How do I connect my TCL Roku box to my receiver?
Emily Sparks
Published May 03, 2026
How do I connect my TCL Roku box to my receiver?
Connecting with HDMI (Recommended) With the TV powered off, connect the HDMI cable from your Cable or Satellite Receiver to the HDMI 1 input or any available HDMI ports on your TCL Roku TV. Press the button. If the receiver if powered on and cables are properly plugged your TV will recognize the connection.
How does the AVR work on a Roku TV?
With the AVR it seems that the only way to see video for all of the sources that are connected to it via HDMI is to actually go into the Roku TV OS and select the HDMI 1 (ARC) input that the AVR is connected to.
How to connect a Roku TV to a receiver using HDMI?
I have mine connected using an Onkyo receiver. On occasion, the ARC signal doesn’t make a proper connection to the receiver and I have to reboot the Roku TV to initiate handshake. But 98% of the time, it works as it should. Double-check the Yamaha user’s manual to see if you’re not missing a setting or something. Try a different HDMI cable.
Why does my TV have the same settings as my Roku?
This also means that all of my connected sources are stuck having the exact same video settings as each other since they’re all technically connected to the same HDMI input on the TV, at least as far as it’s concerned. Is this the correct way to go about this?
Can a Yamaha rx-v575 connect to a Roku TV?
My Yamaha RX-V575 supports Dolby D+ on paper too. In practice, when connected to TCL Roku TV 49S405, audio signal drops each time video steam switches to a commercial, for example. I had to switch the receiver input to something else and back to AV4 to reestablish audio.
With the AVR it seems that the only way to see video for all of the sources that are connected to it via HDMI is to actually go into the Roku TV OS and select the HDMI 1 (ARC) input that the AVR is connected to.
I have mine connected using an Onkyo receiver. On occasion, the ARC signal doesn’t make a proper connection to the receiver and I have to reboot the Roku TV to initiate handshake. But 98% of the time, it works as it should. Double-check the Yamaha user’s manual to see if you’re not missing a setting or something. Try a different HDMI cable.
Is there an option to use optical audio on Roku?
No HDMI is involved. No HDMI is plugged into the AVR. No HDMI port even exists for the AVR. 07-22-2019 10:53 AM Re: Roku TV – No Option/Setting to Use Optical Audio?
This also means that all of my connected sources are stuck having the exact same video settings as each other since they’re all technically connected to the same HDMI input on the TV, at least as far as it’s concerned. Is this the correct way to go about this?
