Lost HDMI sound on my Protron 37" LCD
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Lost HDMI sound on my Protron 37" LCD
I have a Protron 37 inch lcd I have lost my sound on hdmi. I have tried different cable and different players. Any suggestions?
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I assume you want to use the speakers of the display and do not have an external sound system you are using. If this is not the case you should not try to use the display for A/V switching and use the A/V receiver instead!
If you are using both an A/V receiver and your display for sound the A/V receiver typically will not pass through the audio from an HDMI source to the display. If this is you and it did before... check settings on the A/V receiver for a pass through option for HDMI.
HDMI is supposed to be plug and play - the HDMI source reads the EDID from the display and or A/V receiver and sets up the scan rates and sound, multi-channel - PCM - or bitstream, based on that. In nearly all cases 2 channel PCM is selected for a display connection and is the correct setting. This does not mean those may be the best settings for an A/V receiver but the key is that you will get sound. Since you get sound otherwise that means your speakers are turned on so it would appear the problem is likely on the display end of your HDMI.
If your display has a system reset function try that or even unplugging the TV for a 1 minute and plugging it back in to reboot.
The display may need to be serviced...
If you are using both an A/V receiver and your display for sound the A/V receiver typically will not pass through the audio from an HDMI source to the display. If this is you and it did before... check settings on the A/V receiver for a pass through option for HDMI.
HDMI is supposed to be plug and play - the HDMI source reads the EDID from the display and or A/V receiver and sets up the scan rates and sound, multi-channel - PCM - or bitstream, based on that. In nearly all cases 2 channel PCM is selected for a display connection and is the correct setting. This does not mean those may be the best settings for an A/V receiver but the key is that you will get sound. Since you get sound otherwise that means your speakers are turned on so it would appear the problem is likely on the display end of your HDMI.
If your display has a system reset function try that or even unplugging the TV for a 1 minute and plugging it back in to reboot.
The display may need to be serviced...