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Hi, If I understand your setup correctly you have a PC connected to your TV via HDMI and you use an audio extractor to send the PC audio to the receiver and this doesn't connect any TV sound. To get sound from the TV you will need to use either HDMI ARC or an optical connection directly between the TV and the receiver. The best solution depends on what kind of TV and receiver you have. This Video will help you decide. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bEQTcs1pb-M.html
I did what was shown here and I reinstalled from scratch and got my audio from my cable box on my Philips Smart TV. The audio was not working from the cable box, but was fine on the internet TV connection. A big Thank you for your good data. //... Joe
I heard someone say that instead of the simple HDMI to RCA conversion adapters in this video, someone can purchase a full-fledged DAC... because that is what those little adapters are... DACs. Although I have my doubts as to the usefulness of the over-the-top versions... They are meant for music. Not sure if they would be helpful with TV dialog that much.
You are right the TV audio adapters are just inexpensive DACs with an HDMI ARC input. DACs designed for high quality music typically don't have HDMI, so you lose the ability to use the TV remote for volume. I have tried using an expensive standalone DAC into a good Hi Fi System for TV audio, and for most TV and movies it really doesn't make much difference. Well recorded concert videos were great though.
Thank you for the advice the inputs were immensely helpful and help me connect my 14 year old Bose home theatre system with my Sony TV. Much appreciated
Thank You! I now know that I have experienced HDMI "lock" and know what to do to solve it. This comes from a complete "senior" novice who feels empowered :)
Thank You Lynne for posting your comment. Very happy to have provided the key to unlock your problem. The technology is supposed to serve us, we are in charge. I'm glad you feel suitably empowered.
Big thank you. Got a new tv (sharp) and then soundbar to use through hdmi. Everywhere said ‘just plug and play’, it didn’t work, you were the only one to mention CEC settings which was my problem, you solved it, thanks
Roger, thanks much, I would never have got my older stereo system to work with my Sony TV unless I had had watched the two videos. I bought the gadget you recommended to get the RCA jacks from the stereo to the TV working. The big problem was sorting the Sony system to get the CEC settings in the Bravia Sync. It was driving me crazy until I watched your video. Thanks again
I have totally different problem... My Samsung TV (most of the time) won't turn on when Sonos Beam 2 are plugged in via eARC. If I unplugg it then I can turn on tv, then I can connect hdmi and it works... Until I turn off TV again
Hello Roger. Thank you so much for your expertise. 2 months ago I picked up my first LG TV (after 20 years of Samsung TV's). I use an optical cable to get TV audio through a 2001 Onkyo receiver (no HDMI or Bluetooth capability). The sound quality is great, but until today, the LG 'Magic' remote did not control volume or mute functions. So I had to dig up the old Onkyo remote. :-( This video was instrumental in solving this problem. The LG TV settings screens do not label the proper screen as CEC, but just watching the first 2 videos in this series was motivation to dig deeper into 'System' screens. (The screen I needed was deep within 'System', not 'Sound'.) Now my LG TV remote does indeed control volume/mute on a 22 year old Onkyo sound system. Thank you!
A problem I have is that my soundbar goes into the standby mode randomly while watching a video or doing anything else on the tv and my rear surround speakers don’t work with optical audio
hello again Roger, I’m sorry to disturb. I have purchased the audio extractor following the link but then realised my 5.1 Panasonic home cinema doesn’t have a 3 RCA ports but only a left and right audio (Aux) and also 3 component ports(out) which means i can’t get video out of its home cinema unless i connected another hdmi cable from tv to the back of audio system. One other issue is splitting the audio for my hearing aid device. I used to do that easily using a y cable from home cinema but doing that now get me very weak sound to my hearing aid i can barely hear. I currently only managed to connect the tv via its Arc into audio extractor and only 2 RCA (audio L/R) in the extractor and home cinema. I get tv audio through my hifi but not the 2 rear speakers so not getting 5.1 surround asI should and also it doesn’t yet turn the hifi system on and off with tv remote. Also issue is if i decided to watch the hifi’s own dvd player it’s a nightmare because i have to use another hdmi to get video and lots of manual switching back and forth. Is there any better way for my kind of system please? Even if it means buying some other adaptors. Can i bring the component ports into play somehow to make things better and simpler? Thank you so much for your valuable advice. Any solution really appreciated as i need to hear my tv through my hearing aid. 👍
Hello Roger, I have watched all of the 4 vids, before I admit defeat I thought I would ask. I bought a new Philips PML9008 65" tv, replacing a 10 year old Samsung 46", I was hoping to continue using my Samsung HT-E4550 home theatre with this tv but it I cant get the sound to work, even after trying your tips (and others). the Samsung HT has a standard HDML (not Ark), to old for that I guess, but I have plugged the HDMI into the ARK on the tv, I have always run a Digital audio cable with the old tv so have also connected that and got the red right shining through, still no sound. As I mentioned I have been in a changed various setting on the tv and the Samsung HT, plugged things in and out, even factory resetting the tv for a new HDMI Handshake, still nothing. NOTE: When I switch the TV off, it also switches the Samsung HT off so I know they are talking, Easylink is switched on on the TV..... I'm stuck, I even plugged the Digital audio cable into the skyQ set, changed some settings in the box, still nothing.. Do you think the Samsung HT-E4550 is just not compatible with my Philips tv? can you shed any light? thank you.
Hi, HDMI ARC is part of the HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) Standard. CEC existed before ARC was added, and it looks like your home theater is made to that older version of CEC which does not support ARC. As you observe the TV and the audio system are talking but in this case that may not be a good thing. It’s possible that the TV sees a CEC device and is trying to send audio through ARC that your system can’t receive. I would suggest removing the power from both devices (pull the AC plug rather than using the remote). Then remove the HDMI Cable and try to get the digital audio out to work as you did with the old TV. You may have to play with the TV settings. The SPDIF digital audio out standard hasn’t changed and is very reliable.
@@rogergadgetguy thank for taking the time to explain that to me, I followed your steps and I’m still not getting any sound. I do have a red light shining through the cable, HT is set to D-In, HDMI cable unplugged. I’m thinking now, maybe I need to buy one of those digital converter boxes you mentioned. Maybe hdmi to Aux might be my next trial.
HDMI to Aux should work. If you try this remember that you have 2 independent volume controls and you won't get any sound if either of them is set low. This is quite frustrating sometimes. For systems that have their own remote and volume control I normally suggest an optical to Aux and use the Home theater system remote.
Thank you so much for taking the time to address this things. Yes, I have an old Sharp sound bar with RCA outlets that I’m trying to listen to with my modern Sony Bravia. I’ll try editing these options see how it goes. Thanks for the video.
