How can I hook up my basic cable to my surround sound?

HOw do i hook up my 360 surround sound tv and onkyo reciver with optical cable?

  • I have a 360, onkyo reciever,and a 32 inch rca tv and also the optical cable. i have the optical cable plugged into the abck of the 360 and running it into the tv. i then have the red and white cord form 360 plugged into the tv. i can ehar sound form the tv but none from the speakers on surround sound. i dont know what to do or what mode i should ahve my reciever set for?

  • Answer:

    Connect your xbox into the tv for Video only. Then connect optical cable straight from the xbox into your receiver, bypass the tv. Turn off the tv sound. Select the optical input on your receiver for sound, it should automatically show 5.1 surround.

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