Sony STR-DH800 - "B" speakers set up I sense that the manuel was written in Japanese or Chinese and then translated into perfectly grammatical English by someone who was not interested in making it perfectly understandable. There are 7 speaker connections (not counting the woofer). May I set up a 5.1 system for TV and DVD and hookup the front b speakers to totally separate outdoor speakers for cd or ipod play?? Sony STR-DH800 - "B" speakers set up I sense that the manuel was written in Japanese or Chinese and then translated into perfectly grammatical English by someone who was not interested... » Read More Sony STR-DH800 - "B" speakers set up I sense that the manuel was written in Japanese or Chinese and then translated into perfectly grammatical English by someone who was not interested in making it perfectly understandable. There are 7 speaker connections (not counting the woofer). May I set up a 5.1 system for TV and DVD and hookup the front b speakers to totally separate outdoor speakers for cd or ipod play?? « Show Less
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Dear AR... I assume you are replying to the other's guy's post. I have a single RCA input on my subwoofer (as well as the alternative four speaker wire posts) and a single subwoofer RCA output on my Sony Receiver. The receiver works and the subwoofer works with the speaker wire connections. The subwoofer has an on and off switch so it must be powered. The subwoofer hums when I touch my finger to the unplugged end of the cable. So why doesn't the RCA connection work when plugged into the receiver?? What am I missing?
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Probably worth buying a more advanced subwoofer.... Thought mine was but unfortunately my RCA connection to my subwoofer did not work so I tried connecting my subwoofer to my two front speakers. Don't know if that is the proper way but that thing is delivering a thumping bass
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John L. Moncrief says: "The receiver works and the subwoofer works with the speaker wire connections."So R u using speaker wire to power the sub, oR R u Using a subwoofer cable, Or are U using both? U need a Sub cable/spdif cable, 1 N the same in name. "So why doesn't the RCA connection work when plugged into the receiver??"If u have the RCA and Speaker wire plugged up 2gether then there will be a prob. U can only power a sub w/A cable. Hope it helps BTW what type of sub are u running?
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Question about the B speakers. I have the right settings to make the B speakers work (thanks for that info) but there is on on set of lugs for the B speakers so they don't play in stereo. (I put both speakers on the one set of B lugs.) Is there another way the B speakers should be wired?
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OK..months later, I finally got my two outside speakers working. I was given the right advice but did not understand a few things... specifically that I did not have to fool around with Speaker Pattern. The menu progression using the remote is as follows: Amp Menu>Speaker>SB Assign>Spk B>Return/Exit. Then on the front left of the Tuner you press the Speakerbutton until SP B lights up........When finished I think you have to got back to the AMP Menu and do Speaker>SB Assign>Off>Return/Exit
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You can connect the wires to the left and right front speakers or maybe to one speaker if you only have posts for one wire. I am not expert but when my RCA connector did not work I hooked up to the two front speakers. Apparently the woofer picks up only the low frequency sound going to the other speakers.
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Here's the answer. Use SB Assign (surround back speaker assign) to set the surround back speaker connections to 'SPK B' (speaker B). Then be sure to set the speaker selector on the front of the receiver to Speaker A+B.
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I have the same question. I've configured it for speaker b, but there is no sound.
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How do I connect my subwoofer to my Sony STR-DH 800 if my subwoofer has two wire connector?Do I need to buy another subwoofer to fit onto the subwoofer port on the STR-DH 800?
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The way I connected my rear (surround) speakers were to the surround amplifier that I placed in the rear of my room. The instructions are indicated in the manual. If you have any other questions, give Sony a call!
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The documentation is in Japanese but on-line manual is available in English from Sony Asia. When device is initially used language can be switched to English - so all is Ok
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The zone 2 I am not setup yet, and 7.1 channel I don't know why I have out put only 5.1 or 5.2. I check the seting but still don't know how to get the out put for 7.1. I have 7 speaker and 2 subwoofer still try to setting up. I will let you know when I got it.Best RegardMinh
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Dear Billy: Ok, these M1s come with the USB cable, power adaptor, and interconnectfor the left/right speakers and that's it. You do have RCA inputs on back, one pair,plus one pair of line-levels, and one 1/8" input, but they don't come with separate RCA cables, those you would have to supply yourself, easily obtained online or Radio Shack or whatever. But yeah, it comes with your basic USB cable and it's an absurdly easy setup for basic usage. These speakers are phenomenalas far as I'm concerned, they're definitely a lot better quality and sounding thanI was even expecting them to be. Dear Billy: Ok, these M1s come with the USB cable, power adaptor, and interconnectfor the left/right speakers and that's it. You do have RCA inputs on back, one pair,plus one pair of line-levels, and one 1/8" input, but they don't come with separate RCA cables, those you would have to supply yourself, easily obtained online or Radio Shack or whatever. But yeah, it comes with your basic USB cable and it's an absurdly easy setup for basic usage. These speakers are phenomenalas far as I'm concerned, they're definitely a lot better quality and sounding... » Read More Dear Billy: Ok, these M1s come with the USB cable, power adaptor, and interconnectfor the left/right speakers and that's it. You do have RCA inputs on back, one pair,plus one pair of line-levels, and one 1/8" input, but they don't come with separate RCA cables, those you would have to supply yourself, easily obtained online or Radio Shack or whatever. But yeah, it comes with your basic USB cable and it's an absurdly easy setup for basic usage. These speakers are phenomenalas far as I'm concerned, they're definitely a lot better quality and sounding thanI was even expecting them to be. « Show Less
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the source should be 7.1 i guess. else we can play a simulation of 7ch stereo. pl check if your DVD/BD is written as 7.1 ch? If its 7.1 ch recording and you are not getting 7.1 then check Speaker distribution. if everything is fixed per its position. Can use odyssey auto adjuster. finally, do you use anyother system which takes care of distribution of spound to speakers? ( like bose acoustimass?) check that too if it i s7.1 too. thanks
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I contacted Boston Acoustics to get the real scoop. I was told that a B suffix on a BA product indicated a refurbished unit. I said that I did not think that Amazon would charge a premium for a refurbished unit. No response. I'm still confused but seriously considering a Zvox 555 instead - also offerred by Amazon.
