Recent content by jaredcooker

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    Connecting Chromecast to an A/V receiver

    Solved my own problem. Here's how. I plugged the Chromecast into one of the HDMI IN on my receiver. I have an HDMI OUT from the receiver to my TV. Then I plugged in an optical digital audio cable between my TV and one of the optical audio IN ports on my receiver. I had to program the receiver so...
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    Connecting Chromecast to an A/V receiver

    Here's what I did to get the video working. I plugged the Chromecast into one of the 2 available HDMI inputs on the back of my VSX-917V. I had already programmed that HDMI input to use "DVR" input source on my receiver (see p.57 in the manual for details...
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    Connecting Chromecast to an A/V receiver

    I have a question. I've set up my Chromecast through my receiver (Pioneer VSX-917V) and the video is working fine. However, the audio only plays through my TV speakers. It doesn't use my surround sound speakers. I'm using both HDMI and composite for my various devices (DVD, TiVo and TV are...