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October 8, 2017
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Playbar Switching Between TV and Music

I just purchased a Sonos Playbar. Everything works perfectly. I can go to the app and play music while I’m watching TV but how do I switch back to the TV audio without turning the TV off and on?
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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    October 8, 2017
    Going in to the app and changing the selection the same way you changed to music, just select line in. Or, turn off the TV and turn it back on, and the "autoplay" function will kick in.
    Bruce
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    Airgetlam
    AirgetlamAnswer
    October 8, 2017
    Going in to the app and changing the selection the same way you changed to music, just select line in. Or, turn off the TV and turn it back on, and the "autoplay" function will kick in.
    Bruce
      SonomaAuthor
      Contributor I
      October 8, 2017
      Ok got it. I didn’t notice the TV option listed with Music Library, Spotify, etc. in the Browse menu. Thanks.
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      October 8, 2017
      No problem 🙂
      Bruce
      Colm
      Avid Contributor III
      October 9, 2017
      This was driving me crazy when I updated to the new app as I couldn't find the TV option anywhere. Looks like you need to have the playbar selected as the room and then browse to see TV. I'm sure this was available on the main menu previously?
      Airgetlam
      Airgetlam
      October 12, 2017
      I'll admit that it's not something I'd have looked at before, but it seems unlikely that it would be anywhere other than in the room menu for where the PLAYBAR exists.
      Bruce
      John B
      October 12, 2017
      I can confirm that @Airgetlam is correct. This has not changed at all in the new app.
      cwarner
      Lyricist I
      October 17, 2017
      Ok got it. I didn’t notice the TV option listed with Music Library, Spotify, etc. in the Browse menu. Thanks.

      I got hung up with the same issue. I won't say the interface is counter-intuitive but I will say I didn't expect 'TV' to be under 'Browse'. I'll also say I was a bit surprised the TV didn't start playing after I ended the music session as it was playing right before I started the music session...
      mpk
      Lyricist I
      November 12, 2017
      Having a similar issue. When using apps on my Samsung tv like Netflix or YouTube or listening to music the sound does not switch back to tv like it did prior to a few months ago. And yes I havecthe latest update and yes I select tv in the browse section. This is getting really annoying and definitely playing a role in whether I purchase Sonos again or recommend it
        Airgetlam
        Airgetlam
        November 12, 2017
        That's interesting. Would you be willing to submit a system diagnostic, and post the number here, for the folks at Sonos to look at? It might be able to give them some information in order to figure out what is causing the issue.
        Bruce
        Janeric
        Lyricist I
        January 14, 2018
        We have the same or similar issue, except our 2 year old Sony Bravia TV will play it’s apps through sonos after switching back from music, but now our cable won’t.

        This did not use to be an issue, but the past couple months we have had to reset our sonos everytime we accidentally play music on our PLAYBAR.
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