home theater installation - Page 2

Agent Jones · 07-23-2008, 09:02 PM

what you can do is hook the sound to come through the Receiver and then hook all the other items to the receiver

drewskie68 · 07-23-2008, 10:36 PM

reciever as in the cable reciever?? because when i bought it the guy sold me some cable and said id need it i had time warner and i wanted the tv to play through the speakers??

p.s. i dont know how i got it hooked up, i think i just got lucky plugging and unplugging the right wires lol

Agent Jones · 07-23-2008, 11:20 PM

no receiver as in the stereo receiver. what everything and the speakers hook up to

ImpactStang · 07-23-2008, 11:42 PM

you said time warner right?

there should be a "audio out" or "optical out" on the time warner box. Find that.

look on the back of the receiver for either "audio in", or "optical in".

NOw whichever you find you can use, however optical would be the preferred method if he is getting HD signal at his place. For audio out take a pair of white/red cables and hook them into your respective spots. for optical you need the fiber optic cable to run in between the two.

after either of these are hooked up you should be receiving audio for regular tv out of the sound system, however you probably will need to change the "source" on the sound systems receiver unit in order to tell the receiver where to "receive" the sound from.

ImpactStang · 07-28-2008, 07:38 PM

did you try what i said man?

drewskie68 · 07-29-2008, 01:34 AM

nope not yet, havent had time to get over there lol should be over there tomorrow night or sometime wednesday

drewskie68 · 07-30-2008, 05:36 PM

im at his place trying it right now but its not working. the guy at best buy sold me a yellow cable. i dno what its for but he said thats what would work to get the sound from the TV its a cable with 2 yellow male ends???

the optical plug is gonna be wierd shaped right???

drewskie68 · 07-30-2008, 05:52 PM

ok just got it working!! thanks guys

ImpactStang · 07-31-2008, 12:39 AM

nice man...yellow is usually for a video feed so not sure why he sold ya that...glad ya finally got it going though!

drewskie68 · 07-31-2008, 06:33 PM

lol i dont know why either. my dad opened everything up and got it all out of the boxes and stuff before i got to it, i think that yellow cable i was talking about might have been the optic cable. i think that had i been the one to open it all up and get it started i woulda had a much easier time lol

ImpactStang · 08-01-2008, 12:32 AM

yeah man that can/will happen, some of the new hires at my store did that, we made them figure it out too so they would learn what its like for the customer to be in that situation

drewskie68 · 08-01-2008, 01:53 PM

lol brilliant idea

07-23-2008, 09:02 PM	#21
Agent Jones Nice Hat SUfanINsa (Steve) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,909 Trader Rating: (1)	what you can do is hook the sound to come through the Receiver and then hook all the other items to the receiver __________________ Go SPURS Go - Go on Keep Losing! LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-23-2008, 10:36 PM	#22
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	reciever as in the cable reciever?? because when i bought it the guy sold me some cable and said id need it i had time warner and i wanted the tv to play through the speakers?? p.s. i dont know how i got it hooked up, i think i just got lucky plugging and unplugging the right wires lol __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

07-23-2008, 11:20 PM	#23
Agent Jones Nice Hat SUfanINsa (Steve) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio Posts: 7,909 Trader Rating: (1)	no receiver as in the stereo receiver. what everything and the speakers hook up to __________________ Go SPURS Go - Go on Keep Losing! LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-23-2008, 11:42 PM	#24
ImpactStang I think he likes you... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 3,398 Trader Rating: (1)	you said time warner right? there should be a "audio out" or "optical out" on the time warner box. Find that. look on the back of the receiver for either "audio in", or "optical in". NOw whichever you find you can use, however optical would be the preferred method if he is getting HD signal at his place. For audio out take a pair of white/red cables and hook them into your respective spots. for optical you need the fiber optic cable to run in between the two. after either of these are hooked up you should be receiving audio for regular tv out of the sound system, however you probably will need to change the "source" on the sound systems receiver unit in order to tell the receiver where to "receive" the sound from. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/4652469

07-28-2008, 07:38 PM	#25
ImpactStang I think he likes you... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 3,398 Trader Rating: (1)	did you try what i said man? __________________ http://www.myspace.com/4652469

07-29-2008, 01:34 AM	#26
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	nope not yet, havent had time to get over there lol should be over there tomorrow night or sometime wednesday __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

07-30-2008, 05:36 PM	#27
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	im at his place trying it right now but its not working. the guy at best buy sold me a yellow cable. i dno what its for but he said thats what would work to get the sound from the TV its a cable with 2 yellow male ends??? the optical plug is gonna be wierd shaped right??? __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

07-30-2008, 05:52 PM	#28
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	ok just got it working!! thanks guys __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

07-31-2008, 12:39 AM	#29
ImpactStang I think he likes you... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 3,398 Trader Rating: (1)	nice man...yellow is usually for a video feed so not sure why he sold ya that...glad ya finally got it going though! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/4652469

07-31-2008, 06:33 PM	#30
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	lol i dont know why either. my dad opened everything up and got it all out of the boxes and stuff before i got to it, i think that yellow cable i was talking about might have been the optic cable. i think that had i been the one to open it all up and get it started i woulda had a much easier time lol __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

08-01-2008, 12:32 AM	#31
ImpactStang I think he likes you... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 3,398 Trader Rating: (1)	yeah man that can/will happen, some of the new hires at my store did that, we made them figure it out too so they would learn what its like for the customer to be in that situation __________________ http://www.myspace.com/4652469

08-01-2008, 01:53 PM	#32
drewskie68 drewskie68 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 1,384 Trader Rating: (0)	lol brilliant idea __________________ C&L Cold air, Functional Ram Air Hood, Hurst Short Throw, JBA Axel Back

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