ARC setup for KDL-40EX503 and AVR-1911

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Hi,

have recently purchased and set-up a Sony KDL-40EX503 and Denon 1911 with Sony BD373 and am very happy with the blue-ray 5.1 performance.

My question relates to putting the TV sound through ARC on the HDMI link between TV and AMP.

My (old) NTL/PACE cable TV set-top box is connected via SCART directly to the TV and I would ideally like to drive the sound from it and the Internet channels through the amp and I had understood that this was possible through the the one HDMI cable connecting the TV and AMP (using ARC).

Is this possible to achieve or do I need a seperate optical cable? If so are there particular settings needed on the Sony and Denon.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Anonymous]

Guys,

would appreciate if anyone has a similiar setup to the one described and can let me know if I need a seperate optical cable to get my 40EX503 TV working through the Denon.

Thanks

 

[The_Lhc]

The whole point of ARC is that it's an HDMI implementation. So no, if the TV and amp both support ARC you shouldn't need any other cables.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have a Bravia KDL-40v3000 and just purchased a BDV-E830. I can't play TV audio through the BDV sound system via an HDMI cable so I assume the Bravia HDMI port is not ARC-compliant. But maybe I missed something in the set up. Other functionality seems to be in place. I have read the manuals and forums. Some people have trouble with the same issue.

Does this mean I need an optical audio lead?

 

[Anonymous]

The manual makes no mention of ARC, however there is a mention of 2-channel PCM Audio on the HDMI leads. This most likely means that it only supports audio in and no ARC. An optical cable in the SPDIF out is a solution in this case