Audio Volume

[Kevin057]

Hi! I have just installed a sound bar, connecting TV and DSTV Explorer. My audio volume of recorded programmes is softer than live prigrammes. Would appreciate any advice.

 

[D4N_CPT]

My audio is working as per normal across Catch-up, Recorded and Live, how is your decoder connected to the rest of your setup.

I have audio running via HDMI Cable from Decoder to TV and Optical Cable Linking from TV to Soundbar.

 

[Verde]

Have you tried using the HDMI ARC ports to connect the soundbar and TV. This way you won't need a seperate connection to the decoder and the soundbar will respond to all your remotes.

 

[D4N_CPT]

Soundbar and TV are both LG and communicate/relay commands and power state via the optical link to eliminate the soundbar remote.

On the day of the install I could not find a 2nd HDMI Cable in my cable bin, so that I can run the HDMI via the Soundbar. Had the soundbar on Wireless Link for a while, but after a firmware upgrade the audio sounded tin-ish/hollow, so I decided to use the included optical cable and never had an issue since, even-though the sound issue was fixed with the next firmware update.

As a side note, I was shock to find out recently that the ARC function is not included as standard on all the newer model TVs, especially dumb TVs.

 

[Kevin057]

My TV has no optical cable port, only HDMI.

 

[Verde]

My TV has no optical cable port, only HDMI.

Did you use the HDMI ARC port (does the tv have one?).

 

[Verde]

You can try this on the Explora menu:
Help/Settings/User Preferences/Video Audio/Audio Output
If it is set to Variable, change to fixed as it will not output Dolby Digital if set to Variable.

 

[Kevin057]

Thanks for all the inputs (Excuse the pun). I connected the HDMI cable from ARC port to tv, HDMI cable from DSTV to power bar. Problem solved.