DVD plays only in black and white?

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• Hope this helps.
  

You can connect your Sony DVD player to your Panasonic HT using an analog RCA audio cable (white and red) for stereo sound. Connect to the AUX inputs on the HT and select AUX. Since the Sony DVD player only has SCART, you would need an adapter, scart to RCA. Like this one:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/scart-to-3-phono-plugs-with-in-out-switch-28102


Check for compatibility. Use the red and black RCA plugs for the audio into the HT.

Your Panasonic HT does not have a digital audio input which would be required for multi-channel surround sound (Dolby Digital 5.1)

it plays with no problem : CDR,CDRW,DVD+/-R,DVD+/-RW,Audio mpe 3,Compact Disk Audio(CDDA),Video Compact Disk(VCD),DVD Audio,Dolby digital track,JPEG pictures

dolby prologic is applied for dvd playing or some high end cd players applies to 5.1 channel thru optical....it is what it is.

You need to connect a Audio video cable (Red/White/Yelloe) from the TV out on you TV set to the approriate input in your DVD player

You must change the color system PAL to NTCS or viceversa.

thanks i am going to purchase a new one..

First off it's always best to start from scratch when it comes to home audio. LoL. Many times I've been in this situation.
So with everything disconnected. You should have your HDMI, COMPONENT, RCA(R,W,Y)
HDMI and COMPONENT are the exact same thing and in all preference COMPONENT is far better thand HDMI for the pure fact that each wire is in it's own casing and insualted to avoid feedback from the other wires.
Anyways, with everything disconnected we begin
From you Cable/satellite box- Run your HDMI cable from you cable box to your HDMI 1 input on your tv.(If your speakers were to work on your tv you would automaticaly get sound and picture)
That should be all that you should be running from you cable box. Now that we have one thing running we go to the next thing.
From your TV run your audio out (RCA Red/White) to your amp. Usually your preference but more than likely your TV IN on your amp.
With your amp now set on TV, you should automatically get sound from your tv. and if your running an HD cable box even though your only running RED/WHITE to your amp, you will still be receiving Digital sound.
Most new amps Should have a digital input and if your running and 1080iUp this one RCA plugin will give you dolby digital sound from your dvd player to your amp. Then running a video rca up to your tv, will give you the picture, while the digital out on your dvd player to your amp will give you dolby digital sound.

It's a basic simple step to get sound. Like a continuing current. So just as long as you have your cable to -- tv -- home theatre. Everything should work. Otherwise I would go and check your cables and make sure they are not faulty.
I hope this confusing walkthrough helps.

If you are using the component video inputs, check your component video connections. You may have the Pb and Pr connections reversed or not plugged in at all. All three (Y,Pb, and Pr) are needed for it to work right. Also make sure that you have the component cables from the home theatre going to the component inputs on the TV. You can get the manual at the link below if you need it.

http://support.rca.com/main.html?pagetypeid=6&topicid=307&selectedmodel=RTD120&navtypeid=2&selectedFamily=video&prevPageIndex=2

Hope this helps, and please rate my advice, good OR bad.

Good luck!!