congratulations on purchasing your new sennheiser ambe o we'll walk you through a few quick steps to
get you started we'll also provide a few helpful tips and tricks that most people will not know
about so with this guide you'll be able to get the most of your new dolby atmos system
the first step you'll want to take is decide how you want to position your ambeo
it is designed to sit under your tv but it can also be wall mounted with an optional wall bracket
that's sold separately while wall mounting is possible with the soundbar we do recommend
just placing the soundbar on top of a piece of furniture directly under your tv and if you do we
do recommend separating the soundbar from the tv to provide enough clearance for the upward firing
drivers to direct sound to your ceiling in the box sennheiser includes a microphone for calibrating
the soundbar with your room a power cable an hdmi cable and a remote control next let's quickly go
over all the lights on the front panel next to the oled display a status led flashes a white light
when the unit first initializes the led status light will illuminate red to indicate the bar
is powered off or in standby mode finally a separate led light located on the far left
side of the bar illuminates the ambeo logo to show you when the sennheiser special 3d mode is active
when it's active this feature enhances the dolby atmos effect whether your source is compatible
with atmos content or not on the front panel there's a microphone input that accepts an
input from the special calibration microphone that also comes included with your ambeo this will tune
the ambeo's output to the unique properties of your room the rest of the inputs and outputs are
tucked away underneath the unit the hdmi port labeled hdmi tv is the newer enhanced version
of hdmi arc called e-arc you'll want to update the ambeo's firmware first to the latest version
with the sennheiser smart control app in order to take advantage of this more on how to do that
in just a few minutes this is cool because e-arc's higher bandwidth allows for true dolby atmos to be
transmitted out to compatible devices a popular choice of compatible devices might be your apple
tv for example however if you're an apple tv user keep in mind the apple tv 4k or newer are the only
models that have an hdmi port capable of true dolby atmos so if you want to experience dolby
atmos to the full extent you'll just want to make sure that your hardware source is compatible with
the newer e-arc connection all right after you get your ambeo connected to power the ambeo's oled
screen will greet you with instructions that completely walk you through the entire setup
process end to end including downloading the latest firmware and the calibration process
once the firmware is updated the next step is the calibration process that tunes the ambeo to
the specific acoustics of your room and while this sounds complicated the ambio makes this extremely
easy all you have to do is connect the included microphone to the mic input on the front panel of
the ambeo and then position the microphone across the room directly into your seating position
again the oled display will walk you through this step end to end in just five minutes and if you're
just getting started with dolby atmos we have a fun pro tip to help you find all the new content
encoded with this exciting new format you can see all the movies and tv shows encoded with dolby
atmos on netflix and also amazon prime just by typing the words dolby atmos into the platform's
search field if you have disney+ you'll have to search google for a comprehensive list of dolby
atmos content for this platform but we're really impressed with the larger amount of content that's
already available on disney+ so be sure to check that out for the largest collection of
atmos movies the last step you'll want to take is downloading the sennheiser smart control app
to your phone once you do that just make sure bluetooth on your smartphone is turned on first
and when you open the smartphone control app it'll automatically find your ambeo and walk you through
the handshake process both the smart control app and the remote control that comes with the ambeo
have special sound modes that let you conveniently optimize the sound coming out of the soundbar
to better suit the content that you're watching movie mode is best for enhancing the clarity of
the dialogue coming out of the soundbar during movies and tv shows music mode on the other hand
is best for studio grade experiences and night mode is great for those late night television
viewing situations because it neutralizes the dynamics of the sound coming out of the bar
so you can just watch peacefully while everyone else stays asleep this concludes our tips and
tricks for the sennheiser ambeo this should get you up and running so you can just start enjoying
all the great movies in this exciting dolby atmos format if you're looking for more audio equipment
or if you have any questions about these that were not in our video just feel free to chat
with us on audioadvice.com call us or if you're in the area come into one of our raleigh or charlotte
north carolina locations until then we'll see you next time and we hope you enjoy your new soundbar