your receiver and then your TV as well. The more inputs you have, the more likely you're going to run out of inputs on your TV too and you'll be forced to go through your receiver.

this is assuming he is not using component video and some other type of video like s or composite....unless that receiver does video switching from any source to the desired output which considering it is in a htib setup i don't know if it will

Circuit city says it has three component inputs so I figured it did video switching

EDIT: Oh, you mean it wont do upconversion. Right. I figured he'd be using component from both the DVD player and the HD box.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
The other way is to go through the receiver on the way to the TV. The advantage to this is you'll have input switching ability. For example if you have a DVD player and your cable box hooked up through the receiver, you'll just have to hit one input button on the receiver to switch between the sources. If you hooked up video and audio independently, then you'd have to switch inputs on your receiver and then your TV as well. The more inputs you have, the more likely you're going to run out of inputs on your TV too and you'll be forced to go through your receiver.

this is assuming he is not using component video and some other type of video like s or composite....unless that receiver does video switching from any source to the desired output which considering it is in a htib setup i don't know if it will

Circuit city says it has three component inputs so I figured it did video switching

EDIT: Oh, you mean it wont do upconversion. Right. I figured he'd be using component from both the DVD player and the HD box.

exactly, i should have said upconvert the lower signals to component...