Hi Sam,

Welcome to Beoworld!

If your TV doesn't have a headphone socket fitted then you need to get a Beoplay S8 Connection Hub (£149 GBP from your local B&O store) to connect between the TV optical output and the speaker - this will convert the optical signal to audio and give you control of the speaker volume via the TV remote.

Please use an optical cable from the TV to the S8 Hub: link

Please use this cable from the S8 Hub to the Beolab 7-2 speaker:

Thank you very much Steve. By using this method, is there any quality lost?

Thank you again.

best, Sam

Hi Sam,

There is no loss of quality via the B&O Hub.

Kind regards, Steve.

Thank you again Steve. Just placed the order!

kind regards,

Sam

Thanks Sam,

I will get the cables posted on Monday morning, please ask if you need any further help!

Kind regards, Steve.

Received the cables, once again, thank you Steve.

i was excited to connect the sound bar then, no sound. I have tried resetting my Samsung TV, unplugging, reconnecting everything but to no avail. I read here from a previous thread that there is a cover behind the speaker where a light is supposed to be, red, green and amber. I pulled the cover off and don’t see any lights. Does this mean the speaker has no power?

I’m so gutted right now....

Hi Samizodo,

Sorry to hear that you are having problems.  Yes, if there is no light under the rubber cover within the cable alcove then the speaker has no power.  Please check the mains cable that you are using to power the speaker, if this works on other devices then you are likely to have a faulty speaker.

Kind regards, Steve.

Hi Steve.

The obvious question,- how is the speaker triggered?

Hi,

The speaker is triggered via a signal within the Powerlink input, jut as it is when connected to a B&O TV.  The normal mains power cable is still required.

Kind regards, Steve.

Steve at Sounds Heavenly wrote:

Hi,

The speaker is triggered via a signal within the Powerlink input, jut as it is when connected to a B&O TV.  The normal mains power cable is still required.

Kind regards, Steve.

I know Steve.... 🙂 But since this in not a B&O tv... ?