Samsung SWA-4000 Wireless Receiver

by Samsung

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0018JSSKG
• Item model number: SWA4000
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,900 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2005

Product Description

Samsung wireless rear stereo amplifier receives 2.4GHz signals from DVD changer/receiver. It is designed to work with compatible Samsung home theater systems. It has 2-channel rear amplifier with transmission range up to 33 feet. It includes TX card to insert in DVD changer/receiver.

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works well!, August 18, 2008

By 

T. Evans (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SWA-4000 Wireless Receiver (Electronics)

I bought this product for use with the Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System.

Samsung HT-Z310T 5.1-Channel Home Theater Surround Sound System (Set of Seven, Black)

Even though the directions were sparse, using this was as simple as plugging in the rear speakers to the unit, plugging in the unit and inserting the transmitter card into the back of the Samsung Home Theater control unit.

At first I thought I didn't setup the unit properly because I didn't hear any sound from the rear speakers, but then I realized I just needed to set the Samsung Home Theater system to the right audio mode in order to get it to work. For example, the Dolby 5.1 mode only works if you are using a media such as the DVD or XBox360 that supports Dolby 5.1 to hear the rear speakers. If your source is something like a component audio device or coaxial cable you need to change the audio mode to "Cinema" or one of the other effects modes to use the rear speakers through the wireless link.

Most of the sources I have for my TV are Dolby 5.1 anyways, so when moving to a coaxial DirectTV player that doesn't do 5.1 I don't change the mode, I just go without the rear speakers -- it doesn't really bother me. The cool thing about this wireless unit is that when you shutdown the Home Theater system, the wireless unit senses the shutdown and puts itself into "standby" mode, thereby drawing very little power.

I've had the Samsung Home Theater and this wireless transmitter for two months now and I've had no problems. Very satisfied with the sound quality -- I've got an optical audio out from the TV to the Home Theater system and the rear speakers sound fantastic when driven by this wireless unit.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars O.K. product, but you really don't have any other choices, January 12, 2010

By 

Pete Chen (East Bay, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SWA-4000 Wireless Receiver (Electronics)

This wireless receiver goes with the Samsung home theater system. It took me quite a while to make it work. I know if the id is right, then it will be just a matter of hooking it up. But I had to reset the ids for several times after the signal was lost.

Also the reception is not as good as my HD-BD1250 manual indicates. I had to put the receiver as close as possible to home theater base. Otherwise, the signal will be gone. And I will get "rear check" on the Blue-Ray player and intermittent sound loss. After a while, I figured out the signal was gone.

You really don't have any other choices at all. This is the only option for wireless receiver for your Samsung home theater. It is great when it works. You just have to place it in the right place.

7/15/2010 update: I found why the signal is lost. You have to make sure you are not blocking the signal from the transmitter on the home theater system to the receiver. For example, with my set up, the signal is lost if I sit on the floor right in front of the TV. You have to careful about how you arrange them.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love not having to string wires all over the room., September 13, 2008

By 

Jay Citizen "JCitizen" (Mid America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SWA-4000 Wireless Receiver (Electronics)

I can't believe the people that complain about the small amount of wiring it takes to connect the right and left speakers that are actually run by the unit. I will take this to having to string four wires clear across my apartment just for two little surround speakers!

Besides, I think people don't realize how much interference they are introducing to the home with all the wireless remotes,cell & walkabout phones, routers, and computers!

This unit came with the HT-Z410 home theater system and works well. The rear speakers only work when true 5.1 and/or surround sound is present on the DVD or TV signal. If the HTS doesn't sense a clear digital audio signal when in D-in mode it will shut down automatically. I am having trouble with this but I don't know if it is because the cable box is putting out substandard data, or the cheap optical cable is the problem.

For some reason turning on the DVD side of the unit solves the sound problem, some times it works right off the bat. This intermittent nature is vexing but I will digress until I buy a more expensive, higher quality optical cable. In DVD mode, playing movies it works flawlessly.

I would recommend this neato unit to anyone using a compatible Samsung system. It is very easy to set up and test. When using this unit with a home theater system you plug the transmitter "stick" into the back of the HTS system and use this wireless module to setup the rear surround part of the system. You only have to provide wires to the two back speakers this unit controls.

When the room is hot the module occasionally runs a cooling fan, but it isn't as noticable when actually watching a surround sound type movie; and when the room is cool I don't notice it coming on very often if at all. I have never noticed a "white noise" or static sound coming from the speakers at idle, so that shouldn't be a problem compared to previous models.