I have the sonos sound bar connected to the tv via optical cable. How can I set the magic remote to control the volume of the sonos sound bar?
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i have a lg sound bar and i haven't tried to pair the magic remote to it i just use the remote for soundbar to operate volume
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Depends on the directions of the sound bar, not the TV. I have a Polk sound bar but the magic remote is not the correct type, IR vs the other type.
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We have only used the volume control on the sound bar remote so I do not know if it is possible to integrate it into the TV remote.
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I use Harmony remotes and the volume is adjustable with them through Harmony. Otherwise you just have to use the little remote that comes with it. The speaker bar has a 65 watt amplifier built into it.
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When you connect the sound bar to the TV the volume is controlled by the remote for the sound bar.
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There is a way. First, familiarize yourself with the remote. Notice the 4 triangle buttons, up, down, right, and left, with the center button (I'll call "Enter" or Select). Second, turn the TV on. Third, press the "Menu" button, then press the down button to highlight "Sound". Fourth, press the right button then the down button to highlight "Speaker Settings". Press Enter to select, then Enter once more. You should see "TV Speaker" with a check by it. Simply press the down button to select "Audio Out". Make sure that you have connected the external speakers to the corresponding Audio Out connectors in back of the TV unit. That should do it. Sound should be coming out of the external speakers. Hope this helps in some small way. There is a way. First, familiarize yourself with the remote. Notice the 4 triangle buttons, up, down, right, and left, with the center button (I'll call "Enter" or Select). Second, turn the TV on. Third, press the "Menu" button, then press the down button to highlight "Sound". Fourth, press the right button then the down button to highlight "Speaker Settings". Press Enter to select, then Enter once more. You should see "TV Speaker" with a check by it. Simply press the down button to select "Audio Out". Make sure that you have... » Read More There is a way. First, familiarize yourself with the remote. Notice the 4 triangle buttons, up, down, right, and left, with the center button (I'll call "Enter" or Select). Second, turn the TV on. Third, press the "Menu" button, then press the down button to highlight "Sound". Fourth, press the right button then the down button to highlight "Speaker Settings". Press Enter to select, then Enter once more. You should see "TV Speaker" with a check by it. Simply press the down button to select "Audio Out". Make sure that you have connected the external speakers to the corresponding Audio Out connectors in back of the TV unit. That should do it. Sound should be coming out of the external speakers. Hope this helps in some small way. « Show Less
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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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It's got settings for volume and frequency but no remote... It's meant to be used with a sound bar or surround sound and can be controlled by either.
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Your sound bar would typically be the auxiliary output for audio so if you use this rca jack to connect to your TV or Comcast Cable box you can only control volume if your headphones or headset have volume control. The remote would not be able to communicate with the head phones so the unless the headphones have a volume control it will always be one set volume. Hope this helps.
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This is how I connected my units. I have Time Warner cable, a Samsung smart TV and a Blu-Ray player.I connected the sound bar to the TV using the optical cable. If your TV does not have an optical connection, you will need to use an HDMI cable for this. Next, I ran an HDMI cable from the cable box to the sound bar. Finally, I connected the Blu-ray unit to the sound bar via an HDMI cable. Then I set the TV volume to zero to get no sound from the TV speakers. I hope this helps.
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We connected our DVD player to the soundbar. You just have to change the source on the remote control.
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Yes, as the other responders have said. However, I was not able to do this with my set-up because my tv didn't have the necessary input fiber optic input jack. I ended up plugging into my comcast box instead, and turning the sound completely down on my tv and controlling the sound only thru the sound bar using the sound bar remote.
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No, you need to have another SONOS device connected to your television. If you already have a sound system connected to your television, you could connect using the Sonos Connect. If you don't have a sound system, you could connect using either the Sonos Connect:AMP (which would have two speaker connected to it) or Sonos Playbar.
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I'm running everything through my Samsung TV then out to the sound bar through the Digital Optical Cable. So my 3D Blu-Ray player and Xbox 360 run to the TV, then out to the sound bar. The remote for the Samsung TV will control the sound bar power and volume. The sound bar only has two inputs, the Digital Optical and the standard Left and Right RCA plugs. I've got the 7100 series Samsung TV, but if the model you are looking at has Digital Optical out, you should be fine. The sound bar comes with the correct cable to plug into the TV.
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I used it with a Samsung tv (w/o ARC) with only the optical connecting to it and the bar would turn on/off with the tv. Or on/off with the bluray via the hdmi signal. In addition, volume for the soundbar automatically linked to my Samsung remote via the anynet+ feature.
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I turn my the sound for my tv all the way down. I use only the remote for the Vizio soundbar to control sound. Two separate sound sources. The Vizio is wonderful. Once you plug it into the optical input on tv, all sound--Xbox, Blu-ready, etc.,- comes through the soundbar.
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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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If your Samsung TV is new, it most likely has ARC support on one of the HDMI inputs. Connected via HDMI ARC (with the TV internal speakers turned off) you should be able to control the volume with your TV remote. My TV (a Vizio) has ARC support and I initially connected the sound bar via HDMI ARC (cable goes from HDMI OUT on soundbar to HDMI ARC IN on TV) and the TV remote controlled the volume in this case. I have since switched to optical connection as I like the interconnectivity options and the way everything functions with my universal remote better with the sound bar connected this way. There is no guarantee it will work even if your TV does have ARC support as implementations from different manufacturers may vary slightly.