How do I get the surround sound to work with the tv or roku?
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Honestly man i would cut your losses this system is horrible. There were a lot of things wrong with it then it stopped working in two months.
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I never hook mine to my tv. I'm actually looking to upgrade to a bigger system
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We hooked my video cables from my dish network to the tv and the audio cables to the dvd player (red, white for audio, yellow for video). We bought the red, green blue cables and hooked them from the dvd player to the t.v. I hope this helps.
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Unless your tv has the old audio out jacks (red white av) you have to plug it into your cable box or DVD player. I had the same problem and I had to plug it into my cable box audio out jacks. Most newer tv's don't have those jacks anymore. They have the optical audio out jack which I'm not sure this sound bar has. Hope that helps.
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you can adjust the sound thru your tv remote. go to settings then sound. I know you can have surround, just check the options. Mine i bought the philips sound bar ($98.00) with subwoofer. You can put the tv on mute or have the tv sound on. Works perfectly fine
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I tried an optical cable and could not get it to work. I ended up going with an HDMI cable that was ARC compatible and haven't had any issues with sound while watching tv. When I watch Netflix or hbo go I sometimes have the volume cut out but I think that is the app
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probably not unless your surround sound system uses ethernet. Depending on your system, you may want an Optical cable, or HDMI
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Hi Tom,I've done everything you said and that I can think of and still no dice. So I'm done trying to figure it out. I used to get pretty good surround from the the TV programs that are broadcast HD 5.1 but it seems to be gone also. I have to say that the despite all this, it does sound pretty good if stereo is what I was going for. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.Take care,Dennis
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I had this problem. The solution: Make sure you have an HDMI or Optical cable connected directly to the soundbar from source (My AT&T; Uverse box). Make sure to set the audio settings in your source to output "surround". Most cable boxes come pre-programmed to output "stereo". You will hear the difference immediately...and it kicks A**!
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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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Try this On your remote down toward the bottom find the "surround" button. Click over till your screen shows "Multi Channel Stereo" that is the setting I put it on for all speakers to work.
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The sound system runs through the TV, so any peripherals will have surround sound. Just make sure you have enough HDMI ports
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Use the recommended installation of the owners manual for the surround sound system. If you do not have the manual, go to the website of the manufacturer of the system and search for it in the search bar. The manufacturer will provide a copy of the manual usually in a PDF format
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I would like this answer also. I hooked my up to a toslink convertor an no sound came out of the sound bar. Any help?
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if you are not already using the hdmi slot on the roku to connect to your tv it should work !!! your tv should be connected tou your avr so that everything that plays thru the tv will play thru the surround sound !
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I used a Digital Audio cable (optical)in the back of the tv to the sound bar. Works just fine.
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i dont know about all that lol i just bought the HDMI cable and plugged 1 end to my dish box and the other end to my TV i dont have surround sound or any of that. I also use this HDMI cable on my ps3, i plug it from my ps3 to my TV and its in 1080p HD
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I just connect it to me Flat Screen and have the surround sound play off the TV. It not directly connected to the surround sound.
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Connect the soundbar to the HDTV using the optical cable. Anything playing on the TV will use the soundbar as the output. You will need 2 HDMI cables to connect the ROKU and your cable box. Helps?