How to Connect a TV to AVR surround sound Receiver

[@simonecarnaghi5705]

This is the simpliest and most straightforward video about AVR connections. THANKS!

[@mikezeee4871]

I watched about seven or eight videos on the same subject and they were so poorly done that I had to turn them off prematurely. Then I watched this instructional video. What a difference! Truly excellent. Professionally done. Clear explanations. Showed all of the options and discuss the benefits and disadvantages of each option. Also pointed out the importance of the right cable for each option. That's the trouble with KZbin, one will obtain a super high quality instructional videos such as this one followed by six or seven really bad ones. Thank you for a professionally done, most excellent instructional video on how to connect up a smart TV to an AVR.

[@bradwoods3986]

I just got a Yamaha receiver a few months ago and finally opened my TV and thanks to you I'll be listening to my Xbox Series X through my Yamaha towers tonight! I've got quite a few other items (300 disc player, vinyl player) that have to be hooked up as well.

[@Gma7788]

But now you've decided to give up all technology and go on a life journey just like frodo and sam. You want to seek out knight rider in a dark and rainy 🌧 English village. He's got a gold ring 💍 for you.

[@mikes9816]

Thanks so much for very clear instructions. I purchased a Sony Bravia tv and was attempting to hook up a dvr and avr with what I now know were obsolete hdmi cables. Having wasted hours trying a host of different connections and either getting audio, no video or the other way around I was seriously thinking of chucking the avr out! Your explanation of the optical cord option solved my issue in 2 minutes (after finding the correct input settings on the Pioneer avr). I was contemplating shelling out a few hundred for a sound bar. So glad I found your video!

[@sanampatel7035]

Thank you so much, you helped solve a mystery with my surround sound that over 10 people including engineers, technicians, and others couldn't solve. You said to use high-speed HDMI which no one realized and I was able to solve it once you mentioned it.

[@fasterthanaturtle]

Good thing the problem wasn't medical related. Would take hundreds of Drs to finally find accurate results

[@Gma7788]

​@fasterthanaturtle Yeah. I run at high speed. I'm GREAT like that. The white and red makes the sound superior.

[@JeffJSays]

Thank you for this helpful video! I was like 5 steps from wits end trying to connect my LGTV to my Receiver using ARC. Didn't realize that the TV has a specific ARC port. I thought all of them were the same. One quick change and setup later and now I can control my receiver with my Magic Remote. Appreciate the tutorial!

[@Blackdog4818]

Me too. I have a new LG C1 and I can't make it work on ARC for my Sony receiver's speakers to work. Brand new cord. What was the solution Jeff? Did you buy a specific "ARC" cord? I'm using a new high speed cord. This TV has no white/red connections.

[@Blackdog4818]

In a Sony DH-950 receiver, there's standard setting, which is where my old Sony Bravia was set to automatically, and then "enhanced" which is the 4k mode. You must switch it, or you won't get sound on the new TV's with an ARC connection.

[@JeffJSays]

@@Blackdog4818 Hey! I used a regular HDMI cord and connected it to the ARC ports on the receiver and the HDMI. Then ran the sound setup on the LG. On my Yamaha, I set the ARC audio to "Audio 1". That solved a lot of problems. It will disconnect from time to time but if I switch back to audio 1, Im straight

[@Blackdog4818]

Yeah, that's probably the 4k mode. You might want to read the instructions like I should have. You can usually find them online with a search. I found my Sony DH-590 full manual, and found that there were 2 settings, and only one works with 4k. Could be the same way with the Yamaha Amp as well.

[@Blackdog4818]

And then if you figure out the right ARC connection, you have to make sure you're not on surround sound, or you'll get the music and background audio but no dialog. I had to switch my 2 stand speakers (not a sound bar) to "2 channel" vs. "5.1 surround". If I accidentally touch surround sound on my receiver, it cuts out the dialog. LOL.

