How to hook surround sound to TV?

How to Hook a TV to a Surround Sound Receiver

• Answer:

  Most TVs now come with a myriad of audio and video connections in the back because there are a dozen different things you may want to connect to your TV. Although TVs do still include speakers, they are usually not powerful or of great quality and many people just connect their TVs to a receiver or similar device that has speakers connected to it. Difficulty: Moderate Things You'll Need Audio cables Instructions Determine your receiver type. If you're watching using cable, satellite or even an antenna and also want to connect a DVD or other external piece of hardware using an AVR receiver, you will only need to connect the cables from those devices to the AVR as well as your TV's video output to the AVR. If you are only using a surround-sound receiver with no video connections, you will need to connect the television's audio connection to the surround sound receiver. Find the output audio connections on the back of the TV. There may be several types. HDMI carries both audio and video, or it could be a digital audio coaxial connection or simple RCA audio connections. Plug the correct cable into the output of the TV. Connect the other end of the cables into the audio input connection on the receiver. If the cable connection on the receiver is different, you will need a cable that converts from one cable type to the other type. Turn on your TV and the receiver. Turn the volume up on the receiver and verify the sound is coming out the speakers. Check the connections if you do not hear sound.