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Apple TV won’t let me select sound bar

Apple TV won’t let me select sound bar output

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 15

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 8:46 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2022 8:56 AM

If your soundbar is connected to your TV,

Apple TV →[HDMI]→ TV →[HDMI eARC/ARC]→ soundbar

then select “TV Speakers” as Audio Output, and set your TV for audio passthrough to the soundbar. That sends the audio signal over HDMI as you would want.

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Apple TV won’t let me select sound bar

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