[@spencer82rocks]

The way you pet the avr is very heartwarming

[@patriciamcguire6784]

Thank you ..... I viewed your Video over & over until I found a way. The Optical connection did it. I hooked up an old Sony Home Theater to a 2021 Romulo smart TV.

[@adinahirschmann3112]

Simplified and straightforward for newbies. As an installer myself, I highly recommend. BTW, the back of the TV looks just like mine.

[@timpearce9458]

I am looking to hire a professional installer - where are you located

[@bryanmathew2079]

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[@crmexperts-ca]

Thank you this was really helpful. I spent lot of time with my TV and Receiver manufacturers and they were not able to help with connection. After watching this video I'm enjoying my home theater now.

[@Reefahholic]

Thank God! Finally somebody who actually knows what their doing and posted a good quality video! Thank you sir!

[@kenneth_jensen]

Old but gold 👍 I wish you have explained that you loose surround sound with toslink. Most TVs also today only provide PCM2.0 signal (stereo) and then it is up to the AVR reciever to transcode the signal over to surround. Some TVs do provide pass thru, but not many. This is why it is best to use HDMI with ARC. Please also be aware that not all apps installed on smart TVs output surround. So check that too, if you have issues 🙂

[@stevenransley4729]

OMG 5 years of muffled tv sound on apps Netflix ect finely got it to run through my surround sound thanks to this video 👍

[@ginabt777]

This is the best video that I have seen, that explains all this, which for me is very confusing. Thank you I subscribed and gave you a thumbs up.

[@RobertThomas-gf1tp]

This the absolute best how-to video I’ve ever seen and I just turned 63. Ten stars.

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Thank you, Mr Thomas. :)

[@NJ-op6sf]

Love this video, I was able to solve the sound problem on my surround system. I had both the ARC HDMI and the Optical cable connected, since I disconnected the optical cable, the sound is fixed, do not have to crank up the volume, thank you!!

[@NJ-op6sf]

@@r0b0gam3r9 I am not a techie, just trial and error. Yes, I was told that you do not need the Optical cable if you are connected via Arc. Hope you get it fixed.

[@billtownsend2065]

Without question, the best instructional video I have watched for configuring my AVR 5 channel audio and HDMI connections to my home theatre system (Samsung TV & Denon AVR).

[@kirk1222]

thank you because of this video I was able to connect my Vizio tv to my Sony AV!

[@ronbrummett]

Great video! I have struggled for years to connect my old (vintage) HK AVR to our Samsung "SmartTV." So, now I can actually hear FM radio (I made a simple antenna that works!), connect to my DVD, use AirPlay (with RocketFish adapter) to connect iPhone/iPad to receiver and watch on TV. I did not watch the entire video, so I don't know if you covered how to set-up so that the AirPlay sound comes out my speakers, rather than the TV speakers.

[@beeksvfx4126]

Thanks my dad gave me his old yamaha surround sound sterio and i didny know how to hook it up

[@CommentChannel]

*Stereo

[@jibscott4259]

Same but with Sony

[@lindalee0815]

No hdml in back of my hld520pioneer home theater

[@lindalee0815]

How to wrk it into my smart sony tv

[@joeapostol4913]

You need an adapter from your AV cable to HDMI connector

[@chrissmith9405]

Thanks for your clear information I have a new smart TV that needed connection with and old surround sound receiver I was going crazy until I ran across your site 😜

[@djnoble1]

After wracking my brain for a week now, your video solved my problem!! Thank You!!!

[@Woodwolf807]

Thank you so much! I’ve been dreading trying to figure out how to set up my entertainment center but you just made it oh so easy. Gracias

[@johnj1460]

I now understand how to more efficiently use my 12 yr old Sony AV receiver. Also, the functions of HDMI and digital optical cables. you present precisely with careful camera directions!

[@t3mustanggt05]

Does your Sony AV have the HDMI connections? if not how did you connect it to the tv to get the best quality sound? I have a older Sony home theater system any info appreciated

[@vichhaichork7778]

Thank u so much for the explanation. I’m new to audio things so this help me a lot.

