Yep - I was plugging in to ARC HDMI1 which doesn't work! As you point out, HDMI2 SRC in thios case does - thanks :)

So will that work the exact same way with the Sony vw285es projector and the Sony st5000 soundbar using a fiber HDMI cable

Set mine up in 2 minutes thanks to this video! Huge thumbs up

just bought a new LG 4k tv 49UJ6500 and Vizio SB3821-C6 sound bar. so which is best optical or HDMI 2.0b cable

Love my RSB-11 soundbar, but it recently stopped working with the remote. So I can’t control any of the Klipsch remote functions to it. I even had it programmed to where the Directv remote was able to control the volume, but that stopped working too. I did a “reset” on the soundbar and it reset the subwoofer volume, but didn’t fix the issue. Now I can’t increase the Klipsch subwoofer volume to get that awesome “bass” sound because the remote functions still don’t work. Any ideas, suggestions or recommendations? Please help! It’s driving me nuts!

Hey.. first up, thanks for the video... Secondly, I have got a question.. MT TV has got HDMI ARC IN and Optical cable slot, but my sound system has neither. It supports RCA cables or and AUX 3.5 cable. Is there a way that I could connect these speakers with my TV ? I have ordered for a HDMI ARC Cable and an ARC to Aux out converter. Will it work ?

I'm working on setting up a projector to a 4th gen Apple TV and soundbar. The Soundbar has an HDMI out (doesn't indicated ARC). Can I do all this with just HDMI cables? Will I need an HDMI splitter?

do we need to choose same brand TV and Soundbar to manage the Soundbar by the TV's remote controller?

I spent 3 hours trying to connect my Sony soundbar to my tv following the manual.Watched these instructions & hooked it up right away! Thank you.It was one cord that I didn't need that the manual said I did ,smh.

Thank you so much! This video helped me MUCH better than the customer service received from the actual TV company! 10/10 Thank you thank you thank you

What if you have an HDMI Switch involved? I have Samsung TV/Soundbar with Comcast, Apple TV and Amazon Firestick (for Amazon Prime Content since apple tv doesn't offer it)... Im having a stupid difficult time with it connecting to a device im not watching. How about a recommendation of a good HDMI Switcher for those of us who have more devices than HDMI ports and still want to be able to get to use the soundbar. Was curious what ARC was used for though, thanks for that

Hello, i just purchased a vizio soundbar and would like some help connecting all of my audio coming out of my tv to go out through the soundbar. I have a vizio tv with 3 hdmi connections. I have a ps4, cable, and streaming box hooked up to the tv. Can i add an hdmi splitter or should i just hook up the otical cable from soundbar to tv? Thanks in advanced.

Hi I have a Philips smart tv and a LG sound bar. Tv has HDMI arc and sound bar have HDMI IN and HDMI out ports. I tried connecting but thrs no sound. Could you pls tell me the connection process and the settings i need to follow on Tv

Hi I was all set up for 2 months then it stopped working - this seems to be a regular problem for quite a few people, what should I do to stop it continually happening? I have both Samsung TV and soundbar

I have the same Samsung that you're showing this video on however I want to do it Wireless and I can't seem to do it Wireless with my monster Wireless theater sound bar can you help me

Thanks dear that was so helpful 👍

Omg. I just want to say, after two days of struggling to connect my HDMI ARC cable from the sound bar to the tv, I got to 1:53 and saw I could connect my Xbox to the sound bar… so I tried hooking up the optical while the hdmi arc was still connected to the tv, and BAM IT WORKED! I don’t seem to even need the hdmi arc connected to the tv at all anyways?! Soooo, thank you. You made my family soooo happy!!!!

If my TV doesn't have arc can I still use a hdmi connection or do I need to get optical

My tv supports DTS audio output while sound bar supports dolby digital not dts so if play something with dts audio from tv will soundbar work?

Hi I have LgSH3K sound bar and element ELDFW407 TV..I guess this new sound bar doesnt have any HDMI port (has only Optical) and my TV doesnt have an optical port (only HDMI) . Anyway I could connect the sound bar to my TV?

You I just got a Vizio sound bar "Model: SB3651-E6" and when it's turned off for the long period of time "like over night" the bass speaker and surround sound speakers don't come on when the sound bar it turned back on and I have to pair it back to the main sound bar. This is quite annoying!!! is this normal?

