So this morning I tried switching around a few HDMI cables, the TV told me to connect a cable FROM the TV's HDMI-ARC port TO the Yamaha's HDMI
output port...Output? Ok, I got sound, but volume still NOT controllable by the Dish or TV remote. So I moved the HDMI cable on the Yamaha from the HDMI-out to an HDMI input. Then I got zilch. I'm guessing it's because my Yamaha is many years old and simply doesn't work with ARC. Or I'm doing it wrong
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So, the TV has all of 2 "obvious" volume outputs, to the TV speakers, or optical-cable output. Optical cable works great, and mutes the TV's speakers, but volume is ONLY controlled by the Yamaha. Doesn't work for me...
Guess I'm buying a new remote
--edit-- or maybe not, at least not a Harmony... discontinued Harmony remotes on Amazon, up to $449... yow, that's more than half what the TV cost me...