Can this item only be controlled by the remote or do users have the option of using controls on the sound bar (I hope).
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There are touch controls on the front of the sound bar. I'm pleased with it.
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The sound bar can be controlled in 3 ways, with the remote which comes with the sound bar, via the capacitance buttons on the sound bar (touch sensitive - not mechanical), or by the remote which comes with the matching oCOSMO 32-Inch 720p 60Hz LED MHL & Roku Ready HDTV with Built-in DVD Player. Overall, I am pleased with both items.
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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 you use the Samsung remote, you can control the sound bar regardless of whether or not you use the HDMI ARC feature. All recent (2011, at least) models of Samsung HDMI TVs have made the remotes compatible with other Samsung Audio/Video products (sound systems, Blu-ray players, etc). When you use a Samsung TV and Samsung soundbar, you can actually go one step further if you TV has the SoundShare feature; if you activate SoundShare you can connect wirelessly to the soundbar. Hope this helps!
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I looked at the specs of the soundbar and it looks like you can connect it to the TV using RCA jacks as well as bluetooth. If you use RCA, you should be able to control the device using the TV remote or the Universal device set to the TV's code.
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No you will need to use the remote on the sound bar. I have not found a configurable remote that adjusts it other than the one it comes with. Besides you would not want audio coming from the TV speakers and the sound bar as it would sound terrible. What I do is set the TV sound at zero and just adjust volume via the sound bar control.
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Hi Bantjh2o, the issue with the input is controlled by your TV and not by the SoundBar. The SoundBar is an Audio Ouput device which doesn't have control over Input selection.
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Hi! This Sony Soundbar Sytem do have a bundled remote control: model number: RMANU164. -Ely
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On the remote control there are 4 buttons for the sound pre-sets. This can also control the sound inputs.
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I'm not very technical and had someone else hook this up for me.I have cable TV. Before I purchased this soundbar, I was using the cable remote to control everything, including volume. The volume and channel change on the TV remote doesn't work when set up this way.After the soundbar was hooked up, the TV remote was still off line for volume and channel changing. I can control the volume by both the cable remote and the small remote that came with the soundbar.Sorry...that's the best I can tell you.
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Hi, it does not come with remote control. When used as a DAC, you control the volume through the amplifier. When used as an earphone amplifier, there is a volume knob on board. It sounds fantastic, as good as earlier machines that cost much much more. No remote control also means manually pushing the button on board to select the source either in USB, optical, or coaxial.
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As I am not familiar with that television remote control, I cannot say. We use the sound bar remote control for all our TV sound, adjusting the actual TV sound output to "0", and then use the sound bar output for all the audio. That sound is obviously a much better balance, with greater bass than is possible from the TV alone.
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Yes, I bought the sound bar after the tv and only need the tv remote. Warning: This bar is not very loud! My wife still has a hard time listening to the tv when running on the treadmill. The whole reason I purchased it.
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The speakers do not have a remote. But if you had an item that has its own volume control, such as a computer, you could crank it up and adjust the volume remotely.
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No - It has it's own Remote. Unless you can program the Soundbar into the Remote you are using for the TV but this is normally not possible with typical remotes.
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Indeed, the SB16 Soundbar doesn´t include a remote.here is a link to the manual, it explain everything in page 11http://www.harmankardon.com/resources/Brands/harmankardon/Products/ProductRelatedDocuments/en-US/OwnersManual/Owner's%20Manual%20-%20SB%2016%20(English%20EU).pdf
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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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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.