Hello, World! I've seen a few posts similar to this problem but haven't found a silver bullet yet. I have a Chromecast connected to a TV upstairs, and it works fine. But now I've bought a second Chromecast thinking I could easily use it to stream music from our PCs (via Chrome) and our Nexus devices to the HDMI-ready Onkyo TX-SR604 receiver that runs our stereo downstairs.
We don't have a TV connected to the Onkyo receiver - just speakers. It's not working, and I can't figure out why. It's killing me. Here's my flow so far:
I've tried a few variations on that theme - swapping between HDMI1 and HDMI2, trying V1/V2/V3, togging that IN1 setting, etc. I'm mostly going off pages 44-45 in the official Onkyo TX-SR604 setup manual. No matter which permutation I try, I can't seem to get the thing to produce sound when I play content from any of my Nexus devices or Chrome on the laptops. I've tried Google Movies, Google Music, Netflix, and Pandora. No sound from any of those, even though they all find the new Chromecast (and the old one) without any problem.
I've toggled the HDMI audio pass-thru on the Onkyo. I understand that Chromecast needs to be streaming content from the cloud, not from the device itself - but I tried both, just for good measure. I'm able to use an old-school iPod dock, and it plays fine through the stereo. Same with the AirPlay streaming music from iTunes on the Mac. It's just this new Chromecast that isn't working.
What did I miss? I don't mind feeling like a fool for having missed something easy. We need some Christmas Carols, dammit. Thanks.
We actually just got the TV last year - haven't had one in 20 years, which means I'm a complete HDMI noob. Still, I don't usually encounter this much trouble with such things. Got any ideas? Thanks....
We don't have a TV connected to the Onkyo receiver - just speakers. It's not working, and I can't figure out why. It's killing me. Here's my flow so far:
- I've plugged my Chromecast into the HDMI 1 jack on the back of the Onkyo TX-SR604.
- I've powered up the Chromecast using the USB + Power Adapter.
- I've setup the Chromecast from my Nexus 4. I've named it, connected it to my wi-fi network, and it shows up fine as a target Chromecast on all my devices. The network is working, and so is the other Chromecast upstairs.
- Using the Setup menu on the Onkyo, I've enabled HDMI for V2.
- Using that same Setup menu on the Onkyo, I've assigned Video 2 (V2) to IN1.
- Using the Digital Input button on the Onkyo, I've assigned HDM1 1 to V2.
I've tried a few variations on that theme - swapping between HDMI1 and HDMI2, trying V1/V2/V3, togging that IN1 setting, etc. I'm mostly going off pages 44-45 in the official Onkyo TX-SR604 setup manual. No matter which permutation I try, I can't seem to get the thing to produce sound when I play content from any of my Nexus devices or Chrome on the laptops. I've tried Google Movies, Google Music, Netflix, and Pandora. No sound from any of those, even though they all find the new Chromecast (and the old one) without any problem.
I've toggled the HDMI audio pass-thru on the Onkyo. I understand that Chromecast needs to be streaming content from the cloud, not from the device itself - but I tried both, just for good measure. I'm able to use an old-school iPod dock, and it plays fine through the stereo. Same with the AirPlay streaming music from iTunes on the Mac. It's just this new Chromecast that isn't working.
What did I miss? I don't mind feeling like a fool for having missed something easy. We need some Christmas Carols, dammit. Thanks.
We actually just got the TV last year - haven't had one in 20 years, which means I'm a complete HDMI noob. Still, I don't usually encounter this much trouble with such things. Got any ideas? Thanks....
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