Help Required Technomate killing my HDMI-ARC

Manikm909

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I have a Samsung sound bar with two HDMI inputs - i have apple tv 4k, plugged into it, and a 4k bluray player - using high speed cables - the soundbar has HDMI out to TV - this is plugged into my TV's ARC HDMI port (also by high speed cable)

ALL WORKS WELL!

However, some of you may know i recently bought a TM-5402-M4 stb - this is the problem - when this is plugged into a NON ARC HDMI port on my TV - it breaks the ARC and i get tv speaker sound only. there are no options on the TM regarding HMDI \ CEC which is a shame.

If i HARD power off the TM - ARC returns, and all is well.

I've tried 3 different HDMI cables, between TM and the TV, and other ports, but no matter what - when the TM boots up, ARC breaks on my TV, and only have TV sounds....

a right PITA!!!!

Advice welcome - but no smart alec's pls

to get ARC back, i either have to power the TM stb off when i dont need it, OR i unplug the hdmi from back of TM.

ive tried using a splitter - i.e TM into HDMI splitter, and then route the output of that to TV - BUT i get no tv output at all - so gave up with that
 

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Does your sound bar have an optical input? Solved a problem for me.
 

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One of these should sort it:


zorrin used something similar to solve HDMI CEC problems with a different receiver:

 

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thats great - didnt know they existed! ordered.

THANK YOU!!!
 

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If you're feeling brave and don't mind sacrificing a cheap HDMI cable, you can cut the CEC wire to PIN 13 yourself!


Or, what I've done before with a device that broke ARC, was stick a tiny strip of electrical tape over pin 13 of the HDMI connector at one end which was fiddly, but did work and was very cheap. :D
 
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