Control Sonos Playbar volume with new Apple TV Siri Remote?

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October 31, 2015
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I have the new Apple TV, and the remote is supposed to control volume for external devices. I can't seem to make it do the volume on my Playbar. Has anyone found a solution for this? My TiVo remote *does* do it, and I tried learning from the TiVo remote, but it just doesn't ever work for some odd reason.

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peiyu

Contributor I

Mine works fine. No special set up needed.

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austicious

Lyricist II

I have a similar issue to Zorn. I control my Playbar with my LG smart TV remote. There is visual confirmation on the screen when I change the volume with the LG Remote, and the volume changes on the Playbar (the LCD light on the Playbar also lights up). With no setup at all, the Apple TV remote elicits the same visual response from the TV, but no response from the Playbar.

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austicious

Lyricist II

OK, I got mine to work. Zorn, can you describe the steps you took after "learning" the TiVo remote? Did the Apple TV indicate the learning was successful? If so, you'll need to select the appropriate audio source in Apple TV settings.

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theronin

I could get a response from the LG smart TV but not on the playbar

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austicious

Lyricist II

I could get a response from the LG smart TV but not on the playbar

The Apple TV is controlling your LG TV via Ethernet, so even though you're seeing the plus and minus icons on the screen, the Playbar isn't picking up any IR signal. You need to set up a "new device" on the Apple TV. Use your LG remote (that I presume is programmed to control the Playbar) to set up the device, and call it SONOS or Playbar (or similar). Then under the volume control section of the Apple TV settings menu, choose this new device.

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theronin

@austicious That works! Unfortunately, the "+"/"-" no longer appears on the screen. I already have the IR Repeater set to "On" for the Sonos Playbar. But don't think that's being forwarded to the TV.

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ZornAuthor

Contributor I

I got this working. It's completely unclear that in order to learn from remotes, you have to point the remote AT THE APPLE TV and not at the Siri Remote (like you would expect from every other learning remote on the planet). I wondered why I was getting no response at all from the IR sensor on the Siri Remote and just randomly tried pointing the LG remote at the Apple TV itself and everything worked fine.