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4real1337
Contributor III
October 25, 2018
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I need some help to get Sonos 5.1 sorround sound to work on my Xbox One X

So as the title says, I am looking to get my Sonos 5.1 setup with (playbar, sub and two play:1 speakers to work with my LG c7 65" oled tv, and with my Xbox One X.

Right now the optic cable from the playbar is plugged into the TV, instead of the Xbox One X, is that right? if not, please let me know how I make this work together :)

best regards
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controlav
controlavAnswer
Lead Maestro
October 26, 2018
Some LG TVs (eg my 55LW5700) will only send Stereo over optical when given DD 5.1 from HDMI. I had to use a secret service menu to enable this feature (after buying a special remote control).

It is also possible to use an EDID faker to force the TV to output 5.1 - I use this one on my Samsung TV: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3SH3CL/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
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4real1337Author
Contributor III
October 25, 2018
Cause when the optic cable is plugged into the TV, and I go to the Xbox One X settings and try to change audio to 5.1 I get this error...

"Check your audio receiver, There was a problem using this setting. Make sure your audio receiver supports it. Also, make sure to choose at least one audio setting. Both can't be off. (0x80bd0009"
4real1337Author
Contributor III
October 25, 2018
I also tried plugging the optic cable from sonos playbar into my Xbox One X, but when I go to settings it uses Optic sounds uncompressed which doesn't show 5.1 there, and I can't change the HDMI to 5.1 please help me out its really annoying
controlav
controlavAnswer
Lead Maestro
October 26, 2018
Some LG TVs (eg my 55LW5700) will only send Stereo over optical when given DD 5.1 from HDMI. I had to use a secret service menu to enable this feature (after buying a special remote control).

It is also possible to use an EDID faker to force the TV to output 5.1 - I use this one on my Samsung TV: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3SH3CL/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
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