Audio Fix / setup help
Nakamichi Dragon: select a verified direct player on HDMI 2, 3 or 4
A direct source already occupies one identified DRAGON HDMI input 2, 3 or 4; TV return is not the intended source.
Manufacturer-documented Reviewed 2026-11-09 · Revision 1
Follow these checks in Audio Fix →When this guide applies
A direct source already occupies one identified DRAGON HDMI input 2, 3 or 4; TV return is not the intended source.
Connection scope: HDMI / ARC / eARC audio. Symptom: Sound goes to the wrong output.
This is a documented check, not a diagnosis of your equipment. The model name does not confirm the selected input, mode, software or connected partner.
If your exact model or a required setting is unknown, use the “I don’t know” branch below. Do not apply a similarly named model’s instructions.
Checks and possible outcomes
Start at step-0. Follow the link that matches what you actually observe. Alternative branches are not a single sequence of actions.
step-0
Is the intended player already connected to the identified DRAGON HDMI 2, 3 or 4 input?
The TV return connector OUT TV eARC/ARC1 is another direction.
Look for: Confirm the actual prerequisite or observation. Stop safely if unknown.
- If Yes, confirmed → Do the actual player, installed cable and TV documents confirm the intended format and HDCP path?
- If No → Stop at the unconfirmed condition
- If I do not know / cannot check → A required fact is unknown
- Manufacturer-documented Nakamichi DRAGON official User Manual ↗Visually read PDF pages 27, 34 — Remote TV selects return audio on OUT TV eARC/ARC1. Direct sources use the corresponding HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 control.Source selection on an already verified direct-player/TV path only. · Source checked 2026-11-09
step-1
Do the actual player, installed cable and TV documents confirm the intended format and HDCP path?
No 8K, HDR or decoding capability is inferred from connector shape.
Look for: Confirm the actual prerequisite or observation. Stop safely if unknown.
- If Yes, confirmed → May listening switch to that known player with the system and TV levels initially low?
- If No → Stop at the unconfirmed condition
- If I do not know / cannot check → A required fact is unknown
- Manufacturer-documented Nakamichi DRAGON official User Manual ↗Visually read PDF pages 27, 34 — Remote TV selects return audio on OUT TV eARC/ARC1. Direct sources use the corresponding HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 control.Source selection on an already verified direct-player/TV path only. · Source checked 2026-11-09
step-2
May listening switch to that known player with the system and TV levels initially low?
The current input programme will stop.
Look for: Confirm the actual prerequisite or observation. Stop safely if unknown.
- If Yes, confirmed → Press the supplied remote HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 key matching that verified installed input
- If No → Stop at the unconfirmed condition
- If I do not know / cannot check → A required fact is unknown
- Manufacturer-documented Nakamichi DRAGON official User Manual ↗Visually read PDF pages 27, 34 — Remote TV selects return audio on OUT TV eARC/ARC1. Direct sources use the corresponding HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 control.Source selection on an already verified direct-player/TV path only. · Source checked 2026-11-09
step-3
Press the supplied remote HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 key matching that verified installed input
Do not use TV, change cables or reset HDMI settings.
Look for: Perform only the stated operation, then confirm it was possible.
- If I completed this → Does the intended direct-player programme now use this verified path?
- If I could not do this → Stop at the unconfirmed condition
- If I do not know / cannot check → A required fact is unknown
- Manufacturer-documented Nakamichi DRAGON official User Manual ↗Visually read PDF pages 27, 34 — Remote TV selects return audio on OUT TV eARC/ARC1. Direct sources use the corresponding HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 control.Source selection on an already verified direct-player/TV path only. · Source checked 2026-11-09
step-4
Does the intended direct-player programme now use this verified path?
A selected source cannot add an unsupported partner capability.
Look for: Confirm the actual prerequisite or observation. Stop safely if unknown.
- If Yes, confirmed → Checks completed — report the actual result
- If No → Stop at the unconfirmed condition
- If I do not know / cannot check → A required fact is unknown
- Manufacturer-documented Nakamichi DRAGON official User Manual ↗Visually read PDF pages 27, 34 — Remote TV selects return audio on OUT TV eARC/ARC1. Direct sources use the corresponding HDMI 2, HDMI 3 or HDMI 4 control.Source selection on an already verified direct-player/TV path only. · Source checked 2026-11-09
Possible result
Checks completed — report the actual result
Completion does not automatically mean the problem is solved. Report what actually happened; no physical test or measured repair is claimed.
steps completed
Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.
Possible result
Stop at the unconfirmed condition
A required setup or response was not confirmed. Retain the actual observation and consult the exact source/partner manual or official support. Do not escalate to a reset, update installation, internal repair or unsafe wiring change.
next support
Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.
Possible result
A required fact is unknown
Confirm the actual model, connection, partner capability and state before continuing. Do not guess a menu, interrupt an installation or modify a live source by trial and error.
insufficient data
Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.