Onkyo 875 Set Up

conjon

Hi there,

I was hoping that one of the good forum members might be able to provide some guidance on the set up of my Onkyo 875.

What I'm trying to set up:

Sony TV with 3 HDMI
Original XBox 360 (no HDMI)
PS3
Cable box (not digital)
Onkyo Ipod dock


Here's how I've set it up so far:

PS3 - HDMI to HDMI IN1 on the 875 and then HDMI to TV
Cable - scart to TV, and audio and video connected to the "CBL/Sat In" input
Onkyo Ipod Dock - Audio and video connected to the "Game/TV" input
XBox 360 - optical cable to Digital Optical IN1, component to "Component In3". Based on the user manaul, I should be putting the video connection into the "Game/TV" input but given that this is already assigned to the Ipod dock, can I use the "Aux 1" input

I would wecome some feedback if this set up isn't correct.

In addition how do I get this set up assigned properly "in and out" on the 875 ie) optical/HDMI to DVD/Aux 1 etc

Thanks in advance,
Conor.

The Ritz

Conor,

If the Cable box has RGB Scart (or an S-Video socket), you can connect the cable box to the Onkyo using S-Video (use a Scart adapter from Maplins with an SVideo socket on it if needed) and let the Onkyo upscale the S-video and output it through the HDMI out. You can even use the composite video from the cable box using a scart adaptor and let the Onkyo upscale this to HDMI - you need to set the Onkyo to HDMI Monitor setting to "yes" - see pages 28 and 46 in the manual for details. This would eliminate the need for scart to TV and you'll proably get better viseo quality from the Onkyo's upscaling.

In addition how do I get this set up assigned properly "in and out" on the 875 ie) optical/HDMI to DVD/Aux 1 etc

I'm not sure I understand this question......... If you're referring to the Xbox, the business of assigning the Component Video input is on page 50 in the manual, assigning the digital inputs is dealt with on page 52. You should be assigning the Digital In 1 and the Component Video In 3 to the same "source" on the Onkyo - when you select that source you should be getting audio and video from the Xbox. HDMI input setup (which you can also assign to a source) is dealt with on page 48 of the manual.



Ritz.

conjon

The Ritz wrote: »

Conor,

If the Cable box has RGB Scart (or an S-Video socket), you can connect the cable box to the Onkyo using S-Video (use a Scart adapter from Maplins with an SVideo socket on it if needed) and let the Onkyo upscale the S-video and output it through the HDMI out. You can even use the composite video from the cable box using a scart adaptor and let the Onkyo upscale this to HDMI - you need to set the Onkyo to HDMI Monitor setting to "yes" - see pages 28 and 46 in the manual for details. This would eliminate the need for scart to TV and you'll proably get better viseo quality from the Onkyo's upscaling.



I'm not sure I understand this question......... If you're referring to the Xbox, the business of assigning the Component Video input is on page 50 in the manual, assigning the digital inputs is dealt with on page 52. You should be assigning the Digital In 1 and the Component Video In 3 to the same "source" on the Onkyo - when you select that source you should be getting audio and video from the Xbox. HDMI input setup (which you can also assign to a source) is dealt with on page 48 of the manual.



Ritz.

Thanks Ritz - much appreciated.

I got it sorted.

Many thanks
Conor

The Ritz

No prob.........


Ritz