[@michaelmorales3384]

Thanks you’re precise and this can be a better day . Peace .

[@richiesalter2584]

Touché dear Techno head! Love your tutorials. Very well done. 👍👌😋

[@joshchen9854]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@selkcd]

Thanks from 2022 with helix an LG tv and a yamaha receiver, all works .

[@dougiemac8417]

New subscriber!!! Man I appreciate this awesome video. Chock full of very valuable information!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Looking forward to more videos from your channel. 🤜🏾🤛🏼

[@itawad]

Great video demonstration... Thank you

[@LordofKings-Raj]

Excellent and systematic explanation

[@chuygarza1505]

Thanks, it helped a lot... Had issues with my denon avr and the arc function, the issue was the darn hdmi cable; it wasn't high speed.

[@Howie47]

Just connect your TV to receiver by digital audio out, and everything else plugged into hdmi on your tv. It works with no muss or fuss. Even you PC sound will work in multi-channel (Dolby, DTS, etc) sound. Most people can't tell the difference in sound quality. You'll even get multi-Channel sound from KZbin. Even though they only broadcast in stereo. Your receiver or TV will change it into surround sound.

[@jimbusin8745]

I feel really stupid!.. your exclamation made it so easy and works really well!!. Thanks!!..Jim

[@joechai56]

Very good explanation! Love it! Subscribed

[@IrisLinhere]

very detailed and informative video. thank you so much!

[@djmarcusthestoth3490]

Excellent video!! Clear well explained and cleared up my understanding- as I was making this type of connection. Many thanks!!!!!!!

[@Mr1234567DEN]

Great and nice explanation thanks watching from sg.

[@svddwd]

Simple, Crisp and clear. Thanks

[@riyazprince9994]

Great explanation very good thank you

[@jameshelms5510]

I just found your channel yesterday. Excellent videos. Okay, so I’m following you so far. The tv and the AVR connection I got. What if I’m adding in a Samsung sound bar? What would be the signal flow between the three of them, and the connections I would make. (I’ll be adding in a Xfinity box and a DVD player a ways down the road.) Edit: I also wanted to add that the signal is coming into the tv from it being connected to the WiFi in the house.

[@warrenosborne6044]

Just a note, if your old receiver has analog RCA input, and the TV has opto output, for about 15 bucks for a converter, opto in analog out. Cheap dirty , and works

[@chrymartin]

Thanks for clear explanation...

[@robertfoster3214]

Absolutely terrific great information understanding very well

[@AaronTippetts]

If anyone is struggling to get HDMI signal out to their 4K tv. Try plugging in a regular computer monitor. That's what worked for me. Also enable picture by picture for some Sony 4K TVs.

[@gkrashed7476]

Thanks for your helpful tips.

[@GaryPerry-g9g]

Thankyou for not dragging out this info. Question: with my Starlink how am i to get signal to my avr??

[@awakenedsoul2638]

GOOD INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO! Your only mistake is you did not turned on the Audio Video Receiver and Television to show your viewers how it works after connecting the cables successfully.

[@richardbarrick1492]

Thee Off/On switch-- pretty crucial stuff!--- 🤔🤫⚠️☢✔❗me thinks, just sayin '

[@richardbarrick1492]

Hey Warriors 👋 ( NOT 2 be confused w/ Golden State hoops!😂 umm, so do you mean the optical input can make the system practically wireless 🤔? Thnx, from ETn

[@awakenedsoul2638]

@@richardbarrick1492 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[@awakenedsoul2638]

@@richardbarrick1492 I never said that. Read my comment!

[@remohor]

Thank you. Helpful and clear instructions.

[@fellobond]

Thank you for your explanation. My issue is how to setup my Onkyo SR-605 AVR in order to manage eARC audio from my Sony A80J TV.

