hopefully someone can help...
i have a Sharp TV, Vizio Soundbar and my set top box. All audio is output through the Vizio soundbar. My TV is connected to the set top box via HDMI. TV is connected to soundbar via digital optical cable.
My issue is that when i turn on my tv, cable box and soundbar (in any order), i get picture but no audio on cable. The picture flashes to a black screen once every 5-6 seconds or so for about a second. if i were to watch netflix or plex or any non-cable box show, the audio works just fine.
the only way ive found to correct this problem is to literally unplug and immediately plug back in the HDMI cable in the back of my cable box. I had thought it was clearly an issue with the HDMI cable, but ive swapped them out multiple times and the issue persists.
its annoying to pull out the cable box and unplug / plug in the HDMI cord every time i want to watch cable.
please tell me theres a fix for this.