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Sony Home Theater - Sound to TV?
I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some
helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA |
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Sony Home Theater - Sound to TV?
On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4:42:36 PM UTC-5, Boris wrote:
I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA audio out connects to audio in does the TV have audio __IN__ jacks? Mark |
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In article: 8 Boris says... Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? Yes, but, most TV's these days have an option to disable the internal speakers so they can be used with these types of system, I expect your dad had done so. Look in the TV's setup/sound options menu and enable them. it would help if you posted the model of System and TV. -- Ken O'Meara List of UK hi-fi & audio dealers: http://unsteadyken.esy.es/ |
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UnsteadyKen wrote in
: In article: 8 Boris says... Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? Yes, but, most TV's these days have an option to disable the internal speakers so they can be used with these types of system, I expect your dad had done so. Look in the TV's setup/sound options menu and enable them. it would help if you posted the model of System and TV. I've got manuals for botht the TV and the home theater. The manuals are quite extensive, and I've been through both system settings and audio settings on both devices. No joy. I would post the model numbers, but I'm no longer at my dad's house, which is 130 miles away. The next time I'll be up there is on Feb. 14, and I'll try again. When I do go through the OSD for audio settings, one of the selections is which speakers do I want to use. My choices are 1) LeftSurround + RightSurround, 2) LeftSurround + RightSurround + Sub, 3)LS + RS + Center + Sub, 4)LS + RS + Center + LeftRear + RightRear + Sub. There is no selection for output to A/V or composite. But, that may have been under another audio menu/submenu, or even under a system settings menu. When I get this to work through the TV, I'll report back. |
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Sony Home Theater - Sound to TV?
Ron C wrote in
: On 2/2/2015 5:29 PM, Boris wrote: wrote in : On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4:42:36 PM UTC-5, Boris wrote: I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA audio out connects to audio in does the TV have audio __IN__ jacks? Mark Yes, it does. That's why I'm so perplexed. All the ins and outs are connected correctly. I was able to connect a non-home theater DVD player just fine with both A/V and component. Your 5.1 "receiver" likely has a number of audio configuration modes. They don't always provide output to all components all the time. That's what I'm thinking. Check your receiver's audio mode settings. If you don't have a manual, Google is your friend. I have all manuals, but the 'receiver' (it also has AM and FM reception) manual does not tell me how to play through anything but the 5.1 speaker set. When I figure this out, I'll post back. Thanks. == Later... Ron Capik |
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On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4:42:36 PM UTC-5, Boris wrote:
I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA Not into that stuff, but he http://www.audioholics.com/ .... they have a free forum where you can asks those questions... And if you see Gene (President) there, tell him Jack says hello!!! Jack |
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Sony Home Theater - Sound to TV?
On 02/02/2015 01:41 PM, Boris wrote:
I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA You really want to use the HDMI connection whenever possible. It will supply audio to your TV all by itself, plus the digital signal will quite a bit sharper then the analog equivalents. This assumes that your DVD player has HDMI out. No one has asked whether you made sure that the volume was up on the TV! Also, just hook up the speakers to the receiver. No (flat) TV I've ever encountered had acceptable speakers. I dig the 5.1 thing myself, but at least the stereo pair is going to be worth it, particularly in the bass end. |
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Sony Home Theater - Sound to TV?
Tobiah wrote in :
On 02/02/2015 01:41 PM, Boris wrote: I don't know too much about this stuff, so I could really use some helpful information... My dad left me a (circa 2010?) mid-range, 5.1 Sony home theater system/receiver, and a Sony Bravia 40" TV. Both have the three standard connections, HDMI, A/V, and component. I wanted to watch a DVD, but didn't want to hook up any of the Sony speakers, but rather use the TV for sound instead. I connected the two with an HDMI cable, with A/V cables, and with component cables, and I got picture but no sound, even though A/V and component both had connections that were labeled as audio out. Should I have been able to listen to DVD sound over the TV speakers? I read the home theater's owner's manual, but it said nothing about listening to sound through the TV. TIA You really want to use the HDMI connection whenever possible. It will supply audio to your TV all by itself, plus the digital signal will quite a bit sharper then the analog equivalents. This assumes that your DVD player has HDMI out. It has HDMI out. I've tried it, without connecting external speakers (5.1). No one has asked whether you made sure that the volume was up on the TV! Yes, it was up. Also, just hook up the speakers to the receiver. No (flat) TV I've ever encountered had acceptable speakers. I agree. I dig the 5.1 thing myself, but at least the stereo pair is going to be worth it, particularly in the bass end. I don't want to string the 'rear' speaker wires across the room. I have no way to hide them. I may just connect the front and sub speakers, and place in front of the TV. |
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