i just hooked up a pioneer vsx-821k receiver to my pioneer elite plasma using hdmi from cable box to reciever and from hdmi out on a/v receiver to hdmi in on tv reciever and everything is fine. however i can't watch the tv without the receiver being on. i assume there is a receiver setting i am misssing. i don't always want the receiver on. any help?
HDMI passes both audio and video. Make a component level connection (three cables; usually red, green and yellow) fom the output of the cable box to the TV. This will get you video to the TV. Analog audio will be carried by the red/white outputs of the cable box.