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A. Bloom is correct. I assume your receiver has 2 subwoofer jacks?, if not than you'll have to go the route laid out by 'I love Amazon.
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Whoever said that doesn't know English. You just plug them in. It was probably a bad translation.
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I don't remember what the back of the unit looks like because the piece of garbage is in it's box up on one of the shelves. If it has 2 jacks on the back and you only have 1 plug on your subwoofer, you may have to find a cable splitter that has 1 input and 2 outputs. You can probably find one where ever electronics assessories are sold and it will not cost very much. If you do purchase another subwoofer, then 1 input will be for the left side and 1 input for the right. At least that's how it is on my Onkyo receiver I purchased to replace the Sony STRDH820 receiver that constantly broke down that Sony claimed nothing was wrong with and could not fix or replace. Good luck with your unit. I still "MAKE BELIEVE" that I did not get ripped off with mine.
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I asked Sony's 800 # this same question & they said that games must be played. When the unit is turned on, it checks to see which inputs are turned on. So if you have two SAT receivers, the one you want to watch has to be ON & the other one OFF before you turn the STR-DG910 on. Sounded hokey, but I've only got 4 devices, so I haven't checked to see if they were dishing out the straight skinney yet. For video, the unit has three HDMI inputs (SAT, DVD, & Video 2/BD), 1 HDMI output, 3 componet video inputs (SAT, DVD, & Video 1), 1 componet video output, four composit video inputs, & three composit video outputs. No S-Video. For sound it has the three HDMI inputs, the one HDMI output, 3 reassignable optical inputs, 2 assignable coaxial inputs, 6 pairs of rca inputs, 3 pairs of rca outputs, and 4 identical rca sub-woofer outputs. Yes, the high quality HDMI & Componet inputs duplicate SAT & DVD, so if one has more than 4 high quality devices, games must be played. When the unit is turned on, it checks to see which inputs are turned on. So if you have two SAT receivers, the one you want to watch has to be ON & the other one OFF before you turn the STR-DG910 on. If you are using this unit to drive a dvi device with an HDMI-DVI adapter (a TV, monitor, or projector w/o a HDMI input), the digital rights enforcement police will prevent you from using the HDMI sound channel. Video will come thru ok, but no HDMI sound. This isn't as bad as it sounds because the unit will allow you to route the sound thru the optical inputs, coaxial inputs, or rca (yuck!) inputs. If your HDMI source has optical or coaxial outputs, you still have full home theater sound. Lastly, while it will upconvert composit & componet to HDMI, it won't down-convert HDMI to composit or componet.
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In the original set there were 5 units of two speakers in one unit (and the bass module). They are Left Front, Center, Right Front, then Left Rear (Surround) and Right Rear (Surround).I say two per unit because the top and bottom can swivel to direct sound as you please. Different systems come with a variety of speaker units.
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Thanks Henry, I did all of that but it still doesn't work. The speaker test was done well. When I play a movie speaker, "A" FH works but "B" FW doesn't. I switched to "B", and it works but not with "A". When switch it to "A/B" only one works, in a few words they don't work together.
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I am not an expert, however, I can tell you that the unit has 5 RCA inputs ( 1 center, 2 satelite, 2 front and 1 SW) , additionaly, it has additional 6 RCA inputs for 1, 2 and 3 auxiliars , each of them with its left and right RCA input.The unit does not have digital input. Regarding the output , it has connections to 6 speakers, 1 center, 2 sat, 2 front and 1 sw , all of them using simple wire connections, I hope this is useful.
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Old guy here too. The "A/B" thing is pretty much replaced with Zone 1, Zone 2, etc. It's like a B set of speakers, but Zone 1 (your main room where the 5.1 is) can play one thing, and Zone 2 (your patio) can play something completely different, because there are multiple amps in the AVR. So, you can play a CD in Zone 1 (main room), and listen to Pandora in Zone 2 (patio). Of course, you can play the same thing in both zones if you like. It's more versatile than simple A/B.
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Dear John--Great!Although I am an electronic engineer, I never had installed a serious audio system until a few months ago. At the time, I was amazed that people with non-technical backgrounds were able to get their Surround Sound systems going, especially considering the sometimes inaccurate and usually incomplete instructions from the component manufacturers. I am thankful for this and other forums that help fill the information vacuum!Best Regards--Bill
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you know,,,,when i got mine ,i was real dissappointed with it,,to me it was a total rippoff..i had planned to use speakers i already had,,but found out,,you cant do that because Phillips made them with wiring that cant be swapped !!! ,,anyway,,to answer your question,,,i really doubt it....i think they made this system so that you CANT use any other components with it .its just that simple!! i would just get rid of it and get another DVD player. by the way,,the one i have,,,,,i never used it ,,it was that bad ,,and i was that disappointed with this purchase .