One of my complaints about dealing with these technologies is semantics. A device or algorithm is called one.thing by some people and something else by others. These names are seldom intuitive..
Excellent and very clear advice. Found this video shortly after I fixed a problem you covered. Couldn't get my HDMI ports to work on my new Yamaha receiver connected to an older Panasonic plasma tv. Finally found that I hadn't connected the ARC HDMI ports, receiver to tv. Voila, got the beautiful new sound!
Hello your video on showing how to use an arc converter worked wonders on my mother's tv which has an older surround system without optical cable output. This system is also a DVD combo. It has been set up so the dvd/surround is connected as an hdmi 2 and the hdmi 1 arc port on TV is connected into the converter. Everything worked as soon as it was set up. The next day i recieved a call that she couldn't get sound off any of the movie apps in tv. It is a smart tv so has Netflix, RU-vid etc accessible right from tv remote. We couldn't get sound to come on surround system. Not sure what that could mean.
The reason sound stops working on Movie apps is usually because the TV is sending a surround sound signal that the adapter can't decode. Go to the TV sound settings and find the digital audio output mode set the mode for the HDMI ARC output to "PCM" or "Stereo" NOT Auto, Bitstream, or 5.1 surround sound (depending on TV brand.) That should clear the problem.
When you say HDMI volume is working I assume you mean that see a visual indication that the volume is changing on the receiver but the sound is still coming from the TV speakers. The volume contol changing means that you do have HDMI CEC turned on for both the TV and your receiver which is good. I suspect that for your TV model there is either a setting (most likely in the sound settings) that changes the sound output from the internal to the external speakers or a setting that turns on HDMI ARC which sometimes has to be turned on seperately from CEC.
If your TV does not have ARC you can get digital Audio output through the optical connecter. I show how to do this in this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GzoCxR-cDSE.html
Roger, I am having a time! I have this portable speaker. A Pyle portable speaker. All it has for output is a 3.5 mm jack. My last tv had a place where I could just plug it in. My new tv does not. All my new tv has is HDMI ports and USB ports. I looked for the ARC HDMI port, but the adapter I found on Amazon, said it did not support the ARC port. I'm trying to get sound out of my tv into the 3.5 mm jack. I tried a USB to female 3.5 mm jack, but it didn't work. I also have my tv hooked up to a receiver, and I think I linked that through a TOS link. I think there is someway to get my audio from my tv to my receiver and output into my Pyle portable radio base, but I'm having the darndest time figuring it out. Any suggestions where to look?
Hi , You could use the ARC port with a different type of adapter than the one that you have but then you would need to change the setttings on your TV every time you wanted to switch from the receiver to the portable speaker. Some receivers have pre amp outputs that could be used to drive an extra powered speaker but this is not common. I think the best bet is to split the toslink signal run one side to the receiver and the other to an optical to audio converter for the portable speaker. the only catch is you will have to control the speaker volume from the speaker not the TV. THe roslink splitter can be found here www.amazon.com/LiNKFOR-Digital-Splitter-Aluminum-Blue-Ray/dp/B07D1KHWGB?crid=3GMCDBSI5B6PP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xN64N7F4yjUnLH1XQ1oPUaK3gTvBbX5W6oCpO4wSjBGzzRJu6s1Xf6SkSkB9fExh72Ng5rc6twMma6UE2oKQat1_ZsSlWT-bEIrDfzBx17ZGpvrmzBKKu38cSqPee3mwYjkTdkgV5lr1cV_7jUtS90lMNImwv7fFoSH54XwQv7gRUdytWQP6P_Z_rIMlK2GS0WZquFrBuLXUg6JcOIqYs-3Q3bTvDlUS226UoiiX96I.X5HVdZWVh921YyrZz4YUCyi__0cTr9-CmtnADcZIWMs&dib_tag=se&keywords=optical%2Bsplitter&qid=1716131384&sprefix=optical%2Bsplitter%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-8&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=9438c8cce8a506997248ca1b21c9313c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl The optical to audio adapter is here; www.amazon.com/PROZOR-Digital-Converter-Optical-Toslink/dp/B00KNNSKV0?crid=IEON8984QHBQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mlT48c7enHF1aTk3bsI6EZoDSiGQRpbpt0gTh99yfHYx6IaGKutvmLEWuWW-dUTU5cvGBWbWWRxGzq7at6SbjltZp6g4IvjW2555WzycZSg0dPRQgGjBD88G-COCJX_-laF0oLM-9sr_DBqEB4dqRuDr-9PlBzHWJ878DOAvifNHty5FqhlsQHLN7puxHG1HB9nngAGZBbPBVtkDufpmyZKbkNvh7pIfRzOIQFG89Fk.de03YF4-ZsHz9eUf8jYKB7X-H9F599jdpIK7yutH88o&dib_tag=se&keywords=prozor+192khz+digital+to+analog+audio+converter&qid=1716131528&sprefix=prozor+%2Caps%2C268&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&smid=A23O0FG510XC8Z&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=415f9601f1da008a3a2c2c57bb741dba&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
I Have A STRANGE Situation Vs All Others??? I Have A Samsung S95B anld A Denon AVRX6700H ( All My Devices are Running Through The Denon AVRX6700H) I Get Sound Everything Goes Off Once POWERED OFF BUT DOESN'T POWER ON WITH AVRX6700H??? DID JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! WHAT GIVES????
Hi Michael, Different manufacturers have different ideas about how a system should work and sometimes things get wierd. For example if you have a receiver with a CD player attached and want to listen just to music you probably don't want the TV to turn on when the receiver turns on. When you turn the TV off however, you probably also want the receiver to turn off. The designers try to anticipate the users preferences but all designers have their own ideas about what's right and often end up just confusing us. My usual practice is to connect all the video source devices to the TV and the audio only devices to the receiver. I then use the TV remote for video and the receiver remote for music. This gives me what I want with most equipment but not all.
I have XElectron projector iprojector 1 with arc function and same port as hdmi input, hdmi input works flawless. I am facing problem to extract any audio played fom internal android to my philips tab8967 soundbar.
Hi Kanchan. I looked up your projector model and it does not list ARC as one of the features it looks like the HDMI port is only an input. To use the soundbar you will either need to connect an aux cable between the audio jack on the projector to the aux input on the soundbar or you can do it wirelessly since both your devices do support bluetooth.
