Yo Alexis,
First on the back of the DVD player verify that you have the Left and Right audio outputs connected to the pair of jacks next to the video connector...not the 5.1 jacks that are toward the middle of the back panel.
Then insert a DVD and hit play. Power up the pre-amp and amp.
The DVD main menu sometimes requires that you set up the audio mode (Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, or 2.1) and if so, you want to select the 2.1 setting.
Other DVD's let you use the "AUDIO" button on the remote to step through the settings. Normally, the previews are all in 2.1 stereo and you are not going to have to select that mode. But once the movie starts, then you will have to select the 2.1 stereo mode in order to get the dialog. I hope that this helps...
First on the back of the DVD player verify that you have the Left and Right audio outputs connected to the pair of jacks next to the video connector...not the 5.1 jacks that are toward the middle of the back panel.
Then insert a DVD and hit play. Power up the pre-amp and amp.
The DVD main menu sometimes requires that you set up the audio mode (Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, or 2.1) and if so, you want to select the 2.1 setting.
Other DVD's let you use the "AUDIO" button on the remote to step through the settings. Normally, the previews are all in 2.1 stereo and you are not going to have to select that mode. But once the movie starts, then you will have to select the 2.1 stereo mode in order to get the dialog. I hope that this helps...