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Subwoofer hook up
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Just connected my 350 sub but not working has power but is not putting out any sound

I have a denon 3310 and have it conected with a single coax cable to the sub

I went throuth the setup on the reciever but still nothing

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dapman #356405 10/09/11 02:26 AM
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Is it plugged into the Receivers "Pre Outs" Subwoofer jack, or the "Ext In" Subwoofer jack. Do you have he volume (gain) knob on the back of the sub turned up some?


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It is plugged into the pre out jack with a single cable and yes I turned the volume knob up

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dapman #356407 10/09/11 02:39 AM
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The usual tests would be (and please tell me if I've missed some, my sub isn't working since it got moved across country)

1. Reseat the adapter.
2. Plug a CD player or MP3 player directly into the sub and see if you get anything (turn it down, first)
3. Hook speaker cables into the high level input from your receiver (again, turn down the sub before you play anything!)

I assume when you say it's got power, it's got a green light on the back?


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dapman #356408 10/09/11 02:40 AM
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Check to make sure in the receiver settings the sub is set to yes/on and the speakers are set to small and not large.


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dapman #356409 10/09/11 02:42 AM
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Has this ever worked, or is this a first time setup? You might need to go into the "setup" menu for the speakers, and make sure "Subwoofer" is turned to Yes or On.


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I have all the settings as you descrbe but still nothing

I will contact Denon

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Larry, there might be no reason to contact Denon. Did you try the speaker wire connection as Ken suggested? If you still got no sound from the sub the apparent problem would be with the sub, not the receiver.


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JohnK #356429 10/09/11 05:31 PM
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You might try unplugging the sub for a couple of minutes from the outlet, that has been known to fix strange issues. Or, if you have another older receiver you could try to rule out the sub.


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SirQuack #356432 10/09/11 05:36 PM
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Good point, Sir Quack, and if he doesn't have a CD player or MP3 player, he could unplug the sub cable from the Sub Out pre-out and just touch the center prong on the RCA jack. If the subwoofer amp is working, you'll get a loud buzz from the subwoofer. If no buzz or low-frequency hum when you touch the center prong, then the subwoofer amp is at fault. The sub has to be ON, of course, to do this test.

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