How do I fix the sound delay on my Bluetooth Soundbar?
Daniel Foster
Published Apr 15, 2026
How do I fix the sound delay on my Bluetooth Soundbar?
Soundbar is out of sync with the TV
- Sound Control button. Press Sound Control on the soundbar remote, and then use the Left/Right buttons to adjust until sound is synced.
- Audio Sync button.
- Audio Sync +/-
How do I fix the sound delay on my projector?
Go to the projector settings manual on your laptop, and search for the audio delay function. You can try delaying the sound by a defined period until the audio is completely in-sync with the video. You can also try to rectify the video delay by disabling the video processing settings on your projector.
How do I fix the sound delay on my smart TV?
This can be easily remedied in the menu of most newer TVs. If the sound and picture are out of sync on a Samsung TV, you’ll press the “Menu” button, then choose “Settings.” Choose “Sound,” then “Expert.” Choose “Audio Delay” and adjust the number until you’ve resolved the problem.
How do I fix my lip sync on my TV?
- Set Digital audio out to PCM. Open the Settings menu. The options vary depending on the model year of your TV.
- Change the current A/V sync setting. Not all Androids have an A/V sync setting. Open the Settings menu.
- Set Pass through mode to Auto. Not all Android TVs have a Pass through mode setting.
How do I fix my out of sync Soundbar?
How to fix the annoying audio delay on your soundbar
- How your TV and soundbar get out of sync.
- Adjust the audio delay on your TV or soundbar.
- Turn off audio and video processing.
- Change the audio format on your TV.
- Plug your source into the soundbar instead of the TV.
How do I fix the lag between video and audio?
Why is my TV and Soundbar out of sync?
Change the audio format on your TV In my experience, this lip sync problem is most common when sending audio from your TV to your soundbar using HDMI ARC or optical out. In your TV’s audio settings, see if you can change the audio format to PCM instead of Dolby Digital, bitstream, or passthrough.
Why is my audio and video out of sync iPhone?
Possible Reason: iPhone Variable Frame Rate. The source videos shot on iPhone play well. This is the main cause for an iPhone audio sync issue and choppy video playback. To fix the issue, you need to convert iPhone footages from Variable Frame Rate to Constant Frame Rate.
Is there a way to delay lip sync?
Hi guys (and gals?)– Googling lip sync will give you about 100 hits of pages talking about video processing requiring audio delay to match. And they’ll all tell you about your AVR (or TV, or…) setting to inject audio delay.
How can I Stop my TV from lip syncing?
See if the TV has a way to shut off its lip-sync, then deal with it in the AVR. You might try a set-top box or disc player with a Netflix app and let the AVR straighten things out. Some AVRs, (the Denon X4000 for example) lets you set lip-sync audio delay for each input independently.
How can I change the audio delay on my TV?
If a home theater system is connected to your TV with an optical cable, change the A/V Sync or Audio Delay setting on your home theater system (if available). Audio delay adjustments usually range from 0 millisecond to approximately 250 milliseconds.
Why does my video lag when I Lip Sync?
The lip-sync issue is fundamentally caused by video processing delay, so there’s no need for a device to further delay the video. It would never be a $50 device, involving essentially a 1080p uncompressed frame-store device.
Hi guys (and gals?)– Googling lip sync will give you about 100 hits of pages talking about video processing requiring audio delay to match. And they’ll all tell you about your AVR (or TV, or…) setting to inject audio delay.
How to adjust the lip sync delay on Denon?
The Denon AVR-X2600 defaults to automatic delay configuration (the actual amount is established by the TV). See page 173 of the manual ( AVR-X2600H) for how to adjust the Denon’s lip sync delay.
See if the TV has a way to shut off its lip-sync, then deal with it in the AVR. You might try a set-top box or disc player with a Netflix app and let the AVR straighten things out. Some AVRs, (the Denon X4000 for example) lets you set lip-sync audio delay for each input independently.
The lip-sync issue is fundamentally caused by video processing delay, so there’s no need for a device to further delay the video. It would never be a $50 device, involving essentially a 1080p uncompressed frame-store device.