Why am I only getting sound from one speaker when attempting to listen to cable tv in surround sound
I have a Sony HT-DDW700 and a television with no output jacks. I don't have a cable box in my basement, despite io digital cable service. I'm assuming that its a different signal than the one from the box in my living room. So I have the RF cable from the wall to the VCR, an RF cable from the VCR to the tv, and audio RCA cables from the VCR to the a/v receiver. Yet when I listen to the channel, I only get sound from one of the speakers, front left I believe, and the subwoofer.
Is this because some channels aren't broadcast in surround sound, or maybe there's a problem with the way I have it connected through the VCR, or maybe I should only have a video cable going from the VCR to the tv rather than an RF cable?
Any help is greatly appreciated, as I am trying to get it hooked up before the Giants game this weekend. Thank you.
Answer:
Check to be sure that your MTS or SAP have not been selected. This is for secondary audio (ie. some channels broadcasting in spanish and english). Be sure that the selection is in Stereo mode. The way standard surround sound is incoded if you have a mono signal it will only come from the center channel, try simulated surround it you have the option, FYI, it will not very good at all. Surround (5.1) sound is transmitted only in digital broadcasts.
Even then you may just get stereo.
Since there is no set-top box in the picture, unless you have a VCR with a digital tuner (which I doubt), there is no way for you to get any surround sound, especially with audio RCA cables.
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