Using HDMI video with digital optical audio on a Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K receiver
I spent far too long on this, Googled about a million times and finally figured out the solution on my own. I figured it might be worth putting this on the Intraweb, since I couldn’t find it anywhere in my travels.
The Goal: I have a Mac Mini that I wanted to run through my Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K receiver with the video through HDMI and the audio through a digital optical port.
The Setup: The I have a DVI video output cable for the Mac Mini, which I then connected to a DVI-to-HDMI cable, which I plugged the HDMI cable into the Pioneer. For the audio, I have a TOSlink digital audio to digital optical audio cable that I also plugged into the Pioneer.
The Problem: I could either get the audio to work, or the video to work - but not both at the same time.
The Solution:
- Make sure to shut off the KURO Link feature
- Through the ‘Input Setup’ menu, assign the proper HDMI and digital audio inputs to one of the inputs (I used the ‘DVD’ input)
- This is the key - make sure to change the audio ‘Signal Select’ to ‘Digital’ (it defaults to ‘Auto’, which is why it will try to read the audio from the HDMI cable)
I didn’t put every detail here, but it should be able to put you on the right path. Read the manual and you’ll get it.
