Hi does anyone know which JVC DVD players use the 8 pin "system cable" to connect to a powered sub-woofer? I have a set of speakers including the powered sub-woofer, but no dvd unit to connect to the 8 pin input. Can anyone help or even suggest a method of converting the 8 pin format into something a little more commonplace?
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Unfortunately, I don't think you can connect this sub-woofer without the rest of the components of the HTS3440/37 DVD Home Theater System or a related Philips home theater system. The speakers in the system are hard-wired with a colored plug that you connect to the sub-woofer. Then you need connect the inter-connect cable between the sub-woofer to the DVD Player of the system. See the wiring guide in the Quick Start Manual or the User Guide available on the product support page: https://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/HTS3440_37/divx-ultra/support .
Even if you find another Philips Home Theater system that is missing the sub-woofer, I wouldn't rule out a change in the pin arrangement for the inter-connect cable that would cause the system to fail. I can't find any sources for a replacement inter-connect cable; the part number isn't in the manual that I can find.
That cable not only carries audio but it also powers the sub and other channel amplifers. Even if we could supply the pin-outs for the channels I'm not sure what we could do to provide subwoofer power. We're talking about a major rework.
This is a highly proprietary design, meaning it's really not very adaptable to normal spec audio equipment.
There's a flat-fee repair service for the receiver ($99.95, free return shipping):
You can use the sub-woofer and the speakers even without a supporting amplifier. The sub-woofer alone is powered with 167w per channel enough to power all the speakers. The DIN cables used to connect the sub-woofer to any source device like a computer, multi-media projector and others.
Optical digital cables can't be magically wired to copper inputs. NO digital signal can be magically connected to an analog interface and work.
Even if you could do what you propose, how would you control volume?
Why don't you just connect the BluRay to the JVC system and let IT handle the audio to the sub and satellites?
Run an optical cable to the JVC TH-C60's Optical In port. Make sure there are no tight bends in the optical cable as that will degrade its ability to transmit a signal.
hi, steps to trouble shoot for sub-woofer detection : 1. please check whether the cord is securely connected at both the ends. 2. check if there is transmission through the cord (there'll be a small static through the cord if there is transmission.) 3. reset the dvd-player to default audio-output and then choose the 5.1 sound system which is the correct setting for the th-c6. 4. also check the settings in the th-c6 whether it is in 5.1 mode(whether it includes the woofer-as it can also simple use the stereo speakers) 5. now check the sound output in all speakers by playing any original home-theatre system enabled dvd.
the system will work perfectly if the cord is in good condition, otherwise please replace the cord again, and this time check it at the store. cheers
no, u cant use the speakers with other normal DVD player because it wont have amplification for the speakers... u can use the sub to other dvd player because its inbuilt 120 watt woofer. ur dvd player is 5-disc player as wel as 120 X 2 and 80 X 3 watts amplifier (AV receiver ).... so just the JVC better sound thru the sub and speakers... ENJOY
There is other Cinema Surround systems that use the same 8 Pin setup Aldis had one retailing at £49.99 and there are plenty on E-Bay www.eserviceinfo.com will provide schematics for these systems so you can select the right one.
Looking at the connector, there are 3 rows of pins. Starting with the first row closest to the alignment mark: [Power On],[Center Speaker],[Sub Woofer] [Surround Right],[Speaker Ground],[Surround Left] [Right],[Left]
If you are trying to connect two JVC units, you will need an 8-pin cable that has the SAME pins connected on each side. You will need to test this using a multimeter set to ohms or 'connectivity'. There are other 8-pin cables out there like the one for apple networking, but they use a crossover pinout where pin 1 on one end = pin 3 on the other end. This is bad. JVC needs pin 1 to = pin 1.
This is a standard connector/pinout setup that JVC uses, so connecting a TH-C3 to a TH-C50 works fine. There is a bunch of intermixing that you can get away with. The only thing to keep an eye on is the power in watts that one unit sends and the other recieves. Worst case is that the speakers are quiter than expected or that you can turn the volume up so high that it can damage the speakers. In all cases, you should get desired volume somewhere on the dial.
If you are trying to wire the speaker set custom, then you will need to take note that an '8-pin' connector is actually a 9-wire connector. Along with the above pinout, you will need to add Case Ground, which is the metal circle that surrounds the pins. To make the speakers turn on, you will need to apply 12v to the Power On pin and ground the 12v source to the Case Ground outer ring. The system takes 3 to 4 seconds to fully turn on after this connection is made. Speakers should be wired using the center pin for speaker ground and each other pin respectful to each speaker.
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