Someone help me controlling speaker volume with receiver?

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Shicks18
Shicks18 Posts: 397
edited June 2008 in Electronics
I have a Harmon Kardon HK3485 receiver.

Connected to it:
- HD DVR Cable Box into "Video 1 Input"
- Blu Ray into "CD Input"
- PC into "Video 3 Input"

All of these worked and still do. However, I just threw out an old pair of Bose which connected to "Video 1 Output". Everything operated smoothly. Today I just got a pair of LSi9's and was hooking them up with speaker wire yada yada. Hooked them up perfectly, however no sound came out of them until I plugged my Cable Box into "Main Amp Input". From there I could only control volume levels through my cable box and not my reciever. Furthermore, I couldn't get any sound on any other input, only cable.

Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here? I just want to be able to control my volume level on my reciever and through all sources. Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks!!
TV: LG 55LW5600
Pre: Marantz SR6001
Front Amp: Parasound HCA-1000A
Center Amp: Marantz MA500
Mains: Polk LSi9
Center: Polk LSiC
Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK-2
Games: Xbox360 and PS3
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2008
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    Something hooked up through a tape loop or the tape loop button is selected?? (shot in the dark here)

    Speaker A or Speaker B not selected??
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • Shicks18
    Shicks18 Posts: 397
    edited June 2008
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    No tape loop, and Speaker A is selected. Its boggling me because this is about my 5th setup to connect and have never had any sort of problem!
    TV: LG 55LW5600
    Pre: Marantz SR6001
    Front Amp: Parasound HCA-1000A
    Center Amp: Marantz MA500
    Mains: Polk LSi9
    Center: Polk LSiC
    Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK-2
    Games: Xbox360 and PS3
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited June 2008
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    When in doubt, disconnect everything.

    Hook up speakers and play a radio station - work or no?

    Hook up next item and test (including radio)

    Hook up next item and test (including radio and 1st item)

    Keep going until you are done. Pain in the **** I know, but often times it ends up being faster than looking for a random setup gremlin.
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • Shicks18
    Shicks18 Posts: 397
    edited June 2008
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    Just tried using the radio on the receiver and didn't get any sound out of the speaker. Now what do I do?

    Only time I got sound was when the cable audio input was in the "Main Amp Input".
    TV: LG 55LW5600
    Pre: Marantz SR6001
    Front Amp: Parasound HCA-1000A
    Center Amp: Marantz MA500
    Mains: Polk LSi9
    Center: Polk LSiC
    Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK-2
    Games: Xbox360 and PS3
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  • Shicks18
    Shicks18 Posts: 397
    edited June 2008
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    its ok i guess. Its a temporary set up just to break in the speakers a little bit. cant permanently set these up for another 6-8 weeks.
    TV: LG 55LW5600
    Pre: Marantz SR6001
    Front Amp: Parasound HCA-1000A
    Center Amp: Marantz MA500
    Mains: Polk LSi9
    Center: Polk LSiC
    Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK-2
    Games: Xbox360 and PS3
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited June 2008
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    You said you plugged your cable box into "main amp input". In order to do that you would have had to remove the jumpers connecting pre-amp outputs to main-amp inputs thereby severing the connection between the pre-amplifier and the amplifier. I believe the pre-amp / amp comes with the jumpers from the factory. Do you have the manual?
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
    Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
    TT = Audio Technica
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited June 2008
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    reset the HK to factor defaults if you can. Sounds like maybe you have something configured incorrectly in the settings?
    Speakers: Polk LSi15
    Pre: Adcom GFP-750 with HT Bypass
    Amp: Pass Labs X-150
    CD/DVD Player: Classe CDP-10
    Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
    Speaker cables: MIT MH-750 bi-wire
    TT:Micro Seiki DD-35
    Cartridge:Denon DL-160
    Phono Pre:PS Audio GCPH
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  • Shicks18
    Shicks18 Posts: 397
    edited June 2008
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    I aborted mission, just wanted to fire them up for about 10 minutes to make sure they run and sound good, which they do. And yes, I did remove the jumpers to Main Amp in, that was the only way I got sound.
    TV: LG 55LW5600
    Pre: Marantz SR6001
    Front Amp: Parasound HCA-1000A
    Center Amp: Marantz MA500
    Mains: Polk LSi9
    Center: Polk LSiC
    Sub: HSU VTF-3 MK-2
    Games: Xbox360 and PS3
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