I have a RX-V461 AV Receiver for my Samsung HDTV.

It has many, depending on the your speaker configuration, the source hardware and the source material...

Read the manuals...

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http://www.retrevo.com/support/Yamaha-RX-V461-Receivers-manual/id/2526ci760/t/2/

double check input used on amp and make sure u use the auto format decoder fuction on your amp ok if it has none than turn it on optical digital ok that should work for you :)

Hi,

After doing all this troubleshooting on your receiver, Check if master volume on the surround levels are too low. Adjust master and surround level.

There may aIso incorrect selection of the input source. Select the correct input source.

If after doing this the problem still continue, it means the sound ic in the receiver is damage. the sound ic brings out the sounds from the receiver. You will have to open the receiver to locate the sound ic in the receiver and use the multimeter to read capacitors and change the damage ones.

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Hi,
Here you can find the manual for your subwoofer. Looking at its back side, it has 2 RCA plug input for stereo. Receiver has just mono sub output, but as low frequencies are not easily locatable, mono is perfectly OK.
Just connect receiver SUB-OUTPUT with RCA cable to your subwoofer's RCA LEFT input. Then adjust volume to match rest of your speakers.

You need a coax to RCA converter. Do a google search, Belkin makes one, Radio Shack probably has one too.

Well, first of all, the method you are using is the lowest quality. You should upgrade to a toslink(digital optical cable) or a digital RCA cable. The toslink is the best all around. But it is normal for some devices to have higher sound output than others.

Hi..
Go to the site:
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/home.html?VNM=LIVE

Look up your model number.

You might need to register for a free password thing

go into settings on the ps3 for audio and switch it to digital optical

don't know

Typically, only stereo inputs exist on any comsumer-grade receiver, and the actual decoding to 3, 4, 5, 6, and even 7.1 is done internal in the receiver. When a "placement" signal is detected by the receiver, the sound is routed to the correct speaker.Please refer to a user manual
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