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Hi all. I have a Kenwood VR–509 which has worked perfectly for years. Suddenly last week my rear surround speakers don't output sound anymore! Also, the sound coming from my left and right front speakers is very, very low! My center speaker still works fine. I'm not sure about the subwoofer though.
My components are:
Kenwood VR–509 AV Receiver
Samsung 52 inch LCD TV (TV's internal speakers are turned off).
Cable Box - HDMI cable (video) to TV / RCA jacks (audio L+R output) to VR–509 video 2 input.
Samsung Upconverting DVD player - HDMI cable (video) to TV / digital coaxial (6ch audio) to VR–509 DVD coaxial input.
My PC - HDMI cable (video) to TV / HDMI AudioExtractor's RCA jacks (audio L+R output) to VR–509 video 1 input.
Depending on what I want to watch, I switch the TV to the correct HDMI video input, and I switch the VR-509 audio inputs to either Video 1 (my PC), Video 2 (cable TV), or DVD.
This has all worked perfectly for years. But now I don't get any sound out of my rear surround speakers anymore!
I'm not sure if the subwoofer is working now either!
And barely any sound out of my 2 front L+R tower speakers.
And, on the 509's display, in the little boxes showing the speaker outputs, the 2 rear surround sound speakers show no output!
Also, when I activate the test tones, I DO get test tones coming from the center speaker and the 2 front speakers, but NOT the 2 rear surround speakers or the subwoofer!
I only have the speaker A button turned on, just like I've always done.
I'm afraid that something has gone wrong with my VR-509!
The thing that makes me think that, is because there are no test tones on the rear speakers or subwoofer, and the display does not show the 2 rear speakers turned on in the boxes.
Otherwise I might think it is just a wiring or speaker issue. Am I correct in thinking this way?
No matter which input mode I select on the video 1, video 2, or DVD inputs, I cannot get the rear speakers to work.
I have not changed any of my wiring or anything else to make this happen.
I don't know what could be wrong. Can someone help me quickly please!?
I'm really suffering here without getting the full audio experience! LOL
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Thank you!
My components are:
Kenwood VR–509 AV Receiver
Samsung 52 inch LCD TV (TV's internal speakers are turned off).
Cable Box - HDMI cable (video) to TV / RCA jacks (audio L+R output) to VR–509 video 2 input.
Samsung Upconverting DVD player - HDMI cable (video) to TV / digital coaxial (6ch audio) to VR–509 DVD coaxial input.
My PC - HDMI cable (video) to TV / HDMI AudioExtractor's RCA jacks (audio L+R output) to VR–509 video 1 input.
Depending on what I want to watch, I switch the TV to the correct HDMI video input, and I switch the VR-509 audio inputs to either Video 1 (my PC), Video 2 (cable TV), or DVD.
This has all worked perfectly for years. But now I don't get any sound out of my rear surround speakers anymore!
I'm not sure if the subwoofer is working now either!
And barely any sound out of my 2 front L+R tower speakers.
And, on the 509's display, in the little boxes showing the speaker outputs, the 2 rear surround sound speakers show no output!
Also, when I activate the test tones, I DO get test tones coming from the center speaker and the 2 front speakers, but NOT the 2 rear surround speakers or the subwoofer!
I only have the speaker A button turned on, just like I've always done.
I'm afraid that something has gone wrong with my VR-509!
The thing that makes me think that, is because there are no test tones on the rear speakers or subwoofer, and the display does not show the 2 rear speakers turned on in the boxes.
Otherwise I might think it is just a wiring or speaker issue. Am I correct in thinking this way?
No matter which input mode I select on the video 1, video 2, or DVD inputs, I cannot get the rear speakers to work.
I have not changed any of my wiring or anything else to make this happen.
I don't know what could be wrong. Can someone help me quickly please!?
I'm really suffering here without getting the full audio experience! LOL
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Thank you!
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