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yowfailed
Tuning in
3 months ago

Connections to 360TV/Soundbar

A question for the hive mind please. I have a 360 set top box and recently purchased the new C4 LG 4K TV and matching Soundbar. I was advised to connect as follows. From TV to soundbar…..HDMI 1 ARC...
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  • roy247's avatar
    roy247
    3 months ago

    First question is are you having some sound problems if you have been advised to use the optical cable.

    I have a LG C1 and SP8Y soundbar connected HDMI Arc and the 360 to TV without any problems.

    If you want to receive Dolby Atmos when it's available this is the way you need to be connected with the 360 Audio set to follow content.

    I wouldn't connect the 360 to the Arc connector.

     

     

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roy247
Superstar
3 months ago

The TV and soundbar need to be connected by HDMI-ARC, you should then be able to connect the 360 to either the TV or your soundbar if it has another input.

The settings on my LG TV are below they might be different on your TV.

Settings > Sound > Select Use Wired Speaker

Select HDMI Input Audio Format > Bitstream

Select Mode AI Sound Pro
Advanced Settings

DTV Audio Setting > Auto
TV Sound Mode Share > Off
Sound Bar Mode Control > On
LG Sound Sync > Off
Digital Sound output > Pass Through
eARC Support > On

yowfailed's avatar
yowfailed
Tuning in
3 months ago

I’ll have a look at my setting tomorrow thanks Roy. I was hoping a Virgin representative would jump in on this post but……nah!

  • roy247's avatar
    roy247
    Superstar
    3 months ago

    You will have to wait for a couple of day's usually, if the 360 is just connected to the TV with the soundbar out of the loop I wouldn't expect you to have any dropouts especially with the picture.

     

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta
    3 months ago

    VM cannot be expected to support kit attached to your TV.

    • yowfailed's avatar
      yowfailed
      Tuning in
      3 months ago

      Thank you so much for such a helpful response!