A:AnswerThese are the RMS ratings of each speaker for the JBL BAR 5.1:
Soundbar maximum power: 150 W
Subwoofer maximum power: 300 W
Surround Speaker maximum power: 30 W
A:AnswerYou can enjoy streaming your favorite music over WiFi to your JBL BAR 5.1 Surround by adding it to your network. Just download the Google Home app on your Apple or Android device to get started.
A:AnswerOur JBL Bar 5.1 Surround volume can be adjusted using the remote. The soundbar also has volume controls on the top panel that you can use to adjust the volume. If you've set up remote learning, you can use your TV remote control to adjust the audio.
A:AnswerI used to own a 3.1 and feel your pain!
The 5.1 half solves that issue in that the soundbar needs to be in Bluetooth mode in order to connect to it. On the 3.1 you could connect to it with Bluetooth no matter which mode it was in. The flip side of this is that on the 3.1 you could connect an Alexa Echo and just tell it "connect to the Bluetooth speaker", and it would connect away and start playing. You can no longer do this on the 5.1, as you would need to deliberately switch its mode to Bluetooth.
The 5.1 still doesn't have a default Bluetooth password that you need to enter. If you leave it in Bluetooth mode then I believe anyone could connect to it UNLESS your existing Bluetooth connection to it is still active.
On the 3.1 I had mitigated the issue by plugging an old tablet in and connecting it to the soundbar's Bluetooth permanently. Since I never used Bluetooth otherwise, it prevented others from connecting.
The 5.1 is moderately better than 3.1 in this aspect, but still no real security.
A:AnswerDo you turn it off when you’re not using it? If not that’s probably why. The built in amplifier is probably still receiving power. This doesn’t happen on the unit I bought for my parents as long as it’s turned off when not in use.
A:AnswerThere's a possibility that the soundbar isn't set up via the Google Home app. Please try setting it up if the is can help fix the problem. The WiFi feature of our JBL Bar 5.1 is for setting it up, for updates, and for streaming music, unfortunately, it can't be turned off.
