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Contributor I
May 27, 2018
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Connect Samsung QLED remote to Sonos

How to connect samsung remote for sonos?
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jjfleuratAnswer
Lyricist III
December 8, 2018
I got the Sonos Playbar fully working to be controlled by the One Remote with my Samsung Q9F 65" (2018 model, QE65Q9FNA).
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 tv, hdmi 1 Nintendo switch 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.

Props to the guy who found this and I am sharing for.

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jjfleuratAnswer
Lyricist III
December 8, 2018
I got the Sonos Playbar fully working to be controlled by the One Remote with my Samsung Q9F 65" (2018 model, QE65Q9FNA).
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 tv, hdmi 1 Nintendo switch 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.

Props to the guy who found this and I am sharing for.
Lyricist I
December 18, 2018
Thanks jjfleurat - worked perfectly!
Contributor I
February 13, 2019
Just wanted to mention that jjfleurat's post worked for me as well (2017 Samsung Q8 with One remote). Over a year without functional volume controls unless I used a phone/tablet and this fixed it in five minutes. This post comes up as the #1 item on Google when searching for Sonos and Samsung Q series with One remote. Great post.
Lyricist I
May 6, 2019
Thanks jjfleurat - worked perfectly also for me!! 😃