HDMI ARC Problems Solved! Connect a TV to an Audio System for Non -Techies (part 2 of 4).

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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

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...

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Thanks alot !!! Very useful and detailed even noobies can handlle !!! ❤

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.

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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 Roger, Thanks for the explanation. I got a problem when connecting my old Philips HTS-9140 soundbar (2010) to My Samsung The Frame TV (2022 version). Here's the problem. I try to connect the hdmi arc port of the soundbar to hdmi arc port on the Samsung TV and The TV cannot recognize the HDMI ARC of the soundbar. First I used HDMI cable provided by Philips Soundbar (probably HDMI 1.4 version cable), then I tried to configure whether the cable was not working or the HDMI ARC port of the soundbar was broken by connected the HDMI 1.4 cable from HDMI ARC port of the soundbar to HDMI (not ARC) port of the TV, and voila..a notification appeared on the TV screen, it recognized that a HDMI ARC device connected to HDMI port of the TV and suggest to reconnect it to HDMI ARC port on TV. Then I done so and connected HDMI cable to HDMI ARC port on the TV, but nothing happened. So lastly, I change to HDMI 2.0 cable and reconnected to both HDMI ARC ports of the soundbar and TV, also checked the HDMI ARC CEC on position. Nothing happened. I did the settings all over again, and still did not working...
Could you give some advice how to make the HDMI ARC from both Soundbar and TV works ?

Does the receiver have to be Arc compatible for audio to work? I don’t mind using two remotes, but I’m not able to get the audio to work because my Denon receiver doesn’t have the arc HDMI slot

What if my soundbar doesn’t have an hdmi input? I have Samsung soundbar and Vizio tv but the soundbar only has a usb option and I tried buying a hdmi to usb insert and that doesn’t work either

Samsung tv needs to be set to anynet+

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?

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.

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, Roger, unable to get my samsung QE50Q60C 4k tv to work with cambridge a1 amp and passive speakers can you help? please.

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 ?

I was given a new LG TV and the back optical clip is broken. How can I still get sound into my vintage receiver?

Hi Roger. I have another question. Is there any way that I can connect the RYXN extractor with the Amazon Firestick?

Roger. Your help is deeply appreciated.

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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.

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 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

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!

Thanks for the information

I tried arc adapor for my Klipsch r 10d but didnt connect to my new LG tv can yoi plrase telle why it not woekin? 😢

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 Roger
So is this the video I’m looking for. I got a new tv that has HDMI Arc and my sound bar was connected to old tv with red white rca jacks for sound to the sound bar. So I need a hdmi to rca cable? Tv on has hdmi arc for sound and sound bar system only has audio in rca.

My tv dosent have neither hfmi arc , nor optical . Only coaxial , aux , and the red and white system cable , so how to connect it to a sound bar

I don't have an arc tv. My tv is just regular hdmi

Thanks for this, but can I ask which brand of audio extractor worked for the Panasonic? I’ve tried two and neither worked.

I have a LG C1 OLED connected to samsung q800a soundbar, I do have a PS5 in my setup as well and I disabled HDMI CEC on tat, There are no other devices on my setup.....Ensured both the devices are on latest firmware update...My soundbar switches from earc to DIN(Optical) automatically eventhough i have no optical cable attached....I have the setup for year and half now and this issue used to happen bery rarely but now its happening like 5 times in 20 mins....I tried power recycling it unplugged all hdmi cable on tv and soundbar and left it for an entire night, I tried factory resetting the soundbar but the issue still remains the same.Any solution for this?

So many HDMI to rca converter boxes. What's the difference in sound quality? Prices from $13 to $45+. Is there a difference?

So glad I found your channel! I am determined to learn about all this, & I am definitely a beginner at it! Thank you for making things as clear & simple as possible!

My soundbar subwoofer is weak and I want to hookup an active subwoofer to the arc extender. Is it possible?

What's d best hdmi/rca adaptor for samsung qled

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..

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?

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.

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

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?

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?

I have a samsung sound bar which doesn't have ARC, but my LGTV has HDMI ARC.
Will I be able to control the soundbar volume using the LG TV remote if I use an extractor?
I'm okay if it works like an AUX cable.

Very many thanks Roger, I'll follow your advice, with regard to trying to get to the details about your utube video.
Regards, Brian

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, 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?

Hello roger, I have a weird problem. The arc works perfectly with netflix and ps5 and everything else. Except when I connect my set top box hdmi. The sound stops working completely. If I turn the tv off and unplug the set top box hdmi everything works again perfectly. I plug it back in and it works fine. I turn the tv off and on again then I lose the sound again unless the hdmi for the set top box is unplugged. The hdmi arc is connected to the home theatre system. I tried everything, power cycling, resetting the tv. Nothing worked. Could you please assist me with this?

What is the best connection for surround sound systems ? I'll probably need an adapter as the surround sound systems. I don't think have arc.