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Arc TV sound cuts in and out.

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Just got the Arc and have it paired with 2 Play:1’s and a gen 3 sub.
Samsung Q80R tv.

The sound from the tv will play for around 5 seconds and then cut out for around 1 second, play for 5, out for 1, on and on.

I’ve swapped out the hdmi cable twice, tried unplugging the tv, switched between PCM and DD+ and switched between different apps on the tv.

The sonos app shows that I am getting an atmos signal

Was running a beam with the Play:1’s (but no sub) before just fine.

Not sure what I should try next.

Thank you,

mike

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Corry PAnswer

Sonos Staff

Thank you all for all your efforts and testing. A system update has now been released which also include a fix to this issue (it disables the Sonos “screensaver” on an Arc if connected to a Samsung TV). Please update your Sonos systems. If you’re still experiencing problems after updating, please let us know.

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mgribble

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Hi folks and welcome to the new users here in the community. Just to let you know that our engineers are working on a permanent fix so you can smoothly use and enjoy the Sonos Arc with your TV. We have tagged my response as the best answer to easily provide the workarounds and updates for everybody. We keep track of every thread especially the threads with ongoing issues. We’ll keep you all posted here once we have an available update for you. Thanks for your patience and understanding. We and the community are always here to help.

i see this post from a year ago. my arc continues to drop. I have two arcs. Once continues to randomly just go silent. It does this most often when choosing scrolling through netflix. If i back out and click back through the menu then the sound will return until i go back into a content app then it will cut out again. most of the time it works fine but when it doesnt i have to unplug the arc and simply use the tv speakers. I have an arc in another room that this does not happen on. like another contributor stated, i don’t have the issue when i use the in tv apps, just apple tv.

Ken_Griffiths

i see this post from a year ago. my arc continues to drop. I have two arcs. Once continues to randomly just go silent. It does this most often when choosing scrolling through netflix. If i back out and click back through the menu then the sound will return until i go back into a content app then it will cut out again. most of the time it works fine but when it doesnt i have to unplug the arc and simply use the tv speakers. I have an arc in another room that this does not happen on. like another contributor stated, i don’t have the issue when i use the in tv apps, just apple tv.

Maybe try swapping over the two Arc speakers (temporarily) to see if the issue is related to the Arc or if it exclusively happens with the connected TV and it’s current connected devices - if it is the TV/Devices then maybe explore their CEC options and switch off CEC on all connected products and bring their CEC control back online, one at a time …and test until you hopefully find which device is causing the issue. Once established, leave the CEC option switched off on that device or insert a cec-less adapter between the device and the TV.

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ecartagena

Lyricist I

Same intermittent sound every time the tv is turn on resolved as you all reported by unplugging HDMI etc.

The problem in my system Samsung 8k and Sonos Arc is that the HDMI eARC connection is unable to wake up the soundbar from sleep mode. The intermittent sound is from TV speakers and the silence is the Sonos trying to wake up.

If I wake up the Arc by pressing the play pause button prior to turning on the system all works perfectly.

Hope that the Sonos people could fix this this with an update.

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molie

Contributor I

Has anyone actually found a permanent solution to this problem or have Sonos actually pushed a fix to resolve this? The cutting and dip in sound every so often is so annoying and ruins the listening experience of such an expensive piece of audio equipment.

Arc connected to LG65B9OLED tv.

Only had the Arc for 2 weeks and last week added two Sonos One SLs to create surround sound. We’re getting the same issue with sound dropping out for a while and switching to the Internal TV speaker, then back again, for no apparent reason. I’ve only noticed it with the tv (live tv, Netflix, Prime etc., makes no difference) but then that’s what it is used for most.

I’ve checked we’re on the most recent version (it automatically upgraded itself when I installed it).

It’s bad enough that I have to unplug the Arc when I want to listen to the TV via headphones. Now this audio loss is happening I’m sorely tempted to take the whole lot back to the retailer for a refund of the not insignificant investment that at the moment is a total waste of money.

Are there any genuine fixes out there yet? I do hope so!

Thanks in advance.

Ken_Griffiths

Has anyone actually found a permanent solution to this problem or have Sonos actually pushed a fix to resolve this? The cutting and dip in sound every so often is so annoying and ruins the listening experience of such an expensive piece of audio equipment.

Arc connected to LG65B9OLED tv.

Only had the Arc for 2 weeks and last week added two Sonos One SLs to create surround sound. We’re getting the same issue with sound dropping out for a while and switching to the Internal TV speaker, then back again, for no apparent reason. I’ve only noticed it with the tv (live tv, Netflix, Prime etc., makes no difference) but then that’s what it is used for most.

I’ve checked we’re on the most recent version (it automatically upgraded itself when I installed it).

It’s bad enough that I have to unplug the Arc when I want to listen to the TV via headphones. Now this audio loss is happening I’m sorely tempted to take the whole lot back to the retailer for a refund of the not insignificant investment that at the moment is a total waste of money.

Are there any genuine fixes out there yet? I do hope so!

Thanks in advance.

Try switching off HDMI-CEC on any ‘other’ devices that maybe connected to your TV HDMI ports 1, 3 and 4.

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Anonymous

I have the same problem with my arc cutting out for a few seconds every hour or two, it starts with a noise which i can only describe as short-circuit noise then silence then again a short circuit noise then it works again the bar was ok on my older ARC tv but i now have eARC tv and the problem has begun, has sonos actually come up why this is happening and how they are going to do something about it?
I have spent thousands on various sonos kit and i am very disappointed

Ken_Griffiths

I have the same problem with my arc cutting out for a few seconds every hour or two, it starts with a noise which i can only describe as short-circuit noise then silence then again a short circuit noise then it works again the bar was ok on my older ARC tv but i now have eARC tv and the problem has begun, has sonos actually come up why this is happening and how they are going to do something about it?
I have spent thousands on various sonos kit and i am very disappointed

I would follow the advice given by Staff and submit a system diagnostic report when it next happens (asap and within 10 minutes of the issue) and post the reference back here and then contact Sonos Support via this LINK.

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Anonymous

diagnosis number 1285335881
2 minutes after the sound cut out, i have rebooted the tv and arc about an hour before the cut out, it made the strange kind of robot noise just before and before it came back

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Gunther_W

Contributor I

Is this the same bug as when watching streaming service from any source wether Apple TV or built in the sound just stops working? Like I’ll watch an episode of something on HBO max or showtime or whatever, and when a new episode starts there’s no audio?

I have the 75 inch QN95A.

106rallye

It shouldn’t be, because the problem that started this thread should be resolved. See the first post.

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