“How do I hook up soundbar to comcast cable set box or is this necessary? Do I need to use HDMI cables to pass in and out e.g., soundbar>setbox>TV; TV>setbox>soundbar OR do I only need optical cable?”
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That's not necessary if you already have your TV and cable box hooked up using an HDMI cable. You would just need to connect your TV to the soundbar using the fiber optic cable that was included. The audio source when watching TV is your cable box that goes to your TV then out to your soundbar, so you don't need to hook the soundbar up to your cable box. This also allows you to have audio coming out of the soundbar for any other audio/video devices connected directly to your TV such as DVD/Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, streaming devices, etc.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, it is not necessary to hook the sound bar up to the cable box you just need to hook it up to the TV.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Setbox --> HDMI Cable --> TV --> Optical Cable --> Soundbar
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Connect the HDMI cable from set top box to sound bar and then from sound bar to TV with another HDIM cable. You are good to go then!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can and should use both. Especially if you have a samsung TV, the connection is more seamless with the HDMI - no need to program remotes or have multiple remotes, your TV remote will turn the soundbar on and off automatically.
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