How can I get sound from my Yamaha receiver?
Daniel Foster
Published Mar 13, 2026
How can I get sound from my Yamaha receiver?
To get sound from your receiver and connected speakers, the HDMI audio output setting needs to be set to off on your receiver. Now you will get sound from your speakers, but not the TV. If you switch it to on, it will be the reverse.
Why is my Yamaha receiver not connecting to my TV?
Your HDMI output has got switched somehow. The audio can go to the TV or to your receiver, but not both. To get sound from your receiver and connected speakers, the HDMI audio output setting needs to be set to off on your receiver. Now you will get sound from your speakers, but not the TV.
Is there a speaker in a Yamaha AV receiver?
On your first suggestion I could not work out on any of my controls on how to change that, to my surprise this AV has no speaker A and B, my old 12 year old Yamaha did, but this one does not, it only has 3 zones.
What to do if there is no sound from an AV receiver?
If the sound comes normally, please change other HDMI cable. If still no sound output from the AV Receiver/Sound Bar even after checking above points, please confirm if the AV Receiver/Sound Bar and the TV have the HDMI Control function. Was this answer helpful? Thank you for your feedback!
To get sound from your receiver and connected speakers, the HDMI audio output setting needs to be set to off on your receiver. Now you will get sound from your speakers, but not the TV. If you switch it to on, it will be the reverse.
Your HDMI output has got switched somehow. The audio can go to the TV or to your receiver, but not both. To get sound from your receiver and connected speakers, the HDMI audio output setting needs to be set to off on your receiver. Now you will get sound from your speakers, but not the TV.
Why does my Yamaha RX v675 have no sound?
I connected just the basics, two speakers (all I have right now), subwoofer (powered), hdmi out and network to try it out, and I’m not getting any sound out of it whatsoever. I’ve tried using the radio, and playing Pandora through the internal app and no matter how much I turn the volume up, I get absolutely zero sound.
Why does my Yamaha rx-v471 have no HDMI output?
The HDMI audio and video signals on the RX-V471/HTR-4064 are not outputting on the Receiver Speakers and the TV Screen. In order to get HDMI video you must have HDMI video sources connected into the Receiver. For example: DVD/Blu-ray into HDMI 1 or Cable/SAT box into HDMI 2.
The HDMI audio and video signals on the RX-V471/HTR-4064 are not outputting on the Receiver Speakers and the TV Screen. In order to get HDMI video you must have HDMI video sources connected into the Receiver. For example: DVD/Blu-ray into HDMI 1 or Cable/SAT box into HDMI 2.