I have the HD-A1 hooked up via HDMI to an Anthem AVM50. On the player I have the Digital Out HDMI option set to PCM.

I have tried on a couple discs (Troy & Batman) to select Dolby TrueHD, but when I do, it get the error message - We have detected that your player does not support Multi-Channel Dolby TrueHD audio.

I would rather not use the analog outs because I only have one set on the Anthem, and they are currently being used by another player.

Is there a step I am overlooking? Is there something wrong with my player?

Are you using the 2.0 Firmware? You need that to get 5.1 TrueHD, otherwise it should be outputting 2.0 when selecting TrueHD.

How do I determine what firmware I am using?

Go to the set-up menu, then "maintenance", then "update" and it'll read something like 2.0/1.0A/2.0S. The first number before the slash is the firmware number. If you have anything but 2.0, the player won't decode True HD.

Thanks. It shows I have 1.4 - guess I will have to update.

I was able to update online very easily. Took about 45 minutes. I didn't have a firewall or router to navigate through, just a straight DSL connection. Good luck. I'll just say this now. You're are going to have to play around a lot with your player and receiver audio settings to get the player to output the analog correctly. It's a pain in the ass but worth it in the long run. Read the various audio threads in this forum for more information. Good luck.

Thanks again - I downloaded the update and it works great now.