We cannot get the external audio to work. We have hooked up the aux audio cables from the back of the dvd surround sound box to the back of the TV but the surround sound still only works when we watch a dvd and doesn't work on the regular tv watching.
Quick and dirty:
From the back of the RCA unit make sure you are using the auxiliary input jacks to connect to the output jacks on the TV.
You will need to go into the setup menu on your TV to select an external sound system and finally you'll need to select auxiliary on the RCA unit to hear the sound from your TV.
Hope this helps,
The Tinker
This worked for me. There is an optical audio input on the DVD player. If you have an optical audio output on the television, you are ready to hear TV sound through your VCR speakers. Purchase an optical audio cable. Connect one end to the VCR and one end to th TV. This is a single cable. The connections on the VCR have a black cover over them. Simply plug in the cable and the cover will swing inward.
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goto your menue setings and slect sround sound and set up to external sound system.
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SOURCE: Problem hooking up DVD player to TV thru my cable box
Chances are you've got your DVD player hooked to OUPUT jacks on the cable box, not inputs. I haven't yet seen a box that takes any kind of an input other than the cable line, but they will have RCA jacks for audio and video outputs on the back. So your cable channels are fine, but the DVD signal is hitting a dead end.
The only solution if your TV doesn't have RCA inputs for video and audio is to get an RF converter (around $10-$20). This takes the A/V signals from your DVD and turns them into a channel 3 or 4 signal that connects to your TV's antenna input.
The converter also has a connector on the back for the cable coming from the cable box, since you'll have to disconnect that from the TV. When the DVD player is off, the cable box signal gets passed to the TV as normal. Turn on the DVD player and the RF converter switches on; put your set on channel 3 or 4 and you'll see your video.
One final thing: The converter will need an AC outlet for its power adapter or power cord, so make sure you have a spare. If you don't already have your TV and DVD player connected to one, this would be a good time to pick up a surge-protector outlet strip. Then not only will you have enough outlets, you'll be protecting your equipment as well.
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SOURCE: My surround sound will not work through the TV, only the DVD
If your tv and surround has an optical input/output.Then you can connect with an optical lead.This will then play the sound from whatever you are watching.You normaly select dig1 or input1 on the surround system.
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