Lost Cable TV access after set up of Beam

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I successfully (I thought) set up my Sonos Beam without too much trouble and it now works with both my iPad and Fire TV. But, I no longer have any access to basic cable service. I suspect this might have something to do with the fact that I had to disconnect my HDMI ARC cable from my cable TV box in order to plug it into the Beam. I would have assumed that this would be quite common and your set up would have allowed for it. Perhaps I am mistaken.

I would appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide on this matter.

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jgatieAnswer

Stands to reason if there is no longer a cable running from your cable box to the TV, you will lose cable on the TV. You need to connect another HDMI cable from the cable box to one of the non-ARC HDMI inputs on the TV, then switch to that input to watch TV.

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I very politely asked for assistance. There was absolutely nothing snarky about my question or the way I asked it. I figured out the problem myself before I received the obnoxious pile on, and for that I deeply regret my timing.

And I hardly will waste my time with characters who consider themselves “world-class superstars”, or “prodigies”, no matter how facetiously.

I’ll find another way of getting support in the future.

Thanks so much. You all have contributed to making this country what it is today; a soul-less, narcisstic geekdom.

God help us.

melvimbe

And I hardly will waste my time with characters who consider themselves “world-class superstars”, or “prodigies”, no matter how facetiously.

Your assumption that such titles are self given is incorrect. The forum applies those titles automatically based on post count, questioned answered. and likes. Indeed, you did not grant yourself the title of ‘Contributer I’. Users have the option to turn the titles off, and honestly thought mine was already turned off.

Danny

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