How to Connect a TV to AVR surround sound Receiver

[@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.

[@simonecarnaghi5705]

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

[@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

[@spencer82rocks]

The way you pet the avr is very heartwarming

[@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.

[@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. :)

[@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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[@Reefahholic]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 👍

[@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).

[@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 🙂

[@djnoble1]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 😜

[@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

[@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?

[@selkcd]

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

[@vichhaichork7778]

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

[@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!

[@caroledesormeau3098]

I would like to connect speakers to my TV... but I don't see the output connections. Just the input, where the DVD player is connected. What do I do in a case like this?

[@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.

[@GaryPerry-g9g]

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

[@adgepeterb]

What av receiver have you got in this video?

[@rogerhuddleston462]

I hook the speakers up plug my audio optical cable in but did not hook up a HDMI cable from the TV to the AVR. I guess I need to hook the audio optical cable from the TV into the TV input on the AVR and get a high speed HDMI cable to go in my HDMI port and then go to the AVR should that do it?

[@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?

[@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?

[@richiesalter2584]

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

[@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!

[@actfray]

I connected my Yamaha RX-680A receiver to my recently purchased Samsung QN90A television using a high-speed HDMI cable. Despite running it from the ARC output of the receiver into the ARC input of the TV, I'm still getting no sound out of my stereo system. I tried all the input settings on the receiver, but none of them worked. I also checked the settings on the TV to make sure ARC was enabled (it was). I may try an optical audio cable, but I'm worried that the audio and video may not be in sync. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

[@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. 🤜🏾🤛🏼

[@michaelmorales3384]

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

[@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

[@djmarcusthestoth3490]

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

[@618sam]

Ok, so I used a high speed hdmi cable, hooked into hdmi out on the back of my Pioneer receiver, hooked it then to ARC4 on the back of my TCL TV, then what input do I use on the receiver? My TV is set to ARC4 on my TV for audio settings. I am getting no sound thru Pandora app on my TV. I’ve scrolled thru every option on my receiver. I currently have L, R and Center wired up to the receiver. I’m at a loss.

[@mikeveine]

Will I need both a E-ARC HDMI cable and a digital optical cables?

[@mellowjammer]

At the end you said make sure to select the input on the front of the receiver that matches the port you have connected to. What if you have connected to the HDMI OUT (ARC) port on your receiver?

[@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

[@PerthKettlebells]

I plug my tv into my reciever with HDMI, reciever out to the ARC hdmi point, and nothing happens. I just want the sound to go to my reciever when im watching netflix. What am i doing wrong

[@Lilian.94]

I've got the same problem. Did you fix this?

[@Mr1002brady]

Is the cable High speed labeled?

[@Lilian.94]

I gave up. Every day the TV HDMI gets into HDMI lock and doesn't recognize the receiver. Now I'm using an optical cable. I need to use two remotes now, but everything is working just fine.

[@mexesrexes4495]

Maybe the T.V. is not ARC capable?

[@baconman3285]

did you ever find the solution im dealing with this right now

[@ataraxiaable]

I have bought a receiver just to listen to music and I would like to know if it is possible to make this configuration through a laptop. I don't like to watch TV, so I don't have a TV

[@garyoldham4449]

If your receiver supports USB it might support a USB Bluetooth dongle. Search KZbin videos for this and go wireless. Otherwise get the 1/8 inch stereo to RCA and plug the RCA's to audio inputs on the receiver. That will give you stereo sound. On the receiver set it to stereo instead of surround sound and set it to the same audio inputs that you plugged into.

[@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.

[@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

[@Black____]

I hope you can see this question. I just purchased a digital coaxial cable and connected it the my avr and to the back of my tv, but I'm still getting no sound out of the avr. Is there s certain option I'm supposed to select in the tv menu to make it work? I have a non smart tv.

[@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!

[@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!

[@Bula_bk]

For the red and white cord what input should you select digitally on the fron

[@pdiddy1007]

I have an Onkyo receiver with a older Bose 5.1 surround sound system. I cannot get my TV ARC to work so that I can stream movies via smart TV to my receiver. I get no images. Can you give me any tips how to watch my tv

[@Slammy555]

It should only go one way (AVR to television). You can output the sound to the AVR, but not the picture. You need to connect with a toslink or digital analog cable like in the video.

[@vincentcheng2891]

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

[@davidhahn5650]

Yamaha a rx760. The HDMI out seems counterintuitive for making my smart television in my receiver. When I do the on-scene displays there is the option to turn on ACR but the HDMI out on the back does not show the letters ACR. I'm using a high-speed cable, no sound comes out of my receiver. I'm at a loss. I've been connecting and reconnecting everything for a few hours. The ACR enabled is on on the television. I don't know what else to try

[@rajvarma8048]

Is there any compulsion to Monitor(display/tv) having a HDMI(ARC) to connect with denon av? Because i have projector and that projector have only HDMI port so can i use with that projector? Pls answer me

[@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.

