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I am not getting sound out of my surround sound speakers through the tv - help!?

I have dvd player hooked directly to TV. I hooked up Sony reciever and speakers directly to TV. I also have a satelite cable box that is hooked up to the TV. I am not getting any sound coming from the speakers?Do I have to hook the reciever to the dvd player or the satelitte box?

Update:

I have a sony tube HD TV and a Phillips Upconvert DVD player. The surround sound sysytem is Sony W90. Even thought the sound system isn't HDMI, they told me just to hook directly to TV and not through DVD player, but what about the satelitte box?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Husband says all depends on the Tv some require connection to the satellite box, also make sure your in's and outs are right, your sound jacks should be output since your feeding the signal to the surround....he suggests if you haven't read the instructions do so ^_^

  • 1 decade ago

    To get the best surround performance, make sure you are connecting with DIGITAL connections. Your DVD player will have (at least) both a digital audio output and a set of stereo analog outputs. Your TV may be the same, but may only have analog audio outputs. If you can't get digital audio out of the TV to the receiver, plug your source components (DVD, satellite box, etc) direct to the receiver.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The surround sound system should be coming from the satellite box into your surround sound amplifier and the speakers come out of your surround sound amplifier. Are you using the HDMI cable or the Component Cables?

    GO to your TV MENU and choose the AUDIO then make sure you choose External Speakers.

    Next time provide the Make and Model of your TV.

  • 1 decade ago

    a lot of tv's only have stereo output

    hook your dvd player to the reciever.

    the dvd should have output for 5.1 stereo ( surround sound)

    Also check your receiver Speaker settings

    Mine has a button marked A,B,C,D...

    It re configures the speaker setup for different applications

  • Susan
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    "..LG BlueRay Home Theater System" This is a DISK PLAYER. It is NOT designed to accept 5.1 from any other device. You are question number #23 I have seen since new year with the same problem.

  • 1 decade ago

    Maybe you have to many things plugged into your tv.

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