Need help connecting surround sound

[Noobsaibot]

Hi, I have a surround sound (Not sure on the make) and im trying to connect it to my lcd tv however im having trouble. The television is also a monitor and at the back there are 6 different outputs (the l,r and the different coloured ones) which makes me think I should have a l and a r cable, however the output on my surround sound is just the 1 cable (it looks like the end of a stereo jack cable) I have tried putting the end of the cable into the l and then the r but its not working.

However on my freeview box (which is connected to my telly from a scart cable) there are also l and r holes, when i put this cable in there it doesnt fit properly but there is little sound in some speakers.

Can any one help? I know the whole surround sound works as I have inserted the cable into my laptop and it plays the music.

 

[Adam]

Noobsaibot, welcome to the forum!

I think that you're going to want a cable like this. You'll plug the RCA connectors into the left/right outputs on the TV, and plug the stereo minijack from your surround system into the other end.

Adam

 

[Noobsaibot]

Hi, I understand.

I just checked back of my lcd screen and there are three connections available one which is white, another yellow and finally red. Would I require the 3 RCA connecter cable or the 2?

Also I can see the cable you showed was a Rca to female, could I buy a Rca to male and replace the whole wire with the other stereo jack wire that I have now?

Thanks for your reply

 

[Adam]

I just checked back of my lcd screen and there are three connections available one which is white, another yellow and finally red. Would I require the 3 RCA connecter cable or the 2?

No, just the two. The yellow jack is for video, so you wouldn't use that for the surround sound.

Also I can see the cable you showed was a Rca to female, could I buy a Rca to male and replace the whole wire with the other stereo jack wire that I have now?

Yes! It was actually more difficult to find the female to male cable. You could get this one that should work great for you.