connecting a home theater + soundbar to TV Solved

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Hello,

I have a Samsung television and a home theater system, and I just acquired a soundbar with a subwoofer (all from the same brand).

How can I connect everything to my television to get sound from both the home theater and the soundbar at the same time?

Thank you for your responses, everything will be connected to the Canal+/Sat decoder.
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mateute · Accepted Answer

Hello STARGATE43,

I just received the audio distributor and IT WORKS, it’s a real pleasure to hear the TV sound through the Home and the soundbar. It’s great, there’s no loss of audio.

Thanks again for your advice.

See you soon maybe.
Have a good day.

STARGATE43 · Answer

Hello, could you please provide me with the brand and the EXACT MODEL of EACH DEVICE? This is so I can best inform you about the connections to be made; the references are generally indicated on the back of the devices.

PS: no indication such as "Samsung 102cm", that's not a reference, but rather like this example: "SAMSUNG UE40C5100 - 102 cm"

Regards and thank you for your understanding.

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mateute · Answer

STARGATE43, please note the references of the devices:

Samsung TV model UE55D6200
Samsung home theater model HT-D423H
Samsung soundbar model HW-E450

Thank you for any wiring instructions you can provide.

See you soon

mateute · Answer

Actually, I would like the home theater system and the soundbar to play the TV sound at the same time. Currently, I have the home theater connected via HDMI and the soundbar via optical, so only the soundbar is playing the TV sound...

I hope I explained myself well!

Thank you

STARGATE43 · Answer

Ok, I understand what you wanted to do, the connections seem correct to me, I still made a diagram for you, here it is:

--> http://hpics.li/7e85928

In your case, your TV supports HDMI 1.4 (Audio Return Channel), which means that the audio return is done through the HDMI cable connecting your TV to your home theater, but there is only one HDMI 1.4 output on your TV, which is usually indicated on the back of the TV.

But there is still one question I have: does the HDMI 1.4 connection take priority over the optical output or vice versa? I wouldn't be able to answer that with certainty.

I think both should work, but I'm not 100% sure.

In any case, you need to check which HDMI 1.4 port is on your TV and connect the HDMI cable going to your home theater to it. Your home theater also supports HDMI 1.4, so there is compatibility between the two by default.

Your TV: https://www.lcd-compare.com/televiseur-SAMUE55D6200-SAMSUNG-UE55D6200.htm

Your home theater: https://www.homecine-compare.com/ensemble-home-cinema-SAMHTD423H-SAMSUNG-HT-D423H.htm

The soundbar also supports HDMI 1.4, but since there is only one HDMI 1.4 output on your TV, I prioritized the home theater.

There you go, I hope it's clear enough for you.

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mateute · Answer

I will try your explanations, but where do I plug in the satellite channel?

STARGATE43 · Answer

Sorry, but you didn't mention that there was a satellite channel to connect to the circuit.

In any case, it doesn't really matter, you just connect it to one of the TV's HDMI ports, and the sound from the satellite channel will automatically come through the home theater and/or the soundbar.

To explain a bit, having an HDMI 1.4 connection between the TV and the home theater allows the sound from other devices to go through the home theater, with the TV acting as a sound "relay."

Now we need to see if the HDMI 1.4 and the optical output will work together; I can't guarantee that.

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mateute · Answer

Here I just tried, and HDMI 1.4 and the optical cable do not work together. It's the same result as before. It's the soundbar that is connected via optical that picks up the sound from the TV, while the Home works for other functions but does not output sound from the TV.

Thank you anyway for being available and for all your explanations, which were clear.

One last question, if I may ask, are there special connectors with one input plugged into the TV and two outputs (or more)? That way I could connect the home and the soundbar to the same TV output?

Thanks again.

STARGATE43 · Answer

Please give me the brand and model of your sat channel, thanks, I think I've found something else.

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mateute · Answer

Thank you, I await your news. Good night...

mateute · Answer

it's the Canal+/Canal Sat box with a separate hard drive.

STARGATE43 · Answer

Here you go, I thought that since there was an HDMI IN and an HDMI OUT on the soundbar, it should be usable, so here’s another connection that should yield results:

--> http://hpics.li/f6a6372

I hope this will work.

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mateute · Answer

Unfortunately, in this setup, the soundbar doesn't work, but the home theater does play the TV sound well.

Sadly, I fear that an optical connection is needed, but the TV has only one!!!

Thanks again for this headache; I will go to a store to try to find a cable or something else if it exists.

I'll keep you and the community updated.

See you!

STARGATE43 · Answer

There is, however, a solution, I'll do it and come back.  -- No problems, only...solutions!!! :-) IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR ISSUE IS RESOLVED, PLEASE MARK IT AS SUCH, THANK YOU.

STARGATE43 · Answer

Here is another alternative, but it will incur some costs:

--> http://hpics.li/07cf718

You will need a TOSLINK AUDIO DISTRIBUTOR 1 INPUT to 2 OUTPUTS, this is not a switch, it distributes to both outputs simultaneously.

--> DT- 12 TOSLINK AUDIO Distributor 1 : 2, scroll down the page, it's roughly in the middle.

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mateute · Answer

Eureka. Thank you, I will delve into that tomorrow. Now you can go to bed and I will give you the results after this last attempt.  See you soon

mateute · Answer

Hello STARGATE43,

I'm back, after a little night of sleep... after several unsuccessful searches in stores, I ordered the AUDIO DISTRIBUTOR from CONECTIC+ for 32.90 euros.

I think delivery is on Saturday; let's wait and see the result, which I hope will meet my expectations.

Thanks again for all the information.

I'll keep you updated on the results.

Talk to you soon!

STARGATE43 · Answer

You're welcome, glad it works as you wanted.

Best regards and have a nice day too.

See you soon ;-)

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stevens21 · Answer

Hello,

Could you please let us know if this worked? Because I'm trying to do the same ^^ I have a SAMSUNG SMART TV UE46ES60 and for a long time, I had connected a SAMSUNG HT-F4500 home theater system. But recently, I acquired a SAMSUNG HW-H450 soundbar, and I would like to know if it's possible to have them work together so that when I watch a DVD, both the soundbar and the home theater system operate together.

Thanks in advance ^^

Connecting a home theater + soundbar to TV

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