Surround System

fdj12 · 14-01-2011, 13:45

Good day....I have just purchased an Alba 3.1 surround system (Alba AS122 100W 3.1 Home Theatre Speaker Kit) and would like some help from the technical people on this site to help with a problem that I have encountered please. I have a virgin box, just a normal one, not one that can record etc.

I have connected all the wires according to the instructions correctly,
and the surround system is working fine on the DVD player, however when I switch the system to Aux which I have connected the TV to, there is no sound at all, the TVs own speakers are still on.

Does anybody know how I can fix this problem please.

Thanks in advance

MovedGoalPosts · 14-01-2011, 14:11

I'm a little unclear as to your setup

My recommendation:

DVD output <audio> surround input
V box output phono leads < audio > surround input.

I assume that you are using a scart lead output from the V box which has phono plug breakout connectors for the audio.

fdj12 · 14-01-2011, 15:03

OK here goes................

My TV is connected to virgin box by hdmi lead and my dvd also.

I have connected the Alba leads from the subwoofer to the DVD player and the TV, when the DVD player is selected on the subwoofer, sound emits from the 3 speakers, however when I change the subwoofer to AUX which is the TV nothing happens, the sound still comes from the TV.
There is no output connections to the V box, there are no scart leads connected at all.

Are you saying I should connect TV to V box with scart lead
?

MovedGoalPosts · 14-01-2011, 15:12

If you are using HDMI output from the V box then the scart output would be disabled.

So your DVD player is connected to the TV for vision and direct to the Albi for sound, yet the V box is connected only to the TV with no direct sound connection to the Albi

Is the socket from the TV that you have connected the Albi to actually capable of sound output, or is it ini fact for input only? If the TV output will provide sound to the Albi then you should be able to use that same output for both V or DVD boxes without change of selection on the Albi.

fdj12 · 14-01-2011, 15:20

it mlooks as though it may be input only as the dvd states audio output, if that is the case that the tv is only input does that mean that there is no way to connect the system at all?

alwaysabear · 14-01-2011, 19:09

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Originally Posted by fdj12

it mlooks as though it may be input only as the dvd states audio output, if that is the case that the tv is only input does that mean that there is no way to connect the system at all?

How are you connecting the the Tv to the Alba system and what type of connection? eg 3.5 Phono

AIDEN_23 · 14-01-2011, 21:35

My surround sound is connected from BLU- Ray Player to V+HD box via a digital Optical Cable.And then connected to the TV via HDMI cable.The reason it isnt connected direct to TV is the cable isnt long enough(amateur mistake on my part).It may not have this capability, but I remember before that I had it connected to my Hi-Fi and it was a phono to phono cable which is a red and white to red and white lead From the Hi-Fi to the TV.I recall it was a pain in the bottom to find in stores but cheap and easy to get it online. And since it is connected direct to your TV there would be no need to run cables via the Virgin box,I will stand corrected if I am wrong though.

Wild Oscar · 14-01-2011, 22:33

I'd connect this way .. if possible of course!

V box to DVD player by SCART ..
DVD player to TV by HDMI ..
DVD player audio output to surround sound by red/white audio lead ..
The Alba only has these connections according to this photo ..

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3967/imgp0485.jpg

This is approximately what I use (with a Sony 5.1 setup) and it seems to work well enough ..

fdj12 · 15-01-2011, 07:55

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

How are you connecting the the Tv to the Alba system and what type of connection? eg 3.5 Phono

I was trying to connect directly from the surround sound system but it looks as though the audio connections on the tv are for input only and are not output, if you knoow what I mean

alwaysabear · 15-01-2011, 13:24

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Originally Posted by fdj12

I was trying to connect directly from the surround sound system but it looks as though the audio connections on the tv are for input only and are not output, if you knoow what I mean

yes I understand what you are saying. Does your TV have a head phone socket? if you have you should be able to output sound from this to your Alba unit.
I have a 2.1 system and I use this method.

fdj12 · 15-01-2011, 14:21

Thanks always, I asked a mate and he said exactly that and have done that and it works fine. Thanks again

alwaysabear · 15-01-2011, 14:42

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Originally Posted by fdj12

Thanks always, I asked a mate and he said exactly that and have done that and it works fine. Thanks again

You are welcome pleased I could help