I see that many users have stated they like the all in one function of the remote. I have a 42GA6400 TV. I have an LG NB3530A Sound Bar and a LG 3d Blu Ray player. Can some one please explain how to connect to the Blu Ray and the Sound Bar?
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when you set the different inputs for your devices it should ask you if you want to set them up via the remote control, or go through settings I believe.
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HDMI is capable of carrying much higher resolution audio than optical can carry. If you are going to go through this sound bar system with multiple source devices feeding one display, then hook it up all HDMI. The sound from every source will be through this audio system, the picture will be on your TV. Make sure your HDMI cables are "high speed" if you will be trying to play 3D Blu-ray movies through this on a 3D TV.
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Hi Jimmy, I just discovered with my Vizio Soundbar that once the Sony remote was set to the TV, it was auto controlling the sound bar volume, just not the ability to turn it on/off
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I'd buy the Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-Ray player, read up on web-site's about what to buy, Samsung,I have one and love it!, especially that since I also have a Samung 5084 50 inch Plasma TV also, HA!, so far everything I loaded into it has played without a problem, I have a Harmony 550 remote and down loaded codes from thier site and I'm having no problems so far. Haven't used the netflex yet but I can't see a problem there, but I think you got to have to right router (wireless or hard-wired) to use anything your going to use, maybe your just thinking to hard about this crap, buy it and read about what you have bougth and learn how to use it. I have a ONKYO TX-SR605S receiver with HDMI that I run this thru, and I never would even think about buying a F'*ING SONY, I'm sorry I forgot they own half of the ""USA"" !, "OH CRAP", sorry again, Rolacoy, I'm a happy person with Samsung so far, just "read" what the hell is in the box, and I see you know how to use the internet,surf the web and you'll find just about anything you might want to know about this S!!T, hoped this had a clue to what you need, like the old saying, It's better some time's to be going without being asked. Ben Tice
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I bought this along with a Vizio A601i 60 inch back in 2012. I also had this same question that never was answered. Well I just figured it out yesterday so I will post my findings in case anyone else encounters this issue connecting this sound bar to a Vizio Smart TV. Problem(s): 1.) When using the Online content streaming of my smart TV (Vizio A601i-A3) the audio does not play through the sound bar (SB). 2.) Using the remote control of the sound bar there are only 2 HDMI options to select from . HDMI 1 and HDMI 2. There should be an HDMI ARC. Connection: From TV: HDMI 1 to SB HDMI ARC (out). Only the first HDMI port on the TV is ARC compliant. On SB: ARC (out) to TV. This leave 2 HDMI ports available for other devices (i.e. Blu Ray player, game console) Simple Solution (that I have yet to see in any manual anywhere): The TV CEC settings is what needs to be configured to be able to play audio to the sound bar. By default CEC is disabled. Enable CEC functions and turn volume control to ON. Run Device Discovery to verify the SB shows up in the list. From all I've been able to find is that the CEC settings is to allow the TV remote to control the volume of other devices. It makes no mention of it is an important step in streaming audio to a SB. After the above steps are followed use the SB remote to scroll through the HDMI source options. You should now see a third option (HDMI1, HDMI2, and HDMI ARC.) When streaming internet content from your Smart TV the SB should be set to HDMI ARC. I know this response is a year late, and I hope this helps someone else.
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Yes. I have a Harmony One which is controlling a Panasonic flat screen, a Polk sounded bar, our cable box,a Panasonic bluray and a TIVo mini. The tv and the sound bar are in the open but the other stuff is in an in loses cabinet and are controlled by the Ir flasher. It all works great. The only issue is positioning the flashers. The directions say use the supplied tape but I have found this didn't work (T least for me). I found that aiming the shiny side of the device works best. Also, you will probably need to experiment a little. Be creative and once you find the proper spot, securely fix the flasher. Yes. I have a Harmony One which is controlling a Panasonic flat screen, a Polk sounded bar, our cable box,a Panasonic bluray and a TIVo mini. The tv and the sound bar are in the open but the other stuff is in an in loses cabinet and are controlled by the Ir flasher. It all works great. The only issue is positioning the flashers. The directions say use the supplied tape but I have found this didn't work (T least for me). I found that aiming the shiny side of the device works best. Also, you will probably need to experiment a little. Be creative and once you find the proper spot, securely fix... » Read More Yes. I have a Harmony One which is controlling a Panasonic flat screen, a Polk sounded bar, our cable box,a Panasonic bluray and a TIVo mini. The tv and the sound bar are in the open but the other stuff is in an in loses cabinet and are controlled by the Ir flasher. It all works great. The only issue is positioning the flashers. The directions say use the supplied tape but I have found this didn't work (T least for me). I found that aiming the shiny side of the device works best. Also, you will probably need to experiment a little. Be creative and once you find the proper spot, securely fix the flasher. « Show Less
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I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very, good luck. I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very,... » Read More I don't have a sound bar in front of the unit, but I can guess this would cause problems with the remote. The model I have has a very specific spot you need to point the remote. If I don't have the remote aimed correctly then the tv doesn't respond. The sensor seems to be on the lower left of the screen so you might be okay but if the sound bar blocks line of sight to this location from any spot in the room I would guess that this would definitely cause a problem. Caveat: The sensitivity of the remote seems abnormal so I might have a bad/weak sensor in the TV I got. Your results may very, good luck. « Show Less
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I wish I could answer the first question. Mine is connected to a Samsung TV with an optical cable, though it has HDMI and RCA plug connectors available. My TV remote will control it, but I prefer to keep the controls separate, as there are many more options on the soundbar remote. It is occasionally necessary to work with the sync for reasons I don't understand for one, and the wide quality variations in audio input make other control features handy for good sound reproduction.
