I have purchased an Akai advd10 dvd player and i cannot get sound? i have changed settings in the menu but can only get background noise, no vocals?

Try manualslib.com where they might have the PDF.

Some sets have a setting called "hall" which if engaged the background noise will be louder than people close up talking, I do not know what TV you are using but look at its options for audio and Hall etc first, its possible the player may have that or something like that also in its menu---by the way, have you confirmed this player has this issue on another set?

Suggest take earphones to Hi-Fi store and try them there. If still same problem, elements are shot. If not, your equipment has issues.

Hello, all of the vocals are supposed to be coming from your center speaker,it may be turned off(check the units menu) speaker might be disconnected.,volume might be set too low as each speaker has a individual volume control in the menu.

some of them require red , white, blue, green, an yellow audio jacks. make sure you have all the input plugs. or eles the tv will not use plugs it doesnt have.

Try changing from surround sound to normal

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press and hold stop button on ur dvd player

Go to sound menu of dvd player and select Stereo sound and if surround is enabled, disable it.
You can get help from user manual of dvd player.

Greetings surfjax,

If you will allow me to make an assumption, you do not have a 5.1 surround system connected to your DVD player. This is a common experience with users of a standard TV or stereo receiver if a movie is being presented in 5.1.

In a surround sound system the center channel speaker provides almost all the vocal tracks while the side channels will provide music and some background noises. You'll still be able to hear the voices in your side speakers, but it will be muted and over powered by music or sound effects.

Some DVD players allow you to "Downmix" the surround signal to stereo. You might want to look around your sound setup on the DVD player or check your owners manual.

Hope this helps.
Jon
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There's a multiplex button (MPX maybe) on the left front of the player. By hitting it you get leads only, background only or both. Be sure, though, you have a multiplex CD. Otherwise you'll only have background and no lead. I learned the hard way. Watch or scan for multiplex or lead vocals. Good luck...