Hello, I need your help with my setup. I have a smart tv with HDMI ARC where the HDMI ARC is connected to my receiver’s HDMI ARC. But since I have an older smart tv, I’ve been using a Roku 4k ultra. Should I connect the Roku’s HDMI directly to the tv’s HDMI 2 or 3 OR directly to the receiver? Then comes my next problem. I have a mic receiver (for karaoke) which only has a RCA in and L&R in, and RCA out and L&R out. Given my set up, where should connect my mic receiver; aux cable or rca? And where should I connect them? I really appreciate you response. Thanks
Hi Nikuy I would recommend connecting the Roku directly to a spare HDMI input on the TV. If you connect it this way you are less likely to experience a lip sync problem. For your other question there are many different configurations of Karaoke system. So I'm going to guess at the functionality of your specific mic receiver and make a suggestion as to how to hook it up based on that assumption. I assume that your mike receiver takes a line level audio input and a mic input, and mixes them into a single line level output. I'm also assuming that the source for your Karaoke is something like a DVD player which plays the song instrumental backing without vocals and simultaneously plays video with lyrics to be displayed on a TV. I'm guessing the problem you have is the mismatch between the TV 's optical and HDMI outputs. and the line level analog input of the mic receiver. If the receiver that you already have connected to ARC had a line level output you would have an easy solution, but this is quite uncommon. Since you are using ARC for the receiver audio output, it means that the optical output of the TV is not yet in use. You can use an optical to analog RCA adapter like this one connected to the TV optical output. www.amazon.com/FiiO-Digital-Converter-Optical-Toslink/dp/B005K2TXMO?crid=7ELY58NCPE0U&keywords=optical+to+rca+converter+fiio&qid=1666921985&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjUxIiwicXNhIjoiMS41MyIsInFzcCI6IjEuNTAifQ%3D%3D&s=electronics&sprefix=optical+to+rca+converter+FIIO%2Celectronics%2C128&sr=1-3+&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=989fcc00270df6e7c6aac068ef98de54&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Connect the the converted optical signal to the L&R RCA inputs of your mic receiver. Then connect the L&R RCA outputs to any spare RCA audio inputs on your A/V receiver. The Karaoke should then work fine. Hope this helps. Good Luck.
I have an old..2005 5 duck DVD player that I do t use but has an awsome surround sound speakers. But it's just bare wires on both ends. How do I connect to TV, so I have surround sound with TV and when I stream not using my DVD player?? Thanks
Hi If the speakers connect to speaker terminals on the DVD player then it must be a DVD home theater system containing a 5 channel amplifier and surround sound processor of some kind.. You will need these components to get the speakers to work. All in one DVD surround systems like this normally hae an audio input usually an optical input which can be connected directly to the TV but if it's really old it may just have a pair of RCA jacks labelled something like Audio IN Or perhaps just IN with an an R and L next to the jacks. If you just have RCA jacks you'll need an optical to RCA converter.
Hi Roger I hope you are well I was hoping you could help me I have a hisense smart tv and connected it up via optic cable to my surround sound now the sound is coming through but it's very soft...but if I change the surround sound to fm or play Bluetooth it pumps ..any suggestions
since you have some sound the cable and the decoding of the optical signal must be OK. Some TV's have a variable audio level on the optical output. Check the TV sound setting and if the optical output can be adjusted make sure it is set to fixed or maximum. at the Surround sound end it's possible that the TV input is assigned to one of the analog inputs and the soud you are hearing is due to leakage between inputs check the TV input assignment is correctly set to optical or digital. The fm and bluetooth are both stereo signals since stereo works properly it's possible the surround sound is having trouble correctly decoding the surround signal If nothing else works try setting the digital audio out on the TV to PCM which will force the TV to a stereo only output.
1 more Sir let me ask you again about my problem. Hope you can help me solve this. Recently, i bought Skyworth Tv 55 inch, but before i am using Panasonic TV 32 inches. My yamaha compatibly shows the settings on my Panasonic Tv. But when I tried to connect my yamaha to the Skyworth, the settings and other adjustments of my yamaha does not shows up at the Skyworth Tv. What i will do to enable the settings of yamaha avr to the screen of the skyworth? Sorry for my 1st comments which I wrote it in big letters.
Many TVs will output both ARC and optical at the same time unfortunately this is not the case with LG smart TV's. This is made more tricky because the Sonos has very limited input options. The link I've included is for a device that passes through the HDMI ARC signal for the soudbar and splits off an optical output for the hearing aid. I have not tested this device but it is the only thing I could find that claims to do exactly what you need. www.amazon.com/Avantree-Adapter-Soundbar-Converter-Support/dp/B09N8YLY2W?hvadid=632144854495&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14945807138320221627&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032666&hvtargid=pla-1721260730633&psc=1&mcid=461a91ddb9543683a7a04479148cb1cc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiMmwBhDmARIsABeQ7xTPc7_71-W0ozbasYDHunlmhgGGsR9-SXBrnhK4PXjwsnmGtUP9-esaAgyzEALw_wcB&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=6aa1885ad1a9eda13838e9a71ff9594e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
I can connect my HDMI cable from my TV to my Yamaha RN1000 integrated amplifier. I need to know where to connect my TV box to the TV using another HDMI cable.
Hi Mike the RN1000 is a very nice peice of equipment! It doesn't have any HDMI switching (Unlike many A/V surround sound receivers) because that is really not needed in a stereo device. Use the TV ARC connector for the RN1000 and a cable/satellite or streamer box can connect to any of the remaining open HDMI connectors.
If there is no ARC then the optical connection is usually the best but does not respond to the TV remote Checkout this video for how to use ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GzoCxR-cDSE.html . Many older Sony TV's have RCA audio out or headphone out that is controlled by the TV. The sound quality on many brands using these outputs can be pretty poor but Sony is better than most.
Well, I use your suggestion now I gotta keep unplugging it to get it to reset it so why don’t they just build TVs with the speakers in the front of them everybody demand that we don’t sit in the back of our TV
Hi Eric, It all comes down to manufacturers making money on audio gear for people who want decent sound, and saving money on the TV for people who are not bothered. Whenever I have a setup that has to be rebooted or reset intermittently even after changing settings or connections. I revert to optical which is more reliable and the sound is just as good. The inconvenience of a seperate remote is less annoying for me than having to reset the system even occasionally. Some TV's work great with ARC all the time, some don't.
Same here.. I have a Samsung TV and a Yamaha receiver and Arc isn’t working… I reset my TV and my receiver and the Arc still isn’t working now I’m forced to use the optical cable
Whenever I connect my samsung soundbar to my samsung tv the sound keeps going in and out and the soundbar keeps switching between d.in and tv arc, I had to pull the hdmi cord to right when it was about to come out for it to actually work, how do I fix this?
Hi Francisco, Since you can get it to work by moving the HDMI cable, the most likely cause of the problem is a defective HDMI cable. Replace the cable with a new one and the system should work fine.
The odd thing is the sound is at the receiver because I get it for the original room the tv is in, with surround… so it’s at receiver, but getting it from receiver to russound is what is not happening
My Neighbor had a similar problem and it took hours of following cables to figure out what the original installer did and what might have changed when a cable installer came to put in a new box. My first guess on your system is that the direct audio from your cable box was driving either the russound. or one of the inputs on your receiver that fed the russound. With the cable box not being used the audio is no longer there. You' You'll need to get the sound from the TV itself, either by optical or HDMI ARC..
