How to Connect Soundbar to TV using HDMI ARC 

Thank you very much for the good description. I could connect my ARC HDMI to the new soyndbar thanks to your video. Will definitely recommend it!

Outstandingly straightforward with clear and concise explanations. My Sonos system has never worked properly and now I think I can get it functional. Thank you so much.

I was about to give up on my Roku stick because nothing was helping until I came across this video! Thank you so so much for posting this. Definitely helped with troubleshooting

Perfect!!! Thank you. This worked once I enabled the CEC setting and PCM mode on both the TV and sound bar. Very easy video to follow

Thank you!!! Much appreciate it. The CEC setting worked for me

Thank you very much CEC settings helped me a lot to come out from 2 Hours struggle to connect sound bar with my tv

Great, Samsung LED tv with Sony Soundbar.. Worked like charm just by connecting the ARC HDMI Many thanks

This was perfect I’ve been trying all morning to get my LG sound bar to work to a crappy TV finally got it thanks to your video thank you so much

Great tutorial. Helped me set my sound bar on my own.

Thanks brother. I was going crazy not getting any sound till you shot me the CEC info. Sound came right on! Thank you.

Thank you sooooo much for going through the tv settings as well. I had it connected once before but for whatever reason couldn’t connect it again. So somehow my tv settings had changed and stopped me from connecting the two together. Thank you for your video. It really helped.

Ever so awesome. My new tv is vastly different from my last tv(w.r.t. back panel input and output. My last tv is 10 years old and looms like a stereo reciever). The acronyms are not even logical - I'm glad I watched this. I seen the menu items but wasn't connecting the dots....lol Thanks for the great video

Excellent video I was pulling my hair out all the videos I watched and nothing was working .... I don’t even have a Sonos sound bar but I got done cheers mate

Brilliant, very helpful and informative, many thanks for sharing. 🇬🇧

Excellent Video. Very Clear, concise and professionally done. Good Job!

I spend years trying to get my sounds bar to work via HMDI just for sound while another HDMI to my sky box. This helped me get it working as I didn;t have the CEC/Arc turned on in my TV

Thanks for the information. I will use that menthod via eARC in the near future.

Thanks for the knowledge, this video was helpful I followed the instructions and was able to connect my TV to my Sound bar successfully...

Wow , I've been messing about with settings for days , and trying different leads and stuff . Watched your video, all done and up and running like a dream in seconds. THANKS VERY MUCH mate ❤️ Really appreciate it 😊

Thank you showing what settings needed to be changed on the tv fixed my issue great and helpful vid

It worked. Thank you so much!

Thanks a lot! Very helpful video! with the digital audio output setting as Dolby output, the soundbar didn't work but was making noises. After I changed the type of digital audio output (under the sound setting on my TV ) from Dolby to PCM, the soundbar works with the HDMI cable connection.

Just got my dream sound bar lol..been waiting to take this tutorial..well here we go!!

Simple language to the point thanks man

Thank you! Your video helped me recently to fix an issue after moving houses recently.

Thank you so much I've been trying to get to work for ages until I discovered this video

Thank you so much really helpful and detailed video, it worked for me perfectly fine

Thank you after watching your video i got my samsung soundbar connected the way its suppose to , i didn't know anything about (ARC)

So, my post below was not accurate. DirecTV was wrong. After watching this video, I found an adjustment on my TV settings and now all of my DirectTV channels have sound, Great video!

Thank you for your help, to the point and bingo..... thanks again

Thank you so much! This video helped me connect my JBL 2.0 all in one sound bar!!!!!

This is the best RU-vid “fix” video I’ve ever watched. Bang on the money. Thank you.

Looks the goods, well explained will put this advice to work, Cheers

Thanks for this video so helpful specially if you own a Vizio TV

This the only video that actually helped thanks

Thanks dude very much just had to plug into the one that said arc next to the hdmi :)

Ohhh, you're my hero of the week! Thanks a lot!

This video is quite practical thank you so much..

YOU DA MAN! It worked Thank you for your help!

Great video , you helped me a lot

Thank you for this video. Instructions worked great.

