Problem with optical out on TV

[WVHick]

I figured all the manuals were the same for the 32PFL models. The TV was free, so I didn't pick out the junk. I like Sony TVs and if it was my money that's what I would have bought. I hooked the DVD player to the TV and sent the audio from the TV to the Receiver and it still sounds like wind. It's not a hum, I've come to this conclusion. It only does it when there's voices mainly. The language option you said may be the key is not available for me to select. It is greyed out for some reason. Thanks for the help.

 

[TLS Guy]

I figured all the manuals were the same for the 32PFL models. The TV was free, so I didn't pick out the junk. I like Sony TVs and if it was my money that's what I would have bought. I hooked the DVD player to the TV and sent the audio from the TV to the Receiver and it still sounds like wind. It's not a hum, I've come to this conclusion. It only does it when there's voices mainly. The language option you said may be the key is not available for me to select. It is greyed out for some reason. Thanks for the help.

Forget the digital out then, and just use the RCA analog outs from the TV. Make sure you set it to stereo.

 

[WVHick]

Forget the digital out then, and just use the RCA analog outs from the TV. Make sure you set it to stereo.

That's the problem with this piece of ****. There are no analog outs. All the analogs are inputs.

 

[TLS Guy]

That's the problem with this piece of ****. There are no analog outs. All the analogs are inputs.

So they are. The TVs in the other manual had an analog out also.

The fact that most of the trouble is on voices leads me to suspect that may be this digital artifact is from that virtual surround, what ever that is. I would make sure you set it to stereo in the sound menu and see if that solves it.

If it does not call Philips support, or get a cable box with HDMI out, or better an HD DVR, then you can record and time shift.

 

[WVHick]

So they are. The TVs in the other manual had an analog out also.

The fact that most of the trouble is on voices leads me to suspect that may be this digital artifact is from that virtual surround, what ever that is. I would make sure you set it to stereo in the sound menu and see if that solves it.

If it does not call Philips support, or get a cable box with HDMI out, or better an HD DVR, then you can record and time shift.

Yea, I turned that virtual junk off and it didn't fix anything. I'm going to try and call support tonight. As far as an HD DVR, can I buy just anyone from Best Buy or anywhere? I thought these had to be set up through your cable company. Thanks for the help and sorry for my ignorance.

 

[TLS Guy]

Yea, I turned that virtual junk off and it didn't fix anything. I'm going to try and call support tonight. As far as an HD DVR, can I buy just anyone from Best Buy or anywhere? I thought these had to be set up through your cable company. Thanks for the help and sorry for my ignorance.

If your cable service is compatible with Tivo, you can by a Tivo unit. I would call your cable company and see what they have to offer.

I bet you won't get much sense out of Philips, but it is worth a try.

Do you have other device with an optical output, so you can make sure the optical input of your receiver is working correctly?

 

[Fenix]

My first question would be, why do you have your DVD player connected to your TV with the HDMI? It should be connected to the receiver with the HDMI, than an HDMI from the receiver to the TV.

From there you have the Coaxial cable connected from the SPDIF out on your TV to either the AV2 or the AV3 SPDIF/Coaxial input.

From there you should be able to switch between the Audio coming out of your TV speakers, or your receiver speakers.

I'm just trying to understand the method to your madness

 

[TLS Guy]

My first question would be, why do you have your DVD player connected to your TV with the HDMI? It should be connected to the receiver with the HDMI, than an HDMI from the receiver to the TV.

From there you have the Optical cable connected from the SPIDF out on your TV to either the AV1 or the AV4 optical input.


From there you should be able to switch between the Audio coming out of your TV speakers, or your receiver speakers.

I'm just trying to understand the method to your madness

If you read the thread he does not have a cable box. His cable service is directly connected to the TV. He just connected the DVD player to the TV for a test. I already asked the same question.

 

[Fenix]

I've read the thread. I know he gets his cable from the wall, so do I.

From the post that he gave I did not get the idea (or even a hint) that he was connecting it straight to the TV for testing purposes only, it sounded like that is just the way he had it connected all the time.

 

[WVHick]

I've read the thread. I know he gets his cable from the wall, so do I.

From the post that he gave I did not get the idea (or even a hint) that he was connecting it straight to the TV for testing purposes only, it sounded like that is just the way he had it connected all the time.

I have the DVD player connected with HDMI directly to the TV because I only have one HDMI cable. I then have the optical out on the DVD player connected to the receiver. This audio works perfectly and no complaints. But, my cable comes directly out of my wall and is connected to the TV. When I run optical out from the TV to the receiver, that's when I get all my problems.

 

[Fenix]

Well, technically the connection out of the back of your TV isn't "Optical".

There may be something wrong with the TV sound. Do you happen to have any friends with a similar setup that you could test with?

To confirm that it is a TV problem use the same cable, take your receiver, and maybe 1 or 2 speakers to hook up. If it works just fine on theirs, then it is your TV. Is there any way that you can exchange your TV if it is the problem?

 

[WVHick]

Well, technically the connection out of the back of your TV isn't "Optical".

There may be something wrong with the TV sound. Do you happen to have any friends with a similar setup that you could test with?

To confirm that it is a TV problem use the same cable, take your receiver, and maybe 1 or 2 speakers to hook up. If it works just fine on theirs, then it is your TV. Is there any way that you can exchange your TV if it is the problem?

I know it's a TV problem. I've tried different cables and different receivers. The speakers are fine because they play other stuff like DVD's just fine.