Optical Audio Out Issues.... I have a KDL-40v2500, has anyone gotten the Optical Audio out to work at all?? I was unsuccessful, the manual says its for digital programming, but that didn't make much sense, there was indeed light coming out of it and through the cable. I have the RCA audio out works great, just not the optical out. Any ideas?? I tried getting audio from the optical out with cable hooked directly into the tv, no luck.I have my ps3 hooked via hdmi to the tv, and tried getting audio from the optical out to my surround but no luck either.Input anyone??EDIT: Optical in on my surround works if i go from my ps3 to my surround... Optical Audio Out Issues.... I have a KDL-40v2500, has anyone gotten the Optical Audio out to work at all?? I was unsuccessful, the manual says its for digital programming, but that didn't... » Read More Optical Audio Out Issues.... I have a KDL-40v2500, has anyone gotten the Optical Audio out to work at all?? I was unsuccessful, the manual says its for digital programming, but that didn't make much sense, there was indeed light coming out of it and through the cable. I have the RCA audio out works great, just not the optical out. Any ideas?? I tried getting audio from the optical out with cable hooked directly into the tv, no luck.I have my ps3 hooked via hdmi to the tv, and tried getting audio from the optical out to my surround but no luck either.Input anyone??EDIT: Optical in on my surround works if i go from my ps3 to my surround... « Show Less
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Sounds dumb but hear me out! Perhaps you didn't fully insert the optical plug into the TV. This slipped me up when I first bought my optical cable years ago and again today with my new EX72. Either the plugs on my cable are a bit too big or the optical ports are crazy tight when they're still brand new, because they seem to have taken the plug, but it takes unreasonable force to get them to actually click in.
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The sound options need to be, "Audio Out" instead of TV Speakers, and change the "Variable" to "Fixed". This got the SPDIF cable working on my KDL-46EX520. I'd imagine your settings are very similar.
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I have the same issue and i've had to deal with bypassing like you are. I'm pretty good with electronics and I don't get it either. I called sony support but they weren't very helpful. in response to eightysicks86's response the entire point of using the digital signal is for the 5.1 DIGITAL surround sound which you won't get from the analog rca's. Sony did tell me that you can reset it by unpluging it for 15 minutes and then plugging it into the wall outlet without the surge protector. No luck there. By any chance does your power button on the tv ever become unresponsive? Let me know if you found a fix. I have the same issue and i've had to deal with bypassing like you are. I'm pretty good with electronics and I don't get it either. I called sony support but they weren't very helpful. in response to eightysicks86's response the entire point of using the digital signal is for the 5.1 DIGITAL surround sound which you won't get from the analog rca's. Sony did tell me that you can reset it by unpluging it for 15 minutes and then plugging it into the wall outlet without the surge protector. No luck there. By any chance does your power button on the tv ever become unresponsive? Let me know if... » Read More I have the same issue and i've had to deal with bypassing like you are. I'm pretty good with electronics and I don't get it either. I called sony support but they weren't very helpful. in response to eightysicks86's response the entire point of using the digital signal is for the 5.1 DIGITAL surround sound which you won't get from the analog rca's. Sony did tell me that you can reset it by unpluging it for 15 minutes and then plugging it into the wall outlet without the surge protector. No luck there. By any chance does your power button on the tv ever become unresponsive? Let me know if you found a fix. « Show Less
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Yes, I recently added a center channel speaker to my existing 2 front speaker set up. I was running through RCA cables initially, but with the added channel, these are incompatible. I got the optical audio cable, hooked it to my receiver, but have been unable to get any sound whatsoever out of it.
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The only use for the optical out that I can see is to send stereo sound to an amp or receiver. Its just a different medium than using the stereo white/red rca connectors. Any sound that comes into the tv, basically standard coaxial cable, would be output to the receiver.To me this is pointless because if you have a receiver to begin with, just hook the video signals to the tv and the audio signals to the receiver. Just use the tv as a monitor.The PS3 might have a setting in the unit to enable sound through optical out.
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This is true. I tried setting up my home theatre every way possible, but efter speaking to Sharp, they said you cannot use the audio optical out for HDMI. This is a shame. You must go directlyu from the audio source to the receiver via optical cable when using HDMI to the TV. No big deal, the TV is still awesome!
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the... » Read More Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0. « Show Less
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If you unplug the optical cable from the Yamaha and see no light it's an issue with the tv if it's lit up it's the settings on the Yamaha. I've had no issues with my optical out, only wish it was easier to access that portion of the menu
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I'm just trying to understand this stuff myself but, as I understand it, the optical connection works with Dolby Digital and I guess DTS up to 5.1. The other issue is just for people who need 7.1 (2 more speakers) sound with newer higher resolution sound modes. I just got surround sound in the last year and I am still thrilled with Dolby Digital 5.1. I'm not about to buy whole new receiver and speakers plus more expensive BR player to upgrade a sound system I love. Heck I don't even think I could fit 2 more speakers into my TV room.
