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Old 10-12-2016, 07:00
cmorris
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Hi

I have bought a Goodman's Sound Bar and having trouble connecting it to TV in order to get sound out.

The Goodmans Sound Bar is ( GDSBT30CS 2.0 30 W Bluetooth Compact Soundbar) and comes with

1 Power Lead
1 3.5 mm Line in Cable
1 3.5 mm to RCA cable
RCA to RCA cable

I have the following make of TV (Samsung ue40ku60200). I have connected the Line in cable from the speaker to the Yellow and Green ports on the side of the TV and changed the input to Line In but nothing

Connected the RCA cables from the back of the speaker to to the Yellow and Green ports on the side of the TV and changed the input to AUX but nothing

Connected a Line in to USB to the USB port on the side of the TV and changed the input to Line In but nothing

Used the extras (that came with the TV but still nothing

Can anyone help me further.
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Old 10-12-2016, 08:26
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Can't quite get that model number of the TV, as most modern Samsung TV's only output Audio via Optical and your Soundbar does not have that connection. Try connecting via bluetooth.
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Old 10-12-2016, 08:34
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TV Doesn't have Bluetooth.The TV is this

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...ams-ue40ku6020
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:44
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That's a shame. Looks like you require a DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter).
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:47
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Take a look at this thread. http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2192900
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:54
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Looking at the manual, you have been trying to connect to Video inputs on the TV. The Green socket is Component In, the Yellow is AV In, so neither will work. There are no analogue sound outputs, not even a headphone socket.

Since the only audio outpit is TOSLink, (Optical Digital), you could try a optical to analogue converter. Lots available from around £10 to £20 on-line. Most seem to include the optical cable.
Connect the TV optical out to the optical input of the converter and the phono outputs of the converter to the soundbar.
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:12
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As has been said, you'll need a DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) in order to connect your soundbar to your TV. This is the cheapest option but it's another device which needs to be plugged in to power it.

An alternative is to buy another soundbar with a digital optical input, such as this from Richer Sounds for £59. It's the lowest price soundbar from there but I'm sure there will be cheaper options elsewhere.
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:28
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If it is brand new and you haven't destroyed the packaging try and do a deal with your supplier to get a better one with an optical input or better still one compatible, via HDMI ARC, with your TV which hopefully your TV volume will then be able to control. Don't waste your money on a DAC unless you can guarantee it won't produce lip sync problems.
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Old 11-12-2016, 07:29
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or this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...A17DIXUWLH0NFJ
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Old 12-12-2016, 07:31
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That should do the job and it includes an optical cable in the box, so you won't have to pay extra for one of those.
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Old 13-12-2016, 05:10
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Thanks guys
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