[@danlawrence4351]

I picked up an older Yamaha receiver (2) that had hdmi ports (thinking I would upgrade my old Yamaha receiver (1) (sans hdmi). After watching this I found I have no hdmi arc on this receiver 2. I’m running digital optical on receiver 1. Am I better to just stay with what I had (receiver 1 with digital optical)?

[@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

[@dimos4312]

so,if i have an analog connection that means that i can only use only 2 speakers?

[@lipstreetmedia]

So, my HDMI cable will transmit the sound to all of my speakers? Or would I need additional connection? Thank you...

[@danfranck8973]

"So, my HDMI cable will transmit the sound to all of my speakers?" Yes if your speakers are connected to your AVR. Additional information: HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia(Audio and Video) Interface) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.

[@MiguelSantos-cl1nm]

Hi! I have an old Yamaha home cinema AVX S80 with a DVD - S80. I would like to know the better way to connect them to a smart Tv with HDMI and optical connections like LG 55 BX6LB. The options on the video doesn't fit my problem. Thanks.

[@erickort1987]

sir,i have a older sony da555es reciver (2000) has no hdmi ports but on my newer sony bravia tv it does,on reciver it has optical inputs for other tv and other components,is there some kind of optical/hdmi adapter?

[@junebeals2576]

My TV (also doesn’t display sound from tv) also does not have Optical and only one HDMI (which my Roku tv is occupying). My sound bar has optical, aux and HDMI. Which adapter do I need to make this work?

[@4clover279]

I arc the cable around the tv? Do I also arc it around the entertainment system?

[@johnmponda9070]

I just understand about AVR input and AVR out it's this all can work with tv pictures ?

[@AmberElle0528]

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

[@appstate1996]

Hi and thank you for this video. I have a Onkyo 7.2 Home Theater Receiver and I am connecting a Cable TV Box and a Blue Ray Player to my LG Smart TV (SK8070PUD). You didn't state it this way, but what I believe I need to do is, connect both my Cable TV box and Blue Ray Player to my Onkyo "Receiver" via HDMI. Then using a "high speed" HDMI cable, connect the HDMI ARC "OUT" from the receiver to the HDMI ARC "IN" on the LG TV. The Cable TV and Blue Ray would NOT be directly connected to the LG TV. Is this correct ?

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

That is an optimal connection method (all devices direct to Onkyo), yes. It’s not the only method but it’s an optimal method. Use high speed HDMI in every connection

[@chrymartin]

Thanks for clear explanation...

[@jamesq5383]

I am having a problem with my new Samsung TV, Yamaha RX377 AVR, DirectTV box. Should I go HDMI from DirectTV box to the TV or to the AVR? I don't seem to have an HDMI out on the TV but if I go through the AVR to the TV my speakers sound horrible.

[@mikewiilliamswilliams6230]

What if you don’t have a arc hdmi port on the tv? Can you use arc hdmi port from receiver to a regular hdmi port on the back of the tv?

[@IrisLinhere]

very detailed and informative video. thank you so much!

[@michaeljohnson7044]

I have two new Samsung Smart TVs, and a 10 year old high end Onkyo home theater AVR and a Yamaha home theater AVR. The TVs have ARC, but the receivers don't have ARC. I can't figure out how to set up the surround sound. Any suggestions.

[@lbutler]

So I have the ARC audio working for a device plugged into the receiver (PlayStation plugged into HDMI 1 on the receiver). The ARC HDMI (input 1 on my TV) is the only thing plugged into my TV. When I go to input 1 on my TV I see the visual for the PlayStation and I hear the audio for it. The problem is when I switch back to apps on my TV or even just scrolling through the TV menus there is no sound at all. I cannot get any of my receiver input modes to give me sound for just the normal TV functions. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

[@pappachook]

Should the TV be cranked up full and then use amp to raise volume or other way round or both set about halfway?

[@mattanderson3035]

So if I use the HDMI eARC from my TV I can use that to connect to an AVR?

[@ebecenti]

I have an older AVR and it doesn’t have any HDMI ports. I want to connect my newer TV to it. I bought an HDMI to AV converter, but it’s not working, no sound comes out. Am I doing something wrong or do I need an AV to HDMI converter?

[@dimis8659]

So you must Connect with HDMI like dvd digital television on you receiver And HDMI out on you television?

[@joshchen9854]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@rajeevkk901]

How to set up coaxial input in Harman AVR 161 S Which option in remote I have to select for hearing sound?

[@waero1960]

Have a Yamaha HTR 5950. My subwoofer is a older Klipsch. It has two red and white speaker wires and two red and white RCA connections. But the receiver has one subwoofer RCA connection that appears black. How do I connect that. I have a digital output from receiver to the new TV but it doesn't help the subwoofer I'm assuming. Thanks.

