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If you are new to the world of enhanced television audio options, you may wonder how to control a soundbar with a TV remote. Many of the best speakers, after all, are top soundbars, and these gadgets need to be controlled somehow. So why use a TV remote to control the soundbar, and how to get this done? Keep reading to find out.
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Increased control is the name of the game here, especially if you recently learned how to connect a subwoofer to a soundbar. A TV remote can be used to change nearly every soundbar setting, even if you have learned how to connect a soundbar to a TV without ARC. This not only means you can change up the volume after learning the definition of HDMI ARC but also make EQ adjustments and output adjustments.
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This is a good way to ensure your soundbar never produces too much volume, thus disturbing neighbors.
The TV remote can’t help you learn how to hide soundbar wires, but it certainly helps in other respects.
This process depends primarily on how the soundbar is connected to your TV. In other words, wireless soundbars, optical soundbars, and HDMI ARC soundbars all offer slightly different procedures to get your TV remote as a control source.
This is a pretty easy process, though it will vary depending on your specific TV and soundbar. Plug the soundbar into the HDMI ARC connection port as you normally would and access the TV settings, looking for settings related to the numerical port you are using. Once you find the correct port, look for audio output settings and TV remote control settings and make the necessary changes.
If you are connecting with an optical cable, start by plugging in the cable from the soundbar to the TV to the optical output connection port. Next, head into the settings menu and look for settings related to the optical port you are using. You should be able to route the audio from the soundbar to the TV here, as well as make any changes associated with the TV remote.
It is pretty much the same process here. Connect your soundbar to your TV via the appropriate method, head into the settings, and look for settings related to the audio output and TV remote controls. Make the necessary changes.
STAT: A wireless remote control, the “Flashmatic,” was developed in 1955 by Eugene Polley. It worked by shining a beam of light onto one of four photoelectric cells, but the cell did not distinguish between light from the remote and light from other sources. (source)
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