Page 1 of Help with my subwoofer connection - advice please!

I`ve got an Eltax Atomic A6.2 sub hooked up to my denon amp, which in turn is hooked up to Sky+ (I get no terrestrial signal in my area). I`ve noticed that when watching tv, the LED light under the phase button is often red, and the sub is not producing any sound. If I remove the lead, the light changes to green and when I put the lead back in, it stays green and bass is produced before shortly turning to red again and no sound. According to the manual, red is standby and green is on. Am I meant to get low level noise whilst watching eastenders etc, or is it just on standby waiting for some bass? The amp automatically turns to DPL II when I use Sky+. Would altering the phase from 180 to 0, or changing the crossover make any difference? Any advice greatly appreciated.

I`m not familiar with your particular model of sub-woofer, but my sub has an "auto" mode which "switches on" when some low frequency sound is produced.

I think your sub is in this "auto" mode and so switches off (because you won`t get much low frequency sound in East Enders)

My sub also have a "manual" mode, which once switched on, stays on (you might want to try this, if your sub has it. Check the manual)

Alternatively, try a DVD with lots of bass (e.g. an action film) and see what results you get. Terminator 2 has a THX setup facility for testing your speakers & sub-woofer, so it might be worth giving this a try.