So what if I want to connect it to my projector? Since that doesn’t have a ARC

I'M USING A PC DOES IT WORK ON PC AND HOW TO CONNECT?

I have a Comcast Xfinity X1 cable box ----> Vizio 5.1 sound Bar --- > TV . When I go tot bed at night, I power down the TV and soundbar. During the night when I am sleeping, Comcast sends daily updates to the cable box, which in return sends a signal to the soundbar, which automatically powers on the soundbar and starts sending TV audio to the soundbar , and the TV is still powered off. Is there a way to stop sending audio to the soundbar from Comcast Xfinity cable box during the middle of the night ?

hi, just a question: if i have multiple hdmi sources (say a bd player, ps4, xbox ecc..) should i connect all of them via hdmi to the receiver, and the only cable going to the tv is supposed to be the ARC one? am i correct? and if so, how can i switch video input? they should go on one single hdmi source on the tv?

How many cables do you need to link up tv,bluray & soundbar? & which cable goes where? Thanks

How do i use this in my jeep w only my cel..No radio

Hi, if my tv has eARC can I use that to ARC on my sound bar? then could I possibly connect my hi-fi to my tv using aux/headphone ?

Hi i connected my jbl 2.1 soundbar and sony bravia tv.. soundbar display says hdmi arc connected and tv displays audio system active .. but no audio output. Can you help me out please. And thanks in advance

I have an Aukey HDMI Splitter connected to a Projector, neither of which support ARC. If I wanted to introduce a sound bar, or a 5.1 Surround system, what's the best way to get started?

How to connect soundbar whit tv if i put in in hdmi (arc) port cable reciver, i got second port hdmi but only one hdmi can work at once! I got optickal toslink port but i want thru arc hdmi....

Can I use a Samsung tv remote to setup my sound bar using hdmi

I can connect my Q90 R TV to my HTS-H5500 with HDMI, but for sound the TV always searches optical output. I believe the optical jack on HTS is broken. So is there any way To get sound via HDMI?

I have a 2015 RCA TV ,42" it came with a ROKU stick built in the back. Anyway I just bought an RCA SOUNDBAR , I tried connecting with RED/WHITE Audio plugs from soundbar, and plugging into the Red/white In the back of the TV , NO GO, NO sound nothing. The Tv does not have the Digital audio plug option. I end up trying my DIRECTV box with the Audio red/white Plugs and sounds comes through fine. My issue though is Since I use a FIRESTICK a lot When I change the input to FIRESTICK to use The sound from that wont come through the soundbar. I even turned the bluetooth on at the soundbar, then bluetooth on my cell phone, But on my phone it gave me no option to choose the soundbar to connect and push music through(I was just testing that) What Could be the issue? I think I am going to buy the Red/white audio plugs on 1 end and a Headphone jack plug on other end, connect it to the TV that way. bEFORE I bought this sound bar I was using a High quality set of computer speakers on the TV, And had to Plug into the Headphone jack on the TV to output sound through them. Which worked great for everything. Like I said ATM I am only getting my DirecTV Box audio. Do U have any idea what could be the issue connecting direct to the TV? It works fine as said with Direc Tv box. Any info would be great.. Thanks.

Thanks for the great tips

How can I connect it to my laptop?

You had us at the power cord lol. We thought the HDMI cable provided power through the TV. Thanks so much.

Awesome --> worked like a charm :) thanks so much!

Good afternoon Abt. I have an RCA RLDEDV3255-A-E LED TV/DVD Combo and have purchased a LG SN7R Soundbar. Firstly, I can’t see where on my TV that I might choose “External Speakers”. The TV is older but does have 3 regular HDMI ports. It does not have an Optic port. I hooked the HDMI to the TV and to the HDMI Input on the soundbar but can’t seem to get to work. I’m sure it’s just a setting but I’ve downloaded and read all of the manuals and still can’t seem to get the Soundbar to work. Just wondering if you can provide some guidance as I’m getting frustrated.

First let me say I know nothing about this stuff.But I have dish as my cable provider. The dish remote currently operates the channels and volume on my television. If I add a soundbar, will my dish remote continue to operate the volume or will I have to use one remote for volume and one for channels? I hope you can help me with this.Thanks.

hi just wanted to ask I've got a Samsung amp but I think it has pass-thru cause arc works via Hisense tv to switch on ps 3 if the amp is on, but doesn't switch on amp??? and if I purchase a soundbar will it also work thru amps pass thru?

