Installing the Sennheiser Smart Control app

To be able to control the Soundbar using a smartphone, the Sound­bar and the smartphone on which you install the Sennheiser Smart Control app must be connected to the same WiFi network.

To make full use of all the settings and functions of the AMBEO Soundbar | Max, you have to have the free Sennheiser Smart Control app installed on your smartphone.

▷Download the Sennheiser Smart Control app from the Apple App Store or from Google Play and install it on your smartphone. Alter­natively, you can visit the following website:
www.sennheiser-hearing.com/smartcontrol

Establishing the initial connection between the Sennheiser Smart Control app and the Soundbar

The initial connection between the Sennheiser Smart Control app and the Soundbar is established via Bluetooth Low Energy. For this, Bluetooth must be activated on your smartphone.

After the initial connection via Bluetooth is established, you can set up a WiFi connection for the Soundbar in the Smart Control app (> 44). In doing so, the Smart Control app can then connect to the Soundbar via WiFi.

▷Make sure that the Soundbar is properly connected to the power supply.

▷Make sure that the smartphone you want to connect to has the Smart Control app installed and Bluetooth and WiFi are activated.

▷Start the Smart Control app.

▷Follow the instructions in the Smart Control app.

The Smart Control app recognizes the Soundbar and activates all available settings and functions.


 

If the initial connection between the Smart Control app and the Soundbar via Bluetooth fails, the Soundbar may have already been paired with the smartphone via Bluetooth.

In this case, you have to delete all entries of the Soundbar in the Bluetooth menu of the smartphone.

Then start a new connection attempt.

Configuring the Soundbar without the Sennheiser Smart Control app

▷Connect your smartphone or computer to the Soundbar’s WiFi hotspot.

The Soundbar’s WiFi network name is “AMBEO Soundbar [serial number]”.

▷Go to the Soundbar page in your web browser
(address: http://192.168.255.249/ 
or, if the Soundbar and your smartphone or computer are on the same network, go to: http://ambeo).