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What should I do if my surround sound is not working?

By William Clark

What should I do if my surround sound is not working?

In the absence of a meter, use a single 1.5V AA battery. Touch the stripped end wires of the speaker wires. There should be a clicking sound coming from the speaker when its wires touches the battery terminals. This is to eliminate the remote possibility that the speaker and/or its wires may have an issue.

How to troubleshoot sound from the rear speakers?

[Solution] Troubleshoot Surround Sound Speakers 1 Verify that the rear surround speakers are properly connected to the Audio/Video (A/V) receiver.IMPORTANT: If… 2 Perform a test tone operation to check if the speakers are functioning correctly 3 Increase the rear speaker volume or surround speaker settings to maximum. See More….

Why do I get no sound from my center speakers?

No sound from the center or surround speakers. If you are not able to get any surround sound effects when playing audio, there may be a problem with your hookup or there may be an incorrect setting. Follow these steps to try to resolve this issue.

Why does my Yamaha surround sound not work?

I connected right rear surround speaker wire to center speaker wire connections on receiver, I did not get any sound from right rear surround sound speaker. Check the actual speakers plus its wires disconnected from the Yamaha. Use a continuity / ohmmeter. Each speaker should read 8Ω. In the absence of a meter, use a single 1.5V AA battery.

What to do when surround sound is not working?

Go to the Playback tab, select your 5.1 surround speakers and click on Properties. In Speaker Properties, go to the Enhancement tab and uncheck the box next to Disable all sound effects. Then, Scroll down to the menu below and check the box next to Speaker Fill. Hit Apply to save your configuration.

How do you disable sound effects on 5.1 surround speakers?

Press Windows key + R and type “mmsys.cpl”. Hit Enter to open the Sound dialog box. Go to the Playback tab, select your 5.1 surround speakers and click on Properties. In Speaker Properties, go to the Enhancement tab and uncheck the box next to Disable all sound effects.

No sound from the center or surround speakers. If you are not able to get any surround sound effects when playing audio, there may be a problem with your hookup or there may be an incorrect setting. Follow these steps to try to resolve this issue.

Is there any sound from my surround sound speakers?

I went back to 1) Sound menu, went to B) Speaker level, went through each speaker, still no sound from surround sound speakers.