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LG TV - How to Connect a Sound Bar or Receiver

  • Troubleshooting

At a Glance

➔ How to connect TV and soundbar

① Connection using optical cable
② Connection using HDMI cable
③ Connection using Bluetooth

※ Depending on the model, the buttons of the remote control and the body may be different.

Try This

Connection using optical cable

1. Prepare the optical cable.

Image showing optical cable

2. Check the position of the terminal on the back of the soundbar and the position of the terminal on the back of the TV, and connect the cable.

※ Check the shape of the optical cable and connect it to match the shape of the U-shape. If the shape is different, do not connect.
Note that if you try to connect it with excessive force, the terminal may break.

Image of connecting TV and sound bar with optical cable

3. Either press the Select Function button on the soundbar remote control, the F button, or the external input ( external input icon )button on the device and select the [Optical Input] function.
The Optical Input/TV Speaker button on the remote control allow you to select the optical input function with just a click of a button.

Image of changing the external input to optical by pressing the function select button on the sound bar

4. Change the TV output speaker to the soundbar.

5. Turn on the TV and press the [Settings] button on the remote control. From [Settings], select [All Settings].

Image that enters all settings by pressing the setting button on the remote control

6. Select [Sound] → [Sound Out].

Image of selecting Sound Out in the Sound menu

7. Select [Use Wired Speaker]

Image of selecting Use Wired Speakers

8. Select [Optical Out Device].

Image of selecting optical out device from menu

Connection using HDMI cable

1. First, connect the TV and the soundbar with an HDMI cable.
Connect the soundbar to a TV HDMI terminal with [ARC] written on the terminal - The function may not be supported depending on the TV manufacturer.

Image of connecting TV and sound bar with HDMI cable

2. Either press the Select Function button on the soundbar remote control, the F button, or the external input ( external input icon )button on the device and select [E-ARC] or the [ARC].

How to set the function of the sound bar to ARC

3. Select the TV output speaker as [HDMI (ARC) Connection Device].

Image of changing TV Out Speaker to HDMI Connection Device

Connection using Bluetooth

1. Either press the Select Function button on the soundbar remote control, the F button, or the external input ( external input icon )button on the device and select [BT].

Image of setting the function of the sound bar to Bluetooth

2. When the screen shows its READY, you can connect the soundbar to your TV with Bluetooth.

An image that appears as ready when Bluetooth connection to the soundbar is ready

3. Set the output speaker of the TV by entering [Sound Out] → [Use Wireless Speaker]

Image of selecting TV speaker output as wireless speaker

4. Please select [Bluetooth Device].

Image of selecting a Bluetooth device

5. Select the soundbar you connected among the available devices.

Image of selecting a soundbar and connecting Bluetooth
Note
How to change the output speaker for [2020 WebOS 5.0] before
Press the button on the remote → [All Settings] → [Sound] →[Sound Out].
Image to set output speaker

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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