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NeilJo's avatar
NeilJo
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

Roku TCL TV no longer recognizing/connecting with Yamaha soundbar, after three years.

For over three years, the (at that time) new TCL Roku TV and Yamaha YAS-209 soundbar with woofer worked perfectly together. Two weeks ago, the sound out of the soundbar, especially voices, became very faint, forcing me to turn the volume up to the 80s or more to hear. In order to try to fix this, I reset the soundbar the other day, and every since the TV cannot even detect the soundbar although it is still attached via an HDMI cable to the same ARC ports.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    2 years ago

    Can you try the soundbar on another TV?  There's no way to tell if it's the soundbar or the TV.  Likewise, do you have another soundbar that you can try on the TV?

    • NeilJo's avatar
      NeilJo
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      Update: I bought a new soundbar speaker (Vizio), and the TCL Roku TV recognized it immediately. Therefore, after 3.5 years, my $300 Yamaha soundbar with wireless subwoofer (YAS-209) stopped working, likely per a set "death clock" by the manufacturer.