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Xbox 360 Audio Output

GanluanGanluan Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
A friend at work is having this issue and I'm wondering if there's an easy fix.

He has his 360 connected via HDMI to his TV, with an optical audio cable going to his receiver (the receiver does not have HDMI input). The audio comes correctly out of the receiver but also comes out of the TV - is there a way to tell the 360 to not send audio information over the HDMI port? Or will he just have to mute the TV will playing?

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Could always mute the TV.

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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Go into TV settings. There is a toggle in the audio settings between fixed and uh... variable? Set it to fixed. What this means is that the TV is putting out a steady level of sound to the audio out regardless of the TV speaker volume settings.

    So turn the TV down to 0 volume. Receiver will still work. With variable, the TV speaker level will control the volume the receiver gets.

    I had to learn this to use my fancy xbox headphones w/ xbox HDMI to the TV and the audio coming from my TV.

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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah, I just turn the tv volume down to 0. Saves you from having to figure out how to turn it back on if for some reason you don't want to use your receiver.

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  • IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I have my 360 rigged in this same way, though I also have regular tv viewing rigged to output to the home theater unit. I just have my tv's speakers turned off.

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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah, you can turn the speakers off. But I really advise turning to Fixed audio out and the TV volume to 0 because then you don't ever have to worry about the volume on the TV AND the volume on the receiver.

    edit: plus to watch w/ tv speakers you just pop the volume on there back up. No fiddling in the menu to turn them back on.

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  • IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'm not seeing the logic in wanting to use the tv speakers when you have a home theater set up. You paid money for better quality speakers, why would you not use them?

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  • GihgehlsGihgehls Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    They might also pay for an apartment and the people around them might not appreciate totally bangin sound in the wee hours of the night.

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  • IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    The...the volume control goes down as well?

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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Dude, I explained why I switched between the audio out and regular TV. It was different than what he had but may apply to some people.

    HEADPHONES.

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  • IronKnuckle's GhostIronKnuckle's Ghost This is also my fault Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Bah, you've found me out! I only glanced at your post! My plans, ruined! Ruined!

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