Panasonic SC-HT 530 Home Cinema

Ok, so I got a home cinema system but as always, i have a problem!!

DVD = 5.1
Sky = 2.1.... WHY!?

Its a Dolby Pro Logic II which converts any (even not 5.1 supported progs such as Simpsons, BBC News, anything) analog/digital and pumps 600Watt from 5.1 but when watching TV, only 2.1 works.

My dad has some cheap 50watt home cinema from ASDA which cost £35 and he gets full 5.1 on all sky/dvd/anything and my £179.99 system wont!

Any ideas, SKY dont know and the useless manual doesnt help at all!

Atm i have it connected like this:

DVD/Home Cinema -----> Sky Digital -----> LG TV
(scart/red and white audio cables from DVD/Home Cinema to Sky, the Sky uses Scart to the TV)

Hope someone can help!
Iain



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2005 12:24AM by madotter.

If by Red and White audio cables you mean Phono Cables, well Phono is just Stereo... so thats only gonna output 2 channels... Do you have any Digital Outputs from the Sky Box? like SPDIF or Optical for example?

Sorry I'm afraid I have no experience with Sky Boxes but if some of the channels on there are ment to be 5.1, then I'd imagine that they would have Digital Outputs.


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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2005 12:50AM by madotter.

If by Red and White audio cables you mean Phono Cables, well Phono is just Stereo... so thats only gonna output 2 channels...

Its the cable my dad uses to get 5.1 on his.

then it aint true 5.1 :P hehehe
u need to run a digital line from Sky Digital to Digital Decoder... run that on a digital challen (coax or optical)
then u run ur dvd player into the decoder (coax or optical)
then connect the picture up to you television
then make ur u have pro logic II selected on ur decoder
and woooollaaaaaahhhhh
true 5.1 and upmixed 2.1

and dont pay someone to do it, dad had someone set ours up only for me to pull it apart and do it



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Iain, have Matt fly from Aussieland to install it . Then he could ship me the Snoopy movies as well :P

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You need Sky+ to get 5.1 from Sky Digital

SpaceAce Wrote:
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> then it aint true 5.1 :P hehehe
> u need to run a digital line from Sky Digital to
> Digital Decoder... run that on a digital challen
> (coax or optical)
> then u run ur dvd player into the decoder (coax or
> optical)
> then connect the picture up to you television
> then make ur u have pro logic II selected on ur
> decoder
> and woooollaaaaaahhhhh
> true 5.1 and upmixed 2.1
>
> and dont pay someone to do it, dad had someone set
> ours up only for me to pull it apart and do it
>
>


Im sorry, what?

well as i have just been informed by Covfan ur scrweed if u want true 5.1 on ur sky box :P

So...
now

1. Open box :P

ok once u got everything out...
Get some RCA wires (red, yellow, white), connect ur skybox to ur amplified/dvd/decoder thingy... this will be red and white into your box and yellow into ur tv... thats the simplest.. unless you have a S-video cable then you could use that... ull need to set the channel up so it uses pro logic

for your dvd player, you want 5.1 sound obviously in its true form, so u need a digital optical cable, local hi-fi store have them, this goes in a specially designed plug in the back of ur dvd and decoder, it looks like a square hole. When this is connected u need to select the digital channel on ur decoder box.

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if u need some help



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heres how its setup atm, with Dolby Pro Logic II on and all other settings calibrated.



Excuse the hand made picture

I think you need a digital connector to transfer 5.1 sound from STB to Home theather system.

If your STB has either one coaxial digital connector or optical digital connector, then you just need to buy suitable cable to lead the audio signal to you home teather.


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yup, sounds like your dad had "fake" 5.1 - 2.1 channels through 6 speakers, so identical sound, but via more speakers.

I can do this too, by hooking my sub up with 2 phonos to VCR, 2 to DVD and 2 to NTL Digital, and each of those is connected by scart so it all works. Its just the same sound though.

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Ive taken it back, got a refund. Im looking for just the Home Cinema without the DVD. I just want to connect the 2 audio cables from the Amp/sub to the back of the Sky box.