what is the proper connection if I have the bluray player, cable box, headphones w/ transmitter (sony mdr-hw700)? can I still use the sound share?
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Soundshare is sort of like a wireless "anynet" with more features. Headphones are not compatable yet. Samsung is painfully aware of this. Google soundshare an headphones and there are a few good answers on how to get headphones to work with extra cables and bluetooth devices. Samsung guys are perplexed on who would want to use headphones with such an awesome sound bar. These are obviously people that will never be married with children. :)
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I believe the Soundshare function is only a wireless link that is possible with a Samsung LED with the SoundShare feature. Otherwise, there are several different ways to connect the video source to this Soundbar. I use a Toslink (fiber optic) cable to connect my soundbar to my desktop Alienware computer, and I use the SoundShare feature to link my Soundbar to my Samsung LED. SoundShare is in my opinion, the best way (no wire clutter), and the sound is great, although the subwoofer bass can overwhelm the dialogue while listening to a movie with this soundbar, if at low volume level, which i often have to use late at night. Hope this helps! I believe the Soundshare function is only a wireless link that is possible with a Samsung LED with the SoundShare feature. Otherwise, there are several different ways to connect the video source to this Soundbar. I use a Toslink (fiber optic) cable to connect my soundbar to my desktop Alienware computer, and I use the SoundShare feature to link my Soundbar to my Samsung LED. SoundShare is in my opinion, the best way (no wire clutter), and the sound is great, although the subwoofer bass can overwhelm the dialogue while listening to a movie with this soundbar, if at low volume level, which i... » Read More I believe the Soundshare function is only a wireless link that is possible with a Samsung LED with the SoundShare feature. Otherwise, there are several different ways to connect the video source to this Soundbar. I use a Toslink (fiber optic) cable to connect my soundbar to my desktop Alienware computer, and I use the SoundShare feature to link my Soundbar to my Samsung LED. SoundShare is in my opinion, the best way (no wire clutter), and the sound is great, although the subwoofer bass can overwhelm the dialogue while listening to a movie with this soundbar, if at low volume level, which i often have to use late at night. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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I had the same problem. You can make it work and keep the sound on the speakers if you use either the optical output or the digital output from your TV or receiver. Neither will probably work initially when you hook it up to the TV link. The key is that you will have to go to each source box (directTV box, playstation, cable box, etc.) and edit the settings and change the audio output from Dolby Digital to PCM. Once you do that, the TV link will work great, and you can still have sound from the speakers at the same time.
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Sam I just disconnected my TV from the receiver so I have the cable box and blu ray as the only signals to the receiver. I turn on the cable box and put on a music station. It plays fine with no cut off after 30 secs. or 10 minutes. I put a blu ray disc in the player and played the movie with no TV HDMI hooked up. I get great sound no picture, but the sound is uninterrupted. I believe your problem is either in the options or set up menu, possibly the connections, or options in the input devices...
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I have this exact setup and it works fine. My soundbar has optical input, but my headphones are analog, so the second line from the splitter actually goes to an analog converter, which the wireless headphones connect to. Perfect sound in both the soundbar and the headphones.
1969550
yes! use the rca audio in connector on the back. connected to your bluray player audio out on the back! thats the red and white.
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You need THREE of the HDMI cables (not four like the other guy says). Connect one HDMI cable to the back of your cable box and the other end to the SAT/CABLE IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. Connect another HDMI cable from the back of the BluRay Player to the BD IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. The last HDMI cable goes from the HDMI OUT (located on the far right) to the HDMI 1 input on the back of your TV. Turn on the TV, make sure the input is set on HDMI 1, turn on the Soundbar system and select the device you want to watch (either the BD button for BluRay Disc or the SAT/CATV button for cable). You need THREE of the HDMI cables (not four like the other guy says). Connect one HDMI cable to the back of your cable box and the other end to the SAT/CABLE IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. Connect another HDMI cable from the back of the BluRay Player to the BD IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. The last HDMI cable goes from the HDMI OUT (located on the far right) to the HDMI 1 input on the back of your TV. Turn on the TV, make sure the input is set on HDMI 1, turn on the Soundbar system and select the device you want to watch (either the BD button for BluRay Disc or the SAT/CATV... » Read More You need THREE of the HDMI cables (not four like the other guy says). Connect one HDMI cable to the back of your cable box and the other end to the SAT/CABLE IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. Connect another HDMI cable from the back of the BluRay Player to the BD IN slot on the back of the subwoofer. The last HDMI cable goes from the HDMI OUT (located on the far right) to the HDMI 1 input on the back of your TV. Turn on the TV, make sure the input is set on HDMI 1, turn on the Soundbar system and select the device you want to watch (either the BD button for BluRay Disc or the SAT/CATV button for cable). « Show Less
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Yes, The optical output to my Receiver works great! I had the same worries before I hooked it up. The HDMI cable went to my HDMI TV and the optical cable I had went to the receiver for my room soundaround speaker system. The TV speakers work also if you don't want to play the receiver, a earlier mention in another post said, he could not get his TV to play sound out the speakers.... NOT true the sound still travels thru the HDMI cable to the HD TV even with the Optical cable plugged in and ran to the receiver. The sound does not designate one or the other and comes out both. I just keep the volume on my HD TV to 0.
