Can you use the TV volume control, or do you have to use the soundbar remote?
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I attached it to my tv and could not use the tv volume. When attached to my parent's tv, the volume worked normally. I guess it depends on the tv you have. Also, they had to buy a special stereo type jack to connect it, but it sounds amazing. They love it for watching NASCAR.
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I believe it depends on how you have it set up. You can route the TV sound out into the soundbar, so if your TV remote controls the volume of its audio out then yes. We have ours set to just use the TV as a monitor, and the sound signal comes from our TiVo/Xbox/Blue Ray player, etc., so we use the soundbar remote to control volume. Except the TiVo remote also works, so we usually use that since we usually just watch TiVo.
1848667
My TV did not have variable digital audio out. I think most TVs now are the same. So you have to use just the volume on the sound bar, The output you hooked to the sound bar needs to be variable audio.
1848668
The tv volume is still active until you turn on the soundbar. We usually only use the soundbar when we watch movies.
1848669
You can use both. Make sure you plug in and turn on the woofer. You have to set up for sound to go through receiver. Also Bluetooth works great.
1848670
They used a stereo type jack, similar to the ones used to plug into an iPod
562659
Every time the TV is turned on, you must also turn on the sound bar. When the sound bar is turned on, the volume is all the way down. You then have to use the sound bar remote and raise the volume on the sound bar back up to a usable level. The TV volume control the volume within a range, but you must first bring the sound bar volume back up. I was using optical and also tried the regular RCA jacks.
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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.
1910335
The Sonos Soundbar does not have a remote. During setup your Soundbar syncs with your TV remote by just pressing the volume button. You can also control the volume through your iPhone, PC or tablet.
839576
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
231985
Craig, sorry to sat but you have to use the sound bar remote to adjust the volume.
1757075
Mine came with a remote. If you are connecting this soundbar to a compatible LG tv, your television remote can control the soundbar volume as well.
1621923
I bought the speakers for my mother-in-law (who's losing her hearing). I believe she uses the remote that comes with soundbar to control the volume. However, this is an analog device that plugs into the audio-output jack on the back of the TV, which you might use to listen with headphones. Therefore, the audio output from the jack should be controllable with the TV remote. How else would you control the headphone volume? Hope this helps.
728672
Only if you want to. I watch TV with the volume on the TV turned all the way down. At any point, with the TV remote, you can raise or lower the TV's volume. The headphones have their own volume controls. That's one of the things that makes them so awesome! :))
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I have a 6 series tv and the soundbar remote works for the tv, but not the other way around, so I just use the soundbar remote bc it can change channels and volume (for both soundbar and tv) plus view tv channel info and has a previous channel shortcut button. I really like the soundbar remote because it has a MUCH better range, even using it to change tv channels, then the Samsung TV remote. Oh, my soundbar is hooked up via optical.
670910
You have to adjust both separately. I have found if I turn the sound bar all the way up, then try to adjust it with my tv remote there is a hum in the speaker at lower volumes.
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I don't understand the question, but if the question is, if your TV remote will operate the soundbar - I don't know, I use the remote that came with the soundbar.
79406
When you connect the sound bar to the TV the volume is controlled by the remote for the sound bar.
325603
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.
1640934
Hi,No, the sound bar volume does not increase and decrease with the TV. An it does have it's own remote.
2111886
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. :)
1626749
I haven't been able to control the volume with my TV controller, you can with a universal controller set up correctly.