How To Connect Samsung Soundbar To Tv

A Soundbar is an excellent addition to your television if you want to enhance audio and visual experience. Aside from providing the same high quality that other speaker provide, it does not require too much space. That is why many choose to use a sound bar for their television than the regular speakers. Samsung sound bar is one of the most popular sound bar in the market today. If you recently purchased a Samsung Soundbar, this guide will teach you how you can connect Samsung sound bar to TV. You can also check our guide on Connect AirPods to Samsung TV if you prefer using wireless headphones.

Connect Samsung Soundbar To Tv

Connecting Soundbar to your tv requires ports. Most of the time, an HDMI cable is usually the best way to connect your Sound bar, other ways includes connecting sound bar using an optical cable and you can also connect via an Aux cable or via Bluetooth.

Before you connect samsung soundbar to your TV, make sure to check the ports that your television have. Not all televisions have built-in connectors that allows you to connect a soundbar. That is why check your television first what kind of ports are available.

To connect your soundbar, the TV mush have an HDMI connected that is labeled as ARC (Audio Return Channel). For newer models of television, it is usually labeled as eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel). However, you can also use the optical audio cables located at the back or side of the television.

You also identify the cables that are included in your soundbar and compare it with the ports on your TV. Most of the time, soundbar comes with an optical cable for optical connection, a power cable and HDMI cable.

We have listed below three methods to connect Samsung Soundbar to your tv:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Method: Connect your Soundbar using HDMI connection

Connecting Samsung Soundbar using an HDMI cable is the recommended way as it will produce the best audio quality as compared to other methods simply because HDMI cables digitally transmits sound.

There are two ways to connect Samsung Soundbar to your tv:

1. Connect a device to the soundbar and then connect soundbar to TV (e.g. Blue ray Player device)
2. Use Audio Return channel (ARC).

If you want the best sound from external devices, you can choose the first way however if you are streaming apps on your television using a sound bar, you can choose the ARC connection instead for the best sound output.

Here’s how to connect using HDMI connection to connect soundbar and another device:

1. Turn off all devices: Soundbar, television and other electric devices.
2. Connect HDMI cable to HDMI port on your TV. Connect the other end of HDMI cable to a device. Make sure that the other end of the cable is connected to the HDMI out connector on samsung soundbar.
3. Connect another HDMI cable (second cable) to the HDMI out port of the external device you want to connect to
4. Then connect the other to the HDMI IN port of samsung soundbar
5. Turn ON sound bar and external device.
6. If you want to view the soundbar display, simply press the Source button and wait until HDMI appears on the screen.
7. Power ON Television. Make sure source is changed to HDMI port. (where the sound is currently connected)

After this, the visuals from the external device will appear on the television screen while at the same time sound will start coming from the soundbar.

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Second Method: Connect your Soundbar via Bluetooth

Connecting your samsung soundbar via Bluetooth connection does not usually produce the same sound quality as compared to connecting using HDMO cable. But, there are those who choose to use this method instead because it is wireless. Bluetooth connection can be unstable and unreliable at times due to some factors due to power outage or presence of another electrical device.

Here’s how to connect Samsung soundbar via Bluetooth connection:

1. Press Source button on Samsung soundbar.
2. Press BT present on Samsung soundbar. If BT is not present on the soundbar, press Pair button instead. This is for Bluetooth pairing. Note: the BT preset changes to BT pairing after pressing it for a few seconds and will automatically change to BT ready when a connection is available.
3. When soundbar is in pairing mode, navigate to the Samsung TV settings menu.
4. Choose sound
5. Select sound output from the drop down menu.
6. Select Bluetooth speaker list.
7. Select your Samsung soundbar from the drop down menu.
8. Select Pair and connect.

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Third Method: Connect your Soundbar via Optical cable

Another method to connect Samsung soundbar to your TV is via Optical cable. The optical cable is a cable similar to HDMI cables where it also transmits sound digitally. With an optical cable, devices such as Blu ray speakers, cable boxes and video game systems can also be connected to the television and the sound output will come from the Television to Samsung soundbar.

To do this:

1. Connect one end of digital optical cable to the Optical output port of your TV. Make sure tv and soundbar are turned on
2. Connect the other end to Digital Audio in the optical port on your soundbar
3. Press Source button on either the TV remote or Soundbar.
4. Set Soundbar to D.IN. settings.
5. On your samsung tv, set speaker output to external speakers.
6. Go to settings menu
7. Press UP buttons. Until Quick settings is selected.
8. Press right directional arrow until TV speaker is highlighted.
9. Press Select button. This is to change to optical external speakers. After this, the sound from the TV will not play on the soundbar.

If the methods mentioned does not work with your television or if you are not using a samsung tv, you can refer to the soundbar’s manual instead.

How to fix common problems with Samsung Soundbars

• Soundbar not turning on: Make sure to check if the power cord is inserted correctly to the power source and power cord is inserted securely to the soundbar.
• Soundbar not producing sound: an obvious reason why sound bar is not producing sound if the device is defective. If this is the case, you may need to contact samsung support. Another reason for soundbar not producing sound is when the TV was not configured for external speakers. Make sure to change TV settings and then check for sound on your sound bar. Check the following ports too if the cables are inserted properly: HDMI, AUX, Bluetooth and Optical cables. Lastly, check if the soundbar or the TV volume was set to silent mode. If so, adjust volume accordingly.

Final Thoughts

It is very simple and easy to connect soundbar to your television. You can refer to the methods in this article to connect your soundbar to your tv. Connecting using HDMI cable gives you the best sound quality as compared to other methods.

As we all know, most televisions are not equipped with good audio system that is why many would choose to add soundbar or speakers. But unlike the regular speakers, a soundbar produces a fuller and high grade quality sound that is why it is the preferred devce.

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