need help with my LCD

[gino_76ph]

i have just bought my new Sony Bravia LCD which has all the ouputs at the back that you normally can find in a normal Hi-Def LCD. i also happen to have a Surround Sound Speaker with a Coaxial and an Optical output at the back and i currently have the Humax HDCI-2000T freeview box as i happen to be one of the HD Trialists in London. i don't know how can i put my question into words but... how can i make use of the Coaxial or Optical ouputs so i can fully experince the Dolby sound that is coming out of my box? or with my Sony Bravia LCD? do i need a cable that can connect my box to my surround sound? or a cable to connect with my Sony LCD? what cable exactly do i need? pls help.....

[Steve B]

what audio outputs does the Humax have on the back?

[killie99]

you'll need an spdif cable as that's the connector on the Humax - what are you trying to connect it to? You'll need to be using either a sound card with a spdif in or a surround processer with an spdif in.

[gino_76ph]

what audio outputs does the Humax have on the back?

in response to Stevie B the outputs are as ffs:
1. Antenna In
2. Loop Out
3. USB host
4. TV Scart
5. VCR Scart
6. Audio L/R
7. Video
8. HDMI (which is currenly connected to my Sony LCD)
9.RS-232C (connects to the PC)
10.S/PDIF which says "outputs the digital signals"
11. On/Off

so, where to?

[Steve B]

S/PDIF to the optical INPUT of the AVR

[gino_76ph]

S/PDIF to the optical INPUT of the AVR

so what sort of cable do i need?

[Steve B]

one of these would do the job nicely

[gino_76ph]

sorry but the link was an error. what cable was it?

[Steve B]

an opticle cable from maplin

[gino_76ph]

does the Optical cable outputs Dolby or DTS (or otherwise) from the freeview box or any DVD player?

[mistrip]

Yes, it would output whatever format has been selected. This will depend on the broadcast (i think only Sky uses 5.1)and most likely the menu settings on the device.