Hey Wicker, welcome

Quote:

Hooking up RCA cables to the audio out does not work



Never? That seems really really odd. I mean, would your cable box simply be incompatible with devices not equipped with digital decoders?

I had a similar problem with my Philips DirecTivo box and Denon 1804. I hooked up BOTH the digital out and the analog out to the receiver, and when I need the output in Zone 2, I switch the input type on the Denon.

Are you able to hear analog signals from other sources in zone 2 now?

Did you tell the Onkyo that you want to use that amp section as zone 2 rather than 6/7 channel?

Or are you feeding the zone 2 with preamp outs to a separate amplifier?

Is there a menu or setting on the cable box to select the type of output?

bibere usque ad hilaritatem