Hello Roger. I'm tearing my hair out. I have connected everything up but multiple reads of manuals for both and am still mystified. The thing that no-one seems to cover what settings need to be made and how to make the changes. I'm an old bloke so most of the settings have such arcane acronyms and names that I feel dumb. I'm in Australia and have Kogan brand TV with bells and whistles. No idea what the TV engine is but suspect its a Samsung type. The Receiver is a Pioneer AV VSX-522 manufactured in 2013. All the cable types , HDMI (ARC & eARC), OPTIC and RCA, have been installed tested and not worked and then uninstalled. Cold boots and factory resets. Still nothing. The Receiver though old has never been used. It was given to me by an old friend still in its box as he could never figure out how to set it up. I can't even get the Setup menu of the Receiver to show on my TV despite following the manual instructions to the letter. I enjoy your you erudite instructional YT videos. Please help if possible. Many thanks if you can
Hi, What a nightmare, so frustrating. The HDMI ARC will not work because it needs to be turned on, and to turn it on you need the Setup menu If you can't do the setup the receiver is not very useful so that is the first step. I found the manual for your receiver online and OMG WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!!!!! The setup menu can only be accessed through the composite video output (The yellow RCA connector labelled monitor out) I doubt there were many TVs built since your receiver was made that have this type of input so this is quite the Gotcha. Fortunately converters are made, and don't cost a fortune. This is one on the US Amazon site but I'm sure you can find an equivalent in Australia. www.amazon.com/Converter-ABLEWE-Composite-Supporting-Blue-Ray/dp/B07RX69KR8/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3EHJA6UDGW1X0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rYIUjH3Qcq_cR7ARWXQyEoQcxarYm2nhs8oqxz_Lvl8gHEWIGZuJzIXZIgnMwxMc5GoPsqL6d3pf3WTNALu1_SrKmYylnZY6fdr2w-MDXKU7v24MyhSTYxq0PR1rirolsN8Dw2BhPduoAzUDbgv3HCb_oG7SvFoX2pGhFDpQdvK7f1fI_lnDbZ8tySImS-kk_tkcaYx3O8w55TiTwQqIN0ToFYWH9qhMZcI_W_6MXg8.T_6jG5Kzmw5mABztoywSgnMfcsnkMj82qoYyJjKh8WM&dib_tag=se&keywords=composite%2Bvideo%2Bto%2Bhdmi%2Bconverter&qid=1721272473&sprefix=composite%2Bvideo%2Bto%2BHDMI%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-3&th=1
@@rogergadgetguy thanks Roger. The item on Amazon doesn't ship to Australia. A common occurrence down here. Like living on Mars. I'll show your response to my local electronics hobby shop. Cheers Mike
Hi friend. I bought an arc converter to convert hdmi arc to RCA which works, BUT the volume control doesnt work. Its just plus and minus. The minus flashes when i press volume down but volume stays painfully loud. Please help, i really want to use my B&O beolabs.
The ARC adapter should have worked but HDMI can be cranly sometimes. First see if there is a reset sound option in the TV settings and try that. If that doesn't work remove try removing all the HDMI connectors except the ARC one it's possible there is a control conflict. If removing one of the other devices clears the problem then make sure HDMI CEC is turned off on that device. If none of that does anything remove all the HDMI cables and disconnect the power. After a minute power up the TV and ARC adapter and re connect the ARC cable with the devices powered up. If none of that works you may have an incompatability between your TV and the ARC adapter. Assuming that you have no volume adjustment on the speakers themselves there is a device that offers remote control of volume using an optical audio connection. Use this as a last resort. www.amazon.com/PROZOR-Converter-Toslink-Coaxial-Adjustable/dp/B07G71BG3V?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ztoXqhRxIq6qI7ets2yMkR9_5GUyXo1H8EayoJ7oS8ROPgnvwCqIFTsFR8gjNGcVHiiiPgLYASA5sfZHTjw22GiVs8iBJGCdYoDwL6mnQ08eEfwhkMMGCduuY1yJe35ic11PzrWHDv6pSvA_BHFi6v8bVMb9c5-ISs5Zy7a9GnOXlpp8vzQTcde38YTRBI509lyuBs0Aed-joduvfz1Kkuf-qkIoGxa5bnJBr4E_RBU.JBZfLTMJokgf3Dnu4bIum1ZXIHkMgmYY7Lf_eG5g5yk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Prozor+DAC+with+remote+volume+control&qid=1716608769&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=69380ceb438102712f05eea3d03246ce&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
@@rogergadgetguy that's really kind to respond. Many thanks. Gotma response from an the Amazon seller, Turns out this unit doesnt have cec function(?); guessing thisnisncommon for the seller to explain. So assuming if I get a similar model with cec function it should hopefully work.
The Receiver HDMI out must also be labelled ARC otherwise you will get no sound. Also make sure HDMI CEC and HDMI ARC are enabled in the settings for both the receiver and theTV.
Hi Roger, Great videos! I have a newer Samsung TV with eArc support as well as Arc and an old Onkyo receiver that I had in the garage gathering dust. I purchased an Arc extractor and hooked it up to my Onn 4k Pro streaming box to the Arc HDMI on the TV and from the RCA's on the extractor to the RCA's on the Receiver. I set the TV settings you recommended, and I have audio! The only problem is the TV remote doesn't control the volume. But when I try the volume controls with the remote, I can see the plus and minus levels on the left side of the screen but no effect on sound volume. I think I'm almost there but I'm missing something. Please advise. Thanks!!
Watched your very helpful videos but can't figure out why my streaming apps still won't play through my stereo. When the tv is changed to the streaming apps can still hear the tv channel coming through my speakers even when the ARC port is not being used...driving me nuts. Tried every setting on the tv and receiver until I'm thorougly outdone. It's probably something simple but will wrestle with it another day. Didn't want to switch from my old tube tv because had it set up to work perfectly through my receiver but that tv finally died...may it rest in peace but being sorely missed at this point.
I have a Denon soundbar and a fire stick tv. The system worked fine for a while but recently it randomly cuts out and refuses to play sound. There isn’t a consistent fix that I’ve found, but sometimes it will work if I switch back to my directTV box, but sometimes that won’t even work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!!
@rogergadgetguy Hi Roger, thank you for the quick reply, there is no 3.5mm input on my Soundbar, only 2x hdmi, one ARC, one input, one optical and a USB 5.0v. It's all a bit squiffy this new stuff isn't it.
