How Do I Connect My Home Theater To My Cable Box?

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Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI OUT

of the source device. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI IN on the A/V receiver or Home Theatre system. Using a second HDMI cable to the HDMI OUT of the A/V receiver or Home Theatre system. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to an HDMI IN on the TV.

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How do I connect my home theater to my cable box and TV?

Connect a Coaxial Digital Cable, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio cable to the Audio Output jack on your TV.

Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding jacks on the A/V receiver or home theater system

. Depending on your device, the audio input may be labeled TV INPUT or VIDEO INPUT.

How do I hook up my cable box to my stereo receiver?

Connect the satellite (or ) to the AV receiver.

Connect

one end of

another HDMI cable to the satellite receiver (or cable box) and connect the unused end of that cable to the TV/SAT HDMI input on the AV receiver (or simply choose any free HDMI input on the AV receiver).

How do I connect my Comcast cable box to my home theater?

  1. Turn on the Comcast receiver and the surround sound system's receiver.
  2. Select the channel that the Comcast receiver is connected to on the surround sound system's receiver.

How do I hook up my Samsung surround sound to my cable box and TV?

Connect the

digital audio (optical) cable

to the OPTICAL IN port on your soundbar, speaker, or surround sound system, and the other end into the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT port on the TV. Using the TV remote, navigate to Settings. Then, select Sound and select Sound Output. From there, set the audio output for your TV.

Can I connect speakers to my cable box?

Connecting speakers to the Satellite or Cable Box

Some TVs do not have an audio out or headphone jack, although this is rare, and even if it does have sound outputs you may want to hook up your speakers using a sound output port directly coming out of your cable or satellite box.

How do I get my TV to play through my surround sound?

  1. Option 1: HDMI connection using the Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature (Preferred method)
  2. Option 2: Connection using Optical Digital Cable or Coaxial Digital Cable (Digital audio)

How do I hook up surround sound without HDMI?

Whether it's your TV, your receiver, or both devices that don't have HDMI connections available, you can use

an RCA cable and/or a converter

to connect the two. You're never more than a few cables away from getting the sound off your Television and into your sound system.

How do I connect my cable box to my Yamaha receiver?

Just

use the HDMI 1 port

on the back of your TV. Connect the other end of the cable to your receiver. You're looking for something labeled HDMI Out; it's usually a different color. If necessary, connect a digital optical cable to the back of your TV (optical out), and the other end to your receiver (optical in).

How do I connect my RCA cable to my receiver?

Plug the white RCA cable into the white output and the red RCA cable into the red output. Reversing them will cause the stereo signal from the smart TV to be incorrect. Take the other end of the RCA cables and

plug the white and red ends into an available RCA input on the back of the receiver

.

Does Xfinity support surround sound?

Enter a new world of sound with Dolby ATMOS and Xfinity X1. A leap forward from surround sound, it transports you from an ordinary moment into an extraordinary audio experience that fills your room and flows around you with breathtaking realism to create a powerfully moving entertainment experience.

How do I connect HDMI to a receiver without arc?

Connect to a TV that is not compatible with the ARC (Audio Return Channel) function using the HDMI cable and audio input cable. Connect your TV with

an HDMI connector to HDMI OUT (ARC) connector

on your HEOS AVR using the included HDMI cable.

How do I connect audio to Comcast?

  1. Press the xfinity button on your remote, then select Settings (Gear icon).
  2. Navigate to Device Settings > Audio > Bluetooth Devices.
  3. Select Bluetooth Devices. …
  4. Select the device that you want to connect from the list displayed, then press OK on your remote.

How do I connect my Samsung home theater to my TV?

First, you need to establish whether your TV has the HDMI-ARC port. In Samsung TVs, this port is usually labeled ARC on the back of the TV. Now turn off your TV as well as the home theater system. Next,

connect the HDMI cable to both

the HDMI-ARC/output of your home theater, and the HDMI port of your TV.

Can you get surround sound through HDMI?

The two most common methods to allow the television sound be heard through the speakers of a stereo receiver or home theater system are:

HDMI connection using the Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature

.

Connection using Coaxial Digital Cable

, Optical Digital Cable, or Audio Cable.

How do I get 5.1 sound on my TV?