THANKS. I'm tech savvy but completely ignored the ARC instructions until this video.

I've got a TCL P605 and a Yamaha Yas-207, I connected them via HDMI arc just like you said. But I can't seem to get the sound to switch from the TV to the sound bar. I tried going to the input the sound bar was on but I still got nothing. It's just still all coming out of the TV instead.

My Samsung tv isn’t sending any audio to my pioneer av receiver via hdmi arc. Any idea what to do? Help!

I’m shopping for a new sound bar, my tv supports ARC. When searching for sound bars online, will the near fact it has a HDMI Input and output mean that it supports ARC? Some sites don’t mention “ARC” but I assume by having HDMI out port that means it’s essentially ARC, correct? Orrrr am I an idiot? Haha

Thank you so much

what hdmi cable is suitable for the soundbar?

I have a 2011 50" LG Plasma with HDMI (not Arc) and an Apple TV (4th Gen). Should I hook the Apple TV to the soundbar HDMI then soundbar to my TV?

Is there a way to get sound from laptop to soundbar with out a tv. My soundbar doesn't have a 3.5mm Jack to plug into the laptop only an HDMI. Couldn't find an app for that.😒

Helped very much man

My tv doesn’t have a speaker list because it’s awkward what do I do?

All my HDMI ports are filled on my Samsung One Connect Box but it has optical as does my new soundbar. Will I be able to default the audio from the optical connection to all my HDMI’s or will I have to manually change it in settings every time I switch from say HDMI2 to HDMI4?

I have arc on my tv and soundbar still dont work why?

I have HDMI connections on my new LG tv...but none say they are for audio. Will they still work for a soundbar using an HDMI connection? thanks!

Wait if I need to be on sure HDMI the sound bar is on then I can't use other HDMI?

If I use arc cable connect to the tv to soundbar and then connect my ps4 pro to the tv hdmi will I get the Dolby atmos or I have too connect the ps4 pro to the soundbar hdmi so soundbar arc to tv and the hdmi 1 to ps4 pro?

I have 4 components - DVR, AppleTV, BluRay, NintedoSwitch. TV has 4 HDMI ports and Soundbar has 2 HDMI ports. If I use an HDMI ARCfor the soundbar, can I use the HDMI ports on BOTH the TV and the Soundbar to connect the 4 devices?

how to connect jbl bar 5.1 soundbar to smart sinotec tv that doesnt have optical

can I use HDMI on my pc?

Soundbar are limited if you want to add xbox, forestick, ps5 to password thru the soundbar, as it does not have multi HDMI inputs?

So if I connect to ARC everything connected to the tv will automatically work?

Are the inbuilt speakers in the tv still audible when using a soundbar ??

Thanks...its very helpful.. 👍🙂

My tv has hdmi and optical outlets but my sound bar only has optical and analog I don't have a optical cable is there a way to hook up without or do i have to have one

I recently bought a LG Ultragear monitor and I have no clue how to connect a soundbar or even speakers too it please send help

My tv have an hdmi (ovi) port and the 2nd hdmi isn’t labelled ? I don’t have the manual now I’m confused help out

Thanks buddy

NEED HELP! When mine gets plugged in HDMI ARC it pops up as RECEIVER HDMI and then quickly changes over to AV Soundbar. I had it under RECEIVER HDMI last night and it performed perfectly with Dolby digital on all devices. When it stays as AV it's horrible....and won't perform with Dolby digital on everything. Any help?

So this all worked but when using the hdmi cord to connect my sound bar it doesn’t have any audio, my tv even recognizes that it is hook up but no sound. When I plug in the aux it works so I am not quite sure why this is happening if anyone can help please reply.

UN70NU6070FXZA is my Tv samsung 70 I tried to connect via ARC to ARC to my sound bar but it doesnt work no sound, the sound bar says TV speaker but no sounds comes throw

TV does not have: optical or HDMI (ARC) TV has: 3 HDMI ports and AUX Sound Bar has: 1 HDMI and 1 HDMI (ARC) I would like to connect my TV, XBOX, and Blue Ray to the sound bar through HDMI, so would an HDMI extractor be a good option? Thanks!

So can I hook up my fire tv into the hdmi on my sound bar? And I will see that on my tv?

Thank you! Somehow I found that one skinny HDMI cable would not work for ARCing. Got a thicker HDMI cable and suddenly it worked!

