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How to program 2 remotes for volume on Beam using optical.

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January 10, 2022
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Is there a way to do this as I would like my virgin media remote and my magic remote to control the volume on my Beam using optical. When watching Netflix, Amazon prime etc I use my magic remote but I have to use the Virgin remote for volume as can’t get them both to work. I can get them to work using HDMI but I’m having handshake issues so I’ve gone the optical route. Surely there is a way round this.

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Best answer by nik9669a

No optical out is for all the inputs to play through the Beam. That’s all working fine.

On which controller?

Airgetlam

As long as all remotes are using the same device’s IR codes, any number of them can control your Sonos. There’s no way for the Sonos to be aware of which device is sending an IR code, only that it’s an IR code that it recognizes.

Just make one of them match the other, and you’ll be good to go.

Bruce

Nando010Author

Chromatic Producer I

As long as all remotes are using the same device’s IR codes, any number of them can control your Sonos. There’s no way for the Sonos to be aware of which device is sending an IR code, only that it’s an IR code that it recognizes.

Just make one of them match the other, and you’ll be good to go.

Thank you for your response. I can not find the IR codes for the Sonos beam anywhere.

Airgetlam

There aren’t codes for Sonos, you should be setting them up to control your TV set. Then follow the instructions to set up the Sonos to recognize your remote for the TV set, and both remotes, since they’re using the TV set’s IR codes, will work.

Bruce

Nando010Author

Chromatic Producer I

There aren’t codes for Sonos, you should be setting them up to control your TV set. Then follow the instructions to set up the Sonos to recognize your remote for the TV set, and both remotes, since they’re using the TV set’s IR codes, will work.

If you are talking about setting it up with the Sonos app you can only do one remote at one time when using optical.

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nik9669a

Senior Virtuoso

There aren’t codes for Sonos, you should be setting them up to control your TV set. Then follow the instructions to set up the Sonos to recognize your remote for the TV set, and both remotes, since they’re using the TV set’s IR codes, will work.

If you are talking about setting it up with the Sonos app you can only do one remote at one time when using optical.

Since the remotes will both be using the same “code” I’d expect that you only need to tell Sonos what it is from one of the devices. It should then recognise both. That’s how it is with my Harmony, BY Vision set top box and TV remotes: any can control the volume.

Nando010Author

Chromatic Producer I

When I use the app to program the second remote it forgets the first remote

Ken_Griffiths

When I use the app to program the second remote it forgets the first remote

The two remotes need to be using the same IR codes, so that means you ‘train’ the Beam to use the first remote and the second remote then works automatically - if the 2nd remote is not working for you, then it does not have the same IR codes as your first remote. You cannot use two remotes with different IR codes.

Nando010Author

Chromatic Producer I

When I use the app to program the second remote it forgets the first remote

The two remotes need to be using the same IR codes, so that means you ‘train’ the Beam to use the first remote and the second remote then works automatically - if the 2nd remote is not working for you, then it does not have the same IR codes as your first remote. You cannot use two remotes with different IR codes.

Thanks I am missing something here, how do I train the beam to work with both. Is there a walkthrough anywhere as I cannot get this to work.

jgatie

Thanks I am missing something here, how do I train the beam to work with both. Is there a walkthrough anywhere as I cannot get this to work.

You don’t train the Beam to work with both, you need to program the remotes to mimic the same device for volume. That way, both remotes send the same IR signals and you train the Beam to that. List your remote types and we can explain how to do it.

Nando010Author

Chromatic Producer I

Thanks I am missing something here, how do I train the beam to work with both. Is there a walkthrough anywhere as I cannot get this to work.

You don’t train the Beam to work with both, you need to program the remotes to mimic the same device for volume. That way, both remotes send the same IR signals and you train the Beam to that. List your remote types and we can explain how to do it.

Ok Thanks. i have the virgin tivo remote and lg magic remote.

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