Hello everyone,
First of all, thanks for involving us in this beta release testing.
Usage:
My main media consumption and source of Audio (95%) is from the TV (the amplifier is not connected to any other source than HDMI, over which I get IPTV, Plex & Spotify). The 5 remaining % is some Chromecast. I have the Arcam Control APP installed on my iPhone running the latest version of iOS (14.4).
Installation and amplifier settings:
I absolutely want to keep TV POWER & TV VOLUME on Auto as the amplifier is in another room than my TV: in my living room, I have only the TV Q95T and my Dali speakers. Both Samsung One Connect Box and the SA30 are in a technical room, with my media server. Using the SA30 remote is therefore not an option for me.
TV AUDIO is on OFF (as I thought than powering off the ARC module was maybe the cause of the “ARC - No sound after standby” issue).
My main concerns are regarding ARC.
1) ARC - No sound after standby
My first frustration with the SA30 comes from the fact that after standby there is no sound (even if I power on the amplifier with the Arcam App).
The situation with this firmware is not resolved, but it is now easier to have sound.
Here you are my steps to have sound:
1.1 Turn on the TV. The sound is naturally on “TV Speakers” as the amplifier is still on standby
The amplifier logically does not appear in the list of “Sound outputs” on the TV
1.2 Turn on the amplifier with the Arcam APP
1.3 Wait for around 45 seconds, without doing anything more
1.4 The TV sound will then automatically switch to Amplifier BUT the app will show the message “Socket closed by remote peer” (see 4 — ImgBB)
!!! At this moment, the amplifier can be controlled by the TV remote, but the APP does not work anymore. To have the app working again, I must close it and relaunch it. After that, the Arcam Control app works as expected.
What has changed? Before the v969, to get sound from the amplifier I had to press on the source button in the Arcam remote APP several times, and click on “BD” before the “socket closed by remote peer” message appears and I have finally sound (waiting these 45 seconds was not doing anything)
2) ARC - Sound drops:
I understand from the release note that this issue is known and being investigated for a future firmware revision.
3) ARC - Not powering on the amplifier:
I understand from the release note that this issue is known and being investigated for a future firmware revision.
Hope it will help,
Alexandre