Amazing tutorial. I’ve been trying for months to find someone who could explain this. It’s embarrassingly simple haha so thank you for explaining.

Hi Sir, TCL-24" tv have HDMI 1&2 (no hdmi arc), spdif coaxial & rca ports. *rca output on 2.1 iball woofer is poor quality. *experts says audio converter output is not good quality. *i'm planning to buy iBELL 265SB sound bar having only HDMI(no hdmi arc). will it Hook with tv to produce digital sound quality ?

Question, I have a set top cable box and an Xbox one that I want to output sound to my new soundbar. Given there is only 1 HDMI In on the Soundbar I am purchasing how do I go about making sure my sound bar is getting audio from both sources? Can I just plug the 2 devices directly into the back of the TV as I do now and plug in an HDMI between the TV(ARC) and Soundbar (ARC) Will this send the audio from both to the soundbar?

After struggling with the HDMI cord from sound bar to TV didn't work. On this video it said it would connect to DVR (cable) to sound bar and sound bar to TV. Our TV had 2 HDMI connections but only one would work. Thanks for the help and we didn't have to call one of our kids :)

I have my optical cable and a hdmi cable running from the sound bar to my tv but nothing is coming from the bar. It has played up to this point and I'm currently watching movies from a firestick. What could my issue be?

So I have a HDMI wire going from the Directv receiver going into the IN port on the Sony soundbar, and a HDMI wire going from the OUT on the soundbar to the TV. Getting sound out of the soundbar while watching programs on Directv, my question is, how do I get sound out of the soundbar while using the KZfaq app on the tv? As this isn't happening. Thank You, Rob

I have the issue where the tv turns on but the sound bar and Bluetooth subwoofer will still be off even after tv is on

Thanks for the video. One thing always bugged me. If you are connecting a soundbar to a TV, it means you want to listen to TV audio through soundbar and NOT soundbar audio through TV speaker. If that is the case, shouldn't the TV have HDMI ARC Out and soundbar have HDMI ARC IN considering you are basically outputting TV audio and inputting it to soundbar? But all soundbars have only HDMI ARC Out. Why is that?

Thank you

What is the best for better sound hdmi or optical.?

Not sure why mine isn’t working. Brand new TCL tv and brand new klipsch sound bar. Digital optical works. But not hdmi.

My ONN had weird settings, but thanks for the help!

Anyone know if you can hook up something INTO the sound bar via HDMI input (not the ARC that’s already connected) and view it onto the tv? My tv is out of hdmi ports Smd the only One left is on the sound bar….. curious if my laptop will go to the tv from the sound bar (not just sound, picture).

Hi I have just recently purchased a Sony HT CT-290, 2.1ch soundbar. I tried connecting it via HdMi Arc to my Philips FHD43PFT5200 tv but there were no sound output from the soundbar, the sound output is still coming from the tv speakers. I have already enabled the HDMI-CEC, therefore my Sony soundbar remote is able to control the volume/mute of the tv. Can anyone who sees this comment advise me? This tv does not have any optical out, it only has a coaxial out. Is there any settings which I'm missing out during the setting up?

What are the best sound bars for a 4k tv people?

Thank you for the video It helped out a lot

For boat sound bar there is no input output ports only single hdmi port is present what to do then

THANK YOU FIXED MY Surroundsound!!!👍

Hey mate, I'm a little confused. I have a playstaion and cable tv in my room and will be putting a sound bar in soon. my question is does the tv have to be on my hdmi arc input for the soundbar to work ?

In my TV HDMI option available but HDMI output option not available so then how can I connect TV & soundbar vth HDMI Tv- LG32LJ523D- TA 2018 Soundbar- Sony HT-RT3

Hi my samsung smart tv has been giving me problems lately it is turning itself on and off the led light is blinking twice and I can hear sound I unplugged and plug back in still the same please help me

thank you

My soundbar says hdmi out (tv) is that one correct?

I want to express my sincere gratitude for your outstanding assistance in setting up my soundbar. Your expertise and patience made the process seamless, and the audio quality is now exceptional. Thank you for your professionalism and commitment to customer satisfaction. I truly appreciate your invaluable support.♥

Dog chewed up my sound remote. So thanks to this vid, I can now use just the universal. Thank you!

Thanks

And when I do this and I still have no audio then what?