“Compatability Can this system be used with a DirecTv DVR? My last Samsung system, which was a step down from this one, had an HDMI IN and HDMI OUT which made setup easy and had great surround sound. This system has just one HDMI OUT port. I have it set up and working right now with HDMI connection between my DVR and TV and Audio cables from the DVR to the blue ray player but only getting sound out of the front speakers. I have no sound out of the rear "wireless" speakers and the unit is linked. It also makes it hard to do any on screen changes to the system without having to change out cables because i have no video from the system to the tv. Suggestions??”
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If your TV has an optical output, use an optical cable and connect it to the optical input on Samsung. Any signal being fed to the TV will be fed to the Samsung, and likely will include the surround sound. If not, you may need to enable PCM or Bitstream in the audio settings of your TV, or your TV may have a stereo-only limitation. It always varies depending on the specific components of your system.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.In my opinion, the solution might lie with your TV. Does it have an Optical out port? If so, that is what you should use. With an Optical cable, your TV will send all sounds to the Samsung Home Theater, and it will play in surround as long as what you are watching supports it. Hope that helps!
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I also have set up with directv dvr, the best way I have found is to run hdmi from dvr to tv and then run digital audio out from tv into the player. Some channels out put in 5.1 but some won't so that could be why you only have front speakers one some things
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