What is Zone 2 HDMI out?

What is Zone 2 HDMI out?

The Zone 2 HDMI Out also allows for an independent source to be output to a second zone (Zone 2) while you’re playing a separate source in the Main Zone. For example, you can play the Blu-Ray source in the Main Zone and then pass through the CBL/SAT source to another receiver or TV using the Zone 2 HDMI Out.

What is Zone 2 preout?

The Zone 2 feature on a home theater receiver sends a second source signal to the speakers or a separate audio system in another room. This feature is more flexible than connecting additional speakers and placing the speakers in another room, as with an A/B speaker switch.

How to get audio from TV to Onkyo receiver?

I now have HDMI going from the TV to the Onkyo Receiver and then turned on HDMI passthrough and something else to get audio back to the TV. So I think I can use an HDMI audio extractor as mentioned above to sniff out simple analog stereo from the audio going back to the TV and then feed it back into another input on the receiver.

What are the HDMI settings for Zone 2 speakers?

Zone 2 speakers are connected to Front High or Zone 2 Speakers (right and left). The HDMI settings (Setup/1. HDMI Input) are at the defaut values of BD/DVD – HDMI1, VCR/DVR -HDMI2, CBL/SAT – HDMI 3.

How do I hook up my Onkyo db-cp706 receiver?

The TV cable box output is connected to the receiver’s HDMI 3 (the default connection). MY Onkyo DB-CP706 DVD changer is hooked up to HDMI 1 which is, again, the default. HDMI out goes to the TV. All hookups are HDMI. The mian speakers are connected to Front Speaker Right and Left.

Why won’t my receiver pass audio from HDMI to Zone 2?

I have not checked your manual, but a lot of receivers only pass analog to zone 2 nothing from digital inputs like HDMI. That’s exactly the reason. Any sources you want to play in Zone 2 must be connected to the receiver with stero RCA cables (they can be in addtion to the HDMI).