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That'll work. What I did since I have multiple things connected to my tv (gaming system, satellite, blue ray player), I have all these things connected to my tv via HDMI cable with the tv connected to the soundbar via optical cable; I get to utilize the soundbar for all my connections this way.
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Jerry, I'm not sure I understand your question, but the dual output works by passing along the sound input from any one particular source (e.g. blu-ray player) to two different sources simultaneously (e.g. your sound bar and home theatre system). If your Blu-ray is on input 1 and your Cable/DVR is plugged into input 2, you'll have to switch between the two inputs to hear that sound from that source on both your sound bar and home theatre simultaneously. That's easily done with the remote.
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Use with a TV that is not Sony brand requires using two remotes, the one operating the TV and the Sony Soundbar remote for volume and muting. I am disappointed about this quirky feature which seems was not addressed when manufactured, but for the money paid, the sound bar continues to work very well as a welcome TV sound upgrade that I am still very satisfied with, and seemed a good value to me when purchased. However, now, about a year plus later of use, there might be better values available. I evaluated a lot of sound bar systems in this price range before settling on this one. I'm glad I have a soundbar system with a separate woofer. It seems to be important in achieving richer sound. Good luck. Use with a TV that is not Sony brand requires using two remotes, the one operating the TV and the Sony Soundbar remote for volume and muting. I am disappointed about this quirky feature which seems was not addressed when manufactured, but for the money paid, the sound bar continues to work very well as a welcome TV sound upgrade that I am still very satisfied with, and seemed a good value to me when purchased. However, now, about a year plus later of use, there might be better values available. I evaluated a lot of sound bar systems in this price range before settling on this one. I'm glad... » Read More Use with a TV that is not Sony brand requires using two remotes, the one operating the TV and the Sony Soundbar remote for volume and muting. I am disappointed about this quirky feature which seems was not addressed when manufactured, but for the money paid, the sound bar continues to work very well as a welcome TV sound upgrade that I am still very satisfied with, and seemed a good value to me when purchased. However, now, about a year plus later of use, there might be better values available. I evaluated a lot of sound bar systems in this price range before settling on this one. I'm glad I have a soundbar system with a separate woofer. It seems to be important in achieving richer sound. Good luck. « Show Less
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I have never experienced that problem. Sound bar & tv works perfectly together. I had a problem with the auto on button, every time I turned off sound bar, it would come back on. Didn't figure out why until a few days later, within that time, I just unpluged the unit. Another problem, I'm having is, sound bar isn't working properly with vcr/dvd player. I think my connections are wrong, I'll contact Greek Squad to fix it for me.
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I have never used the Bluetooth for anything other than to connect ps3 controller but it should work I don't know what other reasons it would have it other than controls and audio I was also wondering the same thing I intend to get Bluetooth sound bar either way it is a very cool product this is my second one and not because the other one broke it is the 802iiis dual core I just wanted the updated version the description said upgradable to 4.2 but came shipped with 4.2 witch is a plus I recommend this over any other smart TV device I have several Sony Google tv, lg led smart TV, and both rikos out perform the others sorry I wasn't more help I have never used the Bluetooth for anything other than to connect ps3 controller but it should work I don't know what other reasons it would have it other than controls and audio I was also wondering the same thing I intend to get Bluetooth sound bar either way it is a very cool product this is my second one and not because the other one broke it is the 802iiis dual core I just wanted the updated version the description said upgradable to 4.2 but came shipped with 4.2 witch is a plus I recommend this over any other smart TV device I have several Sony Google tv, lg led smart TV, and both... » Read More I have never used the Bluetooth for anything other than to connect ps3 controller but it should work I don't know what other reasons it would have it other than controls and audio I was also wondering the same thing I intend to get Bluetooth sound bar either way it is a very cool product this is my second one and not because the other one broke it is the 802iiis dual core I just wanted the updated version the description said upgradable to 4.2 but came shipped with 4.2 witch is a plus I recommend this over any other smart TV device I have several Sony Google tv, lg led smart TV, and both rikos out perform the others sorry I wasn't more help « Show Less
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I was told by LG that you have to have an LG 'smart sync' tv for the remote to work. Otherwise, only the remote that comes with the soundplate will control the soundplate. If the tv you asked about has 'smart sync' then it should work. I returned the unit as my LG tv does not have that technology and I did not want another remote just to be able to control the volume.
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I plugged the included "adapter" into the back of my HDTV then plugged in the cables from the equipment to the adapter, and the BlueRay and cable TV work automatically when I turn on the sound bar/sub-woofer.I hope that helps. If you have a manual, it is pretty good. No manual? Google it and I bet you'll find it.
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Yeah, guess I'll be living with my old multiregion DVD player (a CyberHome) as well for a while yet... still hoping to reduce the number of remotes we have to deal with (I was happy that LG included program codes for a whole bunch of TVs, so I could get the LG remote to control my TV [a Philips LCD], at least!). Thanks for the pointer: here's hoping...!
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I can't answer specifically for this player, but we had purchased a Vizio 3D Bluray player to go with our Vizio 3D TV. We assumed it would be a perfect combination, but we found that we needed both remotes and they conflicted. Pressing buttons on the TV remote would activate the player, which would then take control of the TV via HDMI, which would exit us out of Netflix or whatever we were watching. Ultimately we returned the Vizio player in favor of a different brand to avoid remote control conflicts.