apple tv no sound through receiver

Sound for cable always works. Check if the volume on your television or receiver is reduced or set to mute.

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Its essentially trying to block from importing high quality audio to an external recording device.

. If I use my tv remote and select something like Netflix YouTube or HBO Max the system does its magic and sound for the selected app works and comes out the Receiver. Occasionally like once every 6 months sound for smart apps just stops working. Thats my suspicion too.

There is no passthrough with Apple TV. Try changing the audio output on your Apple TV to just Stereo and see if lets the audio pass through. Verify that the source on your audio.

Use the TV or Receiver remote and refer their manual to enable sound. Basic Apple TV audio troubleshooting. The content is received compressed AAC 71 DD 71 etc then decoded or re-encoded to one of the output formats.

I would advise to connect the Apple TV to the receiver then connect the receiver to the TV using the HDMI ARC ports. Or try playing content that isnt copy protected pirated and see if the audio comes through. Check if the connection between your Apple TV to televisionhome theater is secure and they are connected to power.

No need for optical audio with two HDMI connections. Sound for smart apps run from the tv itself usually works.

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