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Contributor I
Sep 8, 2026 4:24 AM UTC
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Wireless set up for XGIMI Horizon 20 pro, Playbar & Sub using Ugreen wireless extender transmitter & receiver (CM506), Ugreen audio splitter HDMI to optical spdif convertor (CM677)

I have a Xgimi Horizon 20pro projector, Sonos playbar, Ugreen wireless extender transmitter & receiver (CM506), Ugreen audio splitter HDMI to optical spdif convertor (CM677). As I don't want to run a long optical cable across the 5 meter floor, how do I set this up to wirelessly connect horizon 20pro to Sonos playbar? My projector doesn't seems to detect any device from HDMI ARC. Able to advise?

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Grand Maestro
Sep 14, 2026 12:19 PM UTC

This arrangement is sending video to the projector for display. No audio can be returned from the projector. Audio from Ubox is sent to PLAYBAR via TOSLINK. TOSLINK and PLAYBAR cannot deal with advanced audio formats, such as DOLBY ATMOS. The Ubox must be set to prevent delivery of these audio formats.

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Grand Maestro
Sep 8, 2026 5:00 AM UTC

What are your sources? Where are they located?

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Airgetlam
Sep 8, 2026 5:40 AM UTC

First off, any optical port on a Sonos will only handle at best Dolby Digital, including the PLAYBAR, so I wouldn’t want to set any device to send anything ‘above’ that, like Dolby Digital Plus or Atmos.

Frankly, I’m not certain there are many users on this forum who have a ‘wireless’ connection to any Sonos soundbar, but @buzz is the most likely to work through your setup. 
 

As a note, optical is a one way transmission, ARC (or eARC) requires two way communication. As soon as you introduce an optical connection anywhere, your ARC will no longer be able to recognize what’s past that optical connection. 

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Bruce
Crowbar84Author
Contributor I
Sep 8, 2026 1:07 PM UTC

What are your sources? Where are they located?

My source is the xgimi horizon 20 pro projector.

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jgatie
Sep 8, 2026 1:16 PM UTC

My source is the xgimi horizon 20 pro projector.

 

I think ​@buzz meant the source of the content; cable box, streaming device, Blu-Ray player, etc.

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buzz
Grand Maestro
Sep 8, 2026 1:46 PM UTC

Correct. Are any devices connected to the projector inputs? Are you using any projector Apps? Are you using an external input selector box? If so, what model? Where is it physically located? How is it wired to the projector inputs?

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Crowbar84Author
Contributor I
Sep 8, 2026 10:49 PM UTC

My initial plan was to use the apps within the projector only as it's running on Android. I have an old Android TV box (Ubox, can't remember the model) for streaming for live TV streaming, which I could plug in via HDMI directly to the projector as well. I do not have any selector box. 

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Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Sep 8, 2026 11:26 PM UTC

Maybe move the Arc and try the Sonos cable to  make sure the two are talking together, then try the extended cable again?

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Airgetlam
Sep 9, 2026 12:02 AM UTC

My suspicion, without joggling ​@buzz ’s elbow here, is that the settings for the projector’s audio output are set to something higher (Atmos, or Dolby Digital Plus) than the bandwidth of an optical cable can carry.

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Bruce
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Grand Maestro
Sep 9, 2026 12:12 AM UTC

Try Android TV Box —> CM677—> CM506 ^^^ CM506 —> Projector.

CM677 TOSLINK —> PLAYBAR..

Note that the CM506 cannot transmit 4K video.

Note; Corrected

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Crowbar84Author
Contributor I
Sep 9, 2026 3:24 AM UTC

Sorry I don't quite understand your proposed setup. CM506 is the one which has Tx & Rx. CM677 is the audio extractor with TOSLINK. 

Android TV box: 1 x HDMI

Projector: 2 x HDMI, 1 x TOSLINK o/p

CM506 Tx: 1 x HDMI i/p

CM506 Rx: 1 x HDMI i/p

CM677: 1 x HDMI I/p, 1 x HDMI o/p, 1 x TOSLINK o/p

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