OK, I've tried playing a CD - still no sound. No volume control to be located either. >From the service manual I have located (for a different model), it appears that there could be a separate DAC chip for the sound. Obviously a prime candidate for investigation. It'll have to wait until next week though. RP 2008/5/22 Richard Prosser : > 2008/5/22 Robert Rolf : >> Richard Prosser wrote: >> >>> 2008/5/22 Herbert Graf : >>> >>>>On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 13:54 +1200, Richard Prosser wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hi John, >>>>>I've tried different language options - the DVD I tried had english & >>>>>german soundtracks - no joy on either. >>>>> >>>>>The on-screen menu appears to indicate that the output mode is set to >>>>>"5.1" mode. But there's only the two RCA audio output connectors. >> >> There should also be an optical output and possible and RCA 'digital' >> port (often orange colored). >> >>>>>(plus various video connections). There doesn't appear to be any way >>>>>of changing from the 5.1 format which is what started me thinking >>>>>about service mode options. >> >> Not something that service mode would affect. >> >> >>>>> The user manual describes "5.1" as "A kind of audio" and that's it! >>>> >>>>Have you tried playing a CD? That'll eliminate pretty much all "DVD >>>>settings" questions. >>> >>> Thanks, good idea, I hadn't tried that. I'll have a go tonight. >>> >>> Richard >> >> Since you have audio mode set to 5.1, you will of course get >> NO ANALOG audio. PCM is also a digital mode. >> You need to turn off digital audio modes to get analog out >> on many DVD players. Is 'none' or 'off' an audio option? >> Also check that you are using 'main' audio, not 'alternate' or 'foreign'. >> >> The unit may have a volume function. If the volume >> is set to zero you will of course also get nothing out. >> >> It sounds to me like 'finger trouble' and that there is nothing wrong >> with the hardware. >> >> R >> > > Hi Robert, > Thanks for your ideas. > I have been unable to find any way to turn the digital output off. The > only options are LPCM at 48 or 96kbit/sec or bitstream (IIRC - I'm at > work at the moment). > > Similarly for the main - alt - foreign settings, there's no sign of > anything like that. But I could well have not yet found them. > No volume control either I can find, but again, I'll look again > tonight as there could be something I have yet to discover. > > Yes, my first impression was that it was finger trouble - but I'm > rapidly starting to run out of fingers!! > > Thanks for the input everyone. Keep it coming. > > Richard P > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist