How do I check if I have a 5.1 audio

[Omer19965]

I have a Samsung home theater system and when I play that YouTube video with the 5.1 surround test it seems that it's not but the speakers are a 5.1 built obliviously...
So how can I check if it's on or whatever ?
Thank you.

 

[boosted1g]

What reviever do you have?
There should be a test funciton in the settings somewhere that will test each individual speaker.

Depending on what modes the reciever has, if you have it in direct mode and the source is only 2.0 then it will not play audio out of the middle and rear speakers.

 

[Omer19965]

It's the Samsung HT-F4500

 

[boosted1g]

What are you hooking up to your reciever to play youtube videos, and what type of cable input is it?

 

[Omer19965]

Well I'm using my computer with a optical cable and it's the regulars
http://russellcomputech.com/pics3/SPK-Samsung-HT-F4500-2a.jpg

 

[k1114]

Try this: right click the sound icon on the taskbar, go to playback devices. Click speakers, click configure. When you select 5.1 you can click the individual speakers and get a tone to know it's working.

 

[Omer19965]

I didn't saw that part but, I went to "advanced" and it says 2 channel, in all of them.
here http://imgur.com/60z8NaM

 

[Omer19965]

I took a red and white to aux cable and plugged it in and this appears http://imgur.com/292G10Y
Where can I get those ? and how do I connect them ?

 

[boosted1g]

You want to stay wiht the optical cable.
Your HT reciever has no way to accept individual speaker 3.5mm jacks.

In the advanced tab you were in, did it not allow you to select 5.1 in that drop down?
Do you have realtek software on your computer? If so that control panel takes control of your windows audio and you need to change the settings in that.