Samsung Soundbar and Fios Cable

[dvisrael]

I have a samsung sound bar which is connected to my Vizio TV with HDMI ARC. My issue is that when I turn on my cable with the verizon remote it turns on the TV as well as he sound bar however the sound comes out through the sound bar and the TV and the volume buttons on the remote control only the TV and not the sound bar. If I then turn the sound bar off and then back on it works properly (i.e. the sound only comes out of the sound bar and the volume buttons control the sound bar as well).

This only happens with the cable. If i turn on my apple TV I or xbox the tv sound automatically only comes through the sound bar and the volume buttons control the sound bar.

 

[hang-the-9]

Can you turn off the internal TV speakers though the TV menu options?

 

[dvisrael]

I tried turning off the internal tv speakers but that doesn't work. It just puts the tv on mute and when I press the volume button it turns the tv speakers back on

 

[hang-the-9]

I tried turning off the internal tv speakers but that doesn't work. It just puts the tv on mute and when I press the volume button it turns the tv speakers back on

That's a bit odd, I have a Vizio TV, and my internal speakers were off all the time. But I use the soundbar remote to control the volume, not the TV remote.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Try turning the CEC function off in the TV. It's supposed to make using different components easier but since there isn't a standard if usually screws up more times than it works.