People often have trouble programming their Samsung remote to their soundbar, but there are a few easy ways to make it work. In this article, you’ll learn how to fix the problem and use your new soundbar without any troubles.
I’m sure you’re wondering how to program your Samsung Remote Control to your sound bar. Luckily, there’s a quick and easy way to learn how if you use a simple DIY guide that I’ve put together for you so that you don’t have to do any heavy research on the topic.

How To Program Samsung Remote To Soundbar
Set the audio output on the TV and enable TV control on the soundbar: Setting up your TV’s audio output to soundbar will control sounbar’s volume using your TV remote. To do so:
- Navigate to Settings using your TV remote.
- Select Sound and then select Sound Output option on your TV.
- Now, select your soundbar and then Close.
- Now your soundbar is connected with your Samsung Remote. You can adjust the volume, mute, and turn it On or OFF using the remote.
What To Do If Samsung Universal Remote Is Not Working With The Soundbar
After changing the audio output, your Samsung remote should work with the soundbar. In case if it is not working, make sure that your soundbar is Powered On, then press and hold the WOOFER button up until “ON – TV REMOTE” appears on the display (about 5 seconds).
After that you have to choose between connecting with an optical cable or an HDMI cable.
How To Connect Your TV With A Soundbar?
If you have a Samsung TV and a soundbar, you may be wondering how to connect them. You can connect your Samsung TV with your soundbar either through a digital optical connection or an HDMI ARC connection.
Both methods of connecting your Samsung TV and soundbar are easy and work with most soundbars. With both methods, use the respective cables to connect the TV and soundbar, and change your soundbar’s source to ‘D.IN’.
Digital Optical Connection
The digital optical connection is faster and requires less wiring than the HDMI cable, but it’s not available on all TVs. In this guide, we’ll show you how to program your Samsung remote to work with your soundbar using either method.
- Connect a digital optical cable from your soundbar’s optical port to your TV’s optical port.
- Press the Source on the remote or soundbar, to set the soundbar mode to D.IN.
- To activate or deactivate Auto Power Link, With a digital optical connection to the soundbar from your Samsung TV, hold the left direction on the Samsung TV remote’s direction pad.
- Auto Power Link only works with an optical connection. Now make sure to change the TV’s audio output settings.
- Once you change the audio output setting of your TV, your soundbar will be successfully program with Samsung Remote.
HDMI ARC Connection
With an HDMI ARC connection, your soundbar’s source will automatically change to TV ARC, you just need to activate Anynet+ feature, which only works with an HDMI ARC connection.
- Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI OUT port on your soundbar to your TV’s HDMI (ARC) port.
- Press the Source on the remote or soundbar, to set the soundbar mode to D.IN.
- Noow, the source will change to TV ARC automatically.
Where To Find Codes For Samsung Universal Remote?
If you want to program Samsung Universal Remote with TV, you will surely need to codes for your device as well as the programming instructions. Don’t worry about that! We have listed all the codes of Samsung Universal Remote for all your home devices.
You just need to click the link HERE. We are sure that all the provided codes are tested thoroughly by our technical team. So, go there choose the code, get the methods of programming, and enjoy!
Conclusion
If you’re looking to add a little extra sound to your Samsung television or soundbar, but don’t want to break the bank, then this DIY guide is for you. By following these simple steps, you will be able to program your Samsung remote to work with your soundbar just like always, but with a little extra oomph.
So whether you’re looking for an easy way to improve the audio quality on your television or just want to do something fun and different in the evenings, this guide can help make it happen.