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(Updated) Yes, I tried mine several times now. You need to slide the mode to "PS3" to be able to use it. Important!! Here is where I mess up (I treated it as a regular USB headset device), unlike using it on PS3, you don't need to plug in the optical cable to get the sound from PS4 (PS4 will detect it as a "headset" and changing the sound output settings on PS4 to "output all sound"). However, this setup will make the surround sound position reverse or inaccurate, for example, you will hear right sound source from your left headset. After doing some researches, I found out that you DO need to use the optical cable and make sure the sound output setting is "chat only", this will solve the sound position issue. (Updated) Yes, I tried mine several times now. You need to slide the mode to "PS3" to be able to use it. Important!! Here is where I mess up (I treated it as a regular USB headset device), unlike using it on PS3, you don't need to plug in the optical cable to get the sound from PS4 (PS4 will detect it as a "headset" and changing the sound output settings on PS4 to "output all sound"). However, this setup will make the surround sound position reverse or inaccurate, for example, you will hear right sound source from your left headset. After doing some researches,... » Read More (Updated) Yes, I tried mine several times now. You need to slide the mode to "PS3" to be able to use it. Important!! Here is where I mess up (I treated it as a regular USB headset device), unlike using it on PS3, you don't need to plug in the optical cable to get the sound from PS4 (PS4 will detect it as a "headset" and changing the sound output settings on PS4 to "output all sound"). However, this setup will make the surround sound position reverse or inaccurate, for example, you will hear right sound source from your left headset. After doing some researches, I found out that you DO need to use the optical cable and make sure the sound output setting is "chat only", this will solve the sound position issue. « Show Less
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Hi Sal, Digital Audio out of the TV supports PMC/Dolby Digital Optical signals only. -Vincent
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I had the same problem. You can make it work and keep the sound on the speakers if you use either the optical output or the digital output from your TV or receiver. Neither will probably work initially when you hook it up to the TV link. The key is that you will have to go to each source box (directTV box, playstation, cable box, etc.) and edit the settings and change the audio output from Dolby Digital to PCM. Once you do that, the TV link will work great, and you can still have sound from the speakers at the same time.
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Did you adjust audio settings-BD audio settings to "direct"? You need to feed direct, not pcm, to the 606. I have this problem with my sony s-550, but now they are mates matched in heaven. Just finished watching Traitor: dolby trueHD, Max Payne:DTS-HDmaster audio, The Dark Knight: dolby digital blu-ray. The sound is seriously lossless like what they said.Also, have you adjusted preset listening mode in setup menu of the 606? Set Dolby TrueHD to Dolby TrueHD , and such in that sub menu?Hope this help, BTW, the 606 is the beast once that TrueHD or HD-Mastr light are up ! Did you adjust audio settings-BD audio settings to "direct"? You need to feed direct, not pcm, to the 606. I have this problem with my sony s-550, but now they are mates matched in heaven. Just finished watching Traitor: dolby trueHD, Max Payne:DTS-HDmaster audio, The Dark Knight: dolby digital blu-ray. The sound is seriously lossless like what they said.Also, have you adjusted preset listening mode in setup menu of the 606? Set Dolby TrueHD to Dolby TrueHD , and such in that sub menu?Hope this help, BTW, the 606 is the beast once that TrueHD or HD-Mastr light... » Read More Did you adjust audio settings-BD audio settings to "direct"? You need to feed direct, not pcm, to the 606. I have this problem with my sony s-550, but now they are mates matched in heaven. Just finished watching Traitor: dolby trueHD, Max Payne:DTS-HDmaster audio, The Dark Knight: dolby digital blu-ray. The sound is seriously lossless like what they said.Also, have you adjusted preset listening mode in setup menu of the 606? Set Dolby TrueHD to Dolby TrueHD , and such in that sub menu?Hope this help, BTW, the 606 is the beast once that TrueHD or HD-Mastr light are up ! « Show Less
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I have the same question - has someone tried to connect their TV's optical output to this device's SPDIF input? Please please, someone let me know.
