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CONTENTS

Checking the Components

Product Overview

Top Panel of the Soundbar

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Bottom Panel of the Soundbar

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Using the Soundbar Remote Control

Inserting Batteries before using the Remote Control (AA batteries X 2)

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How to Use the Remote Control

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Using the Hidden Buttons (Buttons with more than one function)

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Output specifications for the different sound effect modes

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Adjusting the Soundbar volume with a TV remote control

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Connecting the Soundbar

Connecting the power and units

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– Recommended Speaker Layout

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– Manually connecting the Subwoofer or Surround Speakers

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– LED Indicator Lights on the Rear of Subwoofer and

Surround Speakers

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Using a wired connection to the TV

Method 1. Connecting with HDMI

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– Connecting the TV that supports HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

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Method 2. Connecting using an Optical Cable

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Using a wireless connection to the TV

Connecting via Bluetooth

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Connecting an External Device

Method 1. Connecting using an HDMI Cable (Capable of Dolby
Atmos decoding and playback)

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Method 2. Connecting using an Optical Cable

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Summary of Contents for HW-Q950T/XN

Page 1: ...HW Q950T FULL MANUAL Imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product To receive more complete service please register your product at www samsung com register ...

Page 2: ... This symbol indicates that the rated voltage marked with the symbol is AC voltage DC voltage This symbol indicates that the rated voltage marked with the symbol is DC voltage Caution Consult instructions for use This symbol instructs the user to consult the user manual for further safety related information WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain ...

Page 3: ...temperatures If transporting the unit during the winter wait approximately 2 hours until the unit has reached room temperature before using 5 The battery used with this product contains chemicals that are harmful to the environment Do not dispose of the battery in the general household trash Do not expose the battery to excess heat direct sunlight or fire Do not short circuit disassemble or overhe...

Page 4: ...rol 13 04 ConnectingtheSoundbar 14 Connecting the power and units 14 Recommended Speaker Layout 15 Manually connecting the Subwoofer or Surround Speakers 16 LED Indicator Lights on the Rear of Subwoofer and Surround Speakers 17 05 UsingawiredconnectiontotheTV 19 Method 1 Connecting with HDMI 19 Connecting the TV that supports HDMI ARC Audio Return Channel 19 Method 2 Connecting using an Optical Ca...

Page 5: ...lingtheWallMount 33 Installation Precautions 33 Wallmount Components 33 Installing the Surround Speakers on a Wall 35 10 InstallingtheSoundbaraboveaTVStand 36 Component 36 11 SoftwareUpdate 37 Auto Update 37 USB Update 37 Initialisation 37 12 Troubleshooting 38 13 Licence 40 14 OpenSourceLicenceNotice 41 15 ImportantNotesAboutService 41 16 SpecificationsandGuide 42 Specifications 42 ...

Page 6: ...bber Foot For more information about the power supply and power consumption refer to the label attached to the product Label Bottom of the Soundbar Main Unit To purchase additional components or optional cables contact a Samsung Service Centre or Samsung Customer Care For more information about the wallmount or rubber foot see pages 33 36 Design specifications and App screen are subject to change ...

Page 7: ... the button pressed to enable voice recognition Display Displays the product s status and current mode D IN HDMI1 HDMI2 Wi Fi BT MicOn Off Button Press the button to turn the microphone on or off Volume Button Adjusts the volume When you plug in the AC cord the power button will begin working in 4 to 6 seconds When you turn on this unit there will be a 4 to 5 second delay before it produces sound ...

Page 8: ...AL AUDIO IN OPTICAL HDMI TO TV eARC ARC HDMI 2 HDMI 1 ID SET WOOFER REAR POWER ID SET NETWORK SERVICE ID SET WOOFER REAR DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL HDMI TO TV eARC ARC HDMI 2 HDMI 1 POWER Connect the Soundbar s AC power cable See page 14 IDSET WOOFER REAR Press to connect the Soundbar to surround speakers and a subwoofer wirelessly NETWORK Press to connect to a wireless network Wi Fi via the SmartTh...

Page 9: ... into position HowtoUsetheRemoteControl VOL WOOFER SOUNDBAR SOUND MODE PAIR Power VOL WOOFER SOUND MODE PAIR Turns the Soundbar on and off AutoPowerDownFunction The unit turns off automatically in the following situations In D IN HDMI1 HDMI2 Wi Fi BT mode if there is no audio signal for 18 minutes SOUND MODE PAIR Source Press to select a source connected to the Soundbar Mute VOL WOOFER SOUND MODE ...

