How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV

What is HDMI-CEC?

What is HDMI-CEC?

Note: CEC does not allow control of all aspects of every device. For some functions, you may still need to use the original remote for a device.

What is ARC?

ARC, or Audio Return Channel, lets your TV send audio to an external audio device such as a Roku Streambar, Roku Streambar Pro, or Roku Smart Soundbar without the need for additional cables. This allows audio from your TV's tuner and devices connected to your TV such as a Blu-ray player, game console, cable/satellite set-top box to be enjoyed on an audio device other than your TV's built-in speakers. To use this feature, the audio device must be connected to the "HDMI ARC" or "ARC" port, which is common on smart TVs manufactured in 2009 or later.

Note: Consult the user manual or online documentation for your TV if you are not sure your TV has an ARC port.

What is eARC?

How to enable CEC and ARC

Enabling CEC and ARC is different for every TV brand. Some have separate settings for each, while others combine the features into one setting that turns ARC and CEC on or off at the same time. When looking through your TV's menus for these features, understand that manufacturers may not refer to them by name, but rather as part of a branded trade name. In general, you can often look in a "settings" menu for CEC-related settings, sometimes in a "system" or "advanced" submenu. ARC-related settings may be located in the same place, or they may appear separately in an "audio" or "sound" menu.

Each brand in the list below includes the trade name(s) in parenthesis that the manufacturer typically uses when referring to the features in their TV menus. You can refer to the sample instructions that accompany some of the TV brands, but the steps may vary from model to model, and may change when TV software is updated. When in doubt, refer to the user manual or online documentation for your specific make and model.

Note: The Roku Streambar SE does not support eARC. You may need to disable the eARC option on your TV before it works. Consult the user manual or online documentation for your TV for help with changing eARC settings.

Hitachi (HDMI-CEC)

LG (SIMPLINK)

• Note: SIMPLINK must be enabled using the CEC steps before you can enable ARC

CEC steps:

ARC steps:

Panasonic (HDAVI Control, EZ Sync, or VIERA Link for CEC)

Phillips (EasyLink)

Roku TV™ (CEC) - includes multiple brands

Samsung (Anynet+)

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

Sharp (AQUOS Link)

Sony (BRAVIA Sync)

Toshiba (CE-Link or Regza Link)

Vizio (CEC)

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