My surround sound speakers only works when i play my dvd. When i just want to watch tv only the left side work
Question: Why is this
Answers: It sounds like your TV only has one channel (i.e. the left one)
plugged into your receiver. You need to (if your TV has this)
plug in the L&R outputs of your TV to your receiver -and voila!
H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !
take the amp back to the dealer it is the amp that is probally faulty
surround sound speakers : tv isnt made for surround sound inless noted, most tv programs are in mono or stereo sound
and as for left only left channel working have you checked all cables and made sure polarity of the cables is correct?
All sorts of reasons, Check the the T.V.s menu to make sure it is playing in stereo. Check the cable from T.V. to amp if you can (plug another output source in ipod or something) Check the settings on the Amp, With mine I can have Stereo for the CD, Tuner and Cassette player and Surround for the DVD etc. I would GUESS the most likely culprit is the T.V. to Amp cable, either faulty or not pushed all the way in.
Only the left side works? hell I sometimes had the same problem with my computer speakers. The plastic sleeve on the 3.5mm mini jack was too fat to go all the way into the socket on the comp, but some very careful shaving with a craft knife and now all is fine. Remember cut away from your self.
Your surround sound is connected to your DVD? Is it switched on? If not they won’t work.
And or if the DVD is on. Is your TV set to stereo?
First off without knowing what type of TV you have, or connections available it's not's possible to tell you what exactly is wrong.
But assuming you do not have HDTV, I would say that with your DVD player you have surround sound because it was made for it and has a signal for all your speakers. Regular TV is not made for surround sound but for only two channels or stereo, therefore there is no signal going to your rear or surround speakers, therefore no sound. If you want surround sound for TV, I would suggest that you hook up either a cable box, VCR, or DVR to your surround sound receiver, and set it's mode for Dolby Pro Logic, not Dolby Digital or 5.1.
First check the TV's sound set up - from the 'menu' button on the handset it should be pretty easy to find. Check that it is set to work in stereo.
Unplug your TV audio out and listen to the set's own speakers... are both channels working? It not the fault is in your TV. If they are working normally the next logical step is the cables. In fact, barring a problem with the TV, cables is the most likely problem of all - and also the easiest (and cheapest) to fix.
Do you connect it via SCART? Audio (RCA cables) or an optical digital connector? If it is SCART, check that the cable you are using has all of the correct pins set up... basically get hold of another set of cables at try them out. Same for any of the other possible set ups that you may use.
If audio (RCA cables) -first check that you actually plugged both channels in to start with. Then try swapping the cables over... if the right channel now works it is the cable now going to the left channel on the decoder that is at fault.
If it is from a mini-jack (like from a headphone socket) check that you have split the signal at the other end back into left & right with a splitter cable so that both channels are going into the surround-sound decoder. If that is so do the same test as above - swap the channel connectors over. Try with different cables (if RCA types you may have some connecting your hi-fi)
The fact that it works for DVDs means that it is unlikely to be the DVD unit. If the Surround sound amp is seperate from the DVD you have a few extra cables to check. Make sure all of the output cables are properly set into the sockets... moving a unit around (like sliding it back into place after setting all the cables int he back) may have disloged one or two connectors.
Be methodical. Work from one end of the problem (the TV) all the way through to the DVD unit itself.
As mentioned - TV is not broadcast in surround sound, but your home-theatre's decoder should make a pretty reasonable job of it.
Answers: It sounds like your TV only has one channel (i.e. the left one)
plugged into your receiver. You need to (if your TV has this)
plug in the L&R outputs of your TV to your receiver -and voila!
H a p p y
H o m e
T h e a t e r i n g !
take the amp back to the dealer it is the amp that is probally faulty
surround sound speakers : tv isnt made for surround sound inless noted, most tv programs are in mono or stereo sound
and as for left only left channel working have you checked all cables and made sure polarity of the cables is correct?
All sorts of reasons, Check the the T.V.s menu to make sure it is playing in stereo. Check the cable from T.V. to amp if you can (plug another output source in ipod or something) Check the settings on the Amp, With mine I can have Stereo for the CD, Tuner and Cassette player and Surround for the DVD etc. I would GUESS the most likely culprit is the T.V. to Amp cable, either faulty or not pushed all the way in.
Only the left side works? hell I sometimes had the same problem with my computer speakers. The plastic sleeve on the 3.5mm mini jack was too fat to go all the way into the socket on the comp, but some very careful shaving with a craft knife and now all is fine. Remember cut away from your self.
Your surround sound is connected to your DVD? Is it switched on? If not they won’t work.
And or if the DVD is on. Is your TV set to stereo?
First off without knowing what type of TV you have, or connections available it's not's possible to tell you what exactly is wrong.
But assuming you do not have HDTV, I would say that with your DVD player you have surround sound because it was made for it and has a signal for all your speakers. Regular TV is not made for surround sound but for only two channels or stereo, therefore there is no signal going to your rear or surround speakers, therefore no sound. If you want surround sound for TV, I would suggest that you hook up either a cable box, VCR, or DVR to your surround sound receiver, and set it's mode for Dolby Pro Logic, not Dolby Digital or 5.1.
First check the TV's sound set up - from the 'menu' button on the handset it should be pretty easy to find. Check that it is set to work in stereo.
Unplug your TV audio out and listen to the set's own speakers... are both channels working? It not the fault is in your TV. If they are working normally the next logical step is the cables. In fact, barring a problem with the TV, cables is the most likely problem of all - and also the easiest (and cheapest) to fix.
Do you connect it via SCART? Audio (RCA cables) or an optical digital connector? If it is SCART, check that the cable you are using has all of the correct pins set up... basically get hold of another set of cables at try them out. Same for any of the other possible set ups that you may use.
If audio (RCA cables) -first check that you actually plugged both channels in to start with. Then try swapping the cables over... if the right channel now works it is the cable now going to the left channel on the decoder that is at fault.
If it is from a mini-jack (like from a headphone socket) check that you have split the signal at the other end back into left & right with a splitter cable so that both channels are going into the surround-sound decoder. If that is so do the same test as above - swap the channel connectors over. Try with different cables (if RCA types you may have some connecting your hi-fi)
The fact that it works for DVDs means that it is unlikely to be the DVD unit. If the Surround sound amp is seperate from the DVD you have a few extra cables to check. Make sure all of the output cables are properly set into the sockets... moving a unit around (like sliding it back into place after setting all the cables int he back) may have disloged one or two connectors.
Be methodical. Work from one end of the problem (the TV) all the way through to the DVD unit itself.
As mentioned - TV is not broadcast in surround sound, but your home-theatre's decoder should make a pretty reasonable job of it.
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