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Contributor I
Oct 28, 2018 5:45 PM UTC

Sky q no surround sound

Hi all
I have the bar, woofer and 2 sonus 1’s at the rear of the room.
Works great until I put sky q on then the sounds normal ie no bass and the back speakers don’t work.
Any advice would be appreciated !!
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Airgetlam
Oct 28, 2018 6:33 PM UTC
Have you checked to see what the Sonus (sic) thinks it is getting in terms of a signal?

Open up the controller app, click on the "...more" and then "Settings". Finally, click on "About My Sonos System" Look for the area that has the name "Playbar: (Room Name).

In that area is a line that says "Audio In:" The data after that should be Dolby Digital 5.1.

If it isn't, you need to adjust the settings on either your TV, or the device that is feeding your TV.
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Bruce
UKMedia
Oct 29, 2018 8:06 AM UTC
Hi all
I have the bar, woofer and 2 sonus 1’s at the rear of the room.
Works great until I put sky q on then the sounds normal ie no bass and the back speakers don’t work.
Any advice would be appreciated !!


If you open the Sky Q menu and select Settings>Setup>Audio Visual - you will see two options for Audio output Optical and HDMI. Please ensure that the relevant connection type for your setup (Probably Optical into your Playbar) is set to 'Dolby Digital'
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Lyricist I
Jan 14, 2019 8:40 PM UTC
I’m having issues as well. Just had sky q installed and the quality is poor even with bass max? Any ideas how to fix this? I’ve selected Dolby Digital via sky etc and also tried connecting the optical to sky q but the quality is poor compared to how I’m used to?

Nick, did you resolve your issue in the end? Any suggestions?
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Contributor II
Mar 31, 2019 8:18 AM UTC
Hello, all. Same problem here. Beam connected to tv via HDMI ARQ, sky q set to Dolby and surround speakers play music through Sonos great but don’t work for sound through the tv. Any ideas?
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UKMedia
Mar 31, 2019 9:16 AM UTC
Hello, all. Same problem here. Beam connected to tv via HDMI ARQ, sky q set to Dolby and surround speakers play music through Sonos great but don’t work for sound through the tv. Any ideas?Sorry for asking but are you watching a programme that has a surround sound signal.:P

Also, can you open the Sonos App>Settings>Room Settings>Advanced Audio>Sorround Settings> and make sure that the Surrounds are set to 'On'
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Contributor II
Mar 31, 2019 10:52 AM UTC
Good question! I tried it with The Mechanic: Resurrection on channel 4 last night, and this morning Ant Man through the Sky store, one of which would would have Dolby.

I’ve also checked as you suggest and surround settings are good.....
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UKMedia
Mar 31, 2019 11:51 AM UTC
As a test are you able to connect the Beam directly to the Sky Q box via and Optical cable?
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Contributor II
Mar 31, 2019 3:37 PM UTC
Sorry I think I am being thick.

I’ve tried connecting the beam to the tv with the optical cable (and the sky set to broadcast Dolby on the optical) and it still doesn’t work. I checked the diagnostic in Sonos and it said the beam was only receiving in stereo).

Does the sky have an optical input? (Not at home right now)
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UKMedia
Mar 31, 2019 3:43 PM UTC
Hi.

Sorry for not being clear. If you connect the TV to the Sky Q via HDMI and the Sky Q to the Beam via Optical (you'll need to change the Sky Q Audio settings)
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Contributor II
Mar 31, 2019 3:45 PM UTC
No it was me not you.

Will try asap. What functionality will I lose not connecting the beam through the tv?
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