Got a 55 inch M model vizio and mate it with a JBL sound bar. can not get it to work? Used analog conection.
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I'm having the same problem with my Sony, I just got a new Sony on Weds. and it doesn't work with the optical either, so I'm going to investigate further, By the way it DID work with a Samsung TV at my dad's house!
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you can check a few places: 1) make sure the optical audio cable is connected correctly between the TV and the sound bar. Don't forget to remove the end caps on the cable. Don't touch the ends after the caps are removed. It might takes a bit of wiggling to get the ends of the optical cable to go into the TV. 2) Check that your TV is set to output the audio to Digital Audio/SPDIF. On some TVs, like mine, I have the option to output either PCM or RAW. PCM works for this sound bar. 3) There could be a problem with the optical audio cable, especially if it has been pinched.
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i had the same problem it worked at moms house with hdmi cable but i couldnt get it to work on my tv. got a optical cable and it now works great. try that i believe you will have a working jbl sound bar
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OK, this is the same problem I had when I attempted to call for help at JBL and they hung up on me. I am NOT a computer/electronics person and I will give the best answer I can. You need to connect the digital optical cable OUT (on the TV) to the digital cable IN on the back of the speaker. The cable is supplied with the speaker. This worked for me, no thanks to JBL.
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only tv I have found it works with was an older model flat screen tv my room mate has. my advice would be to return it or sell it as used and buy a sound bar with optical out as an option. newer tvs no longer use the old red and white audio in option.
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I used a Vizio S3820w-CO for a few days until my digital optical converter came in and there were NO issues at all. The sound bar did soundbetter than the TV speakers, which are also not that bad at all. I needed the converter because the Samsung will not accept RCA type plugs for the audio output.
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make sure the HDMI cable is plugged into the out jack on the back of your sound bar. you will also want to check your Vizio TV settings to make sure ARC is enabled.
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It's all hard wires to this unit. Buy a set of sound bar. It works with the sound bar via optical cable.
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Hey, I had the same problem--you just need an RCA adaptor. Such as a speaker system that you can plug it into.
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I have the same bar. I hooked up the bar to tv as instructed and hooked up the DVD player as instructed. Be sure to shut the sound off on TV to use external sound.
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Hi J., make sure that your TV is set to use the SoundBar and not TV speakers. -Vincent
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Jim, i have this unit and hdmi is finicky so i couldn't get it to work. So no big loss. Instead, use fiber optic audio output of tv to feed optical input of soundbar and all will be good.Regards,Greg
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I had the same issue. use an Analog output audio cord or the Co-axial audio output cord to connect the Soundbar directly to your tv. I ended up just plugging the Optical connection from the Soundbar into my Blu Ray player. I used an Analog output audio cord that I had laying around in my house to connect the soundbar to my TV. If you don't have an analog or co-axial cord, be sure to buy one because this soundbar doesn't provide either for you.
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Hi Bantjh2o, the issue with the input is controlled by your TV and not by the SoundBar. The SoundBar is an Audio Ouput device which doesn't have control over Input selection.
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Hi Jimmy, I just discovered with my Vizio Soundbar that once the Sony remote was set to the TV, it was auto controlling the sound bar volume, just not the ability to turn it on/off
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The tv needs to have an optical out and the sound bar has the optical in, that'll send the sound thru the tv to the sound bar. If your not getting any sound from the sound bar it's probably in the wrong port.
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I will try this when I get home (I'm almost 100% positive that it will work :-)). I'm seeing the same problem in my blueray home theatre system. Thanks for sharing the resolution.
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Dear B. Ben,The DT soundbar will not pass a 4K signal. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Yeah, the optical input connection is really weak at the soundbar. Sound cuts out intermittently. I ended up using the analog connection (the difference is negligible with these cheapo soundbars).
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I have everything going to my TV (so that is my limit on HDMI inputs). I then just run 1 optical from my TV to the soundbar.. and *any* input/sound combination then successfully is sent to the soundbar (hdmi1 for fios, hdmi2 for bluray player, hdmi3 for xbox etc)