Why is my HDMI cord not playing sound?

If you’re using a set-top or cable box: Make sure the volume is turned up. You also may need to go into the set-top box menu and select HDMI in the Audio Settings or Audio Coding section to pass the audio to the TV. You may need an update to your set-top box firmware, or a newer set-top box from your service provider.

How do I get sound from HDMI to speakers?

Option 1: HDMI connection using the ARC feature

1. Connect an HDMI cable to the HDMI ports labeled ARC or the port identified in your manual that supports ARC.
2. On your TV menu, set Speakers to Audio system.
3. Turn on the Control for HDMI setting on your TV, and the A/V receiver or home theater system.

How do I reset HDMI audio?

Method 1: Enable and Make Your HDMI the Default Playback Device

1. Press Windows + R Key to open Run.
2. Type mmsys.cpl and hit enter to open the sound and audio device settings window.
3. Go to the playback tab.
4. If there is an HDMI audio device that is disabled, right-click on it and select “Enable” Enable HDMI Audio Device.

How do I bypass HDMI audio?

Go to Device manager, open Audio inputs and outputs then Disable the HDMI sound driver. This is the best way to change the default sound device for your PC. Open the Control panel -> Hardware and sounds -> Sound and set your default speaker the press ok to save settings.

How do you know if your HDMI cable is broken?

Common problems that may be signs or symptoms of a bad HDMI cable include:

1. “Shooting stars” or sparkling in the picture.
2. Fuzzy or blurry picture.
3. No picture or intermittent picture.
4. No sound or intermittent sound.
5. Weird colors in the picture.
6. Remotes don’t work.

Can a HDMI 5.1 receiver work with no sound?

There’s a sound settings page in NVidia control panel also, but that only lets me pick HDMI or No Audio. S/PDIF will only work with the S/PDIF coaxial or optical Toslink ports. No joy if you select HDMI in both the Windows source and NVIDIA control panel? You will need to set up your 5.1 in the Yamaha.

Can a TV output 5.1 surround sound from a PC?

Specifically the HDMI goes from the PC to a TV, then another HDMI goes from the TV into the 5.1 receiver. The non-PC portion of the setup works fine – the TV outputs 5.1 sound just fine when it’s getting input from an X-Box, but not when it’s getting input from the PC. Instead, Windows is only outputting stereo sound.

How to troubleshoot HDMI no sound Windows 10?

HDMI No Sound: Windows. If you find sound not coming through HDMI after connecting your computer to an HDMI device, please follow the methods below to solve the problem. One: check whether you have used the correct HDMI cable for HDMI device. Two: set HDMI the default audio device. Press Win + R. Type cpl and click OK. Make sure the Playback …

Do you need HDMI for Yamaha 5.1 receiver?

You will need to set up your 5.1 in the Yamaha. Windows doesn’t let me select HDMI (in the picture I posted, you can see it says SHARP HDMI-1 NVIDIA High Definition Audio – Not plugged in). If I set my receiver’s HDMI settings to do Amp+TV instead of Amp, Windows lets me select HDMI then but I get 2.0 sound and not 5.1.

How do I connect my Shockwafe to my TV?

1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI 2 or HDMI 3 port on the sound bar, and the other end to your TV or streaming device HDMI port. 2. Press the SOURCE button on the Shockwafe remote and switch to HDMI 2 or 3 3. Using the TV remote, switch source to the HDMI port the TV or streaming device is connected to. Still no sound? 1.

How do I Reset my Shockwafe sound bar?

1. Do a hard reset on the sound bar by unplugging the sound bar from the power source, wait 30 sec and plug it back in. 2. Power ON the sound bar 3. Do an audio device search (steps may differ): Press OK once AUDIO SYSTEM/RECEIVER (Shockwafe) is found. The sound bar will now be connected to the TV.

HDMI No Sound: Windows. If you find sound not coming through HDMI after connecting your computer to an HDMI device, please follow the methods below to solve the problem. One: check whether you have used the correct HDMI cable for HDMI device. Two: set HDMI the default audio device. Press Win + R. Type cpl and click OK. Make sure the Playback

How to enable sound through 3.5 jack and not HDMI?

Right click on the volume icon in task bar or goto sounds in control panel / playback devices and set the onboard as the standard device. Right click on the volume icon in task bar or goto sounds in control panel / playback devices and set the onboard as the standard device. This was one of the first things i have tried but it too had no effect.