[@justincase4254]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@Majnun74]

Awesome video. I needed help hooking up vintage Nikko receiver to my new HD Tv👍🏻

[@meridmg4167]

Thank you for this great video. It solved all my issues.✌✌

[@claudiaruiz-ji5li]

Thanks!! This really helped me out! 😊

[@krackNsmackk]

Very informative, A plus

[@Gk2003m]

My connection rules go like this: Any device where the audio is at or below the capabilities of ARC (5.1) gets connected directly to the television. For me that’s a Gen2 Apple TV, a VHS VCR, and an old DVD player/recorder. My cable box gets connected to the AVR unit, so its 7.1 (and beyond) audio capabilities can be best utilized. With the Apple TV and the DVD and VCR, I also have direct digital audio to the AVR. This is for instances where those devices might be used for audio-only, and not need anything onscreen. With OTA of course I lose 7.1, but all those channels are available via cable anyway. But sometimes I use OTA anyway, because the lack of compression artifacts makes the viewing experience more enjoyable.

[@vincentcheng2891]

Thank you so much, so patiently explaining to beginners, I learned my first step.😃

[@will3045]

Awesome instructions!!!

[@kenzosam6856]

Thank s i just a receiver yamaha rx v520 rds tomorow i ll plug it with my tv your tips r priceless

[@addsorama]

Thank you. I was looking for a new amp because a couldn't get my yamaha amp to work. I was connecting it wrong. Thank you again.

[@JorgeVictoria]

Same here are you fixed

[@bernardopenasagredo7185]

Excelente explicación y demostración...espero conectar luego mi AVR Gracias

[@JerryMacHomes]

Question for the page. If I purchase a new OLED 4K TV will I have to purchase a 4K receiver? As I plug in my Apple TV, blu-Ray etc into the receiver and then into the TV. Thanks a million for your help.

[@teresamarrero2461]

Thank you for your videos

[@johnvalencia7520]

Thanks this helped a lot

[@clemsonbloke]

You should show a regular analog dolby surround setup, some people still have those and you can get surround through that. The down is that its just Dolby Pro Logic Surround. Now I think that is a good option if you have a bigger old Dolby Surround Pro Logic AVR. Many of those AVR's have sound fields and options that you just don't see on the simple AVRs of today. Also the new ones are cannot use a tape deck, only play but not for recording. Some of us still have older stuff. This is why I am going to keep with just dolby pro logic surround, it's way simpler and connects to the most components.

[@txxmiles2974]

New sub here, looking forward to more great videos

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@munzieb]

This Video was helpful but I have a problem regarding streaming. The house we bought in 2014 had a pretty involved entertainment system. It had a remote AV system (Marantz 5009) in a small closet in our frog along with the router and modem. As long as we were using cable, the 5.1 and the TV in the living room worked well but after many years of the rising prices of services, we went over to a Roku. At that point, we lost the 5.1 and only had the TV speakers. (Samsung vintage 2014 and couldn't add apps) Quality was not the same. Started reading up on HDMI transmitter/ receivers and purchased one with extended range. ( TV to AV and receiver was over 40' and 2 walls.) The AV had a CBL/Sat input and a monitor output to TV. Plugged the receiver into the CBL/Sat input on the AV with 5v power cord. I plugged the transmitter directly into the Roku and plugged both 5V power cords off the Roku and transmitter into the 2 USB ports in the back of the TV. I set the TV sound to Audio out and made some adjustments on AV remote and amazingly, It all worked!!! We now can enjoy both great tv movie and music sound.

[@derrickbundy920]

Wow! I was watching another video and accidentally touched my phone and this video came on. I've been having trouble connecting my sterei. This video was very informative. I never knew this

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Glad I could help!

[@Fav652]

Great video, but what about when your avr only has rca cable out (not hdmi). And tv has hdmi...will an hdmi earc to rca cable convertor work??

[@manzarek74]

Thank you for the video. Can you have both HDMI ARC and optical out from TV to the A/V receiver and choose which one you want to hear form? I was thinking to connect a mixer in between TV optical out and A/V receiver. Will be possible? So when watching movies I choose HDMI port and when singing karaoke I choose optical sound input from the mixer?

