Problem with Audio Output in new Sony Home Theatre System

[Susan]

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?

[Mark D. Zacharias]

Seems you could use Y-connectors (splitters) available at Radio Shack.
Connect them to the low-level audio output of the receiver and branch off to
the receiver and the TV Line Input. There is a chance that the receiver,
when not powered up, might load down the signal, such that the receiver
would still need to be ON, just with the volume down, to watch the DVD on
the TV only.
Option 2 would be to take a "record out" signal from the back of the
receiver over to the TV. Of course, at that point, any source from the
receiver would be audible on the TV via the Line Input.

Mark Z.


"Susan" > wrote in message
m...
>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?