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Rainmker
Contributor I
July 17, 2018
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No HDMI ARC on TV

I just purchased a Beam (I haven't picked it up yet), but I realized that I don't have an HDMI ARC on my TV. I do have an optical out on my Toshiba. But I have read that I won't be able to control the volume of the TV through the Beam because I don't have ARC. Is there an adapter I can purchase to get that functionality?
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    melvimbe
    melvimbeAnswer
    July 17, 2018
    Actually, you'll want to turn off the speakers on your tv and just use your beam for volume. You should be able to still setup your tv remote so that it can control the volume of the beam. You'll also be able to control the volume of the beam through voice control and with the Sonos app.

    What you will not be able to do without ARC is to turn on/off the tv by voice.
    Danny
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    melvimbe
    melvimbeAnswer
    July 17, 2018
    Actually, you'll want to turn off the speakers on your tv and just use your beam for volume. You should be able to still setup your tv remote so that it can control the volume of the beam. You'll also be able to control the volume of the beam through voice control and with the Sonos app.

    What you will not be able to do without ARC is to turn on/off the tv by voice.
    Danny
      RainmkerAuthor
      Contributor I
      July 17, 2018
      Aaaaaah, thank you!
      Mattty
      Contributor I
      January 2, 2019
      Thank you for your reply, Danny. I am looking in to the same topic.

      So does that mean there are no possible converters / work arounds for turning on/off the tv by voice if your TV doesn't have HDMI-ARC but only Optical?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      January 2, 2019
      That's correct.

      I'd suggest there's no need to post effectively the same question in multiple threads.
      Bruce
        Mattty
        Contributor I
        January 3, 2019
        Thanks for your reply, Bruce, and duly noted. I just noticed that the threads were 5/6 months old so was unsure whether there would be a response, but thank you for yours 🙂
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        January 4, 2019
        The Sonos folks read every thread, so if you post once, it will get read. Many of the "regulars" here do the same.
        Bruce
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