I have been so frustrated by HDMI audio (for Karaoke). My AV comes out from my laptop. I want the video to go to the TV. No problem, really. I want the audio to go to the audio mixer and out to speakers. Im using a speaker from a PA. But I get no sound! This is so discouraging. Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction? Thank you.
If your problem is that the audio goes to the TV via HDMI only and not to any other Audio output (USB or Headphone Jack) and you have already tried going into the Audio Settings of your PC to change the audio output device. You can put an HDMI audio extractor (Not an HDMI ARC Adapter) between your PC and the TV. This one would be suitable. www.amazon.com/Extractor-Converter-Adapter-Splitter-Compatable/dp/B084RN22MW?crid=3T1UBZ2QOY0F1&keywords=hdmi+audio+extractor&qid=1704752627&sprefix=HDMI+Audio%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-10&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=339889adbefc036f18bd3dbe84287312&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
I have a Samsung Tv and somehow my Receiver won't connect to it. I simply went into system, expert settings and turned off then on the Anynet+ couple of times then my TV flickered and caught the signal again. I can simply turn off everything with just my firestick remote now.
Hi, The usual reason for getting sound sometimes and not others is that the system will work for a stereo signal but the stereo audio system can't decode a surround sound signal from services like Netflix and the sound doesn't play at all. To fix this go to the sound settings on your TV and set the digital audio output for HDMI ARC to PCM .
@@rogergadgetguy Hi, many thanks for your response I also tried this and still no avail. If it helps I have a Sony TV with a HDMI ARC and I've connected Samsung HT- TXQ120 Audio System to it.
How to hook up hdmi from tv to Advance research speaker system which has rca connections I’ve tried hdmi to rca cord not successful maybe how tv is set up?
Why do demo videos that talk about device connecting always show the person in video talking-talking with hand gestures not showing more video time of connection while they talk? Let's get to the meat...
Thank you so much! It looks like our tv did lock the hdmi. We did move the reciever so we disconnected the hdmi cables couple times. This video did help us!
my rear satellite speakers which gets connected to the main soundbar by Bluetooth doesn't get connected when the soundbar is connected to tv by hdmi...sound is coming from the sound bar but not from the rear speakers...how to solve
Bluetooth is a short range technology and is susceptable to interference from other devices. If the receiver for the rear speakers is too far from the front soundbar or is close to other devices especially other bluetooth or WiFi devices then you may not get sound. make sure you can establish a connection and pair with the rear speakers closer to the soundbar and then move them back to the desired position.
@@rogergadgetguy thanks for the reply ..I understand what you are saying.. but I'm able to use the rear speakers when the soundbar is connected to tv via Bluetooth and when it's connected by e-arc the sound comes from the soundbar.. but rear speakers doesn't produce any sound
Check the Sound bar manufacturers website. They usually offer more comprehensive manuals for download than they provide in the box, with good troubleshooting procedures for when things are not working correctly.
great video...turning everything off and waiting for ten mins worked...thanks me man I spent hours trying to work this out ...I have an old Yamaha rxv375 receiver and was wondering should I connect my Mac mini to the receiver or my 4k tv? any help would be much appreciated ...cheers
With an old receiver and a 4K TV I normally advise connecting the video source directly to the TV because the receiver may not have the bandwidth to pass a 4K video signal.
Hello, I have a Samsung Q70R sound bar and a Samsung QN800B 8K Samsung TV connected via eARC port. Sometimes say 3 out of 10 times the sound bar sound doesn't come out from the soundbar. The TV displays and shows that the sound bar is connected and I'm able to turn the volume of the sound bar up/down but no volume heard. However at that moment when I turn the TV off and on again the connection gets established with the sound bar. Please help me solve the issue. Thanks
Hi Bradley this is one of the most annoying kind of HDMI bugs. the fact that it works sometimes means that you have connected it correctly but this makes it even harder to troubleshoot. It's especially puzzling that equipment from the same brand isn't working togeter. I'd recommend getting a new cable for the eARC port. Anything from a reputable manufacturer that is as short as practical would be suitable.
@rogergadgetguy Thanks a lot Roger. I currently have a spare 3 meters in my storage U Green brand HDMI 2.1 certified cable and I have now hooked it up to the TV using the eARC port. The same issue persists. By the way, the earlier HDMI 2.1 cable that I had hooked up was genuine Samsung which had come packaged inside my soundbar box. As per your earlier advise, I should try a shorter HDMI 2.1 cable and the shortest length that I can find on the market is 1 meter. So, should I proceed and make the purchase?
Hi Bradley it's very unlikely that two cables have exactly the same problem. If the problem may be associated with the signalling and control over HDMI I'd suggest turning off control of the on /off control of the soundbar from the TV and always turning on the soundbar manually, after the TV. If that doesn't work then turn on the soundbar first.
I bought the TENDAK ARC audio Extractor to get the audio from my new LG C4 48inch TV to my 90's RCA ports amplifier. I paid $80 AUD for the TENDAK. Unfortunetly I could not get the TENDAK to pass thru the sound to my Amplifier. I followed all the troubleshooting steps that you suggested. Nothing worked. I solved this problem by taking the sound out of the Headphone Jack (3.5mm) directly into the amplifiers AUX port. Then on the LG TV I selected Headphones iunder Audio Device. Everything just worked. So easy. This Headphone connection just cost $14 AUD
Hi Rob, Very frustrating for you that ARC refused to work properly with your TV and adapter. I'm glad you found a workaround for your TV. Most people don't have the option of the headphone jack. Even in the LG C4 range the 48 and 42inch models are the only ones with that type of jack.
I have a Samsung Tv. Onkyo receiver. Both have respective HDMI ARC ports connected. With HDMI Arc cable. Went into settings and have AV receiver as sound output. CEC is turned on (auto). Cannot get my 5.1 channel to produce sound. Only if I select pass through can I get two channels of the 5 channels to work. What is going on I can’t find much information on any forums? Just that Samsung Apps may not decode the bandwidth for 5 channel. Or we may need to use another device as a pass through like a gaming system?
I'm having a similar issue with my Yamaha AV. I've connected my ps5 to my TV, and then back to my AV, but only 3 out of the 5 channels work. Did you figure it out your problem?
Hi I like to know how I can set up my LG TV to my Onkyo receiver for surround sound I have two things the optical cable and I also have watch on composite AV to HDMI converter but I don't know how to do any one of them with my TV LG
I have not been able to tell any differences in actual sound quality between converters. The differences are mainly features offered. Firstly, there are Two types. They are; HDMI audio extractors, and HDMI ARC adapters. Make sure you get the HDMI ARC type for connecting audio to a TV. The cheaper ARC adaoters cannot handle surround sound from the TV, and output nothing for surround sound programming (Fix by changing the TV sound settings to PCM ). Some of the more expensive ones decode the surround and downmix to stereo for you when necessary. Some of the higher priced adapters combine the ARC adapter and HDMI audio extractor, and offer a switch to select between them, in this case you’d be paying for something you don’t use.
