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are you tired of your TV's weak audio
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and just itching to take your home
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theater experience up a notch ever find
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yourself straining to hear Dialogue on
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your favorite shows well you're in the
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right place in today's video I'm going
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to walk you through four easy ways to
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connect your Soundbar to your Roku TV
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trust me it'll take your sound to a
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whole new level whether you like using
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HDMI optical cable Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
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I've got you covered so grab your remote
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make yourself comfortable and let's dive
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into these super simple methods to
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enhance your TV audio if this video
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helps you be sure to hit that Thumbs Up
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Button your support helps the channel
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grow method one connecting with an HDMI
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cable all right first up is HDMI which
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is probably the most common method it's
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easy and the sound quality is top notch
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first things first find the HDMI ARC or
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ERT port on your Roku TV it's usually
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labeled so no need to stress connect one
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end of the HDMI cable to your TV's port
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and the other to your Soundbar HDMI
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input then power both devices on and
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your TV should automatically detect and
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configure the Soundbar how easy is that
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just like that you're ready to enjoy
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your favorite shows and movies with way
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better sound now if for some reason you
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hit a little hiccup with consumer
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electronics control C or the TV settings
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don't worry it happens just go into your
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Roku TV settings navigate to system then
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control other devices and check that
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both One Touch play and system audio
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control are enabled also check the audio
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settings to make sure your soundar is is
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selected as the main speaker if
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everything's in order give both devices
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a quick restart and you're good to go
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method two connecting via optical cable
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next let's talk about using an optical
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cable also known as toss link or digital
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audio cable this is a great alternative
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if your Soundbar or TV doesn't have an
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HDMI port start by locating the optical
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audio output on your Roku TV it's
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usually labeled Optical or digital audio
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out then connect one end of the optical
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cable to your TV and the other to your
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once that's done turn both devices on
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and head to your Roku TV settings under
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audio make sure the digital output
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format is set to Dolby Digital DTS or
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PCM based on your Soundbars
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compatibility lastly ensure the Soundbar
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is selected as the preferred audio
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device and you're all set method three
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connecting via Bluetooth if your
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Soundbar doesn't have an HDMI input no
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big deal you can always connect via
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Bluetooth it's a wireless option and
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it's great if you hate dealing with
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cables first go to your Roku TV settings
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then system Advanced system settings and
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Bluetooth make sure Bluetooth is turned
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on now put your Soundbar in pairing mode
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refer to your Soundbars manual for how
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to do this and then select it from the
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available devices list on your TV once
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you're paired up you're ready to enjoy
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your content with that wireless Freedom
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method four connecting over Wi-Fi and
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finally for another wireless option you
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can connect your soundbar to your Roku
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this is perfect if both your Soundbar
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and TV are Wi-Fi compatible make sure
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they're connected to the same network
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then in your Roku TV settings add the
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Soundbar and select it as your preferred
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speaker in the audio settings this
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method is awesome because it's
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clutter-free and gives you a stable
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connection for uninterrupted sound and
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that's it those are four easy ways to
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connect your soundbar to your Roku TV
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and boost your home theater experience
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imagine watching your favorite movie
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with Crystal Clear sound that's what
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we're aiming for if this video helped
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you give a thumbs up and don't forget to
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below I'd love to help thanks for
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