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mikeymo62489
New Contributor
3 years ago

Sound bar issues…

So here’s my setup: Hisense smart tv, one HDMI Arc port, JBL Linkbar soundbar, and then contour 2 cable box and some gaming devices.  Now I am trying to get the soundbar to work and it works ju...
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Mdhixson
New Contributor
3 years ago

Bruce is right that it could be cable box’s selected audio format. Try PCM, and then other format options. If still no sound, suggest using an optical cable from the cable box the your soundbar’s optical input, if it has one. 

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    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III
    3 years ago

    MD is right...keep the audio data PCM (raw).  Cable-boxes make horrible streamers as well as horrible sound processors.