My tv Samsung UN50f6300af doesn't pop up with a "add Device" that manual says it should. does the tv support this soundbar?
Because your TV is not Bluetooth-enabled and you are trying to connect it to a Bluetooth-enabled soundbar via Bluetooth. There are other ways to connect your TV to the soundbar:
1. analog AUDIO OUT (L/R) of your TV to the AUX IN on the soundbar (use a 3.5 mm.-to-RCA audio cable).
2. Optical OUT on your TV to Optical IN on the soundbar.
3. HDMI port to HDMI port (this may not work if your TV is not ARC compliant you have to try).
You get better sound quality with option 2.or 3. (if this one works for your TV)
Here is the link to download the soundbar's User Manual for help with the connections:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201411/20141114104022428/HW-H450-ZA-1114_Bookmark.pdf
my samsung UN50f6300af is a smart tv and has bluetooth. I thought all I would have to do is hook the hdmi cord (one) into soundbar and then into the STB HDMI on the back of the tv...but the Tv does not pop up with the "add new Device" like the instructions say that it will. What am I not understanding?
ok so I connected the HDMI cord to the ARC HDMI on my Samsung smart tv and the supplied cord from audio in to the back of the tv that says audio out. Soundbar still reads "searching" ~ Helpless in Michigan :(
First of all, the message to add a new device will pop up only when you try to establish a Bluetooth connection between the TV and the soundbar, which you cannot do because your TV is not Bluetooth So do the HMDI connection and check to see if you get surround sound through the soundbar. If this does not work, it means your TV is not HDMI ARC-compliant and you are left only with Option 2 I suggested. Here is a link to a very good article that explains what HDMI ARC is.http://hdguru.com/what-is-hdmi-arc-and-w...
You do not need any audio connection between the TV and the soundbar. The ARC HDMI connection, if it is truly ARC-compliant, transmits the sound from the TV to the soundbar. The "searching..." message is on probably because you put the soundbar in Bluetooth-pairing mode and it is still looking foa a nearby Bluetooth device. Turn off Bluetooth on the soundbar or turn off the soundbar completely and then back on.
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check if the tv supports soundshare or tv soundconnect , make sure the source on soundbar is tv connect
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