Connecting an AV Receiver to my TV + BRDVD & Tivo.

[Bilbo_baggin]

I have a Panasonic 3D TV (Viera TX-L42ET60B) and have just bought a Sony STR-DH550 AV Receiver.

Here are the connections on my TV:




Here are the connections on my Receiver:




The theory is - connect by HDMI the receiver to the TV via the 2 ARC HDMI sockets yes?

Then I assume the bluray player should go into HDMI 1, and the Tivo into HDMI 3?


Presumably, that should mean whichever I am watching, be it the Tivo or the BR, the amp will send the sound AND the picture to the surround sound speakers and the telly?


With this lot connected, I can't watch the Tivo (Satellite TV) without the amp being on - the TV shows a blank screen on all HDMI 1, 2, and 3. If I switch the amp on, the HDMI 2 (ARC) switches the screen on to watch telly. Is there a way to allow the TV to broadcast without having the amp switched on, so picture & TV screen are on the TV only?