Onkyo HTX-22HDX - Set up help

[Daff_Duck]

Before anyone flames me, I am completley new to setting up surround sound systems.

I have looked at the instructions but "oh boy" I need some kind of degree to understand them.

I have a Samsung 7 Series TV with 4 HDMI ports 2 of which are used one going to my dvd recorder and the second coming from the cable box. I also have 2 HDMI cables which I have as spares.

I am ok with the physical connections to the speakers,but the problem is connecting the cables from the TV into the Subwoofer so that I get sound and picture.

Does anyone already have this type of setup? If so how are your connections made (From-To)

Thank You to anyone who can help.

 

[Daff_Duck]

DVD recorder and cable box via HDMI into Onkyo sub. Onkyo sub to TV by HDMI.

That should do you.

Done that 2 HDMI into HDMI1/2 and the HDMI out to TV but all the tv says is no signal no matter what HDMI channel I choose - both the dvd and cable boxes are switched on but I cannot get any signal

 

[Daff_Duck]

Cable box won't do DD via HDMI so connect that direct to the tv via HDMI, then also connect it via optical to the Onkyo.

Is that the same for any cable box be it Sat or Cable? The reason I ask is that I have another Sat box which I want to connect up. But I wont have enough optical ports for both? Drat, this is not good!

 

[Daff_Duck]

Thanks for the heads up, got it sorted But it's brought up another question?

What happens when you connect say an extrnal drive via usb or you want to watch streaming tv. Is there anyway you can get the sound to go via the sub instead of through the standard tv speakers?