I just bought a Polaroid LCD TV (FLM-373B) and got a Sony DVD Home Theatre [Sound] System (DAV-DX315) to go with it.
I want to hook up the sound system so that whatever comes out of my TV will come out of the sound system. I hooked the red/white cables to the back of the TV's Audio Out jacks and then hooked the other ends up to the Audio In on the receiver. I turn on both units, and set the receiver to "TV/VCR" and at first I thought I was getting nothing. Come to find out, if I turn the volume on the receiver all the way up I finally get sound from the TV. Basically, I'm getting a REALLY weak signal from my TV's Audio Out.
Is this normal? When I use the receiver's built-in DVD player, the sound is perfect and I only have to turn it up to 18 or 19 and I get great audio, but with the TV signal I have to MAX out the volume in order to hear anything. What I'm afraid of, is if the DVD player ever stops working, I'll have to get a new one and have the same weak audio issue as before.
Hi guys. These Tvs and audio outs are a buggar. If a TV has coaxial/optical digital audio out, will it produce sound from a DVD or VHS player that is connected via scart. I thought digital sound only worked from sources i.e. the DVD player itself. Cause that means the AV scart effects the sound quality. A TV with AUX out would work on anything yeah. Please help, I want to buy a new LCD 32" TV
A scart connection will carry analog stereo audio only, therefore the TV will not have digital audio on its digital audio output. The scart connection will be satisfactory for hearing the TV's built-in speakers, but for an external surround audio system to work properly the digital audio signal from the DVD player should be fed directly to the amp/receiver. This is true of the VHS deck, although obviously that signal is analog stereo.
Though not within my personal experience, it is my understanding that the only time a digital signal is present on any modern TV's optical/coax output is when any such signal is sensed by the TV's tuner via its aerial socket, e.g. a digital broadcast signal carrying Dolby Digital audio.