[@SDW2000]

Im unclear, is ARC for audio only? Does it negate the need for the monitor connection?

[@blong2aika2010]

Hi, I have a Yamaha receiver Rx-v573, I have been trying to connect my receiver to my RCA tv but I was watching one of your KZbin video you were saying to connect the white and red connector from the receiver to the tv but my RCA tv doesn’t have the red and white cable. What do I do? Thank you

[@stevenginsberg1463]

How do I avoid the buffering that I am getting particularly when I stream programs. I do not get it when I bypass my surroundsound receiver and just use my TV speakers. My TV is directly wired to my router. Thank you.

[@robertfoster3214]

Absolutely terrific great information understanding very well

[@russelldixon5663]

Thank you. I'm a novice, need all the help I can get. your video was very helpful, But... just after explaining and plugging in the optical cable, you seamlessly continued with your description, but it didn't make sense to me. Then I noticed that you skipped ahead, leaving out any intro to the digital RCA type cable (wrong name?) Probably lost in editing. Still, very helpful, Thank you

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

RCA (Red / White colors) are analog thus only capable of carrying a 2 channel, left right stereo, signal whereas a digital cable such as Toslink optical, HDMI, Digital Coaxial Audio, all can carry more than 2.0 stereo; they carry 5.1 and better to your surround receiver which then processes the in coming signal and sends it to the respective speaker. The .1 is a subwoofer signal.

[@macthomas8899]

@@Allabouthomeelectronics I have a Apple TV as well as a stereo system. If I use the “HDMI OUT” on my stereo system, and then plug the HDMI cord into “HDMI 1” on my television, how would I go about also connecting my Apple TV? If I plug the Apple TV directly into the “HDMI 2” slot on my television, it obviously isn’t connected the stereo system and also uses a different input. Would the Apple TV show picture and sound (work properly) if I plugged it into the back of my stereo system via one of the other HDMI slots on there, and then use the “HDMI OUT” to plug the stereo into my television, then use the front screen on my system to select the proper HDMI port where the Apple TV is? The Apple TV only has ports for Ethernet and HDMI.

[@shannongregory1208]

So I have a Vizio V-Series TV, a vizio soundbar and a Onkyo AVR Receiver. Out of the soundbar and the receiver, which should be plugged into the TV HDMI ARC? I currently have my soundbar plugged in the ARC and the receiver in HDMI 2 but I can't get the soundbar and my front speakers to play at the same time. Its one or the other.

[@dillwiggle2]

I tried connecting a vcr to a receiver then a tv. My receiver has a hdmi output which I connected to the tv and the vcr was connected to the receiver inputs yellow video and red/white sound. I could only hear the sound and no video ??? I’m assuming the yellow video will not be converted by the receiver to an hdmi signal and so it won’t work ?

[@belindabest187]

I have a 4k tv and yamaha amp, Do I need to connect my 4k dvd player to tv as well to AVR to watch in 4k. Or will the tv pick up the 4k dvd if I only connect the dvd player to amp.

[@johnee249]

Either connect to port on tv and switch to that input with tv remote. Audio will play back to AVR through ARC connection. Or (I prefer) connect DVR to second input on AVR and switch AVR input. It will depend on capability of your AVR, e.g. can AVR process HDR signal. See if AVR has an enhanced ARC option in the option menus. If not use tv’s second input.

[@cubfan909]

I have a Sony Receiver(STR DE-315) from the late 90's with no HDMI. I'd still like to hook up my surround sound with it & my new Samsung TU700D TV. Is there any way that this is possible?

[@svddwd]

Simple, Crisp and clear. Thanks

[@mikeburrows2430]

is it possible the ARC hdmi and the optical are needed,?im not getting sound with just optical

[@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.

[@Adam-jq3et]

So what do I hope to achieve by connecting toslink cable from TV to optical cable in on back of AVR?

[@jasoncaylor2811]

So my arc is being used by my projector which I want primary arc. I can’t run HDMI to receiver from tv and just get sound without disconnecting the arc?

[@kellycorona8683]

So if I have a 2009 Sony Home Theater DVD player, I would use and HDMI cable for video and then a Toslink for audio, correct? I just bought a 2018 Samsung Smart TV NU6900. It ONLY has HDMI and Toslink, no old RCA jacks like the Sony surround. The Sony surround does have an HDMI jack (NOT ARC like on the TV though) and a Toslink. Can you advise?

[@itawad]

Great video demonstration... Thank you

[@jyunn3074]

Hello, I have an onkyo ht r330. It doesn't have any hdmi. Although I've bought a toslink cable and connected it to the TV. (Even changing the setting on the TV to optical) but no sounds come out. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[@riyazprince9994]

Great explanation very good thank you