Check all cords, make sure nothing is faulty, make sure you have all right connectoins as they sit, then it wont be a problem.
If you already tried to see if the vcr audio out works in the tv in on the reciever and it works then the audio output of the tv is not working or is set to off by allowing the tv speakers to be on
for the dvd digital input to the reciever try another input such as video or aux input and also does your dvd and reciever have the optical input for the digital audio?
those settings are for the type of digital audio bitstreams for the digital output source
here is a little more info on Sony Phillips Digital Interconnect Format(spdif)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF
if you have the optical input you should use it , any coax can be distorted by magnetic fields , optical cannot be distorted by this input because it is light that decodes yhe digital signal
have you checked out the info on the settings for audio and what they mean
with the link that I left you about the SPDIF aduio bit rates ?
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Unless you have audio IN/Out connectors at the back of the TV, you will need to pass through the DVD, to get the digital audio out directed to the RCA system.
Raw settings are the source format file for your DVD, evidently the format that you were using before did not work for some reason.
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Make sure the scart leads are tight and snug in the sockets, you also may need phono leads for the sound.
kind regards
you will not be able to get any sound via the coaxal cable, you will have to connect the phono audio jacks to the DVD and then to the tv or other device
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Turn on your dvd player with no disk in it go into the set up and change it from pcm to dolby digital also you might have to turn surround sound on but everything else you did was right but you have to make these changes
Probably the supplied coax cable is faulty. Try another one if possible
Oops..just noticed that you tried that already. Its possible that the coax input on the receiver or DVD is faulty. Only way to check is use it on different receiver, or check with another device that has coax output on your reciever to verify whether its the receiver or DVD..
You will have to use the available Audio - out options on your TV and connect directly to the receiver, or else, route it through the VCR for now..
In the RAW setting, your DVD attempts to decode the TV signal directly, which it is obviously failing to do.
The PCM setting is used when the DVD cannot decode this signal. (Almost the result as SPDIF/OFF function)
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Thanks for the help but.....
I am having no trouble getting video from the DVD player, the issue is sound only.
The DVD player has 2 connections for video, 1 coax and 1 S cable. I used the coax direct to the TV and it works fine.
For audio the DVD player has the red & white stereo connections, and a coax cable connection. I plugged the coax cable connection to the receiver, but get no sound, with the receiver set to DVD coax signal. The only way to get sound is to use the stereo connections and plug in to the VCR red & white connections on the receiver.
Of course the TV is set to the correct source, but that wouldn't affect the audio anyway.
If the receiver had the red & white connections to the DVD player I wouldn't have a problem, but it only has the single coax cable for audio to the receiver.
Now we're on the right track!!!
I went into the setup menu on the DVD player, and after much searching around went to the Audio setup screen where it had a menu for audio output source type. It was set for SPDIF/OFF. The other choices were SPDIF/RAW and SPDIF/PCM. There was no mention of Dolby digital anywhere in any of the menus. When I selected either of the other two choices, the surround sound works perfectly. There is no explanation of any of these selections, so I left it on RAW for the time being.
I then hooked up the VCR for the first time, and it worked perfectly in stereo as I had expected. It will also allow me to play TV program audio while the receiver is set for VCR.
However when set to TV I still can't get TV audio directly from the TV directly to the receiver (without being modulated by the VCR first). If unsolvable (perhaps due to the age and model of my TV) I can certainly live with playing TV through the VCR if I have to. I won't replace the TV till it fails, and it has been totally trouble free for 11 years, and is still awesomely clear and sharp, rivalling much newer technology.
Okay, I have everything working now, you guys got me on the right track. I got the TV working now as well by going into the TV setup menu and trying the different options till the receiver fired up. Have to turn my TV speakers off in setup each time unless I want to use the receiver all the time. Again fairly minor.
I am still curious about the RAW setting on the DVD oputput.
Thanks a bunch guys...I wish I could remember the name of the lady who put me on the right track of checking the setup on the DVD player and not blaming the receiver. It's all working fine now.
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