Roger I have the Q60B samsung soundbar and a samsung 75 in. The sound comes out with the eArc, but it is way lower than with the BT connection. Any ideas? I have searched EVERYWHERE and beyond frustrated!
Hi Tinee I can understand your frustration. We buy products from the same brand to avoid this kind of thing I’m guessing that the volume control resets to a default value when you change the inputs. With most ARC soundbars the soundbar volume is controlled by HDMI-CEC commands from the TV but my check of the manual suggests that this one is different. There are a few different possible ways to control the volume and one of them might be limiting the output. It looks like you can set the soundbar to be controlled by the TV remote but it does not come this way out of the box. Since it is designed to be controlled directly from the TV remote then it probably ignores volume commands sent over HDMI. Make sure you have followed the following procedure to get the TV remote controlling the volume. This is from the manual. Adjusting the Soundbar volume with a TV remote control Adjust the Soundbar volume using the TV’s remote control. • This function can be used with IR remote controls only. Bluetooth remote controls (remote controls that require pairing) are not supported. • Set the TV speaker to External Speaker to use this function. • Manufacturers supporting this function: Samsung, VIZIO, LG, Sony, Sharp, PHILIPS, PANASONIC, TOSHIBA, Hisense, RCA 1. Turn Off the Soundbar. 2. Push up and hold the WOOFER button for 5 seconds. Each time you push the WOOFER button up and hold it for 5 seconds, the mode switches in the following order: “Off-TV Remote” (Default mode), “Samsung-TV Remote”, “All-TV Remote”. The LED indicator status changes each time the mode is changed, as shown below. Once the is done see if the TV remote gives you good sound levels. If not, try adjusting from the remote AND the push buttons on the top of the unit. Make sure that the LED indicator goes to maximum. If you are not using the surround sound modes you can also try an optical connection the TV volume control should also work for that.
Sir, I have nikai 2.1 subwoofer (Bluetooth). And the nikai tv. There's no Bluetooth in my tv. .And there's no HDMI option in my woofer I'm planning to add a soundbar . Can you please tell me how to connect soundbar. Without aux
Hi The best solution is to buy a soundbar with a subwoofer output. Most of them either don’t have one, or come as a package with the subwoofer included which you don’t need. I did find one soundbar with a separate subwoofer output which is the Yamaha SR-B20A. If you use this soundbar, or find another one with a subwoofer output, the connection is very simple you connect the soundbar to HDMI ARC if your TV has ARC or optical if it does not. You then run an RCA cable from the soundbar subwoofer output to either the L or R audio inputs on your subwoofer. If you have a soundbar with no subwoofer output you will need something that controls the volume between the TV and the audio. If your TV has HDMI ARC then use an HDMI ARC adapter (shown in my video) take a use two RCA Y cables to split the audio output of the ARC adapter. Connect one side of each Y to the soundbar, and the other side of each Y to the subwoofer. With this setup you adjust the volume with the TV remote, and use the soundbar and subwoofer volume controls just to balance the sound between them.
Hi Roger, is a Sennheiser HDR 120 headset compatible with a bluetooth Lg 50up7670puc TV? If not is there a connection that will make the headset compatible?
Hi Phil, The HDR 120 headset is not a Bluetooth headset. Instead, it uses the special transmitter which is built into the charging stand. The charging stand has to be connected to the TV via a cable. I checked the manual for your LG TV and it doesn’t look like it has a line level analog audio output so I would recommend using an optical to RCA adapter like this one. www.amazon.com/PROZOR-Digital-Converter-Decoder-Optical/dp/B07PGCZT45?crid=38Y9OMMCHVM04&keywords=prozor+dac&qid=1685676331&sprefix=prozor+DAC%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-4&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=7a665fae16d2b62cc713670d1d2c563d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl You’ll also need an RCA to 3.5mm Audio cable and a USB wall charger. Bluetooth headsets do have advantages over the HDR 120 which uses older technology. They have lower background noise and less susceptibility to interference. This video covers the best way to connect a Bluetooth headset to a TV and the Type of Bluetooth Headset that is best for TV Viewing if you’d like to upgrade. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Tz6wSNouxlE.html
Any audio system with an RCA input or 3.5mm aux input should work fine. Check that the cables are good and that the Wave Radio is working from another source ,
I have a samsung tu8000 65 inch. I have turned on anynet and hdmi arc mode. I’ve even enable and disabled anynet and won’t work. I didn’t have this problem on my westinghouse roku tv. I also use hdmi arc audio extractor that looked the same as the first one in the description.
Hi Roger, I am trying to resolve a problem a lady colleague has with linking her (new) Polaroid smart TV and her Bush sound bar, but I cannot find the Description button you mention with regard to links to accessories/adaptors. I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos, but any help would be welcome. Regards BH
Hi Brian I'm referring to the video description under the Video, the Title, and the Channel name. On my PC it's in a light grey field. RU-vid only shows the first 3 lines, so to to get to the links that I've provided, click on the "show more" at the end of the segment that they do display.
Hi Jose The most fragile part of an optical connector is a little plasic spring loaded cover which is intended to keep out dirt and debris. The optical output usually still works fine after this breaks off even though the cracking sound and falling plastic peices are alarming. If you have a truly dead optical connection then hopefully your TV has HDMI ARC and you can use that with the adapter that I show in this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LYu2TM1v6Ws.html An alternative to ARC would be to use a wireless bluetooth connection if your TV supports it. If your audio system does not have bluetooth you can add a bluetooth receiver like this one. www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHQQ32YQ?pd_rd_i=B0BHQQ32YQ&pd_rd_w=wwF9I&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=DDHT0GC5DK04AE27D8X5&pd_rd_wg=2xFJx&pd_rd_r=5ffcd201-da53-4154-b605-fcc4b389e1cb&s=wireless&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=2ad0aed4cb00e2da8642cacc9506139f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
I have a roku tv and a philips soundbar. Every time we turn the tv on or switch from netflix to dish the hdmi arc says inactive. Have to unplug it from the tv and plug it back in for it to work. What is the fix for this??
Hi Trish it sounds like you have some kind of conflict in the HDMI control signals. It's very suspicious that you experience the problem switching from Netflix to Dish. Check the settings on the Dish Box and make sure that any HDMI CEC settings are disabled. They may be labelled something like control TV or auto power on, basically anything that looks like automatic control of or from other devices. If the problem still persists when the dish box is not tryng to communicate at the same time as the TV or soundbar, then the soundbar may have an annoying incompatibility with the TV. Hopefully turning the soundbar off and on with the remote can restore your sound more easily than disconnecting the cable.