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Does your blu ray player have the setting for the Audio Out set as Optical Cable. I know my PS3 Has the Video out as HDMI, and Audio Out as Optical. So Basically Same set up as you, but no HDMI from Home Theater to TV as I use my PS3 to play DVD's.
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Simple answer is yes. That is with not knowing what TV you are using. They both have Digital Output (optical). But if you are connecting the using only HDMI cables that that will carry your sound. What do you have going into your TV? Cable box? And how many HDMI connections do you have on your TV?
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We have a PS4 hooked up to our TV, onkyo receiver, and surround sound system and these work well to watch blu-ray movies on our ps4, but the moment we plug the wireless headphone jack into the front of the Onkyo receiver, it cuts the sound running to everything else. I do not know if that is a setting in the receiver that can be changed, as we bought these to watch TV and play games while our newborn was sleeping, and having the sound cut off is what we wanted. Don't do what I did and buy this supplemental/extra headset first; it does not come with the wireless transmitter and cords, so it is worthless unless you have another one at home already. We have a PS4 hooked up to our TV, onkyo receiver, and surround sound system and these work well to watch blu-ray movies on our ps4, but the moment we plug the wireless headphone jack into the front of the Onkyo receiver, it cuts the sound running to everything else. I do not know if that is a setting in the receiver that can be changed, as we bought these to watch TV and play games while our newborn was sleeping, and having the sound cut off is what we wanted. Don't do what I did and buy this supplemental/extra headset first; it does not come with the wireless transmitter and cords, so it... » Read More We have a PS4 hooked up to our TV, onkyo receiver, and surround sound system and these work well to watch blu-ray movies on our ps4, but the moment we plug the wireless headphone jack into the front of the Onkyo receiver, it cuts the sound running to everything else. I do not know if that is a setting in the receiver that can be changed, as we bought these to watch TV and play games while our newborn was sleeping, and having the sound cut off is what we wanted. Don't do what I did and buy this supplemental/extra headset first; it does not come with the wireless transmitter and cords, so it is worthless unless you have another one at home already. « Show Less
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Hope this helps since it's difficult to explain, there's the Blu Ray player that connects the front three speakers and the sub, the blu ray has a spot for a wireless transmitter that'll connect to another box wireless, the two back speakers use a wire to connect to that little box, to sum it up you connect the back speakers wired to the receiver box which is wireless to the main system
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HI William, I have my optical cord connected to my Dish network receiver out to the Sony surround sound. The Sony unit is connected with an HDMI to the TV.. it sounds great. The only signal going to the TV is the video the sound goes thru the Sony surround Sound. Hope I answered your question if not I would go to the Sony Website I'm sure customer service can help you there..
230757
To add to the others responses - you want the bluray player plugged directly into the receiver, rather than plugged into the TV and an optical cable running from TV to receiver. Then you should hear any sound produced when you have the blu ray and receiver on. You may need to turn on the TV to navigate menus on your Bluray.
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Something was wrong. I have been using mine flawlessly on my sony player. I started with the red and white audio outputs and then changed to the toslink optical cable. Remember that you are adding another volume control, and you need to enable the appropriate outputs.
61147
Can you use both? my sony reciever has no hdmi ports but has optical audio,is the sound in hd a big difference?
609815
I installed my sound bar through my bluray player. I don't know if you're trying to plug in from your tv or what, but the sound should come from whatever is actually playing the media.
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I connected it directly to the tv. My my bluray player ran through my tv as well and therefore the bluray sound went to the surround system.