Nice simple explanation.

Thank Sir for sharing such useful information.

Thank you bro

great setup. thanks

I was assuming just connect HDMI and it should work. Really good instructions. Thank you

Change cec setting helped.yessss.

thanks a lot my soundbar was not working with TV but when i change the setting digital Audio to PCM its works...

Thank you so much so helpful 🙏❤️

Good job. Thank you !

Worked for me! Thanks!

definitely worked for me thanks dude ❤😊

thank you!

Great review!!!!!

This is very helpful

Thanks... it helps

A big help! Many thanks.....

Where can i see when i buy a smart tv if the tv supports hdmi arc?

Exactly what we need. We are connecting a SoundTouch 300 sound bar to a Samsung 65 inch class CU7000 UHD. Something that we've never done before, so we hope that this will be the exact information we need. 😅

Thank you 🙏

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Thank you, it was realy helpful!

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Thank you !!!

Great video

I have same set up beam thru arc on TV sounds great my question is if I buy a Sonos sub and add it will I still be able to hear it thru the beam arc or will it only work only thru the Sonos app I like that I can use my TV remote for valume using thru arc just curious if I connect a sub oviously connect ing thru app will it all work togather with arc set up thru tv

Great info

PCM setting change did the trick

Thanks man good video just subbed to the channel ; ) , 2 quick questions : I just bought a LG OLED BX (have not received it yet) and I am trying to see if my older Toshiba Sound Bar would work for this set up. I have a SBX4250kn from Toshiba (@t ), its a simple sound bar that does the trick for the living room we like the sound of it and I don't have other purpose in the house for. it.. but I know 4K was not around then, 2013 timeframe. It has ARC and CEC on the remote of the sound bar. Always wandered what these do has our current TV is a cheap ass 55 in 1080p RCA tv from 2014... So now that we have upgraded the TV I am lacking Tech TV knowledge .... Lets say I use the LG OLED has AV system to do audio pass thru to the sound bar. I will set up ARC on the LG TV and put ARC ON on the soundbar along with CEC.. Also I want to mention that I just purchased an Xbox series X to go along with the Cable TV box. these are the only 2 HDMI ports being used and would like the best quality on the xbox. Question 1. I have seen in the difference from CX to BX that it only has 2x 2.1 HDMI port on the BX model vice 4x on the CX, i didnt think much of it and wanted to save a few 100$ on the tv ; because I only use that TV in the living room. The best set up would be to use the last HDMI 2.1 spot for the Xbox Series X. (because the other HDMI 2.1 is being used for ARC with sound bar..) would it mater if the Cable TV box be in a none HDMI 2.1 port. Would the audio passthru to the sound still work ? Question 2. Knowing that my soundbar dosent have ATOMOS , eARC all theses premium add on, is it worth the extra money to upgrade the sound bar ? Hope i dont sound too lost and confuse here lol. Thanks, Marc,

Thank you! oh yeah, now I have the sound and as Vickie said, it was the CEC setting that did the trick

Alright with your stylus very understanding easy

THANK YOU

Thanks for help

Thanks so much!!!!

Thanks for making this video. I am installing a Vizio 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos soundbar to a Vizio 4k TV. The only component I have that uses Atmos is a Xbox one X. I have a question that im trying to find and that is when using HDMI (arc) input 1 on the TV, will input 2 and 3 still send audio out of input 1 to my soundbar? The Xbox one X must go through the soundbar using it as a patch to the TV if I understand correctly. I'm just worried about sound when input 2 (playstation) and input 3 (cable TV) are in use. Thanks for your time!

Thankx bri

Omg thank you!!!

Are there HDMI hubs that support arc since I do not use a TV but a ultra wide monitor as my main screen.

Atlast found a video which resolved my issue..phew😪

Best suggestion was checking the CEC setting in the TV. Once I turned that on and had the TV search for the sound bar it started working.

nice info.soon i may serve it

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Good video. Been trying to figure it out for a while and now that I understand i realize that it is pretty useless.

