hdmi passthrough to plasma display on cary 11a

I am looking to buy a cary audio cinema 11a surround processor. However, I do not want to have to use the surround system to watch a blu-ray with only tv audio. My question: If the hdmi out of the blu-ray player is plugged into the 11a, and then the 11a hdmi out goes to my plasma, can I simply play a disc and watch it on the plasma without having to turn on the 11a? I suspect that it will not pass the hdmi to the plasma without being powered on...?

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