I have an insignia 19" lcd tv and would like to get surroud sound while watching tv.?

Question

I have a Kawasaki 5 disc dvd surround sound system and it has Audio in jacks (red and white) and my tv has Audio Out jacks. So i was told to buy RCA (red and white) audio cable to plug one into the other and i would get surround sound while watching tv. I did so and i dont get any audio throught the surround sound speakers. Im lost and confussed b/c ive been trying to do this for some time now. I have the surround sound set on a function of AV IN (matrix, there are other options like dolby pro, music, movie, or bypass) not sure what that should be set on. The tv also has Digital audio oput options (Raw , PCM or OFF) not sure what that should be set on also. Any help would be appreciated ! Thank you

Answer 1

Some surround-sound systems have a synthesizer circuit to generate extra channels from a two-channel (stereo) source. First, check the manual that came with your system to see if it can do this. Second, make sure the channel you tune in to has stereo audio. (A surround-sound synthesizer cannot produce additional channels from a monaural source.) If you are getting sound from your main speakers but not from the rear speakers, then either the system doesn't have a synthesizer circuit or the TV channel is monaural.

Answer 2

I am considered a home theatre expert and even I was confused by the other answers. Let me try to make it simple for you.

To get surround sound you need a digital connection from the source (cable box, dvd player) to the receiver. If you only have a red and white connection then you only have stereo (this is 2 speaker, left and right only) Some recievers have the ability to take in a stereo input and guess for the surround sound. This is dolby prologic or dolby prologic II. It is just a guess on the part of the system, it generally sucks and pales in comparison to true surround sound.

If you do want true surround sound you would need to purchase a new system that has a digital input for surround sound.

Answer 3

if your surround system has either:

s/pdif (a single rca input, it would probably say "digital" next to it)

or optical (would also say digital, and would be a square shaped input with a cover on it)

you can connect your tv to one of those (and try raw and pcm)


if it doesn't you would need a new surround system


you won't actually get surround sound on your tv unless the input to your tv has it, so that stereo input might be the best you can get

if you have a tv with a cable card or a cable box you should get surround sound on certain HD channels at certain times

Answer 4

discover out if there is any style of guarantee and notice in case you additionally could make a declare on it. in case you could no longer try this, or do no longer desire to, you need to take it aside and seem on the capacitors interior the capability unit at the back of the exhibit. If quite a number of of them is undesirable it from time to time makes the exhibit flow dark like this. the topic would get progressively worse by the years. there is people who sell restore kits for this manner of element, given this is a elementary subject with liquid crystal exhibit monitors and comparatively undemanding to restoration. in case you recognize your suitable kind style you could probable discover somebody on ebay who will sell you a splash bag with replacements for each capacitor on your unit's capability board, and that they often throw in dissimilar the right solder and a splash piece of copper braid for sucking up the previous solder once you soften it. there is academic web pages which will practice you the thank you to try this restoration your self, you in basic terms desire a soldering iron exceedingly plenty. i've got fastened one or 2 monitors this way. you could generally tell if any of the capacitors are undesirable, they would be bulging out on the precise. There must be different varieties of problems with it nonetheless. If it rather is not any longer the capability unit you need to probable have a television restore guy seem at it.