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Connecting a soundbar to TV using a digital audio optical cable
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:24 pm
For some reason, I can't get my cable remote to control the volume through the cable remote.
I was able to do it via a red/white RCA male cord in the tv which led to a 3.5mm male jack. It worked well, but I wanted the better connection of the optical cable.
How can I correct this?
I was able to do it via a red/white RCA male cord in the tv which led to a 3.5mm male jack. It worked well, but I wanted the better connection of the optical cable.
How can I correct this?
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Posted on 12/10/14 at 1:26 pm to KosmoCramer
TV settings
Posted on 12/10/14 at 2:48 pm to KosmoCramer
I believe some TVs don't work with some sound bars- for me, I could not get my Samsung to match my vizio sb
Posted on 12/10/14 at 3:04 pm to KosmoCramer
Can you explain a little more what you're trying to do? You were using outputs on your TV (composite - red/white) out to your soundbar and could control the volume that way with your cable remote (control the soundbar sound, not TV sound) but now you are trying to do the same thing with the optical out on your TV?
If that's the case, the optical out on your TV is likely meant only for if you hook up an antenna to your TV and that's the digital out for only antenna audio, and won't work for any other audio that would normally come through your TV screen like a cable/sat/dvd/blu-ray/etc.
If that's the case I don't think the optical cable will work for going cable audio to TV and then to soundbar. You could do Cable audio straight to soundbar via optical and then either not use TV speakers at all or also connect r/w to the TV along with a video cable (or HDMI or whatever you use).
If that's the case, the optical out on your TV is likely meant only for if you hook up an antenna to your TV and that's the digital out for only antenna audio, and won't work for any other audio that would normally come through your TV screen like a cable/sat/dvd/blu-ray/etc.
If that's the case I don't think the optical cable will work for going cable audio to TV and then to soundbar. You could do Cable audio straight to soundbar via optical and then either not use TV speakers at all or also connect r/w to the TV along with a video cable (or HDMI or whatever you use).
Posted on 12/10/14 at 3:26 pm to KosmoCramer
From what I understand froma previous thread he was able to hook the soundbar up with RCA from an audio out port on the TV and enable a setting that would allow him to adjust the audio out volume through the TV, without turning the sound up and down on the soundbar.
Correct me if I am wrong.
It was recommended that he get an optical cable for better sound quality and now he does not have the same volume control.
I don't know Kosmo. I'm assuming if you can do it, it will be a similar TV setting in the same location.
If there is no setting than I would recommend ditching the optical. The difference in sound quality is probably not something you can distinguish on most sound bars.
Correct me if I am wrong.
It was recommended that he get an optical cable for better sound quality and now he does not have the same volume control.
I don't know Kosmo. I'm assuming if you can do it, it will be a similar TV setting in the same location.
If there is no setting than I would recommend ditching the optical. The difference in sound quality is probably not something you can distinguish on most sound bars.
This post was edited on 12/10/14 at 3:28 pm
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