Panasonic OLED and SN5Y soundbar ARC issues

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theitman

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#293358 16-Jan-2022 11:52

We bought a new tv, Panasonic 48" jz1000 OLED and a new soundbar LG SN5Y soundbar. For some reason when we select opt/hdmi arc on the soundbar, we don't get any sound and the soundbar keeps muting/un-muting itself. The HDMI cable is plugged into the HDMI arc port on the back of the TV and into the soundbar. Under the sound settings, we can see it automatically flicking back and forth between tv speakers and surround. Tried 2 hdmi cables

Anyone seen anything like this?

Cheers

Madmeerkat

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#3131255 24-Sep-2023 13:23

Hi! I have the same soundbar and just got a new Panasonic TV yesterday, and I've been having the exact same problem - it's driving me mad! Did you figure out a resolution to this? Cheers!

alasta

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#3131388 24-Sep-2023 17:18

I'm having a similar problem with an LG TV and Bose soundbar. When I turn on the TV the soundbar turns on automatically, but I have to power cycle the soundbar again to get any sound out of it.

scuwp

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#3131395 24-Sep-2023 17:53

I was advised when I brought my sound bar to forget about ARC and use an optical cable instead. Didn't stop me giving ARC a try but found it was fiddly and unreliable. Optical has worked perfectly and haven't gone back.

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ARIKIP

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#3132124 26-Sep-2023 14:54

its a bit of a hit and miss situation with soundbars and ARC/eARC. I had a JBL soundbar that worked flawlessly over ARC...absolutely no issues. Upgraded to a top end Samsung Bar and it works flawlessly....most of the time. Theres the odd time when it looses sync with a device and i have to recycle through the inputs to sync again. I upgraded to 48Gb HDMI cables juuuuuust in case and still the same. I definitely didnt want to go via Optical and miss all the benefits when it works properly(One remote controls everything,lossless audio via eARC)via HDMI.

Sony 77" A80J OLED, Panasonic UB820, Panasonic BD-T460, Apple TV 4K 3rd Gen, Samsung Q990D Soundbar