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vzzai
Contributor I
July 2, 2019
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Epson 4010 4k projector with Sonos Beam

I appreciate your feedback.
I've a Epson 4010 4k projector and I would like to connect that to Sonos soundbar via using "Sonos - Female-To-Male Audio Adapter". Would this work? If not, do I need to get a HDMI switch box? what is the most easiest way to connect soundbar with epson 4010 projector?
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    AjTrek1
    AjTrek1Answer
    July 2, 2019
    Hi vzzai

    Unfortunately, there are no audio out ports on the Epson 4010 4k that I can see (click the link: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_278HC4010/Epson-Home-Cinema-4010.html?awcr=77446913330532&awdv=c&awkw=epson+4010+review&awmt=p&awnw=o&awat=&awug=91175

    The "trigger-out" is used to trigger a screen to drop down or other compatible component to start.

    Your best solution is to invest in a HDMI video/audio extractor (click the link below for an example). The connections would be:

    1. Source HDMI-Out to HDMI-In port of extractor
    2. HDMI-Out port of extractor to HDMI-In of Projector
    3. Optical-Out port of extractor to Sonos Playbar
    https://www.amazon.com/iArkPower-Optical-Extractor-Splitter-Supports/dp/B01K7BZ1XC/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1QRAHB3DBE70W&keywords=hdmi+arc+input+hdmi+out+optical&qid=1562082981&s=gateway&sprefix=hdmi%2Fopi%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-4

    Let us know how things sort out. Cheers!
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    Airgetlam
    Airgetlam
    July 20, 2019
    Sonos can't interpret Dolby Digital Plus or DTS. You need to put something in there that changes those signals to Dolby Digital.
    Bruce
    vzzaiAuthor
    Contributor I
    July 21, 2019
    I changed the setting to Stereo on Roku and it works.

    Thank you so much all for your support.
      nickthegallo
      Lyricist I
      September 22, 2019
      Hey there, I just have this same set up. Thank you for the in-depth explanation! I just ordered HDMI video/audio extractor that you recommended.

      I am however looking for more clarity on this bit:
      1. Source HDMI-Out to HDMI-In port of extractor
      2. HDMI-Out port of extractor to HDMI-In of Projector
      3. Optical-Out port of extractor to Sonos Playbar
      Possible to supply photos?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      September 22, 2019
      Not sure I understand why you need pictures. It’s just HDMI cables plugged in to HDMI ports? And an optical cable connected between optical ports?
      Bruce
      nickthegallo
      Lyricist I
      September 22, 2019
      Yeh you're right. My real confusion is with the Optical HDMI part of it. I thought that you needed to use the Sonos Optical Adapter and did not understand how to go about using it. Looks like you don't use that. All you need is an Optical HDMI cable, right?

      Is this the right HDMI cable to get for the Opt.HDMI 300mA connection?
      https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L2Y2BGM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_e-UHDbFVNFRRQ

      Would you recommend a different one for any reason?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      September 22, 2019
      Huh? You've completely befuddled me. There's no need for an optical HDMI cable (in fact, I didn't know they existed, until you sent me to that link).

      For the HDMI connections, you're using standard (recent...use HDMI 2.0 spec at the least) HDMI cables. For the optical connection, use a standard TOSLINK optical cable.

      When not using Amazon, I tend to use Fry's for my shopping, they tend to be more cost sensitive than places like Best Buy. When I get optical cables, I look for some made by the RCA company. They're inexpensive, well built, and functional. HDMI cables similarly. Sometimes I actually order from Blue Jeans Cables, which now sell on Amazon. The thing I never, ever do is look at things like Monster Cable. Those people are selling snake oil and marketing, and not a better cable, or at least not so much to justify the ridiculous price differential.

      So, on Amazon, I'd be looking at something along these lines:

      HDMI

      https://www.amazon.com/Bonded-Pair-Premium-High-Speed-Cable-Ethernet/dp/B0026O0LN4/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2TVPIUBIZB0XA&keywords=blue+jeans+cable&qid=1569170422&rnid=493964&s=electronics&sprefix=Blue+Jeans%2Celectronics%2C168&sr=1-2

      and for optical

      https://www.amazon.com/RCA-Premium-Digital-Optical-DV11R/dp/B0163PJDCG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XT5G6OYUV3OH&keywords=rca+optical+cable&qid=1569170598&refinements=p_89%3ARCA&rnid=2528832011&s=electronics&sprefix=RCA+optical%2Celectronics%2C166&sr=1-1

      Note: These are personal preferences, and shown as examples. You need to make your own decisions and choices.
      Bruce
      nickthegallo
      Lyricist I
      September 22, 2019
      Befuddled, nice! SAME!!!!

      Let's talk about this Optical connect flow 🙂

      I thought that it starts from the Projector's Opt. HDMI 300mA output but what you're saying is that you use a regular HDMI cable and connect it to the HDCP2.2 ?



      Still trying to figure out where the optical cable connects to. It goes from the Extractor to where? Is the Sonos adapter needed?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      September 22, 2019
      It's OK for both of us to be befuddled. We're kind of talking at cross purposes :)

      And thanks for that picture, it does explain to me where you're coming from. You've been talking about the projector, and I've been thinking an HDMI switch.

      I believe that the "Opt.HDMI 300mA" that you're looking at there is an input, not an output. So you're not liable to get any audio coming out of it, particularly if the projector doesn't have an HDMI-ARC capability, which, if it did, would be somewhere on those labels.

      What I've been talking about is something like this:

      https://www.amazon.com/Tendak-Switcher-Selector-Extractor-Splitter/dp/B01HM1RP6G

      Note: There's hundreds of these kind of devices. I don't use one, I've got no particular recommendation. Peruse and choose the one that fits your particular needs/price point/etc.

      So, in my thought process, the source device (cable box, game console, DVD player, what have you) connects with an HDMI cable from the source to the inputs on that device. In this particular one, they're labled in1, in2, in3, in4/MHL. So you can have several devices in your system sending to this switch.

      You then connect an HDMI cable from the Output/ARC connector, and connect that to the HDMI 1 connection on your projector. This will carry the video signal to the projector.

      Then, you'd connect that optical cable I linked to earlier to the TOSLINK port on the HDMI switch, and connect that to your PLAYBAR.

      Finally, you'd need to go into the audio settings on all of the source devices, and make sure that they're sending a Dolby Digital signal. The HDMI switch usually doesn't have the capability of transcoding audio from one format to another.

      If I haven't been as clear as you'd like, feel free to poke me more. 🙂
      Bruce
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