How to hook up surround sound with cable box?

Question

Recently I got normal cable with a cable box. I have surround audio system, but I'm not sure how to set it up now. The audio out used to go to amplifier video in I think. I used to set input as video and it used to work fine.

Answer 1

Digital coaxial cables are strong and carry a good signal.  Run one of these or a toslink from the box to receiver or just use decent 2-pronged analog audio cables (get a decent set with gold plated connectors and some shielding/braiding). These are not expensive $10-$20 for any of these if you shop around.

Answer 2

It doesn't really matter what input you use, except phono, just use the audio output from your cable box to an audio input on your receiver , set the mode to that input at everything should work fine.