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Carlos22

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30/05/2026 06:58 AM

Brand new Q990H soundbar, yesterday and this morning when turning on I'm getting sound from the soundbar but nothing from subwoofer or rear speakers even though they have solid blue lights on the back of them, I'm having to unplug them and the soundbar from mains and plug back in to get them to work. Is there a fix for this? Thanks. 
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      Maddev

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      30/05/2026 02:33 PM

      can you send pictures of the soundbar?

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      30/05/2026 02:35 PM

      it can be a lot of things but I think it is from the device. Did you left the device plugged in while it thundered, and did you left the device on the mains at that time? By the way, is there Grounding done on the outlets?

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      Maddev

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      30/05/2026 02:43 PM

      Hope they'll fix it!!!

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      Carlos22

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      30/05/2026 02:44 PM

      Hope so I've only had it a week, so its under warranty.
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      Maddev

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      30/05/2026 02:44 PM

      Thats an relief to hear. Sometimes devices to that

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      Mm130

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      2/06/2026 12:46 PM

      Hi I’m having the same issue on the latest firmware. Was there a resolution? I have to completely power the main unit to fix it

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      Mm130

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      8/06/2026 12:41 PM

      What was the part? Did they conclude there was a problem?

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      Carlos22

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      8/06/2026 12:52 PM

      The part was the mainboard. Apparently that is the issue.

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      Mm130

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      8/06/2026 01:01 PM

      Thanks. Yeah that’s not great. This is a really frustrating issue. I’ll need to take mine in sometime this week. Awful support for a brand new device 

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      Carlos22

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      8/06/2026 01:06 PM

      I've just seen on a Facebook group people saying they've had to have the mainboard changed in their Q990F soundbars. You'd have though this issue would have been rectified before releasing a new product.

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      Mm130

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      8/06/2026 01:09 PM

      Definitely 

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      Carlos22

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      9/06/2026 05:49 PM

      Samsung have been really good, they sent engineer out who basically said pointless getting ut repaired. He sent report to samsung, samsung have arranged dpd to collect it tomorrow, so should have new one in a few days.

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      Mm130

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      9/06/2026 10:13 PM

      That’s a great outcome for you. I’m glad you’re getting a new one.  I’m in Australia and my experience hasn’t been as positive 

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      10/06/2026 09:41 AM

      So an update. I rang the retailer that I bought the soundbar through and explained the situation. They were very accomodating and said to bring it down and they would exchange right away. They were great. I’ve now set up the new one and it’s not showing the same issue! earc is now turning on main unit and the rears are working!! I have not updated the firmware and won’t as I’m not sure whether it was a hardware issue in the first unit or a software issue with the latest firmware. So I’m not going to connect it to my home network. Hopefully it’s all now resolved. 

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      Carlos22

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      10/06/2026 09:46 AM

      That's great news, im thinking the same about about firmware.
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      Adrien19

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      11/06/2026 05:02 AM

      Hi, I've had the same soundbar as you since Monday, and I'm having exactly the same problem. I installed the latest firmware right away, and I can't tell if it's a software or hardware issue. Either way, I'm really frustrated :

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      Mm130

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      11/06/2026 09:29 AM

      So you only bought the soundbar Monday and then installed the firmware and having the issue? That exactly replicates my scenario. I had tried to reset the soundbar to its factory settings, but it didn’t take the firmware back (or maybe it reinstalled the firmware when I connected to check). So far the new one has been working and I haven’t installed the latest firmware. Personally I suspect this is software rather than hardware (because switching on the soundbar first doesn’t produce the issue), but that’s just a guess. It really needs someone from Samsung to comment. Which being a premium top of the line soundbar wouldn’t be unreasonable. 

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      Adrien19

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      11/06/2026 09:38 AM

      Yes, that's exactly it. I also think it's probably a software issue, though I'm not entirely sure... It would definitely be nice if Samsung provided an explanation and a solution, especially if it is a software issue.

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      Carlos22

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      11/06/2026 11:08 AM

      Annoyingly auto update is set as on by default if you add the soundbar to smarthings. Wondering if it can be turned off quick enough before the app updates the firmware

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      Adrien19

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      11/06/2026 11:10 AM

      Just a quick question: what brand and model of TV do you have?

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      Carlos22

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      11/06/2026 11:11 AM

      Sony bravia 8 mk2

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      Mm130

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      11/06/2026 11:35 AM

      I have Sony Bravia 7

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      Adrien19

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      11/06/2026 11:37 AM

      Sony x85....

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      Mm130

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      11/06/2026 11:47 AM

      Mmm. All Sony. Wonder if that has something to do with it 

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      Carlos22

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      11/06/2026 03:46 PM

      Has yours been ok so far?

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      Mm130

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      11/06/2026 09:48 PM

      yes mine has been ok but only have 1 day of usage so far. Have not installed any firmware update. 

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