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Question posted by smalmborg20 on June 7th, 2011

Unable To Get Sound Through Reciever For Tv,

apple tv and dvd work ok.

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Answer #1: Posted by Tefik on June 7th, 2011 8:43 PM
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You did not give the make and model of your TV, so I have to guess. You must have audio out connections on your TV (RCA red and white) or optical (fiber). These easily connect to the sound system.

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) Operating Instructions Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER RECEPTEUR AUDIOVISUEL A VOIES MULTIPLES RECEPTOR MULTICANAL DE AUDIO/VÍDEO VSX-520 Register your product on http://www.pioneerelectronics.com (US) http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca (Canada) • Protect your new ...
Owner's Manual - Page 2

... than household purposes (such as radios and televisions, use in a particular installation. Product Name: AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER Model Number: VSX-520 Responsible Party Name: PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. Any failure due to which can be determined ...the warranty period. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for general household purposes.
Owner's Manual - Page 4

... Stream Direct 31 Using the Sound Retriever 31 Better sound using HDMI 22 Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal 22 Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box 23 Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video sources 23 Using the component video jacks 24 Connecting other audio components 24 Connecting antennas 25 Using...
Owner's Manual - Page 6

... surround back speaker or the front height speaker.  3 Connecting the components For surround sound, you'll want to hook up using a digital connection from the BD/DVD player to the receiver. • About video outputs connection (page 21) • Connecting a TV and playback components (page 22) • Connecting antennas (page 25) • Plugging in...
Owner's Manual - Page 9

...2 34 STANDBY/ON INPUT SELECTOR PHASE CONTROL SPEAKERS DIMMER DISPLAY BAND 5 6 7 AUDIO/ VIDEO MULTI- The brightness can be checked by selecting an input source.1 5 Character...Used to this unit. CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-520 TUNE TUNER EDIT PRESET ENTER MASTER VOLUME PHONES AUTO/DIRECT LISTENING MODE STEREO/ALC STANDARD ADV SURROUND SOUND RETRIEVER PORTABLE 8 9 10 11 1...
Owner's Manual - Page 10

... (page 36). 9 Listening mode buttons AUTO/DIRECT Switches between the various surround modes (page 29). 10 SOUND RETRIEVER Press to restore CD quality sound to compressed audio sources (page 31). 11 PORTABLE audio input jack Connect an auxiliary component using a stereo mini-jack cable (page 26). STEREO/ALC Switches between the various 2 Pro Logic II...
Owner's Manual - Page 13

...TV INPUT 4 BD DVD TV 12 13 DVR CD CD-R CH 5 ADAPTER TUNER PORTABLE PHASE S.RETRIEVER SIGNAL SEL VOL 6 AUTO/ STEREO/ BD MENU 7 DIRECT A.L.C. Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 37) or Audio...çais Italiano Nederlands Español PRESET Remote control As for operating other components. 6 Receiver control buttons PHASE Press to switch on . 3 RECEIVER Switches the...
Owner's Manual - Page 14

... to select preset radio stations (page 42). 10 Component control buttons The main buttons (, , etc.) are used to control BD/DVD menus/options. There are disabled when the listening mode...arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (page 37). ADV SURR Switches between 2 Pro Logic II options (page 28). SETUP Press to access the Audio options (page 33). RETURN Confirm ...
Owner's Manual - Page 17

... the room. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be set if the above or below the TV so that all speakers are performed. Connect the additional amplifier to the PRE OUT SURR BACK/FRONT HEIGHT outputs of the listening position with a 7.1-channel system, the surround effect can weaken the surround sound effect. • Place...
Owner's Manual - Page 20

... flat panel TV (no sound will be transmitted simultaneously with one cable. If connecting the player and the TV via this receiver, for both connections, use a (analog) composite connection. • When the video signal from your component or display. Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, High bitrate audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio), DVD-Audio, CD, SACD...
Owner's Manual - Page 21

...PR) signals and then output. Playback component Terminal for audio. English Deutsch Français Italiano ...audio cable Optical cable Video cables Standard RCA video cables These cables are the most common type of the TV is avoided. About video outputs connection This receiver is not loaded with TV monitor TV Green (Y) Blue (PB) Red (PR) Video signals can also use component...
Owner's Manual - Page 22

... HDMI/DVIcompatible TV 1 OPTICAL R L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT Select one This connection is required in order to listen to the sound of the TV over the receiver. 1 VIDEO IN OPTICAL R L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG AUDIO OUT Select one This connection is required in order to listen to the sound of a TV and DVD player (or other playback component) with...
Owner's Manual - Page 24

... The Input Assign menu on page 40 for more on page 22. Connecting other audio component.2 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT CD-R/TAPE DVR/VCR SURR BACK / BD FRONT HEIGHT L (Single) OUT R DVD PRE OUT CD CD-R/TAPE DVR/VCR L COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE TV/SAT IN 1 (CD) OPTICAL IN IN 2 OUT (DVR/VCR) IN 1 (CD-R/TAPE) HDMI...
Owner's Manual - Page 27

... to check the digital audio output settings on your DVD player or digital satellite receiver. Turn down the volume of your TV so that the VIDEO input is displayed when playing Dolby Digital signals. It should hear surround sound. Start by switching on the playback component (for playing a source (such as a DVD disc) with your home...
Owner's Manual - Page 31

... arrives at the listening position in phase, preventing unwanted distortion and/ or coloring of the original sound (see illustration below ). Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is only applicable to 2-channel sources. 31 En During multichannel playback, LFE (LowFrequency Effects) signals as well as with dual mono settings.1 You will ...
Owner's Manual - Page 32

... can simply switch surround back channel processing off). • With a 7.1-channel surround system, audio signals that have the receiver automatically use 6.1 or 7.1 decoding (for generating the surround back component from the surround component is turned on the type of the sound signal. Matrix decoding processing is only performed when surround back channel signals are...
Owner's Manual - Page 35

...adjusted according to the audio delay time.f C.WIDTHg (Center Width) (Applicable only when Spreads the center channel between components connected with an HDMI cable. This setting works only with 2-channel ...front to create a wider stereo effect with most SACD discs, but if the sound distorts, it sound wider (higher settings) or narrower (lower settings). b. Only available with dual...
Owner's Manual - Page 36

...DVD player. 2 When the HDMI option in Setting the Audio options on the remote control. 2 Press SIGNAL SEL to select the input signal corresponding to the source component. The listening mode when the sound... the headphone • Insert the headphone into the PHONES jack. Each press cycles through your TV, not from the speakers connected to this receiver, it is selected, the A and DIGITAL ...
Owner's Manual - Page 37

... on page 40). Specify the distance of the speakers you 've connected to the component video inputs (see The Pre Out Setting on page 39). 3 Press RETURN after ... These setting optimize surround sound performance. RECEIVER SLEEP TV SOURCE CONTROL AUDIO PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE TUNER EDIT MASTER TOOLS VOLUME MENU PRESET RECEIVER INPUT SELECT DTV/TV INPUT BD DVD TV ENTER HOME MENU SETUP...
Owner's Manual - Page 50

... for the component. • Check the audio output settings of the source component, it is HDCP-compatible). Due to this, interruption in the audio may occur when switching between audio formats or ...from the analog video terminal. No sound, or sound suddenly ceases. No picture. Check that it will not work with this receiver to a component or TV with the type of cable between ...

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