Connecting subwoofer to receiver.

My receiver has a "Subwoofer pre-out" out. My subwoofer has three possible inputs under "Line Level In." 1. is LFE and the speaker manual says if receiver has LFE or subwoofer out to connect here. 2. and 3. are L and R as in RCA cables. With the cable supplied by the speaker manufacturer, I can't get anything out of the subwoofer using the receiver's Subwoofer pre-out output. If I connect straight from the DVD player to the sub it works fine, but not through the receiver. Why not? Am I doing something wrong? Using a THX optimizer on "The Incredibles" DVD all of my other surround sound speakers work as they should, just not the sub (unless I've hooked it up straight from the DVD player). Thanks for any help

bjmcloud Mar 09, 2008

Exactly the same problem as the previous person. Where would I check to see if the sub option was on?
Joe Daniels Oct 26, 2013

I just bought a kdc 255u and no sub woofer seting on the menu. I guess I'll just take the thing back to the store. Not my first stero. Hear good things about Kenwood, but I'm gooing back to pioneer I guess

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Have u checked that the sub option on the reciver is on?

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