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Thread: Can't get any sound out |
    
New member Username: Jtboyz01
Post Number: 1
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 02:02 pm: |
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I have a Phillips surround sound system. I would post the model but can't find it on there so i'll just post this pic at the end. So my tv a 27" ilo has a digital coaxial out on it. So I went and bought a cord and hooked it up from the tv to the orange one that is in the pic. But I can't get it to put out any sound besides when I watch dvd's but that has nothing to do with the tv. I'm thinking it has to do with a setting on the tv but since I have no manual and I can't find anything in the menu I am lost please help. <img> |
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Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 184
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 03:28 pm: |
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From looking at this picture you have a digital audio in but no out. If I read your post correctly what you are connecting together are each looking for a signal. Neither is generating one.
If you have a cable or satellite box use your new cable to hook to the orange "output" (that it hopefully has) of that.
Hope this helps |
Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 185
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 03:30 pm: |
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Oops, now I see another problem, the photo of your post is labeled DVD player and I see only one picture. |
Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 186
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 03:35 pm: |
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Sorry for the confusion.
If that is the DVD player in the photo then you may well have a digital out of your tv and, if so, the question becomes, do you have a cable or satellite box? |
New member Username: Jtboyz01
Post Number: 2
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 05:37 pm: |
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On my tv it has a digital out im am 100% sure on that. I have cable but are cable has no box it is just the straight cable. |
Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 190
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 05:50 pm: |
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That makes sense, we have had this issue several times. What you are watching on TV from your cable the way you have it set up now is not digital and is not processed from analog to digital by your TV. Therefore there is nothing output to your receiver. To solve your problem you would need to get a box from your provider or, if there are red/white audio outs on you TV you could use those. It won't be true 5.1 but it will certainly sound better than your TV speakers. |
New member Username: Jtboyz01
Post Number: 3
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 06:27 pm: |
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Well there are no red and white out puts on the tv. And I really don't want to want to call cable people. I'm not so consered about getting the tv part in surround sound as I would just like to play xbox and ps3 in surround sound so if there is a way to do that could you explain it to me. If I have to buy something from wal-mart or some place like that its ok. |
Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 191
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 07:08 pm: |
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Something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem%26item%3D280225375121&ssPageName=A DME:L:LCA:US:1123
Plug in anything you want then run the red/white audio to the Philips and the Composite video to you TV. |
New member Username: Jtboyz01
Post Number: 4
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 07:44 pm: |
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well i will try to go to wal mart tomorrow and see if i can find one of these |
New member Username: Jtboyz01
Post Number: 5
Registered: May-08
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| Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 08:23 am: |
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hate to double post but do u think this will be fixed when they do the switch come next feburary |
Silver Member Username: Jrbay
Livonia Detroit area,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 196
Registered: Feb-08
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| Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 08:41 am: |
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Unfortunately, by next February you will NEED a cable box to get anything at all. What you are getting right now is not digital so in a way, yes this will be fixed but not exactly the way that you prefer. |
