Can't get the soundbar to turn on automatically with TV remote on Samsung TV with Anynet+ enabled connected via HDMI ARC. Volume works fine. Fix?
197632
Ensure bluetooth is set to on. You do this on your remote with the bluetooth power button.
197633
According to the documentation you can: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/faq/FAQ00044515/77073/HW-F550/ZA
436947
Hi Kathleen,I watch over the air HD all the time and my soundbar works fine. I can't think of anything that would make it not work. Possibly a setting on your TV?
1731508
The only way I could get my system to work was to use the optic cable. At the present time, I turn on my TV first, then my sound bar. I do have to use a desperate remote. Still working thru that issue. Otherwise, I love the sound bar. It is no true surround sound, but close enough for me at the price point.I as never able to get the system to work thru HDMI or ARC, no matter what I did, even got online. Good luck. The optic works once you hit the function key on the remote. I found out by accident, just before I was getting ready to return. Glad I didn't!!!!
211942
Tried this approach to get a good sync and no go. Philips is clueless on this issue. Support had never heard of it. I've tried two different Philips Soundbars and get the exact same problems.If anyone ever fixes this I'd love to hear it.
2138616
I also have some problems with the AnyNet controls and spent hours on the phone with Samsung trying to get my Pioneer receiver to work. They were no help and kept telling me to get new cables. Here is what I found if you set the sound to "receiver" and have the ARC HDMI cable connected to your receiver OUT port it will find it and the sound works. It even controls the volume but when you turnoff the TV the ANYNet control turns off the receiver like it should but when you turn on the TV my pioneer receiver takes a while to bring up the HDMI interface in fact you can hear the relays click in but by that time this has happened the TV thinks I have no receiver so it reverts back to the internal TV speaker. Very annoying to say the least the work around beside going to the menu and selecting receiver every time is to let the TV come on and turn on your receiver via ANYNET then use your receiver's remote and tune it off then back on and in a few seconds the TV sound is re-routed to your receiver as the TV recognizes the receiver is now there. Another option is to turn off the ANYNET on the systems menu (you have to select system then down arrow to find the ANYNET setting) and then just use a harmony remote to set up the turn-on sequence. By the way I did go by new cables just to make sure my $100+ cables were not the issue as they were before 4K, it made no difference and the picture was worse so back to the original HDMI cables. When I called back Samsung they finally said the ANYNet may not work with other manufacturers and that they could not be responsible for the implementation that Pioneer has done. I asked the tech to put in a ticket to their bugfix group to address the interface timing in their software but the person had no idea how to do this and kept telling me they had no timing in there system which anyone who has written and software knows is not true. Any way hope this helps and keep updating your software maybe they will get it fixed.
562661
I own a Samsung LED and when I setup this as an "external speaker" from the TV setup, the functionality of volume at TV gets disabled. So I have to use the new remote.
1238584
Hello, well, that just happened to me, it was working fine until one day I couldn't turn it on at all. There is one thing the makers of this Soundbar forgot and that is : Manual Controls. Somewhere in the Bar should have the Controls so, in cases like this, the owner could turn the Bar on and manipulate the Volume, Bass and Treble and the other Features. I called Philips and they sent me a new Remote Control but, unfortunately didn't work. In my opinion due to the fact that the Circuitry inside is very Sensitive any Fluctuation in the Electrical Current like a Sudden Blackout, etc. could damage the inner system. I don't remember having in my neighborhood any Blackouts but anything is possible. I notified Philips concerning the outcome of the new Remote Control so they advised me to let Amazon know my situation. Amazon did a good response, something I am very grateful. Thank you. Joe.
1515210
It sounds like your sound bar is not connected throught the TV set. The audio cable should be connected to the TV set so that when the TV set is turned off there will be no sound through the sound bar. I have also had trouble with the remote for the sound bar. It seems to go out of alignment sometimes and will not operate the sound bar. I find that pushing the top button on the sound bar until it blinks orange and then hitting the volume control button will cause the soundbar and remote to work together again. One of the problems I read about with the sound bar was that the remote will not always operate the sound bar. Hopes this helps. It sounds like your sound bar is not connected throught the TV set. The audio cable should be connected to the TV set so that when the TV set is turned off there will be no sound through the sound bar. I have also had trouble with the remote for the sound bar. It seems to go out of alignment sometimes and will not operate the sound bar. I find that pushing the top button on the sound bar until it blinks orange and then hitting the volume control button will cause the soundbar and remote to work together again. One of the problems I read about with the sound bar was that the remote will not... » Read More It sounds like your sound bar is not connected throught the TV set. The audio cable should be connected to the TV set so that when the TV set is turned off there will be no sound through the sound bar. I have also had trouble with the remote for the sound bar. It seems to go out of alignment sometimes and will not operate the sound bar. I find that pushing the top button on the sound bar until it blinks orange and then hitting the volume control button will cause the soundbar and remote to work together again. One of the problems I read about with the sound bar was that the remote will not always operate the sound bar. Hopes this helps. « Show Less
503802
I have the same bar. I hooked up the bar to tv as instructed and hooked up the DVD player as instructed. Be sure to shut the sound off on TV to use external sound.
1867584
Hope you don't think I am being a wiseass, but are the blue lights on your soundbar on? Our first mistake was thinking that the green power light was "on". If the blue lights are not on, that is probably your problem. Next was the source. We use our bar on source 2, (there will be two blue lights on). The directions are poorly written, so we called the tech support number in the instructions. I recommend you do the same. The guy will walk you through syncing the remotes, and any other questions you may have. You will definitely want to sync this to your main remote. Hope this helps.
1238585
If you have cable, the Soundbar needs to be hooked up to the server not the TV. Also, each time you turn on the TV and Soundbar you need to raise the volume on the remote. Hope this helps.
814807
I have a RCA universal that I direct key programmed some functions to, however, once I connected the HDMI from the tv ARC to the sound bar ARC the volume control automatically worked without having to change the input source on the remote. I don't know about your specific remote but looks to me if it is a universal it probably would.
1189135
Do you have it connected to an anynet device like home theatre system? I think if you turn off the Anynet(+) feature on the TV this will not happen but I am not positive on that. Anynet available on all Samsung TV's after 2007 I believe.
2226452
I went into tools and set it on amplify.That made the volume a little better. It seems the volume on all the HD tv's could use some improvement. So just play with the sound settings until you find one that is suitable. Otherwise you will probably need to invest in a soundbar. Hope this helps.
1358456
I do not have that problem on my system. You do have to change the setting on the receiver with the remote to match the HDMI input you selected. If your doing that and your not getting sound and your speaker setting is correct then you might have a problem with the HDMI ports.
794551
I have my TV set up to automatically connect to my soundbar when I turn on the soundbar. Maybe like 2 steps to initially connect the external speaker to the tv.
839574
Options button in your remote and chose "sound mode".....and try standard in the submenu....