Can the soundbar be turned on/off individually instead of following the TV? If so, whenever the soundbar is off, will the TV uses its own speakers?
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You can turn the sound bar off individually, but you would have to turn the speakers back on for the TV (either raise the volume or turn the speaker setting back to on for the TV).
280624
Yes the sound bar can be turned off and just the TV speakers. You can also use the sound bar while the TV is off. I use mine with my phone for listening to Pandora via Bluetooth.
1413844
Hi Jimmy, I just discovered with my Vizio Soundbar that once the Sony remote was set to the TV, it was auto controlling the sound bar volume, just not the ability to turn it on/off
1584535
No you can use the TV. Once programmed you're gonna want to turn off the TV speakers and use just the soundbar for sound. You might want to do it under aux though and set the default volume to aux instead of TV because if you do it on TV and just turn the internal TV speakers off you might get a message displayed on the screen every time you operate the volume. This soundbar sounds great too BTW. I've installed 5 of them and every customer loves them. Yes there are better ones out there, but it comes down to what you want to pay. Good luck and hope that helps
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Hello,Did you ever figure this out? I just bought this TV last night and I'm very happy with it, but I use a surround sound system and have to keep the TV volume on 0. There should be a way to turn the speakers off - right?Thanks for any info.
1085698
Hi Kyle B., whether you use HDMI or an optical port, your TV will output sound for all your devices hooked up to the TV. In my case, I have XBox360, PS3, and a computer connected to my HDTV. As long as your TV is turned on, the sound bar will work for all the devices hooked up to the TV, which means if you turn off your TV, the sound bar will be automatically turned off as well. There is a small difference between HDMI and an optical port in terms of the quality of sound. I tried both and decided that I prefer an optical port, but it's highly likely that you might have a different opinion. Anyway, the sound bar is pretty cool. I've been using it for months by now and completely satisfied so far. I highly recommend it to you. Hope this helps!
2007300
You can run it through both at the same time if you would like. It played through both on mine when I initially set up the soundbar, so I just turned the volume all the way down on the TV.
681101
Yes. The soundbar can learn other remotes, and turn on and off with the TV. It can even learn the up & down volume from the TV remote. I was able to configure the 60" Sharp LED LCD TV to send audio through the optical out, so volume is only via the soundbar. And it makes a huge difference. I have it wall mounted under the TV. And since it's shallower than the TV + TV wall mount I was able to install it just above the bottom edge of the TV, so there are no visible cables. This is one of the best electronic purchases I've made recently. I highly recommend it.
1798299
I'm gonna say no. Just plug everything into your TV then use an optical cable to connect the tv to the soundbar. All sounds should play though the soundbar.
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
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I think if your connecting TV (Digital Coaxial) is on and supplying returning current, the Soundbar should be on.. Otherwise it is an enrgy saving mechanism and for a purpose.
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Hello, Did you ever figure this out? I just bought this TV last night and I'm very happy with it, but I use a surround sound system and have to keep the TV volume on 0. There should be a way to turn the speakers off - right? Thanks for any info.
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you can adjust the sound thru your tv remote. go to settings then sound. I know you can have surround, just check the options. Mine i bought the philips sound bar ($98.00) with subwoofer. You can put the tv on mute or have the tv sound on. Works perfectly fine
876469
yes it comes with audio cables to hook it up on tv.. but you might wanna ur own cables.. because thats what i did to mine.. since with the cables i got the soundbar is making some type of noise.. but with a better cable its better.. and it has a remote too..
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A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope... » Read More A.K. Oh sorry we hooked the speakers up thru our direct tv box so yes the tv speakers worked but they are not good speakers so we put the tv on mute and only listened to the sound bar as it has a much better sound. that is the reason we ordered the sound bar. we did try to hook up the sound bar on the back of the tv audio output but then nothing worked. the tv has a very poor speaker system tv is a Hisence and it does not have very good features either. would never recommend that tv. Also the sound bar would not work if we put it thru the tv audio out and used the tv with a antenna. hope this is helpful. « Show Less
1557378
Yes. Simply use the audio out plugs on the back of the TV to the matching inputs on the back of the Soundbar. Once connected, you'll want to turn the volume control down on the TV to let the Soundbar system take over. Cheers!
2279784
Yes, I have the exact same problem. We just took the sound bar off. The TV's speakers are fine. I hate that it is a waste, though.
291692
If the TV speakers are turned up you hear and echo chamber. Not good. I just us the sound bar, which I like except for the small remote which is not easy to operate. When you turn on the soundbar it comes on at full volume.