catbrat, in the setup menu, under playback setup, SACD priority, there are 3 options:
multichannel-will default to multichannel playback if present
stereo-will default to stereo playback if present
CD mode-will default to CD layer if present
I recommend (as I do) to have the multichannel option used. the player will always default to multichannel for SACD. if it's a stereo SACD then you can select that. if for some reason you have the CD mode selected (not sure why) but if there is a CD layer (hybrid disc) available, that is what it will play.
make sure your disc says multichannel SACD/DSD on it. make sure your receiver says clearly that it supports full DSD playback via HDMI (i do not believe that your receiver does; it converts it without option) but if in fact it does you should see SACD/DSD somewhere clearly on the screen and if you press display on your receiver remote you should see on the tv screen SACD/DSD in - DSD out along with frequency info., etc.
best of luck.
