Center channel The center channel on my receiver suddenly stopped working. I tried a new wire and I tried a different speaker - definitely the center channel. Is there anything I can do to get this fixed? I could live without one of the rear surround channels, but the lack of center is very noticeable.

Is the center channel amp blown? How about checking the center channel input wire for signal?

The best place to start to prove the hardware works is always with the built-in test tones. The Center Channel must be defined.

have you switched speakers around the center speackers could be bad.

There's a component that's going out or it might be a cold solder connection on the channel. Inspect the board for the latter - use a non- conductive tool and poke around the channel in question to detect the cold connection. Use extreme caution when working with a live circuit - try not to get electrocuted.

The STR directs sound to the center as instructed by its speaker setup. You say the center does not work on calibration. Is it defined?

Prove another speaker does or does not work on the center output. Then we'll know if it's the receiver or the speaker ensemble that has the problem.

Have you checked the manual for this "
There is no sound, or only a very low-level sound is heard from the center/ surround. "?

you have to make sure you are on the theater mode on your amp. that's the only time that the center speaker works

Have you re-run the speaker definition and level steps? I can't find the manual. Perhaps you could flip a few pages in the Troubleshooting Section.

try other surround mode and check speaker wiring or try a different speaker and if still the same that could be a bad center amplifier or surround board.

Back to basic to advance:
Be sure you have all speakers connected correctly behind the receiver.If you center channel don't have any sound,it could be 7 different issues,but you could try to just hook up your center channel to either the right or the left speaker output to be sure the center channel speaker does work.
Check your the speaker wiring tip(if there is any),i will use just the speaker wire go straight to the center speaker output,go to the receiver to change it to pro-logic or dolby digital and of course you should put in a dvd in the dvd player to have a good quality movie to play the dialogue through the center channel for you test.
If you have tried the above step and still have no sound,you might consider hiring a troubleshooting master to take care of your issue.
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