Page 10: ...itch the Soundbar to Bluetooth pairing mode Press the button and wait for the BT PAIRING screen to connect to a new Bluetooth device Play Pause VOL WOOFER SOUND MODE PAIR You can also play or pause music by pressing the button VOL WOOFER SOUND MODE PAIR Up Down Left Right PresstheindicatedareastoselectUp Down Left Right Press Up Down Left Right on the button to select or set functions MusicSkip Pr...

Page 11: ...audio from the Soundbar are not synchronised select SYNC in Sound Control and then set the audio delay between 0 300 milliseconds by using the Up Down buttons SYNC is only supported for some functions If Surround Speakers are connected select REARLEVEL or REARTOPLEVEL and then use the Up Down buttons to adjust the volume within a 6 to 6 range The VIRTUAL Speaker function can be turned ON OFF by us...

Page 12: ...ch 9 1 4 ch 5 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 4 ch 9 1 4 ch GAME PRO 2 0 ch 9 1 4 ch 5 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 4 ch 9 1 4 ch ADAPTIVE SOUND 2 0 ch 9 1 4 ch 5 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 ch 9 1 4 ch 7 1 4 ch 9 1 4 ch For input sources Dolby Atmos and DTS X the effect modes that can be selected using the SOUNDMODE button will not be available See above for the effect modes If the input source is D...

Page 13: ... Off the Soundbar 2 Push up and hold the WOOFER button for 5 seconds Each time you push the WOOFER button up and hold it for 5 seconds the mode switches in the following order SAMSUNG TVREMOTE Default mode OFF TVREMOTE ALL TVREMOTE RemoteControlButton Display Status S O U N D M O D E V O L W O O F E R S O U N D B A R 5 Sec SAMSUNG TVREMOTE Default mode Enable a Samsung TV s IR remote control S O U...

Page 14: ... attached to the product Label Bottom of the Soundbar Main Unit 1 Connect the Power cord to the Subwoofer POWER RearofSubwoofer PowerCord 2 Connect the power cord to the Left and Right Surround Speakers POWER POWER PowerCord BottomsoftheLeftandRight SurroundSpeakers 3 Connect the Power cord to the Soundbar HDMI IN 1 HDMI IN 2 ID SET WOOFER REAR POWER NETWORK SERVICE DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL HDMI T...

Page 15: ...onnected when turning on the Soundbar If you unplug and reconnect the power cord when the product is turned on the Soundbar turns on automatically RecommendedSpeakerLayout 150 150 135 135 0 Subwoofer Soundbar SurroundSpeakerL SurroundSpeakerR CAUTION Wireless receiving antennas are built into the wireless subwoofer and surround speakers Keep the units away from water and moisture For optimal liste...

Page 16: ... of the subwoofer and surround speakers for at least 5 seconds The red indicator at the rear of each speaker turns off and the blue indicator blinks 5 Sec RearofSubwoofer RearofSubwoofer Blinkingblue fast Blinkingbluefast POWER x 2 RearoftheLeftandRightSurroundSpeakers 5 Sec 3 Press the Up button on the remote control for 5 seconds The IDSET message appears on the display of the Soundbar for a mom...

Page 17: ...operation Blinking Recovering the connection Check if the power cable attached to the main Soundbar unit is connected properly or wait about 5 minutes If blinking persists try manually connecting the subwoofer and Surround Speakers See page 16 Red On Standby with the Soundbar main unit turned off Check if the power cable attached to the main Soundbar unit is connected properly Connection failed Co...

Page 18: ...ance of the main unit s wireless signal is about 10 m but may vary depending on your operating environment If a steel concrete or metallic wall is between the main unit and the wireless subwoofer the system may not operate at all because the wireless signal cannot penetrate metal CAUTION Wireless receiving antennas are built into the wireless subwoofer and Surround Speakers Keep the unit away from...

Page 19: ... WITH ETHERNET ConnectingtheTVthatsupportsHDMIARC AudioReturnChannel HDMI IN ARC HDMI TO TV eARC ARC ConnecttotheHDMIIN ARC portofyourTV HDMICable BottomoftheSoundbar ConnecttotheHDMITOTV eARC ARC portofthe Soundbarmainunit TopoftheSoundbar TVARC 1 With the Soundbar and TV turned off connect the HDMI cable as shown in the figure 2 Turn on the Soundbar and TV 3 TVARC appears in the display window o...

