Pioneer vsx-515 no sound from dvd player plugged into coax input.how do you check the coax cable?

That would follow. Assuming the PC's unspecified sound card (output) is set up to export the digital bitstream that the Pioneer can accept. Read some manuals.

try the dvd player settings to bitstream out in setting menu ok not pcm best to use coxal cable to get fiull 5.1 suround

Confirm your cables are all in good working order. Take each calbe and repeat this step for each cable you have for your DVD Player.
This step is often overlooked.
Cables can wear without visible evidence.
Good luck.

Each digital input is assigned a name and a function by you. You have to dig out the manual and assign the digital inputs.

My $.02. Why do you not want to use the coaxial imputs? There is no functional superiority of one over the other BUT coaxial is a) cheap, since it uses standard RCA cables; b) adaptable, since you can splice or split them among two devices; c) not delicate or prone to failure due to tight bends. I share one coaxial input between two digital device with an RCA splitter cable. Just have to make sure to turn the one I'm not using OFF. Try that with optical.

Check your tv settings may need to change from speaker out to line out.

Check the tv input on the receiver, put the cd or dvd cables into the tv input. If you get audio the receiver is fine. No audio check the receiver settings.

Sometimes the default on receivers in dvd mode will be digital. Make sure you are on an analog input or just try an optical or digital coax out of the dvd player and be done.

try setting your av signal selector to auto. if that daes not work go to your av set click on digital input setuo an make sure you have got one of your coaxial slots asigned to dvr1. you will get better sound by using a coaxial or optical hookup compared to hdmi. i've tryed both. hope this helps you , if it don't email me back at [email protected]. i also has a ppioneer av reciever, so i've been through the same trile and errors

Most amps these days have to told which input is being used,ie if you have the dvd into dvd video input for picture and are useing coax or optical for sound you have to go into the setup menu on the amp and find the input menu and tell the amp the dvd is on optical or coax.
hope this helps.
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Yes techtod you are right you do have to tell the receiver what you want it to do usually on the front panel you can access set up menu and go into input set up This is an example Say you plugged the dvd into optical one or coax 1 you must go to the input that says dvd click down till you highlight dig input and then select optical 1 or coax 1 there can be as many as 8 digital inputs so just check wich one you plugged it into and then tell the amp then you should be back to watching your digital movies

in dvd menu cheak output audio settings whats it on pcm or bitrate 5.1 ? how sthe cable cond does it work on other coxal units