How do i hook up external speakers to LG5600 smart tv?

To set up your home theater system with the equipment you mentioned, follow these steps:

1. Connect the Onkyo receiver to the NEC TV using an HDMI cable. Make sure the HDMI input on the TV is set to the correct input for the Onkyo receiver.
2. Connect the Panasonic DVD player to the Onkyo receiver using an HDMI cable.
3. Connect the Firestick Lite to the Onkyo receiver using an HDMI cable.
4. Connect the Panasonic speakers to the Onkyo receiver using speaker wires. Make sure you connect the speakers to the correct speaker terminals on the receiver, which are usually labeled with the speaker's position (e.g. front left, front right, center, surround left, surround right).
5. Configure the Onkyo receiver to use the correct input for each device. For example, set the input to "DVD" when you want to watch a movie on the Panasonic DVD player, or set the input to "Firestick" when you want to watch content on the Firestick Lite.
6. Configure the audio settings on the Onkyo receiver to use the correct audio format for your content. For example, if you are watching a movie with Dolby Digital surround sound, make sure the receiver is set to decode Dolby Digital audio.
7. Adjust the volume and other audio settings on the Onkyo receiver as needed to optimize the sound quality.

Once you have completed these steps, you should be able to enjoy surround sound audio from your Panasonic speakers through the Onkyo receiver.

Hi Denni, the TV should not be a factor. Is the CD player connected to the receiver. It should be playing out the receiver speakers. Thank you, Onkyo USA

• Check your cable connections

• set the input selector to the proper component sources your using.

• set your speaker settings to either 5.1 or 7.1, according to your speaker configuration via Onkyo's AccuEQ automatic setup tool- because the same binding posts can be used for hooking up the Atmos height or surround back speakers; you'll need to tell the Onkyo system which setup you're using.

Generally you will connect the Digital audio or optical audio cable from TV to the input of Receiver. Then using the remote control of Receiver you will program the source for digital audio or optical audio as TV. I am assuming the speakers on the receiver are already connected and working. All you do is then turn on TV and turn on Receiver and select TV on Receiver. The TV audio will play through the receiver. Make sure the TV sound is in Mute.

For surround sound, you need an A/V receiver with 5.1 or 7.1 surround capability. Depending on what kind of receiver you have, the DVD player, satellite/cable box, etc hooks to the receiver, those signals go out to the TV, and the speakers hook to the receiver. The receiver decodes the signal from the cable/satellite box or DVD player and routes it to the appropriate speakers. If the TV program or DVD isn't HD or coded for surround sound, the best you can expect is 2.1 channel stereo sound. OR, you can hook everything (DVD, satellite/cable box) to the TV and run an optical cable from the Digital Output of the TV to the receiver, which is basically the same thing, just a different way to hook everything up. Hope this helps

The onkyo should still have a speaker A/B selector in the menu.
Check on the back panel for speaker A/B.
If it has or you decide to use Zone 2 you will need to set the sound programme to "stereo" so the rears and centre do not work.
You can still use a digital source.
You should be able to display the amp's menu on the screen.
Hook up "monitor out" (Yellow) via RCA connector to one of the "A/V inputs" (yellow) on the tv, this will show you a display of the menu and will make it eaiser to navigate.

you will need to buy a surround sound receiver. the new tv's do not have an external speaker jacks on them. you might also try a old stereo receiver hooked up to the tv's audio out jacks

I have the same reciever, and had the same problem.  Contact Onkyo, this is a known issue where defective DSP chips were used and manifest problems with a popping / clicking sound when using surround settings.  These receivers also have a Dolby Digital input issue that can cause audio dropouts when watching cable or SAT broadcasts that encode DD using a 'newer' broadcast encoding methods.  Onkyo is covering the cost of that repair for me now, even though the receiver is 5 years old now....

Hello, the setting must be "Not Activated" That is for zone 2 setup. If you are setting up 5 speakers the rear speakers should be connected to surround not surround back. Thank you Onkyo USA.

First off, I would like to say congrats on the receiver purchase - it's a nice one. To get true 7.1 surround sound, you will have to run another wire to another speaker. Any of these listening modes that you want to get are most likely using the capabilities of these 7 speakers. If you were to hook up one speaker to the two rear surround channels, you would be defeating the purposes of having that extra "speaker" and not really be gaining anything. If you really do want to access the 7.1 listening modes, you could always hook up another speaker and just hide it behind your TV, depending on your setup (essentially tuck it in a place where it wouldn't be heard, close to the receiver so that you don't need a long wire run).

In answer to your specific question, there would be ways of doing this, but just not all that advisable - you'd be posing a hazard to your speaker and/or the receiver. Like I mentioned, I'd recommend going through the trouble of running another wire and hooking up an additional speaker for the rear surround. If you're going to be using a Bluray or HD-DVD player, it'll be worth it. Hopefully this helps to somewhat answer your question.