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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, Matt,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The port on the AppleTV box looks more like a three-tiered wedding cake (mostly square but with two small tiers above it) than the “home plate” look of the optical out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> matthew@crocker.com <matthew@crocker.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 14, 2023 12:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> ed@edbride-pr.com; hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Hidden-tech] Cutting the cable: Apple TV<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The square-ish port is probably optical audio and you need to get a fiber jumper to connect the AppleTV to your sound bar, assuming your sound bar has the same port. Then you configure your AppleTV to use the optical audio port for output.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.the-home-cinema-guide.com/optical-digital-audio.html">https://www.the-home-cinema-guide.com/optical-digital-audio.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Multi-Channel-Gold-Plated-Connectors/dp/B00NH11H38/ref=asc_df_B00NH11H38/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167122786755&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9559916486262525291&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018237&hvtargid=pla-363021801077&psc=1">https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Multi-Channel-Gold-Plated-Connectors/dp/B00NH11H38/ref=asc_df_B00NH11H38/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167122786755&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9559916486262525291&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1018237&hvtargid=pla-363021801077&psc=1</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=mail-editor-reference-message-container><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss-bounces@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> on behalf of ed--- via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, August 14, 2023 at 11:48 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a> <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[Hidden-tech] Cutting the cable: Apple TV<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Seems like I’m a little late to the party, letting go of Spectrum TV in favor of AppleTV. Video is great, but I’m flummoxed at getting the audio to my external soundbar. HDMI takes everything to the monitor (LG), not a smart TV so I’ve got the AppleTV box. How do I get the audio to the sound bar? I don’t recognize the square-ish port that suggests a connector.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Thanks for insights,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Ed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =</b><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ed Bride Associates</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Edward J. Bride, principal consultant</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Technology Public Relations</span></i><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>LinkedIn: edbride</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>