Identify the cables included with your soundbar.
Most soundbars come with a power cable, anHDMI cable, and an optical cable.
Place your soundbar in its intended location, and connect it to power.
Confirm it powers on.
Check the ports on your TV.
Most TVs come with a variety of HDMI ports and the occasional other port like an optical port.
Your TV may not support HDMI-ARC or you may use that connection with another unit.
If this is the case, you’re free to use a regular HDMI port.
Confirm your TV has an open HDMI port if this is the case.
However, features like controlling your soundbar’s volume with your TV remote will not be supported.
Connect your soundbar to your TV with the appropriate cable.
Most people will use HDMI.
This varies between soundbars, as does the specific setup.
How Do I Get My TV to Recognize My Samsung Soundbar?
This process won’t be the same for all TVs.
Still, most TVs have similar interfaces, so steps similar to those described below will work for everyone.
Using either the buttons on your TV or your remote, open your TV’sSettingsmenu.
Look for an area calledAudio,Sound,Audio Devices, or something similar.
Confirm that the port you have your soundbar connected to is set as the active port.
Play some content on your TV to test everything’s working as intended.
If you’re still having problems, tryresetting your Samsung soundbar.
Look for a Bluetooth pairing button on the soundbar remote, or press theSourcebutton on the soundbar and selectBT.
When you seeBT READY, press and hold theSourcebutton for five seconds until you seeBT PAIRING.
Then, go to your TV sound options, select sound output, and choose your Bluetooth soundbar.
