Opera Plus - Use Headphone and Soundbar – Avantree Support

Headphones + Soundbar

Listen Through Both at the Same Time

Choose the connection your TV uses below, then follow the matching bypass diagram.

Open the diagram that matches how your TV is connected to the transmitter.

1 Optical Bypass Connection

TV Digital audio output OPTICAL OUT

Transmitter TV connects to OPT IN Soundbar connects from OPT OUT

Soundbar Select the Optical input OPTICAL IN

TV Optical Out → OPT IN → OPT OUT → Soundbar Optical In

2 AUX Bypass Connection

TV Headphone or Audio Out AUX OUT

Transmitter TV connects to AUX IN Soundbar connects from AUX OUT

Soundbar Select the AUX input AUX IN

TV Audio Out → AUX IN → AUX OUT → Soundbar AUX In

Make sure TV audio is already playing through the headphones.

Select OPT for Optical or AUX for AUX.

Choose the matching Optical or AUX input on your soundbar, then adjust the soundbar volume.

If your soundbar needs to remain connected to the TV through HDMI ARC, use one of these alternatives.

Use an HDMI ARC audio extractor to keep the soundbar on HDMI ARC while providing a separate audio output for the headphones.

Crescendo is another option if you need a TV headphone system designed to work with an HDMI ARC connection.

Headphones Work but the Soundbar Is Silent

Optical Connection Still Has No Sound

Confirm the connection is: TV Optical Out → OPT IN → OPT OUT → Soundbar Optical In.

Set the transmitter to OPT and the soundbar to its Optical input.

AUX Connection Still Has No Sound

Confirm the connection is: TV Audio Out → AUX IN → AUX OUT → Soundbar AUX In.

Set the transmitter to AUX and the soundbar to its AUX input.

Tell us how your TV and soundbar are connected and whether the headphones already have TV sound.