[@chadplacsko8539]

Helpful and I get the connection of the cables... I have a smart TV running directly to the internet and running apps like Prime+, etc. How do I program the TV to push the audio to the amp? Is there a setting in the TV audio output to push it? SO far I can't find it on my Samsung series 8 TV

[@amauriguillen4540]

Muy buen video. Muy buena explicacion. Gracias

[@ronbertrand8980]

Thanks for this video I think it was helpful. I have an older Denon AVR 889. It has an HDMI OUT port but it dosen't say ARC on it the LG smart tv has 4 hdmi ports 1 is an ARC port. If I use an optical conection as well as an hdmi conection will I get sound to the speakers thru the receiver. Will I get 5.1 ans will the sound be in sync with the picture.

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Yes. It’s possible you will need to adjust the sync

[@dsimpson3726]

thanks it worked on my olde skool yamaha avr

[@bentaylor5488]

Great video mate, very helpfull

[@debeye13]

Thanks for this video. I have my tv connected via optical to a non arc AVR. Is there a way I can pair my TV remote to the AVR? It’s a Yamaha RX-V863. Thanks for your help!

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

If your TV remote is programmable then yes. Otherwise, unfortunately, no.

[@Xxvoodoox]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@1ashwinvenkat]

Earned a sub and a like! Great video!

[@poshcatcarinacc1051]

Thank you . Sound only come out from FL and R speakers for my Tv connected with optic cable. But for channel for my blue ray player connected with HDMI is fine I did also connected the hdmi arc in order to play blue ray to tv. Is this correct ? Instead of optic to bring the audio signal to AVR , I don’t prefer to use HDMI so that I only use the AVR for certain tv programmes. Is the sound normal to come out from part of speakers only in the system!

[@sktfan3843]

Excellent lecture!

[@terrakorp4291]

Thanks, I learned a lot.....

[@TpEric62]

Saved my life😊

[@Kiwi-Alana]

Thanks so much! Certainly helped me.

[@bertothegentleman2623]

Thank you very much for a good demo!!!

[@simon8723]

Good video. I have an receiver where I just want to play music or radio through a sound bar ( not as a home theatre) . I don’t have hdmi on the back of the receiver but do have optical outlets . I hooked up the receiver via optical cable ( out) to back of sound bar ( in) but no luck . Is this even a possibility for it to work? If so, I’m thinking it may be some channel that I have to figure out by trial and error. Thanks for your video

[@d_o_u_g]

Great video, i have a question: If I buy a dolby atmos 4K but not 8K compatible avr, and in the future upgrade to a 8K tv, could i then connect the devices to the TVs HDMI (e.g. a 8K blue ray player) and then use ARC to connect the tv to the receiver and still get dolby atmos from blue ray player sent to avr? If I were to connect it to the avr, i would lose 8K video, but not if connect to the tv (assuming 8K tv hdmi's ports are 8K compatible) Hope that makes sense

[@missannabel14]

Thank you. I know what to do now 😊

[@deedeewatkins9478]

Thank you so much! But to be sure I understand....I have a Smart tv, with a satellite box as well as a stream box. If I want the sound to come receiver and home theater speakers for all devices and apps, I should connect all of the devices (satellite, steam box dvd, etc) to the TV and use a Toslink cable to connect from the tv to the receiver? Will this allow me to switch the source via the TV but keeping the sound of everything coming through the receiver/speakers?

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

In theory, yes

[@miguelovalle3123]

Gracias por su informe señor ahora entiendo muy bien como setear mi equipo de sonido.😷

[@jayroland9481]

Interesting video, thanks for posting. However I do have a query, the silver HDMI Out on the back of the amp, shouldn't that be HDMI In as it is taking in the signals from the TV?

