Hi. Somewhat a first time here.
So I bought an open box of a Panasonic DP-UB420P-K because I wanted to get into 4K UHD disks since I’ve heard they are far superior then 4K streaming. My mind was blown when I played my first 4K movie.
Anyways, recently I bought a Sonos Arc and I want to use it to it’s most potential.
My current issue is that I cannot have my Panny to output Dolby atmos audio from the player. I have tried the following:
1.) DAO to Bitstream and having Secondary Audio to off
2.) Turned off 7.1 multichannel downgrade option on the last option of advanced settings in the HDMI section of the settings.
3.) Factory reset my Player three time via holding the OK, Yellow and blue button etc
4.) After factory reset I’ve unplugged my player from power physically and waited couple minutes, rinse and repeat, same problem persists.
I know I am not getting Dolby Atmos or TrueHD from my player because:
1.) When I hit Playback Info, on the HDMI Video Out row on the very right hand side it says “Dolby Digital”.
2.) Also when I check my sonos app for my sonos arc it says “Dolby Digital 5.1”.
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My current setup:
1.) Panny -> to HDMI 2(ARC) on my SAMSUNG QN65Q70RAFXZA 2160P S.
2.) SAMSUNG QN65Q70RAFXZA 2160P S HDMI 2(ARC) to Sonos Arc HDMI.
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I know my setup works because I’ve used the Apple TV APP on my samsung tv and played The Martian and when I checked my Sonos App it tells me “Dolby Atmos” CLEARLY. I’ve also played Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and that says “Dolby Atmos” as well.
The titles I’ve tried playing on my Panny are:
1.) John Wick (first movie).
2.) 1917.
and the back of those movies and on the 4K UHD disks clearly says support for Dolby Atmos.
I am pulling hair on my frustrations and I do not know what I am doing wrong. The video out out is good, no issues there, it’s just Dolby Atmos. I’ve also returned the Panny to Best Buy and bought a new Panny, the same model (NOT open box this time) and I just tried the same setting with the same problem.
I have a HDFury Arkana on the way today and I hope that solves that problem but I am mind blown on how hard it is to have this straightened. I’m asking the AVFORUMS community for help. I’ve tried the search settings and I’ve found similar posts related to the UB820 player and they recommended factory reset from what I’ve read.
I also had a BestBuy rep tell me as I was exchanging my old player for the new one that the UB420 doesn’t support it. I call that crap because when I looked up the UB420 manual, US version, page 31 states how to set it up with DAO to Bitstream and Secondary Audio to off. I don’t know what to do besides pray that the HDFURY magically fixes it.
Does the Panny thinks the hdmi out to my tv’s hdmi in can’t support Dolby Atmos so it defaults to Dolby Digital? YES I’ve checked to make sure all movies on the Top Menu for audio setting is set to “English TrueHD” or “English Dolby Atmos”
I’m sorry for this complain but does anybody have any solutions/ideas? I’m seriously considering returning this product and save for the UB820 or the UB9000 if this problem is not fixed. Thank you.
TLDR: Panny outputs Dolby Digital, followed DAO to Bistream and Secondary Audio to OFF and 7.1 multichannel to OFF. Problem still persists. Exchanged old player to bestbuy for a new player of the same model. Same issue. Panny is connected directly to Samsung TV via HDMI. No AV receiver.
So I bought an open box of a Panasonic DP-UB420P-K because I wanted to get into 4K UHD disks since I’ve heard they are far superior then 4K streaming. My mind was blown when I played my first 4K movie.
Anyways, recently I bought a Sonos Arc and I want to use it to it’s most potential.
My current issue is that I cannot have my Panny to output Dolby atmos audio from the player. I have tried the following:
1.) DAO to Bitstream and having Secondary Audio to off
2.) Turned off 7.1 multichannel downgrade option on the last option of advanced settings in the HDMI section of the settings.
3.) Factory reset my Player three time via holding the OK, Yellow and blue button etc
4.) After factory reset I’ve unplugged my player from power physically and waited couple minutes, rinse and repeat, same problem persists.
I know I am not getting Dolby Atmos or TrueHD from my player because:
1.) When I hit Playback Info, on the HDMI Video Out row on the very right hand side it says “Dolby Digital”.
2.) Also when I check my sonos app for my sonos arc it says “Dolby Digital 5.1”.
-
My current setup:
1.) Panny -> to HDMI 2(ARC) on my SAMSUNG QN65Q70RAFXZA 2160P S.
2.) SAMSUNG QN65Q70RAFXZA 2160P S HDMI 2(ARC) to Sonos Arc HDMI.
-
I know my setup works because I’ve used the Apple TV APP on my samsung tv and played The Martian and when I checked my Sonos App it tells me “Dolby Atmos” CLEARLY. I’ve also played Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and that says “Dolby Atmos” as well.
The titles I’ve tried playing on my Panny are:
1.) John Wick (first movie).
2.) 1917.
and the back of those movies and on the 4K UHD disks clearly says support for Dolby Atmos.
I am pulling hair on my frustrations and I do not know what I am doing wrong. The video out out is good, no issues there, it’s just Dolby Atmos. I’ve also returned the Panny to Best Buy and bought a new Panny, the same model (NOT open box this time) and I just tried the same setting with the same problem.
I have a HDFury Arkana on the way today and I hope that solves that problem but I am mind blown on how hard it is to have this straightened. I’m asking the AVFORUMS community for help. I’ve tried the search settings and I’ve found similar posts related to the UB820 player and they recommended factory reset from what I’ve read.
I also had a BestBuy rep tell me as I was exchanging my old player for the new one that the UB420 doesn’t support it. I call that crap because when I looked up the UB420 manual, US version, page 31 states how to set it up with DAO to Bitstream and Secondary Audio to off. I don’t know what to do besides pray that the HDFURY magically fixes it.
Does the Panny thinks the hdmi out to my tv’s hdmi in can’t support Dolby Atmos so it defaults to Dolby Digital? YES I’ve checked to make sure all movies on the Top Menu for audio setting is set to “English TrueHD” or “English Dolby Atmos”
I’m sorry for this complain but does anybody have any solutions/ideas? I’m seriously considering returning this product and save for the UB820 or the UB9000 if this problem is not fixed. Thank you.
TLDR: Panny outputs Dolby Digital, followed DAO to Bistream and Secondary Audio to OFF and 7.1 multichannel to OFF. Problem still persists. Exchanged old player to bestbuy for a new player of the same model. Same issue. Panny is connected directly to Samsung TV via HDMI. No AV receiver.
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