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Thread: Can get ProLogic, but not 5.1 |
    
New member Username: Daniel_sullivan
Kansas City,
MO
US
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 09:58 am: |
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I have a Daewood DVD Player (P480) connected via Optical Cable to an RCA Receiver (rt2250) and the standard array of five speakers and subwoofer. I had perfect 5.1 surround sound when playing DVD's, and the Receiver displayed the word "Digital" to prove it. This past week, I disconnected everything to move into a new house. Now, only "ProLogic" will appear on the Receiver's screen and the sound is NOT true 5.1. It seems like the Receiver is not getting the information that the disk in the machine is capable of 5.1.
I have adjusted settings on the DVD's themselves...no luck. I have experimented with every setting I can find on the DVD Player and Receiver...no luck. All sound things seems to work fine, except getting the 5.1 sound.
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Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucks
Post Number: 1657
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:05 pm: |
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Assuming you reconnected the cables correctly, you'll need to reactivate DD and DTS in your player setup menu. You might want to revisit your owners manual to make sure you arent missing the menu option. |
New member Username: Daniel_sullivan
Kansas City,
MO
US
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 06:22 pm: |
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I am almost positive the DVD player is set correctly. I have been thru the menu and manual a million times. Also, I have just noticed that the DVD player has a little Dolby symbol on the screen when I play DVD's. Could this mean that the DVD player is sending the 5.1 signal, but the receiver is not getting it? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:41 am: |
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Check that:
1 - You have mapped the correct digital (optical/coaxial) input in the AVR to the output from the DVD player
2 - The DVD player is securely connected. Sometimes cables break or becomes dislodged at the connector
3 - You indicate in the DVD player output settings that it should output a digital bitstream or whatever the equivalent setting indicating a non-PCM or analog down-mix
4 - You do not use a DSP/surround mode on the AVR which overlays the input signal with something else
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New member Username: Daniel_sullivan
Kansas City,
MO
US
Post Number: 3
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 02:09 pm: |
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From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! It was comment #3 that was the problem...
Sound is perfect now. Many, many thanks. |
Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucks
Post Number: 1679
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 02:18 pm: |
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Hey, that's exactly what I said in my first response.
HEH
I said to go into your DVD player setup menu and be sure to activate DD and DTS. |
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