Lately, when I connect my Dell 5559 laptop to my TV using an HDMI cable no sound comes from the tv speakers. This is a recent development ; the first few times the connection worked, with sound coming through the tv and controllable by the tv remote.
The only thing I recall doing one day was using headphones to listen while viewing a streamed tv show. I do not know if that caused the problem.
When I click on the sound icon on the taskbar and see playback devices all I see active is Speakers and Headphones as the default device. There is nothing like " Use HDMI for Playback or Palyback input." I have checked through the ControlPanel/ sounds and there is nothing to show an HDMI sounds option.
The laptop speakers are fine. The headphones work. I have searched the forum and the web for information but I cannot find a specific answer to my problem.
Please help. Thanks to all .