Westinghouse TV has no optical in/out and does not appear to support ARC, and my Sony soundbar will not connect

[Nick_94]

Hello, I have a Westinghouse DWM55F1G1, which does not appear to support ARC, but also does not have a place to plug in the Optical Digital Cable that came with the Sony HT-CT390 sounder/subwoofer I just bought. There is no trouble with the power, and I played music from my iPod via bluetooth with no issue. I'm connected to the TV through an HDMI cable, but I don't hear any sound coming from the soundbar. Any advice or help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Nick_94]

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[americanaudiophile]

According to the manual
http/westinghouseelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DWM55F1G1_UM.pdf
your TV has a coax digital audio out next to the USB port. You may need to convert this to optical digital audio
https/www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-82-196-079&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC-_-pla-_-TV+Antennas+%26+Accessories-_-9B-82-196-079&gclid=CMP1vIKAqM0CFVAvgQodZmAMNQ
or a DAC to convert to analog audio
http/www.parts-express.com/parts-express-dac-digital-to-analog-converter-(51-compatible)--180-999
depending on the connections on the soundbar. Optical digital audio input is very likely.

 

[Nick_94]

According to the manual
http/westinghouseelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/DWM55F1G1_UM.pdf
your TV has a coax digital audio out next to the USB port. You may need to convert this to optical digital audio
https/www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-82-196-079&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC-_-pla-_-TV+Antennas+%26+Accessories-_-9B-82-196-079&gclid=CMP1vIKAqM0CFVAvgQodZmAMNQ
or a DAC to convert to analog audio
http/www.parts-express.com/parts-express-dac-digital-to-analog-converter-(51-compatible)--180-999
depending on the connections on the soundbar. Optical digital audio input is very likely.

Hey! Thank you so much, this was exactly right. I really appreciate it. Huge frustration relieved. Before this, I also tried an Optical/Toslink to HDMI ARC converter, which totally didn't work. But the Toslink to Coaxial did!