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

How to troubleshoot an ARC HDMI connection between TV and soundbar or receiver kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGq3hKt3hr-DhJY

[@stevewarner7859]

Excellent video for connecting samsung TV with arc hdmi to my yamaha receiver but I have a probably silly question but I'll ask it anyway. I currently have a regular hdmi cable hdmi2 between my yamaha receiver and my TV with all my peripheral devices connected to the receiver on other hdmi ports. Currently I have no sound from the smart TV apps to my receiver and from what I can ascertain it's because I need to use the arc hdmi with a high speed hdmi cable or an optical cable to get the sound. If I use arc hmdi does that mean I don't need the hdmi2 setup for video or is the arc hdmi strictly for audio?

[@luzhincapie1062]

Excellent explanation. It was great.

[@justindickie]

Hey guys! Thanks for the video very interesting! I'm having difficulties troubleshooting my issue but I believe it to be my TV. I have all high speed hdmi cable, can get stereo from all other devices but when I turn on ARC for receiver and tv I get no audio from the apps on the tv. All settings enabled and my tv sees and controls the receiver but no audio. Any extra tips?

[@frankdesanna4901]

I have the same problem and it's making me crazy!

[@jacehuggins2440]

Any solution? I’m having this same issue

[@justindickie]

I still haven't figured it out and just kind of gave up as I have a chrome cast and get full audio from there.

[@angelinatavarezri]

I have the same issue

[@pinoyakuma]

I had the same problem, I just used optical audio cord and it fixed the problem

[@adgepeterb]

What av receiver have you got in this video?

[@andriusmazirimas4484]

Many thanks 😊

[@mikestuber13]

Thank you for creating this as it was most helpful!

[@MrRlltide]

Why does my surround stereo work while watching direct but when I go to KZbin app on smart tv, the sound just comes through the TV speakers?

[@williemclean3224]

Did you ever get an answer to your question?

[@KingZob33]

Someone answer this question please!!!

[@antoniocuautle7742]

when you say watching direct, do you mean DirecTV? the reason for the question is, if you are using an external source from a service provider, probably the sound is connected directly to the AVR, and that's why you get sound from it. but when you change to an internal TV app, say, KZbin, Pandora, or Netflix, these are internal functions of the TV, but your tv is connected as an output, not as a source, that's why you don't get sound from those apps. So, what do we do? check the back of the tv and see if you see the word ARC next to any of the HDMI inputs, normally only one of them is ARC, and not necessarily is HDMI1, on my LGtv is HDMI2. next, check if the "HDMI out" of your AVR is marked with "ARC" , if both of them are marked ARC, it means that you should connect those two together and watch everything through that particular input on your TV (you'll also have to make sure that you go to the TV settings and choose ARC or Digital out from the tv) If only one, or none of your your devices have ARC, the next thing to check for is, if the tv has a "optical output" if so, connect yout tv to the AVR, with and optical cable in addition to the HDMI, then, whenever you want to watch youtube videos with your stereo system all you do is change the input on your AVR to match where you connected the optical cord. this cords are cheaper on amazon, than at your local Best Buy.

[@JustinLee993]

@@antoniocuautle7742 why do you plug both hdmi and optical? Wouldn't optical by itself be sufficient? Is there a benefit such as audio lag?

[@waslivinghere]

Hello! I have been trying for about 4 years to connect my Philips HTS3544/37 DVD home theater system to my LG smart TV to no avail. The receiver does not have an optical option but has HDMI (arc) and coaxial inputs/outputs. I also have a cable box and wireless box connected. I get surround sound with my cable programs but not with my TV/wireless Apps such as Hulu and Netflix. I tried the HDMI arc connection option, but I am still not getting sound output when watching the Apps. Could you please help and tell me what I am doing wrong? It's a great sound system and I don't want to throw it out. Thanks!

[@manoja501]

I have a 2.1 sound bar with subwoofer connected to my tv. Is it possible to add more speakers using the optical in (tv to avr) and hdmi out (avr to sound bar) while the avr left and right are connected to the respective speakers and get a surround sound experience?

[@AmberElle0528]

I’m wondering where to hook up or to connect my 3.5mm jack stereo speaker with subwoofer to the back of avr