How do I make the sound system work with regular TV watching? I have hdmi and RCA cables. Please explain steps if possible. Thanks.
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There should be a setting on your TV in the menu that allows you to choose an output source. Connect the red and white cables to your system and to your TV as well. Then, change the input on your system to auxiliary (aux) and it should work
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From the back of the DVD player in the aux in use RCA jacks then to the back of your direct tv box or whatever cable provided box put the RCA cables in the audio out!
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I also had problems with the digital audio connection. I was never able to get any sound out of that output. I read in other forums that only TV audio will come out from that connection and it won't work to pass through audio from other sources (hdmi). Ultimately, I had to connect my devices' audio directly to my home theatre system. This work-around was not ideal, but got the job done. Just a little more hassle to change a/v sources since I have to change both the TV and the home theatre receiver.
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If I understand the question you will have multiple devices hooked up to your TV via HDMI and you will use an optical audio cable to connect to the sound bar to play sound from the TV. Yes, the sound will play fine. I have the same set-up for mine. You just need to make sure the "function" is switched to "optical" on the sound bar to have it work.
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Hmm, well the tv is only really a monitor and wouldn't have anything to do with sound in this case right? Wouldn't you need to get the dolby sound from the broadcast source like your cable or directv box? e.g. connect your audio optical cord to the cablebox directly & plug directly into your HT setup.
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Hi Ken,Did you try it? Did it work? I want to run the Bluray player or TV HDMI sound out to RCA in to my stereo to get more sound out of my tv.Martha
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hey, i have this system. my husband went to walmart and bought to different cables for less than 30 dollars, and it makes it have surround sound for cable tv too.
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Just tested this now. I can confirm that HDMI audio and Analog audio play at the same time. Note: there is a slight delay between the HDMI Audio and the Analog audio. On my system the delay is probably about 10 milliseconds. It makes it seem as if the audio is being played in a large room or theater. This delay will probably be different depending on your make and model of TV and the length of your cables. My TV is actually quite old, and I think it takes a long time for my old TV to convert the digital signal into sound. Hope that helps!
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ditto on the audio drop out. Turning the tv for just a second seems to fix it. It did the audio trick with both the rca cable and the hdmi cable.
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You could either hook it up to the RCA out or the 3.5mm audio plug of the TV. The set provides connectors for both. Note that (at least for my TV) the sound from the TV speakers will be muted only with the 3.5mm plug. Sound will still come out from the TV speakers if you use the RCA out.
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Just feed the sound from your TV into your receiver, and then turn your TV sound all the way down to "zero" - then you will just use the receiver as your sound source on all programs - TV,, Netflix, Amazon, etc.That is what I did and it works great. How you do that will depend on your receiver inputs - could be done with HDMI, rca feeds, or optical digital cord - whatever it will accept.
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can anyone summarize this process becuz the website is undergoing maintenance and i can play my ipod and dvd's and they sound great so i bought everything u need for the TV (HDMI cable and additional audio cable) and it does the automatic muting crap too. all i want to do i utilize these damn speakers so can anyone help me?
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I have the sound coming form the TV so it works fine with any kind of media channeled through the TV input. Sound is fantastic, hope that helps
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I have this same receiver with cox cable box as well. I have the HDMI wire running from the receiver to the TV. The second HDMI wire from the cable box to the receiver. It works fine. I had to switch the HDMI port on my TV for some reason? I was not getting video, only sound? I tried a different port and it works fine. My problem is that my 7.1 surround sound speakers sound bad? I feel I have to turn the volume almost all the way up to get it even remotely loud.
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The sound is actually pretty good, but I'm still getting a sound bar and wireless base. Since this is a Sony system, can anyone give me Sony model numbers that they like the best and why? My TV is the 550 70". Thanks.
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This system (as far as I could read) has only Audio inputs. HDMI is an audio and video cable. If you are trying to connect this to an HDTV that has an HDMI input, then chances are that it has Digital Audio output too. Simply hook this digital output to the sound system. there will be some finer tweaks you need to workout with the tv such as whether the tv volume controlls the output volume and if the TVs speakers should then be turned off. For more personallized help, most High school to college aged boys/men, and an increasing number of women, have the knowlege required to get it working at a livable level. usually a trip to a Best Buy with a list of the items you have including brand and model number can prove very helpfull too.
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Make sure your: 1) Cables are plug in and secure from the tv to the receiver. (RCA, HDMI, Coax..etc) 2) You pressed the right command Aux, tv, dvd..etc from the receiver. You might have tried all this but from here its all i can advised you.Me personally have a HDMI and Coax cable hooked from the receiver to my TV and it sound great.
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Quick answer: you have to have the HDMI Cable(recent version) that supports sound and follow the instruction in the manual. I just used the optic cable and hooked it directly to TV optic. That was the most simple and it plays sound with everything else I have hooked up to TV without having to select each input port. Hopefully you have the optic port on your TV :-)P.S. Even though this sound bar description does not say it comes with the optic cable, mine had one taped to the styrofoam inside the box, so look carefully.