Wi-Fi SOUND BAR
Sound Bar Quick Guide

Sound Bar Quick Guide

Installing and using the Product

  1. a Connect the sound bar to your TV via an optical cable or an HDMI cable.

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  1. A Sound bar
  2. B Remote Control Receiver / Status Display
  3. C Rear Speakers / Wireless Receiver (Sold separately, SPQ8-S)
  4. D Wireless Subwoofer - Install it close to the sound bar.
  5. E External Device - (Blu-ray player, game console, etc.)
  1. b If you are using an external device (ex. Blu-ray player, game console, etc.), connect it to the sound bar via an HDMI cable.
  2. c If you purchased the rear speakers and wireless receiver separately, connect the rear speakers to the wireless receiver via a speaker cable. When connecting the rear speakers to the wireless receiver, connect the black striped cable to the negative terminal of each speaker and the remaining cable to the positive terminal of each speaker.
  3. d Connect to power in the following order: wireless subwoofer [ wireless receiver [ sound bar. Then, turn on the sound bar. When the connection is automatically established with the sound bar, the LEDs on the wireless subwoofer and the wireless receiver will light up green. ([ See “Connecting the Product” on page 6.)
  4. e Using the product with your TV ([ See “Connecting with an Optical Cable”, “Connecting with an HDMI Cable”, “Connecting via Bluetooth” on page 43, 45, 47.)
  5. A Press the Function86575.png button repeatedly until “OPT/HDMI ARC” appears on the status display.
  6. B On your TV's settings, set the output speaker to [HDMI ARC], [Optical], or [External Speaker].
  7. C When the TV is properly connected to the product, “OPT”, “ARC”, or “E-ARC” will appear on the status display with a sound.
  8. f Connecting the product to your smartphone via Wi-Fi ([ See “Connecting with a Smartphone via Wi-Fi” on page 26.)
  9. A Connect your smartphone to Wi-Fi.
  10. B Install the LG Sound Bar app on Google Play or the App Store.
  11. C Run the LG Sound Bar app and follow the instructions.
  12. D The product will connect to your smartphone and you can control the product with LG Sound Bar app.
  13. g Connecting the product to your smartphone via Bluetooth ([ See “Connecting via Bluetooth” on page 51.)
  14. A Tap the Settings86634.png button on your smartphone and select 92023.pngBluetooth. Turn on the Bluetooth function. (86619.pngOff > 86612.pngOn)
  15. B Press the Bluetooth pair91388.png button. After a moment, you will see “BT READY” on the status display.
  16. C Find and tap “LG_Speaker_S80QY_XXXX” or the name you registered on the Google Home app.
  17. D When the product is connected to your smartphone via Bluetooth, you can see the status display change from “PAIRED” [ “Connected Bluetooth device name” [ “BT”.

Manually connecting the sound bar to the wireless subwoofer or wireless receiver ([ See “Connecting the wireless subwoofer manually”, “Manual connection” on page 8, 10.)

If you see a red LED on the back of the wireless subwoofer or on the front of the wireless receiver, it means that the sound bar is not connected to the speakers. If this is the case, connect them in the following order.

  1. A Press the Power91492.png button on the sound bar to turn it off.
  2. B Press the PAIRING button on the back of the disconnected wireless subwoofer or wireless receiver. Check if each LED blinks green.
  • If you still see a red LED on the back of the wireless subwoofer, press and hold the button on the back of the subwoofer again.
  1. C Press the Power91486.png button on the sound bar to turn it on.
  2. D When the connection is established, you will see a green LED light on the back of the wireless subwoofer or on the front of the wireless receiver light up green.

Table of Contents

Sound Bar Quick Guide

2 Installing and using the Product

Installation

6 Connecting the Product

12 Enjoying enhanced sound

26 Connecting with a Smartphone via Wi-Fi

30 Resetting the Product

Exploring the Product

31 Front

33 Back

34 Exploring Remote Control

Connecting to the TV

43 Connecting with an Optical Cable

45 Connecting with an HDMI Cable

47 Connecting via Bluetooth

Connecting to an External Device

48 Connecting with an HDMI Cable

50 Connecting with an Optical Cable

Using the Product as an Audio System

51 Connecting via Bluetooth

54 Connecting to a USB Storage Device

56 Using the LG Sound Bar app

57 Compatible with Google Assistant

58 Works with Apple AirPlay

59 Spotify Connect

60 Works with Alexa

61 Tidal Connect

Mounting the Product to a Wall

62 Checking before mounting to a wall

64 Mounting the Product to a Wall

Safety Precautions

66 Safety and Regulatory

Before Reporting Product Malfunction

69 Troubleshooting

Appendix

75 Specifications

77 Registered Trademarks and Licenses

79 What You Need to Know about Network Services

79 Open Source Software Notice Information

80 Handling the Product

Installation