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How do I hook up my Samsung TV to my cable box?

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Christopher Pierce

Published Mar 30, 2026

How do I hook up my Samsung TV to my cable box?

Connect a cable or satellite box

  1. Make sure the TV and cable or satellite box are turned off.
  2. Connect an HDMI cable to your cable or satellite box’s HDMI out port, which should be located on the back.
  3. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to any of the empty HDMI ports on your Samsung TV.

How do I connect my soundbar to my cable box and TV?

If your TV and sound bar both have an HDMI jack marked ARC (for audio return channel), a single HDMI cable (version 1.4 or higher) is all you’ll need. If your TV doesn’t have an HDMI/ARC input, you’ll need both optical and HDMI connections between the TV and the sound bar. You may have to activate ARC on your TV.

How does the cable box connect to the soundbar?

To watch BD select the HDMI-ARC input on the TV and the HDMI input on the soundbar. The cable box connects to a non ARC HDMI input of the TV. The BD player connects to the HDMI input of the soundbar. The HDMI output of the soundbar connects to the HDMI-ARC input of the TV.

What do I need to connect my sound bar to my TV?

If you want enhanced sound quality, you’ll need to connect an external audio device like a soundbar. Connect the digital audio (optical) cable to the OPTICAL IN port on your soundbar, speaker, or surround sound system, and the other end into the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT port on the TV. Using the TV remote, navigate to Settings.

How to connect your cable box to your Samsung TV?

Connect your cable or satellite box and other devices to your Samsung TV. 1 Navigate to Settings > General > External Device Manager . 2 Select UHD HDMI Color ( Input Signal Plus ). 3 You’ll see a list of the HDMI ports on your TV. Select the HDMI port that you are going to connect (or have connected) a 4K device to. This will See More….

How do I change the sound on my Samsung sound bar?

Connect one end of the audio cable to the AUX IN jack on the bottom of the soundbar. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the AUDIO OUT jack on the external device such as a Blu-ray player, DVD player, or video game console. To change the mode, press the Source button on the soundbar or on the remote.

How can I connect my Samsung sound bar to my TV?

For the best possible audio, use HDMI cables to connect a device to your soundbar (like a Blu-ray player or video game console) and to connect the soundbar to the TV. If you don’t regularly use another device, HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) lets your Samsung soundbar and TV transfer audio back and forth using one HDMI cable.

To watch BD select the HDMI-ARC input on the TV and the HDMI input on the soundbar. The cable box connects to a non ARC HDMI input of the TV. The BD player connects to the HDMI input of the soundbar. The HDMI output of the soundbar connects to the HDMI-ARC input of the TV.

Connect your cable or satellite box and other devices to your Samsung TV. 1 Navigate to Settings > General > External Device Manager . 2 Select UHD HDMI Color ( Input Signal Plus ). 3 You’ll see a list of the HDMI ports on your TV. Select the HDMI port that you are going to connect (or have connected) a 4K device to. This will See More….

What kind of HDMI do I need for my Samsung sound bar?

Samsung 2017 650 series or above all support 4k pass-thru, so you should be good to go. HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel) is the neatest TV feature you’ve probably never heard of. ARC lets certain TVs and soundbars transfer audio back and forth using one HDMI cable. In other words, you can use the HDMI port as both an input and audio output.