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NutmegCT

NutmegCT

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Before I lose what's left of my mind ...

Today I decided to run my TV audio through my receiver (AM/FM, CD, TV/AUX).

Ran red and white cables from TV Audio Out, to receiver TV In.

Hmmm, no sound from speakers when TV/AUX is selected.

Hmmm, no sound from speakers when AM, FM, or CD/DVD is selected.

Plug headphones into receiver, hear audio from all inputs. Unplug headphones, no sound from speakers.

Check speaker feed cables from receiver to speakers. All fine and dandy. Still no sound from speakers.

Receiver speaker output was fine until I connected TV audio out to receiver TV audio in.

Should there be any voltage detectable from the speaker cables when the receiver is sending audio to the speakers?

yeesh
 
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My apologies in advance but just to cover all possibilities….. is the volume knob turned up? :popworm:
 
The volume knob - of course! Why didn't I think of that!

(yep - turned up)

Headphones work fine but unplug headphones and speakers remain silent. Maybe I shouldn't be trying S&G's "Sounds of Silence" ...
 
Yes, there should be some voltage (5 VDC) from what little I recall.
 
Thanks Steve. I'll be moving to a padded cell at my local Booby Hatch soon. When I moved the receiver to check the wiring, I inadvertently pushed the button to switch from speaker set A to set B. There's no B ... so I'd actually turned the speakers off.

:wall:
 
Well that would never happen to any of us.
NOT
 
NutmegCT said:
Thanks Steve. I'll be moving to a padded cell at my local Booby Hatch soon. When I moved the receiver to check the wiring, I inadvertently pushed the button to switch from speaker set A to set B. There's no B ... so I'd actually turned the speakers off.

:wall:
Click to expand...

Just what I was going to suggest, since on mine that button is right below the on/off and occasionally my finger hits that instead of turning off....
 
NutmegCT said:
When I moved the receiver to check the wiring, I inadvertently pushed the button to switch from speaker set A to set B. There's no B ... so I'd actually turned the speakers off.
Click to expand...
BAAAH, the ONE time my guess would have been right and I was too slow!

The reason I'd have guessed it: BEEN THERE, PRESSED THAT!
 
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