Page 20: ...cable use one whose diameter is less than 14 mm This function is not available if the HDMI cable does not support ARC When the audio in a broadcast is encoded in Dolby Digital and the Digital Output Audio Format on your TV is set to PCM we recommend that you change the setting to Dolby Digital When the setting on the TV is changed you will experience better sound quality The TV menu may use differ...

Page 21: ...phony the Soundbar syncs with a Samsung TV to output sound through two devices for optimum surround effect When the Soundbar is connected the menu TV Soundbar appears under the SoundOutput menu of the TV Select the corresponding menu TVmenu OR OpticalCable notsupplied HDMICable D IN TV menu example TV AV Soundbarseriesname HDMI NOTES It can operate according to the Codec supported by TV This funct...

Page 22: ...TREADY if there is a connect record b When BTREADY appears press and hold the MicOn Off button on the top panel of the Soundbar for more than 5 seconds to display BTPAIRING 2 Select Bluetooth mode on the Samsung TV e g Home Settings Sound Sound Output Bluetooth Speaker List AV Samsung Soundbar Q950T Bluetooth 3 Select AV SamsungSoundbarQ950T from the list on TV s screen An available Soundbar is in...

Page 23: ...e Soundbar Press the PAIR button on the Soundbar remote control or press and hold the MicOn Off button on the top of the Soundbar for more than 5 seconds while the Soundbar is in BT mode NotesonBluetoothconnection Locate a new device within 1 m to connect via Bluetooth communication If asked for a PIN code when connecting a Bluetooth device enter 0000 The Soundbar automatically turns off after 18 ...

Page 24: ...oundbar ExternalDevice HDMICable HDMICable OR TopoftheSoundbar HDMI1 OR HDMI2 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT port on the external device and the HDMI port on the bottom of the Soundbar 2 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI IN port of the TV and the HDMITOTV eARC ARC port on the bottom of the Soundbar 3 Turn on the Soundbar TV and the external device 4 Press the MultiFunction button ...

Page 25: ...tream For example on a Samsung BD Player go to Home Menu Sound Digital Output and then select Bitstream unprocessed Method2 ConnectingusinganOpticalCable DIGITAL AUDIO IN OPTICAL HDMI 1 OPTICAL OUT BottomoftheSoundbar OpticalCable notsupplied BD DVDplayer Set top box Gameconsole TopoftheSoundbar D IN 1 Use an optical cable not supplied to connect the DIGITALAUDIOIN OPTICAL on the Soundbar main and...

Page 26: ... then select BT BT changes to BTPAIRING in a few seconds automatically or changes to BTREADY if there is a connect record b When BTREADY appears press and hold the MicOn Off button on the top panel of the Soundbar for more than 5 seconds to display BTPAIRING 2 On your device select AV SamsungSoundbarQ950T from the list that appears When the Soundbar is connected to the Mobile device MobileDeviceNa...

Page 27: ...ept away from the Soundbar main unit e g microwaves wireless LAN devices etc The Soundbar supports SBC data 44 1kHz 48kHz Connect only to a Bluetooth device that supports the A2DP AV function You cannot connect the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device that supports only the HF Hands Free function When connecting the Soundbar to a Bluetooth device place them as close to each other as possible The farther...

Page 28: ...When the Soundbar is disconnected from the Bluetooth device the Soundbar will display BTDISCONNECTED on the top display DisconnectingtheSoundbarfromtheBluetoothdevice Press the MultiFunction button on the top of the Soundbar or the Source button on the remote control to switch the mode from BT Disconnecting takes time because the Bluetooth device must receive a response from the Soundbar Disconnec...

Page 29: ... 1 Install and launch the SmartThings app from your mobile device smartphone or tablet 2 On the app follow the screen instructions to add the Soundbar The automatic pop up the second screenshot below may not show on some devices If the pop up window does not appear press on the Home screen The Soundbar is added to the app Launch App Add device Auto pop up SmartThings App ...

Page 30: ...Amazon account is required to connect the Soundbar over the network 1 Install the SmartThings app on your mobile device and then launch it 2 Enter the Alexa account by following the instructions on the app and then log in the service Alexa OR 3 Sec TopoftheSoundbar 3 Call Alexa or press the MultiFunction button on the Soundbar for 3 seconds to use the Alexa service Press the MultiFunction button f...

