Have to reboot Apple TV constantly

Hi All,
I have an Apple TV connected via HDMI into a Sony home theater system to a Sony HDTV. Here's the problem I'm having. Let's say I switch the home theater to cable TV and watch a bit of The Office. Then I switch back to Apple TV to listen to music. The ATV is on, but nothing comes through to the home theater or TV. No sound, no picture. But, if I reboot the ATV, it works fine. Is this normal? Having to reboot the ATV whenever I select it through my home theater? It would be much preferable to simply switch to ATV and have it just start up normally.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Message was edited by: dirktanner

I am having the same problem since I updated to 3.0, and my ATV is connected directly to the HDMI port of the TV.
More problems, after 20 hours my ATV will not awake from standby..............

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