No dolby digital from receiver?

[poloman1211]

when i am watching a movie and the soundtrack has dolby digital 5.1 but my recevier only plays it in pro logic, pl II, neo. 6 or natural surround but when i watch sat tv, it show dolby ditigal on the recevier sometimes with tv movies, so am i doing something wrong or wrong setup on my receiver and my recevier is a yamaha rx v663.

thanks

[BlueFox]

when i am watching a movie and the soundtrack has dolby digital 5.1 but my recevier only plays it in pro logic, pl II, neo. 6 or natural surround but when i watch sat tv, it show dolby ditigal on the recevier sometimes with tv movies, so am i doing something wrong or wrong setup on my receiver and my recevier is a yamaha rx v663.

yes I am not sure but that sounds right.

[jlandbl]

1) Some DVD players have a default audio output mode of 2 channel stereo. If your DVD player is only putting out 2 channel, than pro logic (or one of the others you named) would be received by the receiver/preamp. Check the settings on the dvd player menu.
2) If that does not work, if you hooked up your dvd player with only rca left/right outputs, the same issue would occur. For dolby dig 5.1 you need at least a coax or optical cable from dvd player to receiver.
3) If still no luck, check the settings on the receiver. It may be set in one of those other modes. Try selecting dd 5.1 (or ex) when you know the source is coded in them.

[poloman1211]

1) Some DVD players have a default audio output mode of 2 channel stereo. If your DVD player is only putting out 2 channel, than pro logic (or one of the others you named) would be received by the receiver/preamp. Check the settings on the dvd player menu.
2) If that does not work, if you hooked up your dvd player with only rca left/right outputs, the same issue would occur. For dolby dig 5.1 you need at least a coax or optical cable from dvd player to receiver.
3) If still no luck, check the settings on the receiver. It may be set in one of those other modes. Try selecting dd 5.1 (or ex) when you know the source is coded in them.

thanks my problem was #2