LATEST FIRMWARE RELEASE DATE: 01/22/2023

Important: If you haven’t already, please use one of the methods provided below to connect your soundbar to your WiFi network. If your bar is connected to the Internet, it will update automatically. This process is intended for those who are having trouble installing the update.

For detailed instructions on connecting to your home network, please see one of our Help Center articles:

Cinema 800 - Connecting to Network via WIFI (WPS)

Cinema 800 - Connecting to Google Home

Cinema 800 - Connecting to Klipsch Connect App

Once connected to the network, follow these instructions in order to fully and successfully install the Cinema 800 firmware. You will first manually install the WIFI firmware, and the DSP and WIFI portion of the update will happen automatically within 72 hours of the manual update. 

Compatible With:

To find your firmware versions, tap – do not hold – the PAIR button on the right side of the bar.

Cinema 800

• DSP 4.4 or higher
• MCU 92 or higher

If the bar does not meet these requirements, DO NOT ATTEMPT UPDATE. Please instead use this article to update - Cinema 800 - Updating Older Firmware.

USB Flash Drive Formatting Instructions

You will need to format the flash drive before your product can read from it. If you already know how to format a flash drive for FAT32, feel free to skip this step.

How to Format Your USB Drive to FAT32 - Windows

How To Format Your USB Drive to FAT32 - Mac

IMPORTANT: Use a flash drive that doesn’t store any important information. This process will wipe the contents of the drive.

Upgrade Steps

1. Delete all existing files from a USB flash drive.
   • Make sure drive is 8GB or less and formatted to FAT32
2. Follow this link to download the SWU file to the flash drive. 

   • https://pubklipschfirmwarefiles.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Cinema-800-Soundbar/Beta/Signed+Stream+V218+PROD+-+Cinema+800+-+0xaefc6c2.swu

3. Unzip the folder, (if needed), and rename the downloaded file "image.swu" (without the quotes).
4. Move the renamed file to the formatted flash drive.
5. Eject the flash drive from your machine. Macs require you to drag to the Trash or click the eject icon in Finder. In Windows, you right-click the flash drive and select Eject.
6. Power on your soundbar if it's not on already
7. Remove the side panel to expose the USB slot on the soundbar
8. Plug the flash drive into your soundbar
9. Hold the Power button on the soundbar until the word UPGRADE appears, then release the Power button
10. The words "UP WIFI" will appear and quickly disappear - THE UPDATE IS NOT COMPLETE
11. Wait about 2 minutes for the update to begin - it must copy the very large update file to the bar, and it shows no indicator while this is occurring. DO NOT REMOVE FLASH DRIVE.
12. You will see the update count from "00" to "100"

13. Wait for the upgrade to complete - the display should revert back to "TV 30"

    • It can be a good idea to wait 10-20 minutes, in case the software is upgrading and not showing status updates, which has been the case in earlier versions of the software. It may also flash SUR RX, SUR TX, MCU, and other items during the update.
    • In some cases, the LED display may go blank after the update completes. In those cases, simply press the "LED" button on the included remote to turn the LED's back on. 
14. Remove the flash drive
15. Unplug the soundbar, wait 10 seconds, and plug it back in
16. Power on the soundbar
17. Scroll through the versions of installed software to confirm the update has completed. WIFI version should be 1.0.218.0.

At this point, the manual process of the update is complete. However, your MCU and DSP values will take some time to automatically update. If the bar has not updated automatically within 72 hours, please reach out to Klipsch Product Support for direct assistance - How To Contact Us for Support

Note: You can check the various, current firmware version numbers by pressing the small surround pairing button under the right end-cap.

Keep pressing this button to scroll through all the firmware currently active on your device. It should display as follows:

MCU 119 > 
WIFI 1.0.218.0 > 
DSP 5.6 > 
SUR T 04 > 
SUR R 11 > 
SUB T 03 > 
SUB R 02 > 

HDMI 43

NOTE: If you do not have the Surround 3 speakers connected to your Cinema 800, the "SUR" firmware values should read "0".

PATCH NOTES

Released: 01/09/2023
Region: Global

In This Release

• • Apple AirPlay2 Support
  • The bar can be restarted without power cycling. Hold down Power + Volume Down for 15 seconds
  • Greatly improved volume control performance – note volume levels have not changed, just user experience performance
  • Pair button can now be tapped to retrieve device IP address, speeding up diagnostic process for Support
  • Improvements for “no audio” after very long standby, i.e. 3+ weeks
  • Addressed issue where Bluetooth would sometimes disconnect after changing tracks
  • Addressed issue where height channel volume adjustment would reset to 0 after changing sub level
  • Addressed issue where Chromecast sometimes wouldn't play audio on wake