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Peter 8367
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February 14, 2018
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Volume control Sonos Playbar through Samsung One Remote

  • February 14, 2018
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Does anyone know how to connect the Samsung One Remote control to the Sonos Playbar so that I can control the volume of the playbar? I tried various ways but can’t get it to work.... I read the the playbar has IR whereas the Samsung remote control has RF but nevertheless there seems to be a way to make them connect. Hope someone can share the ultimate solution for this issue with me!!
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usctrojansmd
Lyricist I
April 17, 2019
Great video which walks you through this very easy:

https://youtu.be/lDDFhersXMs
    vineeth
    Lyricist I
    April 28, 2019
    I got the Sonos Playbar fully working to be controlled by the One Remote with my Samsung Q7F 75" (2018 model, QE75Q7FNA).
    My One Connect box is inside a closed cabinet and the Sonos Playbar receives the IR commands directly from the One Control.

    It is working for me at every input, tested on DVB-S2 (Satellite), HDMI1 (Apple TV), HDMI2 (PlayStation 4) and Apps (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc).

    Instructions on Samsung TV:
    Go to Settings -> Universal Remote -> New Device
    Select Device Type: Home Theatre System
    Select Brand: Samsung
    Select Home Cinema Configuration: Optical
    Start "Power Test" and always hit "No" (unsuccessful) until the 4th power test, there select Yes (home theatre system turned on/off).

    After this the Sonos Playbar can understand the IR commands emitted by the One Remote, without the One Connect box needing to be in line-of-sight.

    Change remote on Sonos Playbar:
    Start the Sonos App
    Go to More -> Settings -> Room Settings-> Room with TV/Playbar -> TV -> Remote control setup

    Follow on-screen instructions, you will have to learn Volume Up/Down and Mute.

    Congrats, you will have now a flawless working Samsung One Remote + Sonos Playbar setup.

    At least it works at me perfectly.

    None of the other "workarounds" that I found by other users worked for me.

    Cheers!
    —————————————————————
    Following instructions worked for me

    Instructions on Samsung TV:
    Go to Settings -> Universal Remote -> New Device
    Select Device Type: Home Theatre System
    Select Brand: Samsung
    Select Home Cinema Configuration: Optical
    Start "Power Test" and *hit "No" (unsuccessful) for 1st time & hit “Yes” for 2nd time to covert Samsung to Infrared*, there select Yes (home theatre system turned on/off).

    After this the Sonos Playbar can understand the IR commands emitted by the One Remote, without the One Connect box needing to be in line-of-sight.

    Change remote on Sonos Playbar:
    Start the Sonos App
    Go to More -> Settings -> Room Settings-> Room with TV/Playbar -> TV -> Remote control setup

    Follow on-screen instructions, you will have to learn Volume Up/Down and Mute.

    Congrats, you will have now a flawless working Samsung One Remote + Sonos Playbar setup.

    At least it works at me perfectly.
    Ross Lazzara
    Lyricist I
    June 7, 2019
    Worked for me thanks.
    Can anybody tell me how change the label on screen from Samsung to Sonos?
    MNS1974
    Lyricist II
    July 9, 2019
    I got the Sonos Playbar fully working to be controlled by the One Remote with my Samsung Q7F 75" (2018 model, QE75Q7FNA).
    My One Connect box is inside a closed cabinet and the Sonos Playbar receives the IR commands directly from the One Control.

    It is working for me at every input, tested on DVB-S2 (Satellite), HDMI1 (Apple TV), HDMI2 (PlayStation 4) and Apps (Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc).

    Instructions on Samsung TV:
    Go to Settings -> Universal Remote -> New Device
    Select Device Type: Home Theatre System
    Select Brand: Samsung
    Select Home Cinema Configuration: Optical
    Start "Power Test" and always hit "No" (unsuccessful) until the 4th power test, there select Yes (home theatre system turned on/off).

    After this the Sonos Playbar can understand the IR commands emitted by the One Remote, without the One Connect box needing to be in line-of-sight.

    Change remote on Sonos Playbar:
    Start the Sonos App
    Go to More -> Settings -> Room Settings-> Room with TV/Playbar -> TV -> Remote control setup

    Follow on-screen instructions, you will have to learn Volume Up/Down and Mute.

    Congrats, you will have now a flawless working Samsung One Remote + Sonos Playbar setup.

    At least it works at me perfectly.

    None of the other "workarounds" that I found by other users worked for me.

    Cheers
      MNS1974
      Lyricist II
      July 9, 2019
      I am not sure if they did an update over past few weeks (either Sonos or Samsung) but I lost the ability to control volume. I have tried all the steps here to get it back. Still not working.
        MikeBurrows92
        Trending Lyricist I
        August 3, 2019
        Mine works on source devices but it won't work the volume on the built in apps?
        balbazor
        Lyricist I
        August 21, 2019
        I only use the built in apps (no HDMI devices) and i cant get the volume to work with the Samsung remote.

        Working now! "the issue is that the IR signal comes from the one connect box and not the remote."
        PattonP
        Contributor I
        October 19, 2019

        Ok I have a 2019 Q8 Samsung.  I only use the streaming interface on the tv.  There isn’t a one connect box.  How do I set up the remote to work?  
         

        After you go through the initial remote set up you can’t try it a fourth time.  After the third time of telling it that it didn’t work it asks for the model number of your home theater system.  I put in Playbar and then go through the same three set up attempts again. 
         

        It ridiculous to spend this much money on a sound system to have to do all of these work around a to get it to work.   

        sdusty51
        Lyricist I
        October 29, 2019

        Just ran into this issue after unplugging tv and soundbar due to relocating. Here's the fix for my Samsung One Remote not controlling volume, but it still showed a visual response on tv.

        Instructions on Samsung TV:Go to Sources -> Universal Remote -> New Device

        Select Device Type: Home Theatre System

        Select Brand: Sonos

        Select Home Cinema Configuration: Optical

        Start "Power Test" and now hit "No" (unsuccessful) until the 2th power test, then select Yes (home theatre system turned on/off).

        This was the fix for me! Hope this helps!

          chuckhawks
          Trending Lyricist I
          November 12, 2019

          I FINALLY got my 2019 Q80R Samsung One remote to work my Sonos Playbar’s volume and mute functions. Similar instructtions to those above by MNS1974 with a few changes (2019 model TVs?)

          Instructions on Samsung TV:

          Go to Source → Universal Remote → New Device → Home Theatre System 
          Select Brand: Sonos → Select/Search… This is where it gets weird - search for “Playbar” but it never worked for me when I selected “Playbar” from the list but DID when I selected “PBAR1USBLK” from lower in the list. Once selected, choose “Optical” as connection type.

          Start "Power Test" and hit "No" (unsuccessful) until the 2nd power test (2019 TVs only give you 2 attempts - not 4...), there select Yes (home theatre system turned on/off), then “Done” and after that, it worked.

          My Playbar was purchased new in early 2019 and is updated to current update level, so I can’t say what the difference is between “Playbar” and “PBAR1USBLK” in the list, only that “Playbar” never worked.

           

          Hopefully this will help someone. I was frustrated for months attempting to get this to work until I stumbled on the alternate “PBAR” choice.

          Cheers,

          C

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