Hello - I need help for 2 setups
Now I have TV + beam + sub + 2x play 1
In the same room I wil Set Up a beamer with cinema screen
my question is :
1 ) how can i make possible to switch from TV to Beamer with same Sonos set Up ?
or
2 ) can I set up a extra PLAYBAR for Beamer and Cinema USING the same sub + same play 1 satellites
who can help ?
what would you advice and how to set Up !
thanks a lot !
Marc from Atomika studios
Best answer by melvimbe
Beamer is a projector, correct? Assuming that’s correct, here’s my thoughts.
1 - You could use an HDMI matrix like this . The idea is that you can use the matrix to switch between 4 different sources on two different displays. Then you would use optical output to send audio to the Beam (via HDMI-ARC/optical adapter that comes with the Beam). I would not use HDMI-ARC as you likely don’t have the capability with your projector. I am not exactly sure how the matrix I linked to decides which source audio to use, but it should work for your case regardless.
2 - No, you can’t use the same sub and surrounds with both a playbar and beam. The speakers are bonded together and would need to be reconfigured and retuned via Trueplay every time you switch between playbar and beam.
Beamer is a projector, correct? Assuming that’s correct, here’s my thoughts.
1 - You could use an HDMI matrix like this . The idea is that you can use the matrix to switch between 4 different sources on two different displays. Then you would use optical output to send audio to the Beam (via HDMI-ARC/optical adapter that comes with the Beam). I would not use HDMI-ARC as you likely don’t have the capability with your projector. I am not exactly sure how the matrix I linked to decides which source audio to use, but it should work for your case regardless.
2 - No, you can’t use the same sub and surrounds with both a playbar and beam. The speakers are bonded together and would need to be reconfigured and retuned via Trueplay every time you switch between playbar and beam.
Thanks Danny fot you input
the thing I do not well understand is the audio through the hdmi arc optical adaptor.
step by step
SOURCE 1 /Epson tw 7000 beamer → HDMI cable to switch
SOURCE 2 / Sony tv → Hdmi cable to swith
SWITH - HDMI cable to SONOS BEAM
but then for the audio adapter ?
Having said this in my set Is a decoder aswell as an Apple TV box
the set Up now is that Netflix comes from the Apple TV box - straight hdmi to tv - Sound is HDMI from tv to SONOS BEAM .
newt step is to include a Beamer
it seems complicated to me.
So your sources are decoder and Apple TV. Your ‘sinks’ are TV and projector. You can think of the Beam as a sink in this case too since it receives the audio. The matrix will go in between source and sink to send the right audio and video to the right sinks.
source → matrix → sink
decode/apple tv → matrix → TV/projector/Beam
The matrix extracts the audio signal through it’s optical output to an optical cable. The other end of the optical cable connects to the adapter provided by Sonos. The HDMI end of the adapater connects to the Beam.
FYI, the Beam doesn’t read a normal HDMI audio signal, it only reads HDMI-ARC (Audio Return Channel). The ARC audio signal actually flows in the opposite direction of normal data though. It’s usually a TV that generates the ARC audio signal but that isn’t going to be a consistent source of audio for your situation. That’s why it makes more sense to use an optical connection, via the adapter, since a matrix like what I mentioned should always being sending an audio signal.
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