So, for the past 3/4 years. I have had the ARC and sub working flawlessly with my older non-4k Samsung TV. It had a Direct TV Stream box and Apple TV. Here is how it was connected:
ARC to TV- HDMI to optical out using the Sonos dongle
Direct TV Stream to TV- HDMI
Apple TV to TV- HDMI
Volume was controlled with either remote(Direct TV or Apple TV remotes) and you would see the ARC respond to any volume changes via the lights on the front of the ARC. The TV would show that it was using external speakers.OK, everything worked great. Now here comes the issue.
I get a new Sony Bravia 4k TV and did a basic swap. The only thing I changed during the swap was I removed the HDMI to Optical dongle and went straight to the HDMI/ARC port on the TV. Now it nothing comes out of the ARC. I even swapped tt with a newer ARC just in case it was stuck on the old settings but it still didnt work. Here is my setup:
TV: Sony Bravia XR-77A80K
Apple TV hardware:
What am I missing to make this work? On a side note, I’m a lifelong IT guys who has setup a ton of these for friends and family and I feel some legit shame having to ask for assistance. But, here I am.
Any ideas?
