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I would like to connect the audio from my Comcast DVR via digital optical thru the TV/SAT IN optical on the receiver at the same time I have a composite connection via the TV RCA composite jacks. ( This is because my old Sony TV has only 1 component connection. I use that for my WD TV Live Plus for playing DVD's and video clips. ) I currently have a 50' RCA cable running from my VCR 2 output on the receiver to a capture device on my PC that allows me to record everything analog in my system - i.e. phono albums, cassettes, and VHS tapes, and also all cable programs ( but only analog ). I want to preserve everything digitally, so maintaining the composite audio and video input for the Comcast DVR is a must - the composite is run from the DVR to Receiver to TV ( TV is being used as a monitor only - there is only a video connection from the receiver to the TV. The STRDE935 has analog on a separate bus from digital signals. I tried running the digital optical from the DVR to the DVR IN optical on the receiver so I could keep the signals separate - analog composite to TV/SAT IN on the receiver for recording from the DVR and optical from the DVR to DVR IN on the receiver for full Dolby 5.1 when not recording ( 99.9 % of the time ). The problem is when I select DVR on the receiver to hear digital 5.1 from cable, the composite video signal is not passed thru to the TV. Does anyone know what would happen if I ran both composite audio and optical audio both to their respective TV/SAT IN input jacks on the STRDE935 ? Which signal would the receiver use ? Both ? Any danger of overloading something ? Please help ...

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I'm a little confused by your use of 'composite' with audio, as in "Does anyone know what would happen if I ran both composite audio and optical audio both to their respective TV/SAT IN input jacks on the STRDE935 ?". What is composite audio?

The manual claims on page 48 that you can't record digital audio out to the analog REC OUT jacks.

http://www.retrevo.com/s/Sony-STR-DE935-Receivers-review-manual/id/387dj981/t/1-2/

I say 'claims' because the engineers or manual writers clearly are not as creative as you are in trying to wring as much utility out if this unit as possible.

I can't find an answer but I would offer this - if you are recording anything though any AVR, as soon as you choose to monitor the audio the digital input is usually disabled.

And I would be curous to hear more about what you're doing and how you finally achieve it.

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