My TV's built in DVD player won't work with my surround sound?

Question

Hi, i have a daenyx lcd tv with a built in dvd player. I have my surround sound hooked up fine for the tv, however, when i play a dvd, the surround sound doesn't work. Please help!

Answer 1

You also need a stereo vcr.If you only have a white audio output and a yellow video output you have a mono vcr.It should have a red rca as well.Unless you have a massive movie collection on cassette,I wouldn't worry about it,I would hook the cable box outputs (red and white rca plugs,if it has em,otherwise you can't get stereo or dolby pro logic)to the imputs of your DVD player.I assume it has inputs and a small amplifier built in.

Answer 2

The TV your asking about was a low end TV sold in Canada a year or so ago. It had a serve problem and most ended up in repair shops. They were taken off the market shortly after. If your one of the lucky few that has one of these TV in working order??? Congratulation.

Next... Lets try getting some sound out of that TV when you play a DVD.

Most TV with built in DVD players well have a digital Optical output on the back. This output is there to allow you to send the digital surround (Dolby digital and or DTS) to your surround system.

Most surround system have some kind of input. Look up this info in you user's manual.

Once you have this hooked up... Using your TV remote... Go into the Menu and find the setup for the DVD. Make sure you turn the digital output on and have it set to bitstreem and or Dolby digital. some even have a setting to turn on DTS audio.

Once this is done you need to find the input button on your surround sound system that allows you to use the digital signal. It might be DVD, Aux, or something similar

This should get you up and going.

hope this helped.