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This article will guide you on how to use portable speakers as rear speakers for a sound bar.
Before You Start
Video: Wireless Surround with wireless speakers and Sound bar
Solution
Setup using the Music Center app
You won't be able to play content from DLNA servers or from online music services after completing the setup. The connection between Music Center and your Wireless Surround system will terminate due to hardware restrictions. You will then have to operate the speakers themselves or use the Sound Bar User Interface to ungroup your speakers.
- Connect the sound bar, the speakers, and the wireless device to the same router.
View picture of recommended Wired LAN Connection
- Position the two portable speakers as rear speakers of your surround sound setup.
- After verifying the connection to the router, open the Music Center app.
- Tap Speaker & Group.
- Tap Soundbar from the list.
- Tap Group with other speakers.
- Tap Wireless Surround.
Note: If the sound bar is connected through Wi-Fi connection, a pop-up window will appear notifying you of the implications of using Wireless Surround feature.
- Select the speaker from the list.
- Tap OK for Do you want to create Wireless Surround?.
- You can edit the name of your Wireless Surround group then tap OK.
- Wait approximately 20 seconds for the connection to occur.
- If you can't select the Group you created, perform a factory reset on the sound bar. Check your manual for model-specific information.
Manuals are posted on your model support page.
IMPORTANT: After the connection is made, the portable speakers can't be connected directly to the router because they are connected to the sound bar.
Setup using the sound bar user interface menu
- Position the two portable speakers as rear speakers of your surround sound setup.
- Power on your TV and set it to the appropriate HDMI input.
- Select Wireless Surround.
- Select OK.
- Select Next.
- Select OK.
- On the left portable speaker, press and hold the SET UP button until you hear a sound.
for View picture of Left Portable Speaker Setup
- Select I hear a sound.
- On the right portable speaker, press and hold the SET UP button until you hear a sound.
for View picture of Right Portable Speaker Setup
- Select I hear a sound.
- Select Finish.
- If the steps were followed correctly, Wireless Surround (Connected) will appear.
Disconnecting the sound bar and portable speakers from the Wireless Surround function
Note: This is only possible when using a Wired LAN connection.
- On the Music Center app, select Edit Group.
- Under Edit Group, select Separate all.
- Select OK.
Disconnecting the audio devices from the Wireless Surround function using the menu of the sound bar
- Power on your TV and set it to the appropriate HDMI input.
- On your sound bar remote control, press the HOME button.
- The home menu appears on the TV screen.
- Select Setup.
- Select Wireless Surround Settings.
- Select Stop Wireless Surround.