Wi-Fi Soundbar
Soundbar Quick Guide

Sound Bar Quick Guide

Installing and using the Product

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

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  1. A Soundbar
  2. B Remote Control Receiver / Status Display
  3. C Rear Speakers (Sold separately, SPT8-S)
  4. D Wireless Subwoofer - Install it close to the soundbar.
  5. E External Device - (Blu-ray player, game console, etc.)
  6. b If you are using an external device (ex. Set-top box, Blu-ray player, game console, etc.), connect it to the soundbar or to the TV via an HDMI cable.
  7. c If you purchased the rear speakers separately, connect the rear speakers via a speaker cable. When connecting the rear speakers, connect the black striped cable to the negative terminal of each speaker and the remaining cable to the positive terminal of each speaker.
  8. d Connect to power in the following order: wireless subwoofer [ rear speakers [ soundbar. Then, turn on the soundbar. When the connection is automatically established with the soundbar, the LEDs on the wireless subwoofer and rear speakers will light up green. ([ See “Connecting the Product” on page 6.)
  9. e Using the product with your TV ([ See “Connecting with an Optical Cable”, “Connecting with an HDMI Cable”, “Connecting via Bluetooth” on page 32, 34, 36.)
  10. A Press the Function86575.png button repeatedly until “OPT/HDMI ARC” appears on the status display.
  11. B On your TV's settings, set the output speaker to [HDMI ARC], [Optical], [LG WOWCAST], or [External Speaker].
  12. C When the TV is properly connected to the product, “OPT”, “ARC”, or “E-ARC” will appear on the status display with a sound.
  13. f Connecting the product to your smartphone via Wi-Fi ([ See “Connecting with the product via LG ThinQ app” on page 18.)
  14. A Connect your smartphone to Wi-Fi.
  15. B Install the LG ThinQ app on Google Play or the App Store.
  16. C Run the LG ThinQ app and follow the instructions.
  17. D The product will connect to your smartphone and you can control the product with LG ThinQ app.
  18. g Connecting the product to your smartphone via Bluetooth ([ See “Connecting via Bluetooth” on page 41.)
  19. A Tap the Settings86634.png button on your smartphone and select Bluetooth. Turn on the Bluetooth function. (86619.pngOff > 86612.pngOn)
  20. B Press the Bluetooth pair91388.png button. After a moment, you will see “BT READY” on the status display.
  21. C Find and select “LG_Speaker_S80TY_XXXX”.
  22. 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 soundbar to the wireless subwoofer or rear speakers ([ See “Connecting the wireless subwoofer manually” on page 8.)

If you see a red LED on the wireless subwoofer or rear speakers, it means that the soundbar is not connected to the speakers. If this is the case, connect them in the following order.

  1. A Press the Power136213.png button on the soundbar to turn it off.
  2. B Press the PAIRING button on the back of the wireless subwoofer or rear speakers. Check if each LED blinks green.
  • If you still see a red LED on the wireless subwoofer, press and hold the button on the back of the subwoofer again.
  1. C Press the Power136201.png button on the soundbar to turn it on.
  2. D When the connection is established, you will see a green LED light on the wireless subwoofer or rear speakers light up green.

Table of Contents

Soundbar Quick Guide

2 Installing and using the Product

Installation

6 Connecting the Product

13 Setting up surround sound

19 Connecting with the product via LG ThinQ app

20 Installing the LG ThinQ app and registering the product

22 Resetting the Product

Exploring the Product

23 Front

25 Back

26 Exploring Remote Control

Various settings for convenience

30 Convenient functions

Connecting to the TV

34 Connecting with an Optical Cable

36 Connecting with an HDMI Cable

38 Connecting via Bluetooth

Connecting to an External Device

39 Connecting with an HDMI Cable

42 Connecting with an Optical Cable

Using the Product as an Audio System

43 Connecting via Bluetooth

46 Connecting to a USB Storage Device

48 Using the LG ThinQ app

49 Compatible with Google Assistant

50 Works with Apple AirPlay

51 Spotify Connect

52 Works with Alexa

53 Tidal Connect

Mounting the Product to a Wall

54 Checking before mounting to a wall

56 Mounting the Product to a Wall

Safety Precautions

58 Safety and Regulatory

61 Prevention of product misuse

Before Reporting Product Malfunction

65 Troubleshooting

Appendix

71 Specifications

73 Registered Trademarks and Licenses

75 What You Need to Know about Network Services

75 Open Source Software Notice Information

76 Handling the Product

Installation