Home audio & video forum: Problems connecting surround sound to LCD TV...

it doesnt know if you want to use the tv speakers or audio out.

all you need to do is going into the Audio setup on the tv and TELL it to output the sound via the RCA cables instead of through the speakers. (tell = changing a setting. not sitting there screaming at it).

I don't have a receiver. The DVD acts as the receiver, as in they are the same unit. Anyway I know I would normally have to switch to the speakers but there is no option to switch.

It looks from your somewhat confusing description (no offense intended here, but you need to be very clear about exactly what cables you are talking about, audio, video, single RCA cable, two RCA cables, etc...the model numbers on both the TV and SS system might help) that you have a receiver or integrated amplifier/processor with a built-in DVD player. Not sure if this is an HDTV LCD TV but problably not since you have a straight cable hook-up with no cable box (unless this TV has a built-in cable card for HDTV).

It seems that you would then be connecting the cable directly to the TV with a regular antenna cable to the TV cable input connection. You should now have picture on the TV and sound from the TV speakers.

You would then connect the audio out RCA jacks (there are two, red and black or red and white) from the TV to the RCA audio in jacks on the rear of the control unit (DVD player as you call it or int amp or receiver combo unit). Now these in jacks would normally be labelled TV or you can use any other line level in jack. You would make sure the function selector on the combo unit is set to TV or the specific in jack function you actually use. The sound from the DVD to the amp should be an internal connection.

You should now have TV sound thru the combo unit to the speakers. The DVD video out jack(s) would run to the TV video in jack(s)((these would probably be component cables (3 RCA cables) or s-video or composite video (1 RCA cable), depending on your particular video hook-ups on both the TV and DVD)).

However, you would normally turn off the TV speakers with a menu switch on the TV or sometimes just turn down the TV sound manually. Sometimes there is more than one audio out set of jacks, one is fixed and one is variable (you would use the fixed jacks). Make sure you read the TV manual to verify this.

This should work. However, you are mentioning ''optical'' cables. Presume you are not talking about ''video'' cables but rather optical and coaxial digital audio cables (these are two different type of cables that are used for the same thing). These are for digital audio signals used for Dolby Digital sound from a DVD or HDTV sound.

If you still can't figure it out please give us the Polaroid and Philips model numbers.

RR6

polaroid's website provides the users guide.

Go to the HDTV menu in your TV. where it says SPDIF Type, change it from PCM to Bitstream.

I tried changing it from PCM and all there was was off and dolby digital. I tried all 3 and none worked. I just don't understand why this won't work?! I'm starting to lose it. I tried eeeeeeverything. I tried unplugging, powering down, yada yada yada... No matter what it won't work. Any final suggestions before I bash everything in with a hammer..... Ok I won't really but it's soooo freaking annoying.

You will not get 5.1 surround sound from your TV or any other souce unless you are using Optical, Digital Coax, or HDMI cables from the TV to your receiver. The input you select on your receiver will be the same as the input you plugged into. If your TV does not have an Optical, Coax or HDMI OUTPUT, you can not do it through your receiver.

If your TV provides surround sound, you probably have connections for surround speakers or it provides a simulated surround sound from its built in speakers.

Read the owners manual for specific information.

hi i have a sharp aquos lcd tv and i dont seem to be able to get my kef kit 120 home cinema system to work either its ok with dvd .
tried all combinations but nothing !

hey, im not quite familiar with all that technical stuff so yeah.
ive got a lg plasma television, lg surround sound with sub, and a lg dvd player.
i connect my surround sound dirrectly to my dvd player(got a section at the rear) and when i watch dvd movies it works perfect.

i also got foxtel and watch normal tv, how do i connect my surround sound dirrectly to the television or link it to the television so when i do watch foxtel and normal tv, surround sound would work?

I have a similar problem having surround sound from TV.
I have a samsung LA-40c530 lcd tv which has digital optical out and analog audio output.
I also have a hometheater system Philips-HTS3555 with digital coaxial input and RCA audio(white and red)inputs for TV.
I have connected TV's analog audio out to RCA input of the hometheater. I am not able to get the surround sound- split sound from all the 5 speakers- when i watch any TV programme.Sound comes only from two speakers and woofer.
how will i get surround sound when i watch tv programme?
and How will i connect digital optical out of TV to digital coaxial in of hometheater?