I can't figure this out. I have a vizio soundbar with arc. It works great for about 10 minutes then it makes a pop and wmc says it can't find the files need to play.
I skip the soundbar and plug it streight into the tv and it works fine. Unplugged the soundbar and plugged everything back in. Try again. Nope same thing it works fine for about 10 minutes then makes a pop sound and files needed.
Has anyone else ever seen this or have any ideas what is up with the arc function?
WMC and Vizio soundbar
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Don't connect the soundbar to the computer. Connect the soundbar to the TV's HDMI ARC socket and the computer to a different HDMI socket on the TV.
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so just bypass the arc function...will give it a try
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Actually, it's USING the ARC function when you connect it the way it's designed. ARC means Audio Return Channel. It's meant to replace multiple cables going from the TV to the soundbar or AV Receiver with an HDMI cable. The return part comes in that the HDMI cable coming from the source (usually cable or satellite box, in our case computer) carries both video and audio. When the TV has an ARC port, it passes an audio-only signal back out to an audio device--usually a soundbar or a receiver for a multi-speaker setup.
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I did 2 things. .I flashed the bar with latest flash and then connected it like you said.
THANKS BIG TIME its working fine now.
THANKS BIG TIME its working fine now.