Macbook Air & Samsung Sound Bar

I recently bought my Samsung Sound Bar HW-H551 and was not able to get to connect to my Macbook air through bluetooth, it connects for a second and disconnects automatically, i've searched online and all it said that it was not compatible and i was told the same when i've visited my local apple support center.
Anyone managed to find a solution for this?

I recently bought my Samsung Sound Bar HW-H551 and was not able to get to connect to my Macbook air through bluetooth, it connects for a second and disconnects automatically, i've searched online and all it said that it was not compatible and i was told the same when i've visited my local apple support center.
Anyone managed to find a solution for this?

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