If you find yourself pushing any of the physical control buttons located on the Samsung sound bar and those buttons aren't responding, you may be experiencing an issue with static electricity. To resolve this, disconnecting the power cable that connects to the back of the sound bar, waiting 30 seconds, and then reconnecting. Additionally, test other buttons on the sound bar to make sure the issue isn't with just one specific button. Ensure that the audio cables connected to the Samsung sound bar are connected to both the correct outputs on the source device and to the correct inputs on the sound bar. More and more devices (the Xbox One, for example) have multiple HDMI connectors -- one serving as an input and another serving as an output -- and it's important to make sure you're connected to the right one. Make sure none of the connectors are loose. It sounds silly, but make sure the Samsung sound bar isn't muted and that the volume is turned up. Make sure the sound bar is set to play audio from the appropriate input. Ensure there are no objects between the remote control and the Samsung sound bar.
You should have a clear path between the two devices. Try changing the batteries in the remote control. Alternatively, ensure that the batteries currently in the remote control aren't loose. If the batteries in the remote control are loose, re-seat them and try again. Ensure that you're within the range where the remote control can communicate with the Samsung sound bar. The suggested range by Samsung is 15 feet. Just because there is a SoundShare button on the remote control for your audio device doesn't mean your TV supports it. SoundShare is a feature that's only available on Samsung TVs. Check your TV to make sure it also has the SoundShare functionality. Even if your TV supports SoundShare, if the firmware on your Samsung TV is outdated the feature may not work through your Samsung sound bar. Update the firmware on your Samsung TV and try activating the SoundShare feature again. There may be an internal issue.
Try switching between different modes on your TV and try using SoundShare again. If the left and right speakers on your Samsung sound bar sound like they're reversed, there's a good chance you got the wires crossed at some point when you were hooking things up. Check the audio cables connecting the sound bar and the source device and ensure that everything lines up. The Samsung sound bar (like the Xbox One) also has HDMI IN and and HDMI OUT connectors. If you're routing a video device through the sound bar and to your TV, ensure that all of the cables are firmly connected and also that they are connected to the right place. For example, you'd need to connect one end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI OUT on your video device, and then connect the other side of that cable to the HDMI IN on the audio device.
Sign in or sign up and post using a HubPages Network account. 0 of 8192 characters usedPost CommentNo HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. When I switch on it used to come up arc this does not happen now tv sound great sound bar no sound ? Sound bar says no usb. Remote won’t change it. Sound bar turned off on its own and now won’t turn back on. Glad this helped you! My sound bar skips a second every minute any ideas? Our sound bar tends to be off from the actual mouth talking on the tv screen. They are not in sync and we have to turn the tv off and wait a few seconds. It usually syncs up after that. It sounds like it lost the Bluetooth connection. Maybe the device you were listening to connected to another Bluetooth device you were paired with and dropped your sound bar. Soundbar was working just fine, but volume dropped suddenly and the words "BT Ready" started running across the small soundbar wimdow.