Page 31: ...lume control Alexa turnupthevolume Alexa turndownthevolume Listening to streaming content from Amazon Music Alexa playsomejazzmusic Playback control Alexa playnextsong Alexa stopthemusic Alexa whatisthissong Weather information Alexa what stheweather Timer scheduling Alexa setatimerfor10minutes ...

Page 32: ...e device does not tap a sharp corner of the Soundbar The Soundbar or mobile device may become scratched or damaged It is recommended that the mobile device be covered with a case Lightly tap the wide area in the upper portion of the Soundbar without using excessive force To use this function update the SmartThings app to the latest version The function may not be supported depending on the app ver...

Page 33: ...nto wall studs Purchase wall mounting screws according to the type and thickness of the wall you want to mount the Soundbar on Diameter M5 Length 35 mm or longer recommended Connect cables from the unit to external devices before you install the Soundbar on the wall Make sure the unit is turned off and unplugged before you install it Otherwise it may cause an electric shock WallmountComponents Wal...

Page 34: ...zed drill bit drill a hole in the wall at each marking If the markings do not correspond to the positions of studs make sure you insert appropriate anchors or mollies into the holes before you insert the support screws If you use anchors or mollies make sure the holes you drill are large enough for the anchors or mollies you use 5 Push a screw not supplied through each Holder Screw and then screw ...

Page 35: ...ll You can purchase wall mounts separately to install the surround speakers on a wall Wall mounts aren t sold by Samsung Electronics NotesforWallMountingtheSurround Speakers Surround Speaker wall mounts must be able to support more than 8 0 kg Hole size 1 4 20 UNC threaded insert Check the strength of the wall before you install the Wall Mount Brackets If the strength is insufficient make sure to ...

Page 36: ...fer to the figure below Rubber Foot Place the Soundbar on a TV stand Microphone As illustrated in the image align the centre of the Soundbar with the centre of the TV carefully place the Soundbar onto the TV stand At this time place the microphone at the front of the stand not to interfere with voice recognition TV RightendofSoundbar NOTES Make sure the Soundbar is placed on a flat and solid surfa...

Page 37: ...firmware to the SERVICE port of the Soundbar 1 Go to the Samsung Electronics website www samsung com search for the model name from the customer support menu option For more information about update refer to Upgrade Guide 2 Download the upgrade file USB type 3 Unzip the file to create a folder with the file name 4 Store the created folder in a USB and then connect it to the Soundbar 5 Turn on the ...

Page 38: ...oundbar Samsung TV Home Settings Sound Sound Output Select Soundbar The cable connection to the Soundbar may not be loose Remove the cable and connect again Remove the power cord completely reconnect and turn the power on Initialise the product and try again See page 37 IncasethesoundoftheSubwooferand SurroundSpeakersisnotoutput Check whether the LED indicator on the rear of the Subwoofer and Surr...

Page 39: ...eaker List The automatic TV connection may be disabled While the Soundbar is in BT READY press and hold the p button on the Soundbar remote control for 5 seconds to select ON TVCONNECT If you see OFF TVCONNECT press and hold p button again for 5 seconds to switch the selection Remove and reconnect the power plug then try again Initialise the product and try again See page 37 IncaseBluetoothsoundbr...

Page 40: ... is disabled First turn off the TV 13 LICENCE Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Dolby Atmos Dolby Audio Dolby Digital Plus Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories For DTS patents see http patents dts com Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together DTS X and the DTS X logo are registered trade...

Page 41: ... requests for questions regarding open sources contact Samsung Open Source http opensource samsung com 15 IMPORTANT NOTESABOUT SERVICE Figures and illustrations in this User Manual are provided for reference only and may differ from actual product appearance ...

Page 42: ...put power 160W Surround Speaker Name PS SQ90BB 1 PS SQ90BB 2 Weight 2 1 kg Dimensions W x H x D 120 0 x 210 0 x 141 0 mm AMPLIFIER Rated Output power 35W x 4 NOTES Samsung Electronics Co Ltd reserves the right to change the specifications without notice Weight and dimensions are approximate ForIndiaOnly This product is RoHS compliant Precaution TheSoundbarwillrestartautomaticallyifyouturnon turnof...

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