SBL/SBR lights won't illuminate on 7.1 DTS HD playback

[wspann]

I have an issue with DTS HD MA 7.1 BluRay (Hell Boy II) illuminating all the speaker input lights on my Yamaha RX-V663 EXCEPT the SBL/SBR.

The Samsung BD-2550 is running fine. It is attached to my 663 via HDMI (only...no other connections). The audio set-up is set to Bitstream Audiophile, video set to HDMI/24 fps. DD True HD 5.1 and DD HD MA 5.1 works fine.

The Yammie is set-up correctly and the menu is adjusted properly. YPAO set-up mic/program shows no errors. I have been all over every option, and on the phone with tech support until my head hurts.

Here's the odd thing: when I play the DTS HD MA 7.1, I do, in fact, get 7.1 sound out of all 8 speakers, including SBL/SBR. The sound track on the SBL/SBR speakers is different from the SR/SL. The DTS HD MA icon illuminates.

Last night, all 8 icons light briefly while the disc was loading and then the SBL/SBR went out.

The issue is simply that either the disc or the player isn't sending the proper flag to the receiver to illuminate those SBL/SBR icons.

To t-shoot, I hooked the 2550 up via the 7.1 analog outputs to the Yammie and all eight icons lit, and sound came from all 8 speakers again, although it was only a DTS signal and not DTS HD MA.

Is this an issue with the DVD or the player in everyone's expert opinion??? I am waiting for Netflix to send me another 7.1 DTD HD MA disc so I can see if it is just the disc.

[MrBoylan]

I have an issue with DTS HD MA 7.1 BluRay (Hell Boy II) illuminating all the speaker input lights on my Yamaha RX-V663 EXCEPT the SBL/SBR.

The Samsung BD-2550 is running fine. It is attached to my 663 via HDMI (only...no other connections). The audio set-up is set to Bitstream Audiophile, video set to HDMI/24 fps. DD True HD 5.1 and DD HD MA 5.1 works fine.

The Yammie is set-up correctly and the menu is adjusted properly. YPAO set-up mic/program shows no errors. I have been all over every option, and on the phone with tech support until my head hurts.

Here's the odd thing: when I play the DTS HD MA 7.1, I do, in fact, get 7.1 sound out of all 8 speakers, including SBL/SBR. The sound track on the SBL/SBR speakers is different from the SR/SL. The DTS HD MA icon illuminates.

Last night, all 8 icons light briefly while the disc was loading and then the SBL/SBR went out.

The issue is simply that either the disc or the player isn't sending the proper flag to the receiver to illuminate those SBL/SBR icons.

To t-shoot, I hooked the 2550 up via the 7.1 analog outputs to the Yammie and all eight icons lit, and sound came from all 8 speakers again, although it was only a DTS signal and not DTS HD MA.

Is this an issue with the DVD or the player in everyone's expert opinion??? I am waiting for Netflix to send me another 7.1 DTD HD MA disc so I can see if it is just the disc.

Well I don't have Hellboy II myself, but I tested with some other DTS-HD MA 7.1 material, connected from the BD-P2500 to an Integra DTC.9.8 preamp/processor and got all of the channel lights lit up when connected in audiophile/bitstream mode. The BD-P2500 and 2550 are virtually identical (other than Pandora), so I'm guessing this is either software-specific or an issue with your receiver (or a player/receiver compatibility issue), but not specifically a player problem.

Have you tried PCM 7.1 soundtracks (like "3:10 to Yuma") or Dolby TrueHD 7.1soundtracks ("The Nightmare Before Christmas" or "Final Countdown?").

If you're getting all 8 channels, then I wouldn't worry about it too much, though it is surely annoying.

Regards,

-Chris