If you’re planning to watch a horror movie at your house with all your family members or friend circle, it’s crucial to ensure that the bone-chilling sound effects of the scary movie can be heard louder, clearer and more nuanced on your Roku TV.
Yes, this can be ensured by connecting external speakers to your tv to ensure better sound quality and maximum volume range. But if you don’t know exactly how to connect external speakers to Roku TV, don’t worry. Moving forward, we’ll teach you several different ways to connect speakers to your tv using simple steps.
How to Connect External Speakers to Roku TV?
Connecting external speakers to Roku TV can get quite confusing if you’re struggling on your own without any professional guidelines. We can’t guarantee each and every method outlined below will smoothly work out for you whatsoever because we don’t know what type of speakers you’re trying to connect.
But we’re hopeful at least one of these techniques will work in your favor. So, don’t give up if you’re struggling. Make sure to read till the very end to know all the options you have in stock and keep attempting all of them.
First Method: Connect Via Bluetooth
If the speakers you have are compatible with wireless Bluetooth technology then this method is for you. If your speakers don’t support Bluetooth, you may skip to the next method.
Step 1: Go to the ‘Settings’ bar on your Roku TV.
Step 2: You’ll see an option labeled ‘System’. Click on that.
Step 3: Now, out of all the options you see, only tap on ‘Audio’
Step 4: Now you need to enable Bluetooth using the toggle option to enter your Roku TV into pairing mode.
Step 5: If you could activate Bluetooth successfully, your Roku TV will begin looking for external devices that are also in pairing mode. Therefore, make sure you have turned on Bluetooth on your speakers as well.
Step 6: Select your Bluetooth speakers from the list of available devices and click on ‘Connect’.
Step 7: Now, follow the instructions on your TV screen for a successful connection.
Step 8: The final task now is to test whether the speakers have connected to your Roku TV. Just simply turn on a TV channel and observe the sound quality – whether it sounds better and louder than before.
Second Method: Use HDMI Cables
If your speakers aren’t compatible with Bluetooth but contain an HDMI output jack on the exterior surface, don’t worry, HDMI cables are here to your rescue. Simply follow these instructions below:
Step 1: For connecting, you must buy a good-quality HDMI cable first for transmitting audio from your TV to your external speakers.
Step 2: Now connect one end of the HDMI cable to your speakers. Make sure it doesn’t feel loose.
Step 3: Next, tightly connect the other end of the cable to your Roku TV.
Step 4: Now that the connection has been successful, you should adjust the sound settings on your speakers as well as on your Roku TV via the remote control.
Step 5: Finally, play something on your TV to be completely assured whether the setting adjustments are perfect or need more fixing.
(P.S – If your speakers don’t have a separate port for HDMI output, don’t worry, we still have two more different techniques for you to attempt that could work out.)
Third Method: Utilizing The Headphone Jack:
Not all external speakers support HDMI cables to establish a connection, if your speaker is one of them then you can try connecting using a headphone jack.
Step 1: Locate the headphone jack.
Search all around your Roku TV. As far as we know, the headphone jack should be situated anywhere on either side or at the back surface.
Step 2: Connect Them
Now connect your external speaker to this headphone jack on your device using a good-quality and lengthy auxiliary cable. If you have a short aux cable, try moving the speakers closer to the TV to reduce some distance.
Step 3: Set The Volume
Now it’s time to adjust the volume on your Roku TV and set the volume to your liking. You can do this with the Roku remote control. Or you can also do it manually on the TV. This is how you can do it:
- Go to the ‘Settings’ menu.
- Find ‘System’ option
- Click on ‘Sound’
- Then tap on ‘Audio Output’
Now select your desired volume setting.
Step 4: It’s also important to adjust the volume correctly on your external speakers. This is how you can do it:
- Go to ‘Settings’
- Press on ‘System’ option
- Click on ‘Sound’ option
- Tap on ‘Volume Level’
And now lower or increase the volume as per your wish.
Fourth Method: Using Digital Audio Output
Some Roku TV models may include Digital Audio Output. If your TV does, then you can connect the external speakers to your TV using an optical cable (also popularly known as ‘TOSLINK’ or ‘Toshiba Link’ cable.)
Step 1: Check if your Roku TV has an output labeled as ‘Optical’ or ‘S/PDIF’.
Step 2: If yes, only then go to your nearest tech shop and buy a good-quality TOS Link cable first. Or if you already have one at home not being used, give it a quick wipe and then use it.
Step 3: Afterwards, you should connect one end of the optical cable to your external speakers. Make sure the grip is tight.
Step 4: Now, connect your Roku TV as well to the other end of the optical cable.
Step 5: Now that the connection has been successful, you should adjust the sound settings on your external speakers as well as on your Roku TV. Do it manually or by tapping a few buttons on the TV remote control.
Step 6: Lastly, bring on a TV channel to examine whether the sound quality is good enough or needs further adjusting.
Wrapping Up
Through any of the verified methods above, you’ll be able to connect your external speakers to your Roku TV all by yourself without requiring professional help.
After the connection is successful, if you notice that the sound quality is not up to the mark, you should check whether the cable used for connecting is loose or not. Also, sometimes the sound quality may get negatively affected if your speaker grilles are very dirty, so do a quick clean up with rubbing alcohol for optimum audio quality.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Do Roku TVs have audio output?
Answer: Yes, every Roku TV model should have a jack for HDMI ARC connection and a port for digital audio output as well.
2. Can you connect any speakers to Roku TV?
Answer: All speakers and soundbars launched by Roku company can be connected to Roku TV without facing any problems. Furthermore, you can also connect Bluetooth-compatible speakers of all brands such as Samsung or JBL to your Roku TV too.
3. Can you use a non Roku speaker with a Roku TV?
Answer: Yes, you can connect a non Roku speaker with a Roku TV either wirelessly via Bluetooth connection or in a wired way by using HDMI cables, auxiliary cables and also TOSLink cables, whichever you like.
4. What audio does Roku support?
Answer: Audio Formats supported by Roku: AAC (MKV, MP4, MOV); MP3 (MP3, MKV); FLAC (FLAC, MKV); PCM (WAV, MKV, MP4, MOV); AC3/EAC3 (MKV, MP4, MOV, AC3); DTS (MKV, MP4, MOV), ALAC (MKV, MP4, MOV, M4A); Vorbis (OGG, MKV, WEBM)
5. Does Roku support USB audio?
Answer: Yes, some of the popular Roku streaming devices do feature a USB port to connect an external USB drive.
