Manage the HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC Setting on Your TV

Follow these steps to turn on the HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC setting on some common TV brands.

Turning on HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC is different for every TV brand. These steps are general guidelines for some common TV brands. The steps may vary from model to model or may change when TV software is updated.

If your TV brand isn't listed or the steps don't match, check your TV's user manual or online support pages for more information.

Note: You may need to turn on HDMI CEC and HDMI ARC to use some Fire TV features.

Brand Steps

Samsung

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Samsung remote.
  2. Go to Settings on your device.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Expert Settings.
  5. Select Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).
  6. Select On.

Some TVs may use the following steps for HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Samsung remote.
  2. Go to Settings on your device.
  3. Select General.
  4. Select External Device Manager.
  5. Select Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).
  6. Select On.

HDMI ARC:

ARC is turned on automatically on Samsung TVs when Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is on.

LG

HDMI CEC:

  1. Go to the settings menu. Press and hold the Settings button on your LG remote for 5 seconds.
  2. Select All Settings.
  3. Select General.
  4. Select SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC).
  5. Set SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) toOn.

HDMI ARC:

Note: SIMPLINK must be turned on using the HDMI CEC steps before you can use HDMI ARC.

  1. Go to the settings menu. Press and hold the Settings button on your LG remote for 5 seconds.
  2. Select All Settings.
  3. Select Sound.
  4. Select Sound Out.
  5. Select Audio Out (Optical/HDMI ARC).
  6. Set Digital Sound Out to Auto.

Sony

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Sony remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Press OK.
  4. Select Watching TV.
  5. Select External inputs.
  6. Select BRAVIA Sync settings.
  7. Turn on BRAVIA Sync control.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Sony remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Press OK.
  4. Select Display & Sound.
  5. Select Audio output.
  6. Set eARC mode to Auto.

Sharp

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Sharp TV remote.
  2. Select System Options.
  3. Select AQUOS Link Setup.
  4. Set AQUOS Link Control to On.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Sharp TV remote.
  2. Select System Options.
  3. Select AQUOS Link Setup.
  4. Set Audio Return Channel to Auto.

Toshiba

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Toshiba TV remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select HDMI & CEC Functions.
  5. Set CEC Control to On and detect the connected HDMI device.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Toshiba TV remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Sounds.
  5. Select Speakers.
  6. Set Audio output to ARC.

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