Hi, I've connected my Sony Android tv ARC to a converter and to a receiver and enables the audio system settings on my tv. Why I'm getting audio system and tv speaker settings switching on and off during playback? Any idea how to solve this issue?
Hi, This is a really frustrating problem when things sometimes work and sometimes don't, but it does tell you the problem is the equipment not something you've done. If audio is intermittent first check the cables. Try swapping them out and see if the problem goes away. Also try checking the software is the latest - Instructions at this link www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00028577 Also try a full factory reset. If the problem is that some shows or movies work and others don't rather than randomly turning on and off, make sure the audio output is set to PCM rather than Auto. If none of this works it's possible that your adapter and TV are not compatible. unfortunately not every piece of HDMI gear works properly with every other peice of gear, Although I've never personally had a problem with a Sony before. You could try a different adapter but if all else fails, optical connections are a very reliable fallback.
Thank you for this great video. I have a Pioneer Stereo Receiver VSX-5700S - which is an old, old system. This system has video in and video out ports in addition to audio ports and separate ports for DVD, Tap Player and VCR. These are all RCA ports - no HDMI or optical. It is a 5 speakers, with woofer Dolby Prologic Surround System, which I really love. My question is, "would I need a video connection between the Pioneer receiver and the TV? Or the HDMI do the job? Thank you and wait for your reply.
Hi Mo Your Pioneer receiver is a great example of high-quality Japanese electronics which can still be working well 40-50 years after it was made. The great audio quality never goes out of style, but the video switching was designed for 480i standard definition TV and would not work with a digital signal for a modern TV. Connect all your video sources directly to the TV, and just use the Pioneer to enjoy the audio. No Video connection to the receiver is needed.
My LG TV (2022 model), Marantz 70’s receiver, Apple TV (2021 model) and Telenor T-We Set top box quarrel, turn each other on and off, steal the sound from each other and make my wife crazy. I get serious and angry after doing research, reading, testing and realky trying hard to make everything work. Why can’t the manufactores fix this together! 😩
I would advise turning off HDMI CEC in the settings of both your set top boxes, It's possible you are getting some contention on your HDMI. I once had a job that had me participate in international standard setting (for WiFi) . It's frustrating, highly political and soul destroying tryingto get manufacterers from around the world to agree on even the smallest thing.
Thanks for your advice! I believe you when you share your experience about manufactorers not being good at working together. We consumers should not accept this!
First make sure the TV has the specific HDMI socket that you are using for your audio labelled ARC. To get ARC to work, you need to have HDMI-CEC turned on, LG calls HDMI-CEC Simplink, so that may be how it is listed in your TV’s on screen menus. For most recent LG TV’s 1. Hold the Settings button on your LG remote for 5 seconds to open the Settings menu. 2. Select All Settings from the bottom right corner of your display. 3. Select General from the left menu. 4. Select SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC). 5. Set SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) to On, and confirm. HDMI ARC should then be turned on. 1. Select Sound from the left menu. 2. Select Sound Out. 3. Select Audio Out (Optical/HDMI ARC). 4. Set Digital Sound Out to Auto. Your ARC audio should then work.
Will the sound come if i connect the hdmi cable to TV’s HDMI arc port and on the receiver hdmi out port because it does not have arc mentioned on it . Will this connection work or no?
If I connect red & black to the seven strand leads from my 40 year old motorola speakers & plug them into the Wiistar digital audio decoder to analog where the wireless headphone is connected will there be any problem? Do I need & adapter or other product connected to my speakers? My wireless headphones are plugged into wall. Do the speakers need to be plugged into the wall?
Hi Phil, The Wiistar audio decoder does not have enough power to drive passive Motorola speakers directly. You will need an amplifier. You don’t need anything fancy something like this will suffice. www.amazon.com/Channel-Audio-Amplifier-Professional-Speakers/dp/B071XQGYRJ?content-id=amzn1.sym.8f2f40b3-26c0-4f88-be94-372390ff23da%3Aamzn1.sym.8f2f40b3-26c0-4f88-be94-372390ff23da&crid=38USHIUYYIQFL&cv_ct_cx=fosi+audio+amplifier&keywords=fosi+audio+amplifier&pd_rd_i=B071XQGYRJ&pd_rd_r=7a45fe52-a7b4-41b7-88ff-60ea503f6b9b&pd_rd_w=04ykz&pd_rd_wg=f7Azf&pf_rd_p=8f2f40b3-26c0-4f88-be94-372390ff23da&pf_rd_r=QZTCDB4M1XCAYSPB30G5&qid=1679349760&s=electronics&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=fosi+%2Celectronics%2C219&sr=1-3-364cf978-ce2a-480a-9bb0-bdb96faa0f61-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQTBNT0NRQTFNTE1IJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjYyMDAyVjFQR1kzSlFYSkFIJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNTU3NjcxRVpSQU5LUTVLV01NJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3Bfc2VhcmNoX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ%3D%3D&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=126a5203dfe93ccb3d589b2e1651dab1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Do check that the Motorola boxes contain just speakers, they should have just two wires each + and - only, to go to the corresponding amplifier outputs . You describe 7 strands so that 40 year old equipment may contain more than just speakers.
Hi Roger i have just purchased lgc2 tv and i am tryin to connect to a pioneer vsx-1016v amp which doe not have arc input is there a way i can get suround soun d out of my old amp
Hi Chris, The surround will work perfectly using an optical connection from the new TV directly to your receiver. The only advantage of using ARC is that the TV remote controls the volume. In your case however many LG TV's have a sound Sync feature which varies the volume of the optical output from the TV remote. (I wish all TV's had this it would simplify my recommendations considerably).
Thank you, in the end the solution was reset sound settings and use the HDMI cable it came with. Searched the internet telling me it was more advanced solutions none worked...it was literally the simplest
Hi Maher Coaxial behaves exactly the same as optical, but uses a different cable and connectors. If your TV has coaxial and your soundbar has only optical you can buy a converter like this one. www.amazon.com/Optical-Coaxial-Converter-Bi-Directional-Optical%EF%BC%88Toslink%EF%BC%89SPDIF/dp/B0BZ84SMR6?crid=O9X73EZVPNJY&keywords=coaxial+to+optical+converter&qid=1693619061&s=electronics&sprefix=Coaxial+to+optical+%2Celectronics%2C201&sr=1-5&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=5b92d8d4e594d18034353f70abab5b0f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Alternatively since you mentioned that your TV has an Aux output, many soundbars have an aux input. If yours does, then just connect an Aux audio cable between them.
