I have a Panasonic 50" plasma TH-50PZ80U w/ Viera Link. Will I be able to control the volume via the TV remote with this bar?
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Yes, your TV remote will control the volume and will turn the unit off when you turn the TV off.
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Yes with viera link enabled the tv remote will control the volume on the bar - works great
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Yes. I have a viera link plasma and this sound bar. Works great. No problems. Easy to figure out.
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Yes, you will need to turn on the Viera link on and set the output to external speaker. Also check to see if your TVs main HDMI supports ARC. If it does you only need a HDMI cable. If not you will need to use an optical digital audio cable and HDMI to do what you want to.
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As long as your TV has one of these, you can control the volume from the one remoteARC (Audio Return Channel) - yesVIERA Link™ (HDAVI Control 5) - yesThe different options etc you will need to use the SoundBar RC as this (as far as I know) isn't supported on the normal Panasonic remote
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Yes. And even if you have your Panasonic TV controlled by an Xfinity/Comcast remote it will still work. The power button can also turn everything on/off if the settings are right. When I control the volume with the Xfinity or TV remote a volume display bar "Home theater volume" shows on screen.
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The ability to use the TV remote to control the volume of a home theater system is possible only if your HDTV supports HDMI ARC (audio return channel) and you have an HDMI 1.4 cable that supports ARC. At least one of the HDMI ports on your TV must be labeled with ARC. Check your TV specs. I just purchased the Panasonic SC-HTB550 for my Panasonic TC-L47ET5. It works beautifully with the TV remote to control volume. However, you must use the mini home theater remote to control the level of the subwoofer and other features.
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I have a slightly different Panasonic Plasma but I think the remotes are the same. I can control the volume with the TV remote. There are a couple of things that don't work. The dialog level feature of the soundbar can't be controlled and there is no sound level indicator bar on the TV. The volume goes up or down but there is no sound level display.
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Yes - you have to use the separate remote for it to turn it on, but then the TV or cable remote should work for the volume.
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you betcha! you can also program with current remote for TV. Provided remote has controls for bar volume and also one for sub woofer volume. Adjust bar/TV and sub volumes from one or two points. Bar is programmable. Only issue I have iwth bar remote - it is the size of a key fob (sp) so easy to lose track of if you do not program all to your TV remote. :)
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Calvin. I don't have an answer to that question but I can tell you that the remote stopped working very soon after purchase so I have to manually turn the bar on and adjust the volume manually. I would not buy this one.
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I found the best sound was directly to my TV with an HDMI cable. I tried running an Optical Audio cable to my cable box and it caused a sound delay which was really annoying, but you can also connect the Optical cable from your TV directly to your Panasonic SoundBar, but it wasn't any better than just the HDMI to me so the less wires the better for me. Good luck with it, I love mine, I've had it a couple years now and it works great, I have another one in my theatre room.
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Anyone know where I can get a remote for the sound bar. I looked online and they are $80! Is there a universal one? Know where and what brand? Thank u
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The sound bar learns the commands FROM the remote. Just program your time warner remote for any tv brand other than the one that you have so the remote won't control the tv anymore. Then teach the volume setting to the soundbar. Download the quick setup guide for the speaker at the Klipsch web site for the exact steps
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I have AT@T uverse. Can I use their remote to control the sound bar volume?
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Yes. At least my Samsung TV UN65C8000 remote controls it. Mute and Volume. You will have to disable the TV sound as the sound bar and TV sound is slightly out of sync.
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It does come with a small remote that works well. You can control bluetooth volume from your iPhone but it will not be linear through the range so its not very effective. Unless your TV remote is programmable, it will not control the volume of this unit. I used a Harmony universal remote where you can program the remote to change the soundbar volume when the volume buttons are pressed while the remaining buttons on the remote operate the tv/set-top box as needed. There are other 2.1 sound systems that recognize volume commands from most major TV brands (one such is the Onkyo LS3100), but this Panasonic does not have that feature.
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If your TV has a 3.5mm headphone jack, it should work fine. You won't be directly controlling the speakers themselves, but instead the volume of the output jack. You'd probably set the speakers volume to around 50%, and then use the TV remote from there.
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Yes. The soundbar can learn other remotes, and turn on and off with the TV. It can even learn the up & down volume from the TV remote. I was able to configure the 60" Sharp LED LCD TV to send audio through the optical out, so volume is only via the soundbar. And it makes a huge difference. I have it wall mounted under the TV. And since it's shallower than the TV + TV wall mount I was able to install it just above the bottom edge of the TV, so there are no visible cables. This is one of the best electronic purchases I've made recently. I highly recommend it.
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I found out there's a menu on the sound bar with the remote to program the feed between the sound bar and the television, like if you use the fiber optic cord or hdmi cord, hope that helps.
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Actually, we have a newer Panasonic tv (viera), and we can control both models with the same remote control. I think I would try to get another Panasonic remote and give that a try.
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You need to program the remote to operate the volume of the device and brand you want to control. There are programming instructions available thru panasonics website. Thanks. Dan
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Yes. You're able to program the sound bar to receive signals from any remote. The manual has step-by-step instructions on how to do it.
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If you connect the sound bar to a TV via the included Optical Cable, that will NOT mute the TV's speakers. When connected via Optical Cable you need to lower the speaker volume to zero or press "Mute" on the TV remote, then control the volume thru the Sound Bar's remote... If you want the convenience of controlling ALL TV functions with a single remote, use the Headphone output on the TV to connect to the "Portable" input jack on the Sound Bar, via a double-ended male 3.5mm stereo cable. (Search on Amazon for ASIN: B0002ZPJZO.) Set the TV & Sound Bar volume level to no more than "50" and control the TV volume using only the TV remote thereafter.
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#1no.#2yes you can use tv remote to control volume after setting sound bar volume to approx 30.#3 use sound bar remote only tv does not have to be on