Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV

zipzappy · 02-24-2008, 05:53 PM

Hi i recently purchased this home theater system:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...019&CatId=3419

I have,

-Panasonic 42 inch plasma screen
-Kenwood Receiver
-IO Digital Cable

-My Question is, because this home theater system has the speakers hooking up to the main unit which is a DVD player, how would i go about hearing the home theater system on my Broadcast Television

-Or would i be able to hook up the speakers to the receiver?

ebackhus · 02-25-2008, 04:59 PM

Most digital cable boxes also have a digital audio output port. Just connect that to the digital audio input of the receiver.

zipzappy · 02-25-2008, 05:57 PM

yea but will i hear the sound through my home theater speakers, the speakers will be hooked up to the main unit which is a DVD player

ebackhus · 02-26-2008, 12:37 PM

If the audio is routed via cable to the main unit then you are halfway done. My cable box would output digital audio over HDMI by default. My TV has weak speakers so I connected a digital cable to the cable box and ran that to my home theater receiver. The cable box should give you options for how you want the audio to be sent out. In this case the digital out will be the choice you want.

zipzappy · 03-08-2008, 01:17 AM

thanks it worked!

02-24-2008, 05:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
zipzappy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 169 OS: XP	Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV Hi i recently purchased this home theater system: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...019&CatId=3419 I have, -Panasonic 42 inch plasma screen -Kenwood Receiver -IO Digital Cable -My Question is, because this home theater system has the speakers hooking up to the main unit which is a DVD player, how would i go about hearing the home theater system on my Broadcast Television -Or would i be able to hook up the speakers to the receiver?

02-25-2008, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,582 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 18	Re: Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV Most digital cable boxes also have a digital audio output port. Just connect that to the digital audio input of the receiver. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

02-25-2008, 05:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
zipzappy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 169 OS: XP	Re: Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV yea but will i hear the sound through my home theater speakers, the speakers will be hooked up to the main unit which is a DVD player

02-26-2008, 12:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,582 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 18	Re: Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV If the audio is routed via cable to the main unit then you are halfway done. My cable box would output digital audio over HDMI by default. My TV has weak speakers so I connected a digital cable to the cable box and ran that to my home theater receiver. The cable box should give you options for how you want the audio to be sent out. In this case the digital out will be the choice you want. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

03-08-2008, 01:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
zipzappy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 169 OS: XP	Re: Hook up this Home Theater System to Broadcast TV thanks it worked!