Xbox One setup for folks with a Home Theatre receiver

If you were like me on Christmas morning, you were also ripped from the warm, cocoon-like confines of your bed by one of your offspring to open an Xbox One and set it up most expeditiously. If you have a setup like mine, the instructions in the box will not work. The Quick Setup guide only shows the standard setup, where only a HDTV, Cable/Sat, and Xbox One are involved:



This config places the Xbox One in between the HDTV and the Cable/Sat set-top box, allowing the viewer to watch the Television without having to change the input (this best feature of the Xbox One). This may work great for most folks, but those that have a Home Theater system, it doesn't cut it. Fear not, the instructions do exist, but they are on the Xbox One Support website for A/V receivers and A/V Sound Bars (a simple Web Search turned it up):

Basic setup with an audio/video receiver

With an audio/video (A/V) receiver, the best and most direct option is to connect the devices sequentially:

1. Connect your set-top box HDMI output to the Xbox One HDMI input.
2. Connect the Xbox One HDMI output to your A/V HDMI input.
3. Connect your A/V HDMI output to the HDMI input on your television.

Notes

• This option requires that all devices support audio over HDMI.
• Surround sound from your set-top box will not be passed through the Xbox One.
• When you perform this kind of basic setup with an A/V receiver, you’re passing both audio and video through another device. Depending on your equipment, there is a small risk of audio or video lag.

and for the Sound Bar:

Audio receiver with optical or sound bar

This is a slightly more complicated configuration that may require cables other than HDMI cables. This option provides full surround sound from your television set-top box. It’s best for older A/V receivers that either don’t have an HDMI port or don’t support audio over HDMI.

1. Connect your set-top box HDMI output to the Xbox One HDMI input.
2. Connect the Xbox One HDMI output to the HDMI input on your television.
3. Connect the audio output from the television to the audio input on the sound bar using either HDMI or Optical S/PDIF cables.

Here is the link: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/live-tv/connect-console-to-home-theater