Posted by Rich Clark on 03/10/07 18:53

<startrekteen89@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1173547114.373958.270370@c51g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Recently I bought a Pioneer Vsx-516 receiver. I have a Test Disc for
> home theatres in 5.1... I have The 5 speakers hooked up. I have the
> front right and left channel working and the center channel working...
> but the two rear channels are playing together. I've called Pioneer
> support and they told me it was the cable I was using. They said to
> put it in coax or Fiber-optics. I have it playing in coax and still
> have the same problem. If any body know whats going on could you
> please help me? Thanks!
>
> (I called best-buy and they said it was the test disk...its 2002...
> but star wars 3 has a test menu.. i've tried it and still have the
> same problem... and its 2005!?)

It sounds like you're in Dolby Pro-Logic mode rather than Dolby Digital or
DTS. DPL only has one surround channel, shared among whatever surround
speakers are connected.

R

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