re: Post pics of your system v2.0

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How do you have these connected? I have a Panasonic 60GT50 and a Yamaha RX-A820. If I turn on my receiver before my TV or turn my receiver on before my TV fully boots, I get no sound. I have to reboot my receiver for it activate the digital board or something.

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Single HDMI from TV's ARC port (HDMI 2 on my set) to the Yamaha's HDMI-1 out.
I have the Viera Link/HDMI control turned on. When I turn on my TV, the receiver turns on like 1-2 seconds later. When I turn TV off, receiver goes off. If I mess the sequence up, then I just have to hit the Apps button on TV, then viera link, then change the setting from "TV" to "Home Theater".

With this connection, I get the audio from the ATSC tuner channels and the Panasonic Apps (netflix,amazon, etc) passed back to the Yamaha, and it automatically changes the inputs on the receiver.

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yeah, HDMI out from receiver to tv, but also an optical out from tv to receiver. ( I use my smart tv for Netflix instead of a box)

Am not sure if I have tried switching HDMI cables. I'll give that a go.

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You shouldn't need that optical cable. That TV and receiver both support ARC (Audio Return Channel). However, utilizing ARC requires a quality HDMI cable (v1.4). If you think the settings are right, try a different cable.

video showing Panasonic Settings

link describing how to setup the Yamaha

Note: You can still turn on the receiver without having the TV on. However, unless you turn off the receiver first, then turn the TV on which will then power on the receiver again, the sequence will break and you'll have to re-enable the Home Theater mode in the Viera Link settings.