I have 5 speakers and a sub woofer. My two tower speaker and sub woofer work perfectly, but my venter speaker and 2 rear speakers do not work. When I have a song on and put a rear next to my ear all i can here is very very light static. How do I get those speakers to work? P.S. I am pretty sure there 5.1 but not 100% sure.
5.1 means that the sound travels to 5 speakers plus a sub-woofer. but you have to make sure the surround sound reciever is running to all speakers. the reciever has sound pre sets. cycle through and see if one is full surround(using all speakers)
Rear Speakers Not Working
First thing is to properly set the speaker settings in the receiver to the size of speakers you have. Then set the speaker levels on the speaker setup menu on the receiver so that all speakers play at the same volume at your sitting position. Select the receivers surround mode to the appropriate setting as the output of the cd or dvd. You will also have to select the surround sound setting in the DVD's menu as well. There are many sources that only in stereo which means it will only play through the front speakers. Not all TV channels are surround and all music cd's are only stereo. If you want all speakers to work when the sound is only in stereo, many receivers have a all speaker mode, or simulated surround mode, this will make all the speakers play with stereo information. Kevin 35 years hi-end audio video specialist
