Cannot get 10 bit HDR on Q Box with new Panasonic TV!

[nigea99]

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@roddw1 wrote:

Thanks both! 

Re: "If your Receiver does not pass through the full signal  then providing the cable is short enough  you could plug into HDMI 1 and use ARC from the TV (or possibly use optical from the SKY Q box)"

Apologies if being a tad thick, but do you mean plug Q-box directly into HDMI 1 on TV (as opposed to the receiver as is presently) and then use a cable from the TVs' HDMI-2 port (ARC) into the receiver?? This is not my area of expertise!  

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ARC Stands for Audio Return Channel and allows the sound from your TV (either Freeview, apps or anything via HDMI) to be routed to the AV Amp

So, yes - although you may have to select the Audio out from your TV to use your Amp  ( Sound -> Speaker Selection to Home Cinema on my Panasonic) rather than TV speakers. 

I have to do this each time on mine but like you most things go through my AV Amp directly so I don't use the ARC  connection for sound very often & I also do sometimes use the TV speakers rather than power up the Amp. - I  thus haven't spent time to try seeing if I could set it  to always use the AV Amp

edit : BTW if you use apps like Netflix or Disney + / Amazon Prime - we recommend using the TV's inbuilt apps & use the ARC connection for sound

[roddw1]

Thanks all - reall helpful. @ nigea99 I tried what you suggested and somewhat to my surprise it works!! Q box to TV HDMI 1 and TV to Pioneer via HDMI 2 (ARC). Now got 10 bit HDR and sound output via the receiver - for some reason the sound is all over the place, so I'll need to recalibrate it , but none the less it works!