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Susan   11-24-2004 at 10:37:10 PM

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I just purchased a Sony HT-4800DP Home Theatre System. It consists of
2 components - a CD/DVD player and a receiver. It also has
surround-sound speakers.

I would like to be able to play CDs with the audio coming out of the
surround sound speakers (which I have been able to do). However, I
would like my DVD sound to come from my television. (in case you're
wondering why... the speakers are in a separate room than the
television - I'm also not concerned with my DVDs having surround sound
at this time). The problem is that there is only ONE left/right Audio
output on the CD/DVD player. So it seems like I can chose either the
TV or the Receiver speakers. Does anyone have any suggestions? There
is no a/b speaker option to connect speakers in the same room as the
television. Can I use some sort of Audio output splitter?

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Anonymous   11-25-2004 at 02:15:06 AM
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On 24 Nov 2004 16:37:10 -0800, sfeigenbaum@alumni.upenn.edu (Susan)
wrote:

>I just purchased a Sony HT-4800DP Home Theatre System. It consists of
>2 components - a CD/DVD player and a receiver. It also has
>surround-sound speakers.
>
>I would like to be able to play CDs with the audio coming out of the
>surround sound speakers (which I have been able to do). However, I
>would like my DVD sound to come from my television. (in case you're
>wondering why... the speakers are in a separate room than the
>television - I'm also not concerned with my DVDs having surround sound
>at this time). The problem is that there is only ONE left/right Audio
>output on the CD/DVD player. So it seems like I can chose either the
>TV or the Receiver speakers. Does anyone have any suggestions? There
>is no a/b speaker option to connect speakers in the same room as the
>television. Can I use some sort of Audio output splitter?

A pair of Y-cables should do the job assuming that the TV and receiver
have adequately high input impedances. Try it.

Kal

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Anonymous   11-25-2004 at 07:15:24 AM
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sfeigenbaum@alumni.upenn.edu (Susan) wrote in
news:25870932.0411241637.1c70e929@posting.google.com:

> The problem is that there is only ONE left/right Audio
> output on the CD/DVD player. So it seems like I can chose either the
> TV or the Receiver speakers. Does anyone have any suggestions? There
> is no a/b speaker option to connect speakers in the same room as the
> television. Can I use some sort of Audio output splitter?
>

Your dvd player must have an optical or coaxial digital output? In that
case, connect the digital output to your receiver and the analog outputs
(R/L RCA connectors) to the TV.

You may need to go into the DVD's menu to switch the output... unless your
DVD plays sound on all outputs at once.

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Anonymous   11-25-2004 at 04:20:57 AM
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"Susan" wrote ...
>I just purchased a Sony HT-4800DP Home Theatre System.
> It consists of 2 components - a CD/DVD player and a receiver.
> It also has surround-sound speakers.
>
> I would like to be able to play CDs with the audio coming
> out of the surround sound speakers (which I have been able
> to do). However, I would like my DVD sound to come from
> my television.

Combining the responses from Msrs. Rubinson & Tam,
interconnecting the DVD player and the receiver via optical
(or RCA jack digital) is one option. But make sure that you
can play audio CDs via that method. Sometimes this only
works with 5.1 channel surround.

Else you can use Y-adapters like Radio Shack 274-881 or
274-303 or equivalent. Feed the Main L/R audio outputs from
the DVD/CD player to BOTH your TV set and your reciever.
With modern equipment, this has a 99% chance of working
great.

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Anonymous   11-26-2004 at 07:30:11 AM
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Try a "Y" splitter. It should work, since your TV and sound system are
of high input impedance.

--

Jerry G.
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"Susan" <sfeigenbaum@alumni.upenn.edu> wrote in message
news:25870932.0411241637.1c70e929@posting.google.com...
I just purchased a Sony HT-4800DP Home Theatre System. It consists of
2 components - a CD/DVD player and a receiver. It also has
surround-sound speakers.

I would like to be able to play CDs with the audio coming out of the
surround sound speakers (which I have been able to do). However, I
would like my DVD sound to come from my television. (in case you're
wondering why... the speakers are in a separate room than the
television - I'm also not concerned with my DVDs having surround sound
at this time). The problem is that there is only ONE left/right Audio
output on the CD/DVD player. So it seems like I can chose either the
TV or the Receiver speakers. Does anyone have any suggestions? There
is no a/b speaker option to connect speakers in the same room as the
television. Can I use some sort of Audio output splitter?

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