I have just recently purchased an A/V receiver (Pioneer VSX-1020-K) and am looking for some advice to setup one feature --- ARC (audio return channel). My setup: HD antenna providing RF in to my TV, and a single HDMI cable between my tv and my receiver.
My TV is a Samsung LN46C750 with multiple HDMI inputs. HDMI Input 2 is labelled 'ARC', and the documentation indicates "The ARC function allows digital audio to output via the HDMI IN 2(ARC) port. It can be enabled only when the TV is connected with an audio receiver that supports the ARC function." Further, the manual simply states that by accessing the appropriate menu, you simply need to set the Receiver status to 'ON' (which I have done).
My Pioneer receiver is supposed to support the ARC function (http://hometheatergears.com/pioneer/pioneer-vsx-1020k-review/). It has 6 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. The output of the receiver is connected to HDMI IN 2(ARC) port of my TV. So, my thinking is that the audio is going out of my TV (via the HDMI ARC port), and my ARC capable receiver should be able to decode sound. However, I don't hear anything. If I turn ON the TV, sound comes from my TV speakers. If I then turn ON my receiver, the sound from my TV speakers mute, but no sound is played through my receiver. That tells me that the HDMI interface is working, as my TV can sense that the receiver is ON.
I am using the new HDMI 1.4 cables. I know this because I have a Samsung 3D Blu-Ray player, and 3D works via the same cable. I am thinking that the problem lies with configuration of the Pioneer receiver, but I don't see how the OUTPUT port is configured. There seems to be a lot of configuration for the INPUT ports, but I don't see any menu or option to configure audio coming back via the ARC. In fact the manual never really mentions ARC although all the reviews I've read indicate that this feature is supported. I sent an email message to Pioneer a couple of days ago, but no response.
One experiment I tried was to wire the HDMI cable to HDMI input 5 instead, and then select 'HDMI 5' on the receiver. No go. However, that may require something to be configured in order to get that to work also... I know my speakers work properly as I can select my BD input for my Blu-Ray player, and I hear all speakers working properly. So, my question is 'how do I confirm if the problem is in the tv or the receiver?' I can't really determine if the TV is indeed putting out the audio info, and I can't really determine if the receiver is configured to play out the ARC audio...
The whole idea of ARC is to eliminate the need for an additional audio cable. As far as I am concerned, I should be able to hookup my receiver to my tv via a single 1.4 HDMI cable and hear audio from the speakers on my receiver. Or am I missing something...?
My TV is a Samsung LN46C750 with multiple HDMI inputs. HDMI Input 2 is labelled 'ARC', and the documentation indicates "The ARC function allows digital audio to output via the HDMI IN 2(ARC) port. It can be enabled only when the TV is connected with an audio receiver that supports the ARC function." Further, the manual simply states that by accessing the appropriate menu, you simply need to set the Receiver status to 'ON' (which I have done).
My Pioneer receiver is supposed to support the ARC function (http://hometheatergears.com/pioneer/pioneer-vsx-1020k-review/). It has 6 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. The output of the receiver is connected to HDMI IN 2(ARC) port of my TV. So, my thinking is that the audio is going out of my TV (via the HDMI ARC port), and my ARC capable receiver should be able to decode sound. However, I don't hear anything. If I turn ON the TV, sound comes from my TV speakers. If I then turn ON my receiver, the sound from my TV speakers mute, but no sound is played through my receiver. That tells me that the HDMI interface is working, as my TV can sense that the receiver is ON.
I am using the new HDMI 1.4 cables. I know this because I have a Samsung 3D Blu-Ray player, and 3D works via the same cable. I am thinking that the problem lies with configuration of the Pioneer receiver, but I don't see how the OUTPUT port is configured. There seems to be a lot of configuration for the INPUT ports, but I don't see any menu or option to configure audio coming back via the ARC. In fact the manual never really mentions ARC although all the reviews I've read indicate that this feature is supported. I sent an email message to Pioneer a couple of days ago, but no response.
One experiment I tried was to wire the HDMI cable to HDMI input 5 instead, and then select 'HDMI 5' on the receiver. No go. However, that may require something to be configured in order to get that to work also... I know my speakers work properly as I can select my BD input for my Blu-Ray player, and I hear all speakers working properly. So, my question is 'how do I confirm if the problem is in the tv or the receiver?' I can't really determine if the TV is indeed putting out the audio info, and I can't really determine if the receiver is configured to play out the ARC audio...
The whole idea of ARC is to eliminate the need for an additional audio cable. As far as I am concerned, I should be able to hookup my receiver to my tv via a single 1.4 HDMI cable and hear audio from the speakers on my receiver. Or am I missing something...?