
Using my normal blissful ignorance I have solved the problem. I copied all the menu screens from the configurations that worked properly and compared them with the data from the configuration not allowing the left speaker to sound.
I discovered under Audio Devices and Channels at the bottom of the screen a section for mapping the Output Channels. My good set had 001 mapped to 001 etc whereas my bad setup had 001 to 003 through to 003 to 001.
Corrected this and all is normal.
I'm left with the puzzle as to how this came about and I'm not altogether clear what this mapping is doing. However it now works.
Fortunately!! we are in Covid lockdown here in Melbourne, Australia so I have the time to fill in!
Keith