Connect a headphone on television.

[vTriane]

I want to connect the headphone Philips Bluetooth SHB5500WT/00 on a TV Samsung model UN40F6400. I've read about bluetooth transmitters, but do not understand how my headphone will automatically connect to the transmitter without an intermediary.

 

[Ralston18]

This link, provided it does fully match your TV model, shows that the TV is Bluetooth capable.

http/www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN40F6400AFXZA-specs

Features > Bluetooth = Yes

But that could mean that you need some additional device to plug into the appropriate TV port and then pair that device with your headphones.

As near as I could tell from the User Manual for your TV, there is no Bluetooth built in per se.

Here is a link that may help explain the overall situation:

http/www.howtogeek.com/219326/how-to-add-bluetooth-headphones-to-your-hdtv/

And here is a similar link within this forum:

http/www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2485515/connect-bluetooth-headset-samsung-led-mute-speakers.html

 

[americanaudiophile]

You do need a bluetooth transmitter, which would be the intermediary. that would connect to the audio out on the TV. You may have to pair the headphone with the transmitter.
http/www.amazon.com/High-Fidelity-Bluetooth-Transmitter-simultaneously-headphones/dp/B00WEKDB78/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1446138507&sr=8-6&keywords=audio+transmitter+bluetooth
http/www.amazon.com/Miccus-Home-RTX-Bluetooth-Transmitter/dp/B00713RSE0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1394218482&sr=8-6&keywords=bluetooth+adapter+for+tv
http/www.telme2.com/webshop/index.php?id_product=8&controller=product

 

[vTriane]

You do need a bluetooth transmitter, which would be the intermediary. that would connect to the audio out on the TV. You may have to pair the headphone with the transmitter.
http/www.amazon.com/High-Fidelity-Bluetooth-Transmitter-simultaneously-headphones/dp/B00WEKDB78/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1446138507&sr=8-6&keywords=audio+transmitter+bluetooth
http/www.amazon.com/Miccus-Home-RTX-Bluetooth-Transmitter/dp/B00713RSE0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1394218482&sr=8-6&keywords=bluetooth+adapter+for+tv
http/www.telme2.com/webshop/index.php?id_product=8&controller=product

It makes difference connect the transmitter to the TV via optical cable in comparison to p2 cable or RCA ?