HELP setting up reciever and 5.1 system (first timer) - Blu-ray Forum

Elzeisa · 04-05-2009, 04:10 AM

i hope someone out there can help me out....

i just purchased sony's dg820 along with the energy take classic speaker system and just finished all the wiring and stuff...

and when i tested out my cable box .... the only audio i could get was my left speaker. im not expecting 5.1 out of my cable box or anything. but i at least thought id get left and right (2.0 /2.1) audio since im not using a mono audio cable.

i have yet to test out my htpc and ps3 yet because i need to pick up a few more hdmi's and i refuse to hook em up otherwise.

so ..... till then ...... HELP!

JasonR · 04-05-2009, 04:12 AM

Did you run test tones to make sure all of your connections were good?

mtbkr · 04-05-2009, 04:31 AM

i agree. always run test tones when you first hook everything up. it just verifies you have all the channels hooked into the right spots.

Elzeisa · 04-05-2009, 04:43 AM

ya when i calibrate (im assuming thats what ur talkin about) everything seems fine. i just tried my dvd player too and it has the problem (front left only)

JasonR · 04-05-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Elzeisa

ya when i calibrate (im assuming thats what ur talkin about) everything seems fine. i just tried my dvd player too and it has the problem (front left only)

You should have an option on your receiver call "Test Tone". When you run it do you get sound out of all of your speakers?

crazyBLUE · 04-05-2009, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elzeisa

ya when i calibrate (im assuming thats what ur talkin about) everything seems fine. i just tried my dvd player too and it has the problem (front left only)

Check each speaker wire & make sure you have positive to positive & negative to negative !!

Elzeisa · 04-05-2009, 04:59 AM

WOW!!! im a fool ......... i read ur post crazyBLUE and was about to check. and then saw that the FR speaker was completely disconnected lol. and i can recall disconnecting it too cuz i needed to untangle a bunch of stuff. anyways .... thanx to everyone that replied quickly. appreciate it big time

crazyBLUE · 04-05-2009, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elzeisa

WOW!!! im a fool ......... i read ur post crazyBLUE and was about to check. and then saw that the FR speaker was completely disconnected lol. and i can recall disconnecting it too cuz i needed to untangle a bunch of stuff. anyways .... thanx to everyone that replied quickly. appreciate it big time

04-05-2009, 04:10 AM	#1
Elzeisa Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:162 Blu-ray collection:536	HELP setting up reciever and 5.1 system (first timer) i hope someone out there can help me out.... i just purchased sony's dg820 along with the energy take classic speaker system and just finished all the wiring and stuff... and when i tested out my cable box .... the only audio i could get was my left speaker. im not expecting 5.1 out of my cable box or anything. but i at least thought id get left and right (2.0 /2.1) audio since im not using a mono audio cable. i have yet to test out my htpc and ps3 yet because i need to pick up a few more hdmi's and i refuse to hook em up otherwise. so ..... till then ...... HELP!

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04-05-2009, 04:12 AM	#2
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Did you run test tones to make sure all of your connections were good?

04-05-2009, 04:31 AM	#3
mtbkr Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:washington(state) Blu-ray collection:65	i agree. always run test tones when you first hook everything up. it just verifies you have all the channels hooked into the right spots.

04-05-2009, 04:43 AM	#4
Elzeisa Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:162 Blu-ray collection:536	ya when i calibrate (im assuming thats what ur talkin about) everything seems fine. i just tried my dvd player too and it has the problem (front left only)

04-05-2009, 04:59 AM	#7
Elzeisa Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:162 Blu-ray collection:536	WOW!!! im a fool ......... i read ur post crazyBLUE and was about to check. and then saw that the FR speaker was completely disconnected lol. and i can recall disconnecting it too cuz i needed to untangle a bunch of stuff. anyways .... thanx to everyone that replied quickly. appreciate it big time

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