ARC Terminal use

[Alex188]

Can the ARC terminal on a TV or Receiver be used as a standard HDMI connection point?

 

[americanaudiophile]

Yes.
On the receiver the main HDMI output is always ARC capable but not assigned as an input.
On the TV it will work as an input whether ARC is on of off.
ARC makes use of extra wires in the HDMI cable to save you having to run an optical audio cable from the TV to the receiver. This doesn't affect the function of the remaining wires.