We have a Magnavox 21" TV it's aprox 3 yrs old. Recently the volume wacked out. It's almost like it half muted. Even on the highest volume of 10 we can hear it but it's more like a volume of 4-5 level. I've played with the remote buttons for hours trying different combo's trying to get the volume back to normal but nothing has worked. We also opened it up, it didnt really look dusty but we used some air on it anyway. It didnt make any difference either. Any thoughts or idea's would be appreiciated. Thanks 
Volume problem
Fri, 05/19/2006 - 03:37
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Volume problem
Do you use a cable or sat box, or the internal tuner for the set? Does it happen on all sources like DVDs and game systems, or only with one particular device?
Well, you certainly know how to get someone's attention.
Since the TV plays fine with external AV sources like a DVD player or games system, I have two ideas.
#1. If you have your DirecTV box connected to the TVs tuner (your TV must be on channel 3 to watch satellite), there may be a problem with your TVs tuner. As a test, you can try connecting your DirecTV box to the external inputs and test that way.
#2. Many satellite and cable boxes have their own internal volume control seperate from the TV. If the box volume is all the way down, it would explain why you're not hearing anything, even with the TV volume cranked. If you're not sure if your box has an internal volume control, I can try to find a manual online if you can provide the brand and model number of the box.
Hopeully those thoughts get you going.
Interesting idea's, except I dont have a clue as to how to connect the direcTV to an external input. However I can say since I posted this we did a TV switch and that peticular direcTV box is now connected to a Sanyo and all is working fine. So as you mentioned it must be the tunner on the magnavox. What is a tunner??? and can it be replaced or fixed??? Im totaly amazed at your kindness to help, before I posted this question, I tried a tv repair shop and the closest and only shop was 60 miles away and he didnt have a clue, idea or even a suggestion except to have me bring it in and then he couldnt promise anything except a price estimate repaired or not. So your help and advise is appreciated beyond words. You should open a TV repair shop! Thank You very much, Suzie
You should be able to connect the DirecTV box using the yellow/red/and white plugs on the back of the box to a corresponding input on the television.
Does your TV have yellow/red/white plugs on the back? They look like this:
Yes it has those connectors on the front that's where we connect the nintendo and dvd player by using a AV cord. So I know that works. We already changed the tv's around and re-programmed the direct tv boxes to correspond with the changes. Maybe I should have mention this the problem started after I took off the cable hooked to the back of the tv from the direct tv box it was inset so tight I had to use vise grips to get it loose and I could see it was twisting the whole connection inside the tv. Is that connector on the back of the tv the tunner by chance. Thanks
That would be it, and by the sound of it, it looks like you may have seriously damaged it.
I wouldn't worry though. You can connect your DirecTV box to the front input like you do with your DVD player and game system. It's really better that way, as it will improve both picture and sound quality from your DirecTV box.
I know what you're thinking, "I have 3 devices, and can only plug in one at a time". That's true, but you can easily expand how many devices you can keep connected at once by adding an AV switch box. You can learn more about how to do this by reading the article: What To Do If You Run Out of Inputs On Your TV
Oh, how cool, and thank you sooooooooo, very much, we almost threw the tv out. I will read the article, as we're trying to decide whether we want to add a third direct tv box the the house. Now a days it's so rare to find others that are willing to help others, I hope for all the acts of xhelp & kindness you've shown may you receive 10 fold the treasures in return. Thank you again for all your help, Rani
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