Not getting a digital signal to my soundbar from XB1.

I have my cable box (Samsung TWC Box) running HDMI out into my XB1. I have HDMI ran from there to my TV (Vizio M601D-A3R). I have optical ran from my TV to my soundbar (Vizio S4251W-B4). I had no problem passing digital sound to my soundbar before
from my BR player and cable box. Now, I'm not getting digital from my cable box, nor the xbox as far as I can tell.

When my video was set to auto-select, it would not allow me to enable the 5.1 uncompressed. When I set it to HDMI manually, I can select 5.1 uncompressed. Either way, I'm not getting a digital signal. Any ideas on if XB1 can support this, or
if it's a settings issue?

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Not getting audio from Live TV

I have the following devices:

• Xbox One
• Comcast cable box
• Sont HT-CT660 soundbar
• Panasonic ST60 tv

My cable box and TV are connected to Xbox via HDMI and my soundbar is also connected to the TV via HDMI. I am getting audio from my games and Xbox in general, but nothing from live TV (e.g., when I go through setup, I get the video fine, but not audio from
the various channels). I'm an A/V novice, but it seems that audio that was going from cable box to TV to soundbar is no longer getting to the soundbar now that my XB1 is inline.

 

Help with Xbox One S Soundbar Control

I bought an Xbox One S today. I have a Samsung soundbar, model HW-D550/ZA. I am having problems getting the One S's IR blast to send the right signal to control volume and power to my soundbar. Signals sent to the TV work perfectly so I know the IR blast
works. I know my soundbar works because it accepts volume control from its own remote as well as through the SmartGlass app. Additionally, I had an original Xbox One that worked with my soundbar via Kinnect's IR blast.

When I enter my model number in device control it think shows up, but the Xbox does not send the right signal. Any suggestions on how to get this to work with the One S? Should I enter a remote code directly? And if so, where do I find that?

 

Hilarious GT by the way. I would recommend running S/PDIF for 5.1 or 7.1 to make sure the surround sound works well for you. I always recommend running as few pass-throughs as possible for a myriad of reasons. Let me know how that works for you.

-Cheers

 

It would not allow you to select 5.1 uncompressed when set to auto because your TV does not support 5.1 uncompressed, which the TV reported during the HDMI handshake (generally, uncompressed 5.1 would require a receiver). Even if your TV did support uncompressed
5.1, that can't be sent over optical anyway--only compressed 5.1 (i.e. Dolby Digital or DTS) can be. The Xbox One does not currently output Dolby Digital. It does apparently output DTS, but your TV won't pass DTS over optical from what I can find (most won't
pass 5.1 at all but looks like yours will do DD). As suggested, you can try running optical directly from your Xbox One to your soundbar with the One set to output DTS.

 

Unfortunately optical is not an option for me. My TV is about 20ft away from my media closet and that would entail running optical through attic/walls etc. Plus, my soundbar will not decode DTS, only DD. Am I just out of luck? Are there any plans
for it MS to update the audio outs on this? It's really disappointing, I have an unusual HT setup and if I could get my audio straight on this, it would be perfect.

 

The Xbox One does supports Dolby Digital (5.1 and 7.1) so that is no problem. As being a huge fan of S/PDIF I would recommend running sound that way anyway (that is just me). There is a beta of HDMI supported surround sound already going now. However, we
are looking into this in the long-term. I hope this helps. -Cheers

 

That is not correct or is at least misleading. While the One will decode Dolby Digital (i.e. from the HDMI source), it certainly will not currently output Dolby Digital for games, TV, etc. It is 5.1/7.1 uncompressed or DTS for now.

 

I have the same sound bar. If you hook the sound bar up straight to the xbox one with a digital optical audio cable and not your tv the DTS on the sound bar will work. Works with games, blu-rays and my comcast cable hd channels that support 5.1. The DTS
light on the vizio sound bar Wil light up when you turn on it on and when you change input on the sound bar and shortly turn off indicting it's working. These are my settings, HDMI audio off. Optical audio DTS Digital Surround. And under tv & one guide settings,
click troublshooting, I have surround sound (beta) checked. Only thing I don't know if DTS or Dolby digital is better. With the march update I will have the option to choose DTS or Dolby digital that the vizio 5.1 sound bar does support.

 

I have digital audio working.

Cable HDMI to XBox One

XBox One HDMI to TV (display only)

XBox One Optical out to Sound bar (Bitstream Dolby)

 

I have a Vizio soundbar 2.1 and no sound. My setup is a Projector, xfinity cable box all to Xbox one. What am i doing wrong? I have a picture.

 

needed to push the input 4 times

 

Hey there, cash! I'm very happy to see that it appears you resolved your issue! This thread is over a year old. If you need further assistance, please post up a new thread detailing what you're running into and troubleshooting you've completed. This way
our community can get you the individual support that works best on the forums.