- Apple TV HDMI Output -> TV HDMI in
- TV HDMI ARC → Sonos HDMI/ARC in
The issue/question has to do with the “default” Apple TV audio output mode and what it means exactly.
- The default setup works fine, the Apple TV remote will control volume via the TV and the Sonos.
- In this “mode” the Apple TV Output detects and sets the default output to “TV Speakers”.
- What you lose with this setup is that when you put the volume up and down you dont see the little white volume up/down on the screen that Apple TV will show you when it is controlling the volume.
- An anomoly/bug is that if you leave it muted for too long then the mute command on the apple tv remote wont unmute it and you have to use the app.
- In this “mode” the Apple TV Output detects and sets the default output to “TV Speakers”.
Now…
- The Apple TV does see the sonos device, you can go to audio output on the apple device and you will see:
- Default Device : Receiver Speakers
- Temporary Audio Output (Which you can manually set) : Sees Receiver Speakers & Sonos Amp these are two distinct selections.
- If you manualy disable receiver speakers which is checked by “default” and select Sonos Amp then when you change volume from the Apple TV Remote you will see the white on screen volume slider from the Apple TV as you adjust the volume.
- In addition, if you look at the Sonos App (IOS) you will see that the Sonos changed “modes” to Airplay, which is where the question comes in…
- Apparently, when you manually change the audio output to Sonos Amp, the way that Apple TV is “finding” the Sonos Amp is as an Airplay destination:
- is that good or bad?
- I notice that when it switches into this mode you lose the “Night Button” and “Enhance Voice Audio” Buttons, why?
- It seems that the hardwired connection Apple TV is finding as “TV Speakers”/”Receiver Speakers” and the Sonos Amp is listed being found via Airplay?
- If you remove the TV ARC Cable connected to the Apple TV, is it supposed to connect automatically between the Apple TV and the Sonos Amp for audio out automatically and is it better to run it in this mode?
Little confused… thanks in advance