new tv/soundbar,no sound on my dvd player with dolby s

[jimred1]

hello

just purchased a new tv KD49X and soundbar HT-CT1 all working fine but when im playing a CD in Dolby i have no sound (its a sony blueray dvd connected to tv by a HDMI cable and the tv is connected to the soundbar by a optical cable) 

could some nice person point me to the correct setting please.

many thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi there

In regards to the model of Soundbar - can you please confirm the correct model.  Are you sure its not the HT-XT1 instead?

If it is indeed the HT-XT1, remove the optical cable completely and instead use a HDMI cable.  Connect it to the TVs HDMI-ARC port and the HDMI-OUT (TV/ARC) on the Soundbar.  I would suggest doing this whilst the TV and equipment is off.

This should then work properly.

Cheers

[jimred1]

Many thanks for the reply, its a HT-CTI80, I did play around a bit and found if you switch to tv speakers then the sound bar works from the DVD player in Dolby but you get a slight echo.

I also purchased a new HDMI cable just in case it was faulty but this made no difference.

It plays fine if its not Dolby S, should it work ok even though there no direct connection between the DVD and soundbar only via the TV via the digital cable?

I hope this make sense as im not verty technical.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi there

Can you please reply back with full model number of TV and DVD/Bluray player.  I see that the soundbar is HT-CT180.

Cheers

[jimred1]

thanks, its a KD49XD8088BU and the blueray is a BDP-S1500.

Thanks

[jimred1]

any ideas.still cant get it to work

thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi there

The HT-CT1 doesnt exist.  There is a HT-XT1 however.

In your description, you mention connecting the soundbar via optical to the TV.  Remove the optical cable, and try plugging it in via HDMI.  Turn everything off via the power firstly however.

On the TV:

• Use the HDMI-ARC port
• Ensure Bravia Sync is enabled
• Ensure that Speakers is set to "Audio System"

On the Soundbar

• Use the HDMI-OUT port
• Ensure "Control for HDMI" is ON (Default is ON anyhow)
• Ensure that ARC is set to ON (Default is ON anyhow)

Give that ago and see if the CD will now output Audio correctly.

Cheers

[royabrown]

Quinnicus, he corrected himself above, and it's an HT-CT180.

It has analogue, Bluetooth and Optical inputs, but no HDMIs.

If the TV plays fine over the optical to the sound bar, but the BluRay player doesn't, though it plays fine over the TV speakers, then I would suspect the old Sony trick of refusing to pass on any digital sound through a non-HDCP  pathway...

[Anonymous]

Hi @jimred1

Sorry for my post above that @royabrown rightly corrected - I guess I got distracted and didnt read the full issue+replies again.  I will have a look at your issue properly later on and get back to you.

Cheers

[royabrown]

Likewise @jimred1 can you confirm or contradict my observations about when you do and don't get sound over the soundbar?

And from the manual, or the help, for the TV, see if it says anything about what the set will and won't send over the optical connection?