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samsung DU6900 tv. one hdmi port, one hdmi e Arc, no optical port to sonos playbar with optical input

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Bought a sonos hdmi to optical converter. Tried everything, but can not get the optical to light up and connect to soundbar. Also tried a converter from Amazon, tried different HDMI cords. Speaker works when connected to satellite box via optic cable. I do not want to replace an 8 year old sound bar for $1200, when I just saved $650 buying an 85" tv. Anyone had any luck with this?

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Ken_GriffithsAnswer

Note the Sonos Adapter is ‘Optical-to-HDMI’ only. It works just the one way around only with the HDMI usually connected to a Sonos Beam/Arc etc. soundbar …and the optical side connected to the TV - it cannot be used connected to an HDMI ARC/eARC port on a TV.

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JAM99999Author

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Fyi, I also had a pretty good Samsung tech guy on the phone that turned all the appropriate outputs on to engage the eArc to no avail. It's like the converters don't work, or the E ARC is not sending a signal.

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nik9669a

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What tv model? What Audio Out settings have you tried?

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JAM99999Author

Contributor I

Samsung, DU6900 just purchased last week. I've tried all the audio settings, as has the Samsung tech.

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JAM99999Author

Contributor I

I guess, I'm wondering if the HDMI eArc signal is compatible with a now obsolete Sonos Play bar that is 8 years old, but worked perfectly till my old tv cratered.

Ken_GriffithsAnswer

Note the Sonos Adapter is ‘Optical-to-HDMI’ only. It works just the one way around only with the HDMI usually connected to a Sonos Beam/Arc etc. soundbar …and the optical side connected to the TV - it cannot be used connected to an HDMI ARC/eARC port on a TV.

Ken_Griffiths

@JAM99999,

I’d perhaps goto your online local Amazon store and search for an "HDMI-ARC audio extractor” that outputs the TV audio to optical.

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JAM99999Author

Contributor I

That is likely the issue. Anyone know of a specific converter that can works the other way around?

Ken_Griffiths

That is likely the issue. Anyone know of a specific converter that can works the other way around?

You will need an audio extractor, as mentioned above… here’s an example of one (of many) on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/avedio-links-Extractor-Splitter-Converter/dp/B07H94D77V

Disclaimer: The above was just chosen at random - please research further before purchase to ensure it will fulfill your TV/Audio requirements. You may find it cheaper elsewhere and there maybe more suitable products for your audio needs too.

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JAM99999Author

Contributor I

I did purchase an exractor from Amazon. It never worked either. Apparently it was not compatible with eArc.

Ken_Griffiths

I did purchase an exractor from Amazon. It never worked either. Apparently it was not compatible with eArc.

I don’t think I’ve seen an extractor with both eARC input and optical output - you only need HDMI-ARC for ‘compressed’ Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1 audio anyway.

The optical port itself won’t support Atmos/uncompressed Dolby TrueHD audio etc. in anycase …and the old PlayBar only supports PCM stereo and the compressed Dolby/DTS surround audio codecs.

You will likely need to disable HDMI-eARC and use ARC only in your TV settings, no matter what, with the older hardware you are using.

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