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Hey Gaf. I have a slight PS4 related issue. Sometimes when I turn on the console (usually from standyby) there is no sound being outputted. Neither in the XMB nor in games. I put the system back into standby, boot it up again and voila, sound returns. Any ideas what this could be?

 

[Certinty]

Turn your TV off and back on and that should solve it.

It's some weird issue where the TV doesn't receive the sound when the PS4 is turned on before the TV is or something.

 

[mohsinkhan]

Happens to me aswell it has something to do with the hdmi input. If I switch inputs back and fourth on my tv the sound returns.

 

[Handy Fake]

To alleviate your woes, may I recommend defenestration of said product.

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Sony, Gaf and the Poster do not in any way recommend or endorse this course of action.

 

[Huggers]

Turn your TV off and back on and that should solve it.

It's some weird issue where the TV doesn't receive the sound when the PS4 is turned on before the TV is or something.

Ah that sounds extremely minor and reassuring! Thanks I shall try that

 

[Cheesemeister]

What?!

 

[williamracine]

Look like a hdmi handshake glitch... change input or turn off turn on should resolve the issues.

 

[Palette Swap]

I got this sometimes between the 360/PC and my receiver. IIRC, these were HDMI handshake issues that were resolved by turning equipments on in the right order.

 

[Interfectum]

Hey Gaf. I have a slight PS4 related issue. Sometimes when I turn on the console (usually from standyby) there is no sound being outputted. Neither in the XMB nor in games. I put the system back into standby, boot it up again and voila, sound returns. Any ideas what this could be?

Same thing happens to me all the time. Just turn the TV off and on or switch HDMI channels back and forth. It should kick the sound back in.

Out of all the consoles I've owned the PS4 is the only one that's ever done this. Weird glitch.

 

[DansDans]

I get the same, switching HDMI channels on my amp fixes it

 

[HardRojo]

Yeah, this happened to me once after turning my PS4 on from standby, turned it off then back on and the sound came back.

 

[tsab]

It happened to me with other devices, the hdmi (handshake) is to blame. Removing and reinserting the cable fixed it.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I get this too every now and again.

I just switch the inputs back and forth and it fixes it. Hopefully Sony has a firmware fix planned.

 

[Palpable]

This happens to me on and off. I just unplug the HDMI cable and then plug it back in -- that fixes it for me.

 

[drew713]

Happens to me also. I usually just turn my tv off and on. This has only happened on my ps4 and never my ps3.

 

[XxSlasherMcGirkxX]

This happens to me too, All I have to do is reset the PS4 and it works everytime. God we need more stability in the PS4.

 

[w00zey]

Turn your TV off and back on and that should solve it.

It's some weird issue where the TV doesn't receive the sound when the PS4 is turned on before the TV is or something.

I figured this out just the other day. LOL it was bugging me for ages when the ps4 wasn't hooked up in my living room to a stereo.

 

[fade_]

Are you using the hdmi cable that came with the system?

 

[Hawaii Jeff]

Yup happens to me too sometimes.

Switching inputs on the tv doesn't always fix it, but cycling inputs on my hdmi switcher usually fixes it.

 

[Patryn]

The first XBO I got had this issue. No matter what I was unable to get any sound out of the system.

Turned out to be a faulty system, so I had to send it in and get a replacement unit.

 

[Rivitur]

You did change the channel from input # to an actual channel right?

 

[McHuj]

Happens to me all the time. I hope a firmware update address this issue soon.

 

[the_don_patch]

I used to get this all the time but it hasn't been happening lately

 

[Yaqoub]

I have this issue too. I resolve it by disconnecting and reconnecting the HDMI cable. It gets annoying after some time.

 

[Ban Puncher]

What?!

Uh!

Turn my headphones up!

 

[sh1fty]

Happens to me. Turning TV on and off always fixes it.

 

[Laffer]

This has happened to me a few times. I was worried nobody in GAF had come out with the issue and there was a problem with my machine.

Thank you OP, as now I know this is a common thing and my new PS4 is not faulty. I guess this will be surely fixed in a future "stability" update

 

[LakeEarth]

Turn your TV off and back on and that should solve it.

It's some weird issue where the TV doesn't receive the sound when the PS4 is turned on before the TV is or something.

OOOH, that explains it. I was wondering why the hell that keeps happening. I thought it was my TV.

Happens to me aswell it has something to do with the hdmi input. If I switch inputs back and fourth on my tv the sound returns.

This sounds better than turning the TV off and on again, I'll start doing this.

 

[Van Owen]

This happened to me once too.

 

[Footos22]

Yeah, this happened to me once after turning my PS4 on from standby, turned it off then back on and the sound came back.

Funny enough this happens on my xbox one rarely. yet to experience it on ps4 yet

 

[RPG]

I used to get this all the time but it hasn't been happening lately

Same here. If I changed inputs on the TV whilst the PS4 was booting, it would occasionally not have sound. Changing inputs before booting or well after the boot was a work-around, but I haven't had the issue in a while (granted I haven't played the PS4 as much...)

However, I have the opposite quirk now where when I put the PS4 into Standby mode, my TV "locks up" trying to get the signal and it takes almost a minute before it shows the No Signal screen. My Wii U and PS3 drop the signal almost immediately.

 

[McHuj]

IMO, this happens more with the 1.7X firmware than it did previously.

I have a Samsung TV, I wonder if it's brand specific or happens with all TVs.

 

[TsuWave]

happens to me every now and then, i just switch it off and back on and the sound is back

 

[Dreamgazer]

As some others have said, look into the HDMI cable you're using.

 

[darknil]

Hey Gaf. I have a slight PS4 related issue. Sometimes when I turn on the console (usually from standyby) there is no sound being outputted. Neither in the XMB nor in games. I put the system back into standby, boot it up again and voila, sound returns. Any ideas what this could be?

As other posters have said, reset is the way to go. But there is something else that I think it's with this problem. the PS4, if you don't restart it, begins to work very very slow. I was able to enter a game but the framerate was atrocious compared to normal behavior.

That's why when I turn on my console I always wait for it to sound, otherwise reset.

 

[Raijinken]

This happens to me too but when it does, the display looks better than I have ever seen, and the games look amazing. Sometimes I don't want to fix it because of this...

 

[Manu]

Happens to me aswell it has something to do with the hdmi input. If I switch inputs back and fourth on my tv the sound returns.

Same here.

 

[abrack08]

Yup happens to me to. Not every day, but probably once or twice a week. Switching the input back my cable then back to the PS4 doesn't actually work for me, I have to turn the TV off and on again