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No sound

Symptom	Cause	Remedy
No sound is output when an	• Improper connections.	• Make sure you have properly connected the component
input source is selected.		to the corresponding input on the back of the receiver
No sound output from the front		(see Connecting up on page 14).
speakers.
	• Sound is muted or the volume is turned	• Press MUTE or adjust the volume accordingly.
	down.
	• Speakers are turned off or selected	• Press SPEAKERS to select the proper speaker set (see
	improperly with the SPEAKERS switch.	Switching the speaker system on page 58).
	• The input signal type is incorrect.	• Press SIGNAL SELECT to select the proper input signal
		(see Choosing the input signal on page 35).
	• The multichannel analog inputs are	• Press MULTI CH IN again (see Selecting the
	selected.	multichannel analog inputs on page 39).
	• The front speakers aren’t connected	• See Connecting the speakers on page 20 to connect
	properly.	them properly.
No sound from the surround or	• Speaker settings are incorrect. (for	• Check you speaker settings in Speaker Setting on
center speakers.	example, they have been set to NO).	page 46.
	• The surround and/or center levels are	• Check the levels in Channel Level on page 47.
	turned down.
	• The surround and/or center speakers are	• Check Connecting the speakers on page 20 to make sure
	disconnected.	the speakers are connected correctly.
	• The STEREO listening mode has been	• Choose a surround listening mode (see Listening in
	selected.	surround sound on page 31).
No sound from surround back	• Surround back speakers are set to NO.	• Set the surround back speakers to LARGE or SMALL
speakers.		(see Speaker Setting on page 46).
	• The Extended mode is switched to AUTO or	• Set to Extended ON (see Using the surround back
	OFF.	channel (Extended mode) on page 36).
	• The source is not a 6.1 channel playback	• Switch the Extended mode to Extended ON (see Using
	source.	the surround back channel (Extended mode) on page 36)
		and choose a surround listening mode (see Listening in
		surround sound on page 31).
	• The surround back speakers are	• Check Connecting the speakers on page 20 to make sure
	disconnected.	the speakers are connected correctly.
	• The surround back channel is on the 1	• Connect the speaker to the surround back left channel
	speaker setting, and your speaker is	output (Connecting the speakers on page 20).
	connected to the right channel output.
	• The Extended mode is switched to AUTO	• You can still listen with surround back sound by setting
	and the Dolby Surround EX / DTS ES software	to Extended ON (Using the surround back channel
	you’re playing has no flag to indicate it is 6.1	(Extended mode) on page 36).
	compatible.
No sound from subwoofer.	• The subwoofer is disconnected or switched	• Connect or switch on the subwoofer (see Connecting
	off.	the speakers on page 20).
		• Make sure the sleep function on your subwoofer isn’t
		activated.
	• The subwoofer's settings are incorrect.	• Set the subwoofer (see Speaker Setting on page 46) to
		YES or PLUS.

• The crossover frequency is set too low.

•Set the crossover frequency to a (higher) frequency that matches your speaker characteristics (see Crossover Network on page 47)

• There is very little low frequency information	• Change your subwoofer setting to one of the following in
in your source.	the Speaker Setting on page 46:
	Front: SMALL / Subwoofer: YES
	Front: LARGE / Subwoofer: PLUS
• The LFE channel is switched off.	• See LFE Attenuator Setup on page 65 to adjust the
	setting.

• The subwoofer's levels are too low.

•See Channel Level on page 47 to check the speaker levels.

•Check the volume control on the subwoofer to make sure it is turned up.

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