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This TV does not have either an analog audio output or a headphone jack. One (or both) of those would be handy to have. The TV sound out is via TosLink, which is an optical digital signal. I used a TosLink optical cable and an optical/digital to analog sound converter and two RCA cables to connect to my amplifier. The total cost of those items was about $50. Not a big deal, but just an advance notice that you really do need the cables and D/A converter, because the sound from your existing home theater or stereo amplifier and speakers will be needed. If you have a more modern amplifier with optical digital input, only the TosLink cable will be necessary. This TV does not have either an analog audio output or a headphone jack. One (or both) of those would be handy to have. The TV sound out is via TosLink, which is an optical digital signal. I used a TosLink optical cable and an optical/digital to analog sound converter and two RCA cables to connect to my amplifier. The total cost of those items was about $50. Not a big deal, but just an advance notice that you really do need the cables and D/A converter, because the sound from your existing home theater or stereo amplifier and speakers will be needed. If you have a more modern amplifier with... » Read More This TV does not have either an analog audio output or a headphone jack. One (or both) of those would be handy to have. The TV sound out is via TosLink, which is an optical digital signal. I used a TosLink optical cable and an optical/digital to analog sound converter and two RCA cables to connect to my amplifier. The total cost of those items was about $50. Not a big deal, but just an advance notice that you really do need the cables and D/A converter, because the sound from your existing home theater or stereo amplifier and speakers will be needed. If you have a more modern amplifier with optical digital input, only the TosLink cable will be necessary. « Show Less
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So I tried standard no luck, the light issue is still there making the entire background a washed out black. I tried putting my receiver on pure direct mode hoping this was a noise issue...no luck there either. I tried hooking the blu-ray player directly to the tv no luck agian still have the light issue. I also did the software upgrade on the tv. I'm now wondering if this a problem with the signal from my blu-ray player. Any help would be appreciated! Here is my setup: Samsung UN55B8500, Denon 3800DCI Blu-ray player, Denon AVR 5308CI all Hdmi cables are monster brand.
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Ya im really worried that the feed from my blu-ray player is causing the issue because when i have the player off & its running through the receiver the background is dark black with denon displayed on screen like it should be, then when i turn on the bluray palyer im back to the side lighting isssue. I have a ps3 so i will try it but that means I lose all my hd sound due to the limitations of the ps3. :(
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Chantal M., We're sorry to hear that you're having a hard time getting audio through your receiver. If the audio stopped working, you might try two things: 1. Making sure "External" is selected for the speaker types. If you're not sending the audio from the TV to the optical or audio output port, no audio will leave the TV. 2. Check your cable and make sure it works, especially if it's a digital optical cable (since those can be fragile sometimes). If you still have a hard time getting audio, please reach out to the Samsung customer service center for live troubleshooting assistance. Thanks for your support of Samsung products. --Mr. S
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I have had the 46B650 (not the A) for about 3 weeks, and this audio delay problem (AND IT IS A PROBLEM) was something I noticed right away. I like many of you, do have a receiver with external speakers for surround sound when I need it, or just when I need it loud. However I do still like to be able to use the TV's internal speakers to provide more voice clarity, or just a quasi-center volume control. However the audio from the receiver seems to be ahead of the image. If I only use the internal speakers it's fine. If I only use the external speakers it's fine. However when I use both there is a very noticeable echo that is unacceptable. Previously my setup had the audio right from my Comcast Cable Box to the receiver, and separately to the TV via the HDMI. Since I had this delay I purchased an optical audio cable and ran that from the TV to the receiver, thinking this would allow the TV to synchronize the audio it was emitting with the audio signal it was outputting to the receiver. NO SUCH LUCK. This does not fix the problem. My Sony STR-DE595 receiver does not have any settings to delay the audio. And there are no settings on the TV to assist with this issue. Samsung was nice enough to put something in the menu which lets you choose internal or external speaker, which basically disables the TV speaker. Thank you jacka$$es, I can turn the TV down myself. ----------- MY SOLUTION THAT WORKED! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK---------- Enter that Secret Menu which can be accessed by doing this: 1. Turn off the TV 2. Press 'Mute' '1' '8' '2' 'Power' 3. The TV will start and you will be in the SM (give it a few extra seconds). Once in the Secret Menu navigate to Control &gt; SOUND Change the setting "Speaker Delay Normal" all the way down to 0x00h This seems to synchronize the audio from my TV speakers to the Receiver's speakers without any noticeable lag between the video and the audio. Hope this helps some of you out there, be careful with those other settings as it's easy to activate changes unintentionally.
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I have not tested the optical or coaxial output since I only use the HDMI output. The audio input can be either optical or coaxial. I would conditionally assume that the optical output is active if the optical input is used. The same for coaxial. I would not assume without testing if the coaxial input will feed the optical output or the reverse. A note of caution. Every time you process your audio and video signal you increase the sync error between the audio and video data streams.
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I believe it to be true and originally ran HDMI to the TV (DirecTV HD-DVR and PS3) and then optical audio out to my receiver. The sound just didn't "pop" out and then I read the TV manual on a whim and couldn't believe that the output only is in 2-channel. I later read somewhere that it is intentional for copyright reasons. Unfortunately, my Surround Sound Receiver also has an annoying limitation whereby it switches HDMI but does not extract the audio from the HDMI connection. So, the workaround for me was to connect the HDMI (for video only) to the TV, keep the TV volume at zero, and connect the digital audio sources from the components to the receiver (which only has two optical audio inputs.) The sound and audio were offset but most good receivers will let you adjust to get them back in-sync.