You may have to turn the

optical output on

and turn the TV speakers off. Check the TV manual on how to use the optical output. Select the optical input on the soundbar. You will now get surround sound on anything that plays on the TV if it is surround encoded.

Does HDMI carry surround sound?

Fiber optical cables support surround sound with up to 5.1 channels. While

HDMI supports Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD formats, and DTS HD

. Almost all the television programming gets broadcast in surround sound but there are many Blu-ray discs offering enhanced sound quality.

What is the best sound setting for home theater?

A good

5.1-channel system

will give you a full surround sound experience. Most DVD and Blu-rayTM media, some Super Audio CDs (SACDs), broadcast TV, and many streaming sources are in 5.1-channel format. Going to 7.1 channels improves the directionality of sound effects and helps you feel more of your entertainment.

How can I connect my surround sound to my TV without a receiver?

You can also add speakers to the TV without a receiver is the

3.5 to 3.5mm audio cable

. This is pretty easy to do as the first step is to switch the audio source back to source number one. Then take the first end of the cable and plug it in the auxiliary port.

How do I hook up external speakers to my TV?

  1. Using RCA cables.
  2. Using 3.5mm analogue cables. …
  3. Using an HDMI (ARC) cable to connect the TV to an receiver or soundbar. …
  4. Using an HDMI cable via your receiver or soundbar through to the TV. …
  5. Using an optical cable.

How do you hook up surround sound without optical?

There are many ways to avoid using HDMI or optical connections. You can

connect wirelessly with Bluetooth

, or use a 3.5 mm AUX cable, RCA cables, or even an auxiliary device that converts coaxial cable to another kind of connection.

How do I connect my home theater system without a DVD player?

If you do not want the DVD player, then you will have

to purchase an amplifier

. Its not that simple, you would need to buy an amplifier that matches the impedance of the speakers (you will find these details in the manual under specifications or a sticker on the back side of the speaker).

What if my TV doesn't have HDMI ARC or optical?

If you want to connect a soundbar to the TV without HDMI or optical, you have two options:

go high-tech with a wireless connection

or mid-tech with 3.5 mm aux or RCA cables. You can also use an auxiliary device to convert coaxial cables to another type of connection.

How do I get sound from my Yamaha receiver to my TV?

You need to use the

HDMI input

on the TV labeled ARC from the HDMI out on the receiver. You need to turn ARC on in the TV and select it as your source on the receiver. If you don't have it in both then use the optical audio output of the TV.

How do I connect my old Yamaha receiver to my new TV?

Your TV has analog audio outputs via a mini jack so all you need to do is connect all your sources to the TV (with HDMI etc) and connect the TV audio out to any input on the receiver (except phono). You will need an audio cable with a

stereo mini plug on one end

and a pair of RCA connectors at the other.

How do I connect my Yamaha sound system to my TV?

  1. Turn OFF both devices.
  2. Plug the optical cable in TV output and soundbar input.
  3. Select optical as audio output source on TV.
  4. Select Optical as input on soundbar.
  5. Play something and enjoy.

Why is there no sound on some Comcast channels?

Verify that

you are using the correct TV audio input

. If the issue is not resolved, proceed to the next step. Reset the audio by pressing Mute on the video device remote. If the remote is programmed to control the television volume, it may have to be programmed to control the video device volume.

Why are my surround sound speakers not working?


Try different cables

to verify this is not a bad set of cables. Try setting the Audio/Video (A/V) receiver to a different Surround Sound mode. … Check each speaker to make sure they are properly connected to the A/V receiver. Perform a Test Tone function to verify if the speakers are working correctly.

How do I connect arc to receiver?

  1. Connect one end of a high quality high-speed HDMI cable to the TV Out ARC connection of the receiver. …
  2. Connect other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI ARC input on the TV.
  3. Set the HDMI Control setting on the receiver to ON. …
  4. Set the Control for HDMI setting on the TV to ON.

How do I connect my Comcast soundbar to my cable box?

  1. Make the Soundbar the receiver output. …
  2. Press the Setup button on your Xfinity X1 remote. …
  3. Wait until the LED light at the top turns green. …
  4. Enter the Soundbar's manufacturer code. …
  5. Wait for the LED light to flash twice (in green) …
  6. Test the remote.
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