Connected a chromecast to one of the two HDMI inputs. This will likely be optical digital or analogue. Roku is hook to tv by hdmi. What am I doing wrong? I have an old pair of BOSE speakers hooked up to the analog port and am wondering if I can also attach a sound stand to either the toslink or HDMI ports for a richer sound i. My Bose speakers are behind my sitting area and the sound stand would be in front of it. Iam connecting my LG — HS9 7. I Added a soundbar to the mix to eliminate my tower speakers and wires. I am about to go crazy trying to figure this one out. But what I would do is is check your Denon Receiver output setting and make sure the Sound from the receiver is transfering to your Tv?
My Receiver only transfers the Picture and not Sound unless I change the setting and bypass getting sound from the Receiver!! If all else fails you may have to call Bestbuy to have someone from their Geek Squad come out and fix it for you but hopefully not because they can be expensive?
Any help would be appreciated.
Using Your Television or Your Sound bar as Your Media Hub
The geeks have WON! My sound bar picks up the cable tv sound, but cannot pick up Netflix or Hulu Plus on the smart hub of my Samsung smart tv although it does pick up sound with the You Tube app. Any suggestions on how to fix this? A buddy was over today who is much more knowledable, he played around with it and felt that the converter should have been an Analog to Digital.
What do you think, could someone define which device is the input and which is the output.. Thanks for any help. I have a orbitsound soundbar analog only. Trying to connect to Digital Samsung tv via the optical cable and a digital to analog converter. It works but audio level is poor.
Just a simpleton question….. I have all HDMI ports of new Panasonic tv occupied…in fact purchased a couple of switches to connect more products, and connect tv to Sony sound base thru an ARC outlet on both devices. How wil tv know which HDMI device to play…..
Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you. I am trying to connect the to to my Yamaha YSP soundbar.
Do I have to use the optical out cable as well as the hdmi arc? No sound comes out unless I have both connected. I have a Samsung TV with HDMi audio output to a soundbar that also has optical audio output, can use this for wireless headphone receiver connection? I recently purchased a Vizio SB soundbar and connected it to my Samsung D television via digital optical cable. The soundbar works when I do this but have I set something up wrong or do I need to do this everytime I switch from my multiple sources connected to the soundbar. Had the tv screen for years, works great to watch DVDs.
Greetings, Have tv with 4 hdmi, stick, optical light hole, phone jack, and video yell. Sound bar has dc in jack, aux in R L jack, line in 3. Bought digital optical audio cable. This cable does not seem to fit into the square hole in tv or bar. Is there another way or an I doing this wrong? The optical cable should fit. I am looking for a soundbar solution but am not sure it will work in my set up.
All the audio from those devices is currently on TV speakers only. What type of soundbar do I need that will mount to TV and handle all the sound from the receiver and Netflix direct from TV? The sound is much improved. What do I need to do in order to control the volume on the soundbar using the same remote that I use on the TV? I have a Philips tv which has hdmi arc port and I have a lg sound bar 2. How do I connect … awaiting ur valuable reply. Like every other TV, my smart tv came pre-installed with Netflix, amazon etc. My questions is, if i play everything directly though smart content on the TV and have nothing else attached like Bluray, direct TV, any sort of receiver etc.
I am installing a JBL 3. I get sound from both the soundbar and the TV Speakers. I have turned the TV Speakers way down but I still get a slight echo. You mentioned in a previous response using the headphone jack to turn off the TV Speakers. Does that work for the audio output jacks? Hi there can you have both the optical cable and th hdmi cable plugged into the sound bar at the same time? Or is this not allowed. Thank you Kind regards Neil. Your email address will not be published. Shop Sound Bar Speakers.
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Connecting a sound bar using a TV as the hub. Connecting a sound bar and using it as the hub. April 1, at 5: April 2, at 6: February 2, at 7: June 19, at 9: October 24, at October 24, at 1: January 9, at 8: January 9, at 9: Hi Can you tell me if i connect a sound bar or a subwoofers to my tv will i lose the tv speakers sound?
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If not, then you may need a sounder with HDMI inputs. May 28, at 1: June 4, at 5: July 2, at July 12, at July 14, at 2: August 13, at August 16, at 5: August 31, at September 5, at 2: September 10, at 9: September 14, at September 23, at October 13, at October 15, at 4: October 26, at 4: November 25, at 4: November 6, at 6: November 9, at 4: December 9, at January 2, at 2: January 10, at 2: January 30, at 8: There should be a factory reset for your TV if you search on Google. February 11, at 7: February 18, at 9: April 12, at 6: May 20, at 5: August 16, at 2: I would start it up, switch inputs, check the volume, turn it off and on, for like 15 minutes not knowing whether or not sound would play.
It's hard to describe but it's somewhat like sticking socks over your ears while trying to listen.
Connecting Devices through Your Television
All the detail and naturalness is gone from sound in analog mode if you turn on either and esp both features. Surround sound effect is really poor and barely adds anything. Usually it makes the sound more tinny sounding. Sometimes if it's a blu ray it rebalanced the sound. Honestly this feature is worth it if you're used to the volume jumping up and down drastically when playing movies sound effects too high, dialog too low.
This feature is good for night time or effects heavy movies. Out of the box sound is out of equilibrium.
Both bass and treble are not properly calibrated giving you a very poor unnatural sounding balance. Once you adjust the levels Remote is okay, but volume control lacks precision giving you volume that's either too low or too high. This unit is BIG so make sure you measure your space. If you desperately need your volume leveled and are using fiber optic connection ONLY for audio output form your source, this will do the trick.
Just don't expect great sound. Maybe some day someone will make a great soundbar. I'm still waiting for that day. The manufacturer commented on this review What's this?
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Hello Strategos, Thank you for your feedback it is appreciated. Please contact our customer support at if you are having an issue with your sound bar. The Vizio 38" 2. Some have reported that their Cable or Satellite remotes don't work with this sound bar. My Xfinity X1 remote has a setup for audio device and it recognized the sound bar and turns on and off with the remote as well as controls the sound volume.
To do this just press the setup button on the X1 remote until the red light turn green then enter the code on the screen. From there follow the instructions for TV and then the system will ask if you want the remote to control your audio device. Follow the onscreen instructions and it should work. It is very clear and not too much bass. After hearing the sound on my Vizio TV I was going to cancel the Amazon order for the sound bar because the sound was much better than I expected from the TV but decided to try the sound bar anyway. It sounds even better so I decided to keep it.
The fact that my Xfinity X1 remote controls the sound bar made the decision for me.