This one worked for me on a Panasonic, but it was the only HDMI CEC device I found that did work on that particular TV. It makes me think Panasonic's implementation of CEC and ARC is an outlier in some wa,y and even device to device variations may affect the result. I'm currently using optical on that TV because I gave a freind the only adapter I had that worked!
i have a smart tv? can't get tv sound to come through, the amp i have , also have a laser disk player comes through tv but not amp, ,??my amp has no hdm ?have a hdm dvd player that works great comes through my amp and speakers ,??headache thanks
Hi George Since your amp has no HDMI I'm assuming that you are taking the audio from the optical output of the Smart TV. I'm also assuming that your DVD player is also connected to the TV via HDMI and has no direct connection to your amp. If I'm understanding your problem correctly you have sound when using some TV inputs but not others. One potential case of this problem is that your TV and Laser disc are sending your amp surround sound and the DVD is set to only send stereo. Try going to the sound menu of your TV and Laser disc player and set your Digital Audio Out to "PCM" or "Stereo" also make sure digital audio out is enabled on the TV.
Hi, I googled "Sharp Brand Karaoke TV " and checked the specs. It says that it has an AV input Which will be a cluster of RCA jacks possibly 5 but more likely 3 (Yellow, Red, and White). The red and white ones are the audio inputs. If your system has these inputs then I recomend using the optical output from your TV. Just watch my part 3 Video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GzoCxR-cDSE.html and follow the instructions that I show for attaching powered speakers using an optical connection. Hope this is helpful. Good Luck!
Sorry the Samsung TV and Yamaha sound bar HDMI ARC still don't work. I did everything as recommended here. The TV even doesn't list the HDMI ARC as an available sound option like TV speakers, Optical, Bluetooth, but no HDMI ARC.
Hi First make sure the TV has the specific HDMI socket that you are using for your audio labelled ARC. To get ARC to work, you need to have HDMI-CEC turned on, Samsung calls HDMI-CEC Anynet +, so that may be how it is listed in your TV’s on screen menus. For most recent Samsung TV’s, you will not find Anynet+ in the sound options it’s in “External Device Manager”. Once Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is selected and turned to on. ARC audio should work. I have experienced one Samsung TV where ARC still didn’t work until I went to the Sound Menu and under “Expert Settings” selected “Reset Sound”. After that it worked perfectly.
@@rogergadgetguy Thank you! I absolutely could not get it to work, then I checked to see if Anynet was turned on. It wasn’t, I turned it on, and voila! Samsung Qled tv and Samsung soundbar.
Hi, I have Harman Kardon AVR 255 (5.1 channels) working perfectly fine since 2010. Now, I want to connect my AVR 255 to the newer Sony Bravia with ARC HDMI. AVR 255 has no ARC. Need your advice if this can be done, as do not want to lose the great sound I get from AVR 255, and move on to a sound bar etc. AVR 255 does not have an ARC HDMI. Can I just use the 4K TV as a monitor with HDMI video in from the AVR 255, as it is working currently. How will the 4K image come out in this case on the TV, as AVR 255 signal is around 2K ?
My guess is the same as yours, your receiver probably doesn't have enough bandwidth to pass a 4K HDMI Signal, though it would do no harm to try. If that doesn't work connect all your video sources to the TV and use the optical output for audio. This the audio quality will be exactly the same as you have now, which is far superior to a typical sound bar. All your existing surround sound formats will also be supported. eARC is only needed for the newest surround sound formats like Dolby Atmos which would require a new receiver and speakers anyway.
@@rogergadgetguy thank you very much. Please advise how to go about this optical cable connection, and how it may be set up both on Sony Bravia TV & AVR 255.
Hello Roger. I really enjoy your videos. I need some help connecting a samsung TV qn75q7daafxza to a Bose Lifestyle 35 series II system. Nothing i have tried seems to help connecting the two to work. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
Hi Rajiv the Lifestyle system you have is older than the HDMI ARC standard so you will not get the sound from the TV over HDMI. Connect the audio from the TV using an optical cable, the surround sound will be just as good as if you had used HDMI. The Bose remote controls are excellent and will probably control all the functions of your system even though it is much older than your TV.
Hi Terry This is a link to a video (part 4 of my series)which has a section on audio video sync. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-atnfdRHKNBM.html This is a link to a test video to help you debug It can be time consuming and frustrating using normal programming. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TjAa0wOe5k4.html Sync issues normally occur because one of the devices in the source -> TV -> audio chain is being forced to do an unnecessary encode/decode step due to a mismatched setting in one of the other devices. The most common of these mismatches is a cable box set to surround sound, and the audio system needing stereo, in these cases the TV has to decode and re-encode the audio, causing a delay. I discuss this in the video. Use the RU-vid app on the TV to play the test video. If that is in sync and the other sources are not, then go to the sound menu on the source devices and try setting PCM or Stereo instead of auto or surround sound. If that still doesn’t work and you are Using HDMI ARC then try the audio sync adjustment on the TV. There may be an audio delay function on the soundbar, but this will not help if the audio is already delayed.
Your amp has only analogue inputs and I do not beleive it came with a remote control, so it will be best to use an HDMI ARC adapter like this one. www.amazon.com/Extractor-Converter-Support-Digital-Coaxial/dp/B08XV2B6T4?crid=2A9RVDSEABY7I&keywords=hdmi+arc+adapter&qid=1700595172&sprefix=HDMI+ARC%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-4&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=18d4df066570e2a56150eb519a7e87ec&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl The HDMI input should only be connected to the HDMI connector labelled ARC or eARC on your TV. I suggest that The RCA outputs on the adapter be connected to the AV/DVD input on the AMP but CD or Tuner will also work. When connected this way the TV remote control will control the volume through the amp for added convenience.
Thank you, Roger for the information on the Amplifier. The 3 speakers in the box use two wires & the 7 strand wire is connected to the larger Magnavox speaker ( Motorola is my other speakers I gave you the wrong one) I will solder red & yellow RCA to the leads & plug them into the Amplifier you mentioned & then to my LG 50up7670puc TV & switch tv settings from headphones to speakers. Is that correct?
Hi Phil You need to use both the Wiistar audio decoder and the amplifier. Connect the optical output from the TV to the optical input of the Wiistar. Connect an RCA cable between the Wiistar’s red and white RCA audio outputs and the amplifier’s red and white RCA inputs. The speaker wires are then connected to the output jacks on the back of the amplifier. The speaker positive lead goes to the red terminal and the negative to the black. The amplifier outputs are screw terminals so no soldering is needed. I checked your TV model. It’s a really nice TV you have. Only you can judge whether the sound of your old Magnavox speakers will do it justice. Regardless of sound quality, it would be a simpler solution to buy an LG soundbar and connect the TV HDMI ARC output to the HDMI input of the soundbar. This will let you use the TV remote to control the volume, which you cannot do if you use the Wiistar adapter that you have.
