The optical out from your satellite receiver is ONLY for the digital audio. I suggest you connect it that way to your 950 in order to receive Dolby Digital broadcasts.

The 950 will not transcode svideo to the component outs. You need to run a separate svideo cable to your TV.

You can only select DD or DTS when you have one of those signals going to your 950. You will sometimes get DD from the satellite but only if you have the digital audio from the satellite received connected to the 950. No satellite service transmits DTS.

Also be sure you have the digital audio from your DVD player connected to the 950, not just the analog audio.

[This message has been edited by boblinds (edited January 31, 2004).]