Flyinghigh Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Hi folks. I am adding an addition to my X5 system. I am adding a 5.1 surround bar. I have attached pics, so the community can see the hookups. I am requesting help on how to hook this up the X5, soundbar and Vizio TV together. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I would take HDMI from box to surround bar then HDMI out from surround bar to tv. then I would also take optical cable from box to surround bar. with this setup I have choice to hear either from tv or surround bar if you decided to hear from surround bar only with above setup I would keep volume to zero. for my parent I ran HDMI cables from 3 devices to tv then optical cable from tv to surround bar. I change audio settings to optical in my tv so this way no matter what they play it plays on surround bar without touching another remote or changing settings. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinghigh Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Nice tips RYU. I however have it set up a little different now anyway. I came out of the x5 to the HDMI on the TV. Then out of the TV back to the soundbar. It works! Not sure that I know if it is the best way or not. x5 remote controls the volume. You say keep volume to zero. What device are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 keep volume zero on TV bacuse you want to hear from surround system. yes the way you have it works and thats how I had for my parents as well before I switched to optical but they dont really care about audio and can not really tell difference lol. they just want audio and video does not matter even if it SD lol. however, its always better to get audio straight from your device to your surround bar so you can hear best straight from your device to surround bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinghigh Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 So I need to hook up the optical from the x5 to the soundbar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 you can if you want to. audio should be much better via hdmi or optical cable from box to surround bar vs box to tv then tv to surround bar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinghigh Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Gotcha. Got her all hooked up. Now I am ready to crank her up! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 cool beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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