: Using an optical cable instead of HDMI ARC/eARC can sometimes limit audio to stereo PCM depending on the TV's internal passthrough settings.
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| Problem | Likely cause | Solution | |---------|--------------|----------| | 5.1 option missing | Device doesn’t support DD+ | Use a different device or optical connection. | | Audio plays as stereo | HDMI is set to PCM | Change TV audio output to , Bitstream , or Pass-through . | | No center channel / dialog | Source is actually 2.0 | Check title’s audio menu; some “5.1” labels are incorrect. | | Lip sync error | HDMI processing delay | Enable audio delay (lip-sync) in AVR or TV settings. | : Using an optical cable instead of HDMI