Hello All
I have a Samsung SUHD TV that, until today, I had been unable to connect to my Yamaha RX-A2020 AV receiver in such a way that the sound from the TV played through the speakers of the receiver. Instead, all TV programming on this smart TV played through the speakers of the TV. While these are capable speakers, it annoyed me that I couldn’t configure the TV to play through the 5.1 speaker setup of the receiver.
I faithfully followed Samsung’s setup instructions.
From the remote go to Setup/Sound/Select Speaker/Receiver (HDMI)
Expert Options that were not greyed out were as follows
HDMI Autio Format: Bitstream
Audio Format: DTS Neo 2:5
Audio Delay: 40
Sound Feedback: Low
Whenever I chose these settings, I got no sound from any programming on the TV. I had to turn off the receiver. With the receiver turned off, the TV reverted to TV Sound.
Today, I discovered the configuration step that I had been missing, the one necessary to send TV audio to the receiver. Look for the HDMI input on the TV marked HDMI (ARC)
The Samsung TV has a smart hub. (See attachment) It outputs to the TV’s HDMI input with a single cable, called the ONE CONNECT cable. Since it is a hub, it has 4 HDMI inputs that can be routed to the TV through the ONE CONNECT cable.
In my case, I plugged my Yamaha receiver into Input 1, my Asus mini computer into Input 2 and plugged another HDMI cable into Input 3, using it for guest laptops and other temporary devices. I did not use Input 4
I noticed that Input 4 was labeled 4 (ARC). When I researched what that meant, I learned that ARC stands for Audio Return Channel. It allows two way communication between the device plugged in to it and the TV.
Once that I unplugged the receiver from Input 1 and replugged it into Input 4, the sound from whatever was playing on the TV was output to the speakers of the receiver.
Now, if I turn on the TV, the receiver automatically turns on also. I can use the receiver controls to modify the sounds from the TV just as I can if I were listening to any audio source on the receiver; phono, tuner, Apple TV, stand alone Roku, etc.
The TV remote controls the speaker volume of the receiver as does the receiver remote. Life is good.
Ralph Sutter
