Bang and Olufsen soundbar not connecting to Apple TV as external speaker

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Bang and Olufsen soundbar not connecting to Apple TV as external speaker

I have a bang and Olufsen soundbar that’s connect to my Apple TV as one of the external speakers. For some reason recently I am unable to connect and use it as my external speaker. It’s clearly showing as one of my temporary speakers, when I click on it my tv shuts down and doesn’t connect when I switch the tv back on. How can I also make it the default speaker.

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Original Title: I have a bang and olufsen sound bar that has been working well with my apple tv as external speakers. For a few months now I am unable ro connect it to my apple tv. TV goes off when i select it as temporary output. Any idea whats going on

Posted on Sep 30, 2025 3:32 PM

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Urquhart1244

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Oct 1, 2025 11:08 AM in response to Gtafri

The preferred setup is to connect through HDMI, either in between or from the TV, and set Apple TV to output to “TV Speakers” (= via HDMI), and also set the TV to output to the soundbar.

Bluetooth and AirPlay connections to soundbars or other audio systems are always temporary (except for Apple HomePod speakers), and always Stereo. Prefer HDMI for lossless multichannel audio, and default audio output.

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