So this hdmi is solely for use as a sound output now right?and video can be played through another hdmi port on the tv?

I did my SAMSUNG 6500 into 8000 TV and it does not need to be the TV-ARC slot. Any of them do work with the TV remote. What ARC is needed is OUT of the Soundbar. A Optical Cablecis also needed for mine as it always switches ON to the D.IN but now it all w orks with both used. I had got it working with the TV-ARC firstly but it works using the one that isn't also. I will try next time to use Add Speaker for ARC if it does not need the Optical also but i had tried allsorts prior the combined method.

So where does the video signal enter the system from? does it need to go to a different HDMI input on the TV? does the Soundbar have the HDMI input port? Does using ARC "use up" 2 of your HDMI ports on the tv?

Hi all about home, wandering if you can upload a vid of how to set up a sound bar w/ subwoofer ,the unit is an LG SL9YG w/ meridian, don't know what that is, you think you can help, before il take it back to the store, thanks.

Must it be a hdmi arc wire or the usual hdmi wire ? Thanks

You need ARC if using a DVD/BLUERAY Player to go thru the TV to Soundbar due to perhaps Optical Cable does not allow this??? I'd like to know thanks... I see you mention it allows SURROUND Thu-put but it allows Stereo from other devices to pass thru?

The confusion I always have with ARC is not how it got connected. For example on the TV HDMI1 is ARC, HDMI2 (connected to Apple TV 4K), and HDMI3 (connected to a PS4). If I connect HDMI1 (ARC) to the soundbar, will the soundbar work if I switch to HDMI2 or HDMI3 when I want to use the other devices?

I’ve got Samsung TV and has hdmi 2 for arc and I presume you just run a hdmi lead from the soundbar to that port and then a PS4 that is in hdmi 1 or say firestick in hdmi 3 will run the picture on those ports and use hdmi 2 for audio? Sorry usually I use digital co axial of optical and this is new to me.

I was reading that ARC does not support the new version of Dolby Atmos or DTS-X. I believe this requires HDCP 2.2 HDMI input on TV and output on soundbar or receiver.

GREAT VIDEO, IT HELP ME A LOT. ANY MORE HELP IF I FOLLOWED UR DIRECTION IT WORKED TURN OFF THE SYSTEM CAME BACK A FEW HOURS IT LOST ITS CONNECTION AND WHEN I REPEAT THE PROCESS IT DOESE NOT DISCOVER THE DEVICE ANY MORE. ANY HELP?

So what's the HDMI Out option which some soundbars have? Am hoping it's to connect a Roku Ultra or 4K Fire Stick, as my TV has only two HDMI inputs & one is for ARC. It would be great if that output works with ARC to return to the TV, if not, don't know what it's for. Unless possibly stereo receiver, however many would want better sound than what many of the bars offers. Especially those under the $200 range.

Thanks! I didn't know what ARC means, so I neglect it :D

Hello. I have an Onkyo 636 audio receiver with ARC. I also have an LG TV that supports ARC. I've connected everything properly and setup up all software options to the proper settings. Still TV is not recognizing the Onkyo or any other devices plugged into the Onkyo. I tried another TV with ARC (Vizio) and still no go. Is it possible that my HDMI cable doesn't support ARC? Is there a special HDMI cable I need? The cable functions properly transmitting video and audio from source to Onkyo and source to TV, but for the life of me I can't get ARC to work. Hopefully it's a cable? If not, maybe the ARC functionality of the Onkyo is toast? Any feedback you could give would be great.

How can I control the subwoofer with my tv remote

Very nice for help

What about if you have other accessories? For example as in my case: TV, Receiver, Soundbar, Playstation Console, Headphones with base station (for gaming). How do you connect those various devices/equipment?

Hi I had a question. Trying to connect using the ARC using a Sharp TV and Yamaha Soundbar ATS 1080. As in background I feed in to the soundbar (previously to the tV) using my Roku and a HDMI. However once I use this configuration the picture quality only works at 720 P as opposed to 1080 when the Roku feeds into the TV directly. Is this a HDMI cable issue or is there another fix. Thanks for any insight around this.