Connecting ATV by HDMI to receiver?

Can somebody help with this.??
I have 4 x HDMI slots on my Yamaha receiver (AVR) - DVR (used for satellite Foxtel), DTV (used for TV), DVD (used for bluray) and HD DVD (which is empty but is programmed to operate the Wii).. When I plugged the ATV HDMI into the AVR slot HD DVD, I get sound from ATV but not picture - the Wii image is on the TV screen! Any suggestions??
Thank you !

So far as I am aware the Wii doesn't have an HDMI output, so you are either selecting the wrong input on the receiver or the receivers mapping is wrong, refer to the receiver manual for more information.

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