How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV

All TV brands are in the race of HD display and slim design, and all of us know that slim design affects the TV built-in speakers—That's why the sound quality of all the smart TVs is not good. To fix the sound issue in the Smart TVs, we use a soundbar. Today we are going to discuss that how to connect Vizio soundbar to TV.

There are several ways to connect the Vizio soundbar to TV, depending on your soundbar and TV's connectivity options. But all the experts believe that HDMI is the best way to connect your soundbar to TV. In this article, we will discuss the following ways to connect the Vizio soundbar to TV.

1. How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with HDMI
2. How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with HDMI ARC
3. How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with Optical Cable
4. How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with AUX
5. How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with Bluetooth
6. How to Turn Off Internal Speakers on TV

How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with HDMI

HDMI is the most recommended way for the connectivity of all soundbars to all TV brands. HDMI supports all the advanced audio features like Dolby atoms, 4K and 8K audio content.

For the connectivity, you need an HDMI cable. Insert one end of the HDMI cable in the TV HDMI port while the other end in the soundbar HDMI port. After these steps, your soundbar will provide you your TV sound. If it is still not working, press the source key on your soundbar remote or soundbar case to change the soundbar mode to HDMI.

Please also note:

First, make sure that both your TV and soundbar are HDMI supported or not? If both are HDMI supported, you can go for this highly recommended connectivity option. If both of your devices are not HDMI-supported, then you will go for the other connectivity option.

How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with HDMI ARC

The HDMI with an arc is a regular HDMI with audio return channel (ARC) functionality. We can use a regular HDMI cable for this connectivity. First, we need to make sure that both of our devices are HDMI ARC supported or not. If yes, then we can go for this connectivity.

Insert one end of the HDMI cable in the TV HDMI ARC port while the other end on the Soundbar HDMI ARC port. After these steps, your soundbar will provide you your TV sound. If it's still not connected, change the soundbar source to the HDMI ARC through the source or mode button in the soundbar remote.

Advantages of HDMI ARC:

HDMI ARC enables the HDMI CEC feature. If you increase your TV volume, your soundbar volume will be increased automatically. If you decrease your TV volume, your soundbar volume will be decreased automatically.

If you turn off your TV, your soundbar will turn off automatically. If you turn on your TV, your soundbar will turn on automatically.

How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with Optical Cable

If your devices are not HDMI supported or have any other issue, then the optical cable is the second recommended way to connect the Vizio soundbar to the TV.

It is also an easy procedure like HDMI connectivity. For the connectivity, through an optical cable, we will need optical cable. Insert one end of the optical in the TV port while the other end in the soundbar optical port. After this step, your soundbar will provide you your TV sound. If it's still not connected, kindly change the soundbar source to optical through the source or mode button in the soundbar remote control or soundbar case buttons.

How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with AUX

It is the most simple way for the connectivity of the Vizio soundbar to tv. Probably all the soundbar and tv brands support the AUX option. The AUX cable has two stereo jacks to its both ends. Insert one end of the AUX cable in the soundbar while the other end in the TV.

After following these steps, you will hear your TV sound on your soundbar. If it is still not working, kindly change your soundbar source to AUX with your soundbar remote control or source key on the soundbar case.

How to Connect Vizio Soundbar to TV with Bluetooth

We can also connect the Vizio soundbar to tv with Bluetooth. It is a wireless connectivity option; with this method, we will connect our Vizio soundbar with our TV without any wires. First, we need to make sure that both of our TV and soundbar are Bluetooth supported or not. If yes, then we can go for this connectivity option.

First, switch your soundbar source to Bluetooth and after that, go to the TV menu and find the Bluetooth setting there. Click on the Bluetooth setting and pair your TV with your soundbar via Bluetooth.

How to Turn Off Internal Speakers on TV

When we connect our soundbar to the TV, the TV built-in speakers create disturbance because the soundbars provide an outstanding sound. Here at this stage, we need to turn off the TV built-in speakers. We will show you how to do it.

Click on the menu button of your TV remote and move to the audio setting through arrow keys. Scroll down to the speakers and turn in off through the arrow keys.