How connect 5.1 sound with fire stick and Denton AVR-X4200W and Sony X8500tv

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Having trouble connecting Sony X8500 TV, Denon AVR-X4200W to fire stick to play back 5.1 surround....can anyone help.
 
Solution
Firestick needs to be plugged into demon HDMI input not the tv.

Tv should be plugged from HDMI arc to HDMI output on receiver.

Arc should be enabled on tv audio settings.

Doctor Rob

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OR if you are like me (I dont have the Denon) but I for example have my 5.1 system plugged into my TV optical output and the firestick is also plugged into my TV. so its like TV connected to both. BUT it of course only works that way if you have an optical output on the TV and an optical input on your Demon receiver.
 

isamuelson

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Works depending if your TV will do HDMI throughput via the optical. My TV, for example, supposedly (per Samsung's manual) will ONLY push 5.1 surround out the optical from OTA signals (digital antenna or from cable feed) but apparently not from the HDMI signal. I think this might be wrong because I DO get 5.1 surround from my 3rd generation Fire TV 4k when watching things like Amazon video, Netflix, etc. Only place I don't appear to get it fully is when streaming from my Plex Media server even though I have Dolby Digital turned on.