Does soundbar volume increase and decrease with the TV volume... or is it totally separate from TV volume and requires the additional remote?
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I've really never noticed,but I think it pretty we'll stays with the tv volume. There is a remote for the sound bar and the bass speaker
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They are separate, at least on my Vizio TV and this Vizio sound bar. I frequently mute the TV speakers completely and use only the Soundbar.
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It's separate from the TV volume, at least with my Sharp Aquos. I was able to add the soundbar on to my Logitech Harmony 880 remote.
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Hi,No, the sound bar volume does not increase and decrease with the TV. An it does have it's own remote.
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You have to use the HDMI Arc with the sound bar on D.in, the tv remote will control the sound bar volume, the cable remote seems to control the volume as well. I had to call Samsung support to figure all this out, the directions are terrible.
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The volume should go to 20+ on the digital readout on the front of the bar. I rarely go above 17, because it is way too loud. At level 3 it should be nearly inaudible. I assume you have turned the TV speakers off. You could have a bad remote (it's a poor remote to begin with). I suggest changing the battery as soon as you get it. If not the remote, you probably have a defective unit.
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This question was posted over a year ago, but I'll answer: DO NOT buy the sound bar. It is terrible. Very low quality audio, crackles horribly when level nears top range. The television is louder than the sound bar (same crackle) The TV has an optical output, but the bar does not.
553804
Sorry for the dumb question, but what is a soundbar? I've never had to put one on a TV - I just have 5.1 surround hooked up to my current TV.
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I use my Sceptre TV remote to control the Sceptre sound bar volume. The TV remote has separate volume +/- buttone.
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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.
477751
No, remote can control the speakers on TV itself. My wireless headphones' volumes stay unchanged. I can set it to a different volumes.
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I have a Harmony remote and it works fine for adjusting the volume on the soundbar. My Panasonic remote will still work on the TV if I want to turn up the TV volume but I have no need for that using the sound bar. I am hooked up optical and use the surround sound setting.
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you can adjust the sound thru your tv remote. go to settings then sound. I know you can have surround, just check the options. Mine i bought the philips sound bar ($98.00) with subwoofer. You can put the tv on mute or have the tv sound on. Works perfectly fine
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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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The sound bar does come with a remote, but it only operates the functions of the soundbar. If you have a "learning remote" then someone could program the soundbar functions onto the learning remote.
814807
I have a RCA universal that I direct key programmed some functions to, however, once I connected the HDMI from the tv ARC to the sound bar ARC the volume control automatically worked without having to change the input source on the remote. I don't know about your specific remote but looks to me if it is a universal it probably would.
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Ok, guys I'm old and new to this stuff, so be pateint... How does a sound bar work. Is it hooked to the TV and instead of the sound coming from the TV it comes out of the sound bar and I'm assuming the sound is much better. Can you contol the sound volume with a Directv remote or the TV remote. Thanks in advance... Mike
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ChrisI have the same situation, the sub is in the far corner of my combined kitchen / family room, to the far left of my TV and sound bar. The location in the room makes no difference as far as I can tell. In fact the setup menu lets you adjust the sub for location, but I just leave it on the default which sounds great.I am planning to get on remote speaker to sit behind me in the kitchen so I will have full surround sound.Good luck to you!
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I went on this very same adventure many months ago. I cannot remember which setting on the DTV remote I used but suffice it say you can get it to kind of work, but not with the volume keys on the DTV remote. My current setup will allow me adjust the sound bar volume but only when I switch the remote to av1 mode. Then only the dvd controls directly below the PWR button adjust the volume. The skip ahead button (1:00 from the play button on the remote) causes it to increase volume. The Play button (Middle of DVD controls on the DTV remote.) causes it to turn down the sound bar. This was the only way I could find a way to make it work. Hope this helps some.
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volume will not be louder but sound quality? Hell yes. Use the Vizio speakers and the HT12B together if you can. Some hookup methods will allow tv remote to mute both speaker sets, others will mute only tv speakers as mine does. I use minor volume on the HTB with maximum bass. This way I get better directional sound and a much fuller bass, but when muting a tv ad the volume is minimal. Cheers