Page 1 of Another "DTS/Pro-Logic/5.1" question on here - sorry !!!

Sorry folks, but it`s another "DTS/Pro-Logic/5.1" question !! Apologies in advance but if there was a good "this does this and this doesn`t" FAQ around I`d have used that !!

I have a Toshiba SD100E - great picture, easy to use but for one tiny (!) problem. We have a 16:9 TV with Dolby Pro-Logic and surround speakers but I`m not getting any output from the back speakers. Every other device plugged into it works fine (TV, Video, Sat, console etc) and pushes out surround.

Can somebody point out either a flaw (or some advice) based on the following:-

The DVD player is set to output "Analog 2ch audio" and, as I understand this, this should carry the Pro-Logic signals piggyback on the L/R audio tracks thus firing up the rear speakers.

Whilst we don`t have a DTS or DolbyDigital decoder, the Toshiba has the capability for both and should (IF I`m right) downgrade the signal - I`d heard/read/understood that 5.1 discs also carry the info to power Pro-Logic setups. Obviously not as much punch, but good enough for a newbie to all this.

I`ve tried using the scart connector and also tried seperate L/R audio and vido jacks (though I`ve read on the FAQ that these amount to the same and should both work to carry the extra surround signals)

Any help will be rewarded somehow (ok, I`ve no idea how but you get the idea !!)

Thanks, in advance,

Andrew Beeston

What films are you using to test it?

Your right in that as long as your TV is receiving a stereo signal from the DVD player (either via SCART or a pair of phono leads) you should be getting some sort of rear action, unless its turned off on your TV set.

It is quite possible that your TV remembers different sound settings for different inputs.

It seems that it was a combination of a flaky analog lead included with it (I guess the odd one must slip through) and also that it was quite low volume on the rear speaker setings.

Once I replaced the lead and used a different volume set (the TV holds a few) to balance out the speakers, it all sounds great.

I`m sure the neighbours thought so as the Matrix went ballistic at 11:30pm ;o)

Cheers !

You wait till you get Dolby Digital. ;-)