JBL BAR Setup 4+

I have spent hours and hours on trying to get this soundbar to work with a TV, trying with 2 different ones. The center channel may on occasion make an appearance, otherwise you only get background sound. I tried the HDMI cable that came with it. I tried 8k certified as well as tried those that came with my Xbox X and PlayStation 5, even bought an optical cable… nothing. I also have had another JBL soundbar and it was a little better if you were willing to forget watching anything unless the bar decided it was in a good mood. Quality Control for Harmon Kardon is total garbage, both hardware and software. Just avoid any of their products except there throwaway portable speakers you can buy for $10 to $20 at discount stores, soon to appear at a Dollar Store. There soundbars should be there too since you can use them as a Bluetooth speaker… an expensive Bluetooth speaker that has to be plugged into power to work. Garbage.

I guess if the only thing you want to do is connect Alexa, well then this hits the target. Otherwise not worth the memory space on my phone. It does absolutely nothing else. I hoped it could adjust sound settings, or maybe help trouble shoot why my sound bar keeps shutting off every hour or so. Very annoying!!

Connection was easy. Just power off sound bar for a minute. Completely unplug it from power. Then turn it back on, wait for load. Then after it shows standby turn it on. If you see Wi fi setup on sound bar, continue with app instructions. It is for bars that never was connected before.

If it was setup before. Just turn it of. After you see standby on sound bar. Press and hold on sound bar power button till you see resetting. Then follow steps above.

All is working. You just need to or patient and read manual.

Good luck.