Ok, I think that answers my question then. Depending on what media source (dvd,cd, DVD-A, SACD, etc...) in my DVD player, my dvd player will be smart enough to know which audio outs to channel the sound through.

My TV, i believe, has a digital audio out so i think i can run HDMI directly from my DVD player to the TV and then use fiber to run from TV to reciever. I'm only doing it this way because my reciever has no HDMI ports.