How do I get my RCA surround sound to work on my TV?

Connect your TV to the receiver/sub-woofer’s video-out port.

If you’re using HDMI, connect the cable to the HDMI-In on your TV and HDMI-Out on the receiver.
If you’re using component video, connect the component connects to the Component-In on your TV and Component-Out on your receiver.

Can you get surround sound with RCA?

RCA surround sound connections can be a good way to connect to your home theater speakers if you don’t have digital HDMI or optical options. They take the basic connection type of our old friend, the analog stereo connection, but use it to power 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound.

How do I connect my RCA receiver to my TV?

Connect the white RCA cable to the white port on the back of the left speaker, then plug it into a white port on the back of the receiver. Connect the red RCA cable to the red port on the back of the right speaker, then plug it into a red port below or next to the white port on the back of the receiver.

Can you convert RCA to optical?

Take your analog device and plug in your RCA stereo audio connection into the converter. The RCA stereo audio to digital coax and optical audio converter will switch the analog signal and output it on the other end to either a digital coax signal or a toslink digital optical audio signal.

How do I connect my 5.1 RCA to my TV?

Use the AV output of the TV and connect it to the aux input of the RCA. You will need to select a surround sound mode on the RCA like Dolby Prologic to get surround sound. From the picture the RCA is more of a 5.1 PC speaker than a home theater. It’s odd that the TV doesn’t have any digital audio outputs.

Can you get 5.1 surround sound with RCA?

If your receiver only supports RCA connections (the Red and White plugs) then you should start shopping for a new receiver. RCA connections are only ever going to give you Stereo sound, you will never get true 5.1 surround sound audio without a digital audio connection – coaxial, optical or HDMI are the three main options.

Can a sound bar be connected to a RCA TV?

Make sure that the single coax RCA connection says digital audio output. You may not be able to find a soundbar with coax digital input but you could use a coax to optical digital audio converter to connect any soundbar with optical input.

Can a surround sound system work on TV?

The digital input will preserve any discrete digital 5.1 audio. Keep in mind, however, that not ALL TV programming has surround sound audio, and many that do make little use of it. Hope this helps. Are you new to the Home Theater Forum? Stop by the New Member Introductions area and introduce yourself! See you there!

How can I get my Samsung surround sound to work?

1) TV source into the screw-on ANT IN connection on the back of the TV. 2) HDMI cable from Samsung Surround sound unit to HDMI input on TV. Again – you cannot connect Red/White cables to the back of the TV to get any audio OUT. Hope this works.

Why is my surround sound not working on my TV?

It is also possible that the TV shows you are watching are not really in surround. Either that, or if your Virgin cable TV comes with a converter box, you could probably run an optical digital cable from it to your Home Cinema System.

Can a RCA reciever play 5.1 surround sound?

If your reciever only has red/white rca inputs then its incapable of 5.1 audio anyway. It may have a fake ‘surround sound’ mode bit its not a real surround sound reciever. The OP needs a decoder, not an encoder, for the updated purpose, and he’s not going to find a decent one for a low price.

How can I get my surround sound to work?

Is there a surround sound reciever for my TV?

It may have a fake ‘surround sound’ mode bit its not a real surround sound reciever. The OP needs a decoder, not an encoder, for the updated purpose, and he’s not going to find a decent one for a low price. Here is an HDMI audio extractor, and no, it does not support decoding, but your TV probably does, which would serve your purpose.