Carlee Tangaro: Both your TV and your Home Theater should have Users manuals. They usually include nice pictures and other valuable information. READ THEM. If you still have questions, post them here again, but you will have a base point of understanding.Without knowing exactly what you have, it is very difficult to provide you with the best advice.
Arnulfo Seegars: It depends on the system you have. If you bought a HTIAB system (home theater in a box), everything is connected to the central hub, which is usually the included DVD/BluRay player. The speakers are usually connected to their respective +and- tabs on the back, unless they're wireless. The system is usually connected to the TV via HDMI, or Red/White RCA cables to the TV's "Video Out" bank.If you bought your own speakers, and a reciever/multi channel amplifier, then things get complicated. You need to route all your devices through the reciever, this means Video Games, Cable/Satellite Box, DVD player, Bl! uRay player, etc, to their respective inputs on the reciever, or digital optical SPDIF inputs. The video signal is sent through a "To TV" output via HDMI, or Y Pb Pr Component video. This way, the device selection is done through the reciever, and not through the TV, and the sound comes out of the home theater, not the TV. The speakers are then attached with 18 or higher gauge speaker wire to +and- binding posts on the amplifier. Make sure you have all the speakers in their respective positions, eg Left, right, center, surround left, surround right, and subwoofer.BTW, cool avatar & username ;)...Show more
Jamika Gregorio: With giving us any specifics about what equipment you have and what you're actually trying to do, it's hard to give you specific instructions.In general, the AV, or home theater receiver is the heart of your system. Everything will be connected to it. Receivers can be purchased separately or in a kit. Avoid Home Theater In a Box (HTIB) kits as the! y normally don't give you a real receiver with additional inpu! ts for your devices (like a game console.) Be sure the receiver you choose has at least enough inputs for your current list of devices. More inputs means more money in general, but the sound quality of the receiver doesn't change as price goes up.Speakers connect to the receiver's speaker jacks using speaker wire. This is usually looks like electrical cabling. It may or may not have jacks on the end that plug into the receiver. This cable has positive (+) and negative (-) side. Be sure you connect them properly, or you may get strange sounds from the speakers. You may buy speakers in a kit, or buy them separately. A 5.1 surround setup uses 5 speakers and 1 subwoofer. They are Right Front, Left Front, Center, Left Rear, and Right Rear. 7.1 adds an additional 2 speakers, one on each wall directly to your left and right. A 7.1 receiver can operate with a 5.1 setup of speakers with no problems, so don't worry. Your devices - DVD player, blu-ray player, game console! (s), cable or satellite box, etc. - all connect to the receiver. Many receivers support video connections, allowing the receiver to easily switch from one device to another. Use the best possible audio and video cabling type (see below.)Finally, you'll connect the receiver to your TV. This will only be video cables. The receiver will be handling all your audio. TVs have multiple video inputs. You'll need to change the TV's video input to the proper input depending on the device you're using. Again, use the best possible type of video cable supported.AV cables: There are many different types, and it makes a difference what you use, especially if you want to watch material in HD.For video, in order of good to best:* Composite video (yellow RCA cable) - the oldest and most common cable. Also gives the worst picture. Only use this if your device really doesn't support anything else.* S-video (black cable with 3 odd pins sticking out of the end.) Also fairly old but g! ives a much better picture over composite. * Component video (set of 3 ! RCA cables: blue, red, green) The best for old non-HD signals. Can also support HD, but most TVs only do up to 1080i over it. Will not support advanced features like 3D.* HDMI (single cable, with a single flat, rectangular connector.) The newest standard for AV equipment. Supports both HD video and surround sound signals, so you only need 1 cable from your device to your receiver. Can also support advanced features like 3d (if your TV and all other equipment support it.) Should be your first choice if the device can use it.Audio cables:* Stereo RCA cables. Set of red/white RCA cables. As the name implies, these only carry stereo sound from your devices. While this is fine for things like your iPod, or while watching plain old TV, you should never use them with surround sound capable devices like your DVD player, blu-ray player, or game consoles.* Digital co-ax. This looks like a RCA cable, usually with an orange colored jack. This cable can carry surround sound. ! Normally this is found on DVD players and blu-ray players.* Optical Audio, or TOSLINK. This is a thin stiff cable that has a light shining out of the end. This is an optic fiber, meaning it uses light and not electricity to transmit a signal. Be careful you do not bend the cable sharply or you may snap the fiber, making the cable useless. This cable can carry surround sound. It's found on game consoles, cable and satellite boxes as well as DVD and blu-ray players. Optical audio and digital co-ax are essentially equivalent. There is no real difference between them, other than the physical cable being used.* HDMI. HDMI carries both video and audio on a single cable. HDMI can carry a surround sound signal like optical audio or TOSLINK, however due to its simpler wiring needs, I prefer to use it whenever possible. HDMI is also the only cable that supports newer audio standards, like 7.1 surround (TOSLINK and digital co-ax only support up to 5.1.)...Show more
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