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Contributor III
November 13, 2013

Controlling PlayBar with TiVo remote

I have a Sonos PlayBar connected to my Sony TV. I use Comcast. I'm considering getting a TiVo. It uses an IR remote. I want to control my PlayBar directly as I do with the Comcast remote. The TiVo remote is programmable. Can I do this?
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Lyricist II
August 26, 2017
Sorry, I only use the Tivo Peanut remote or occasionally the app (iphone/ipad) ....It sounds like you're trying to use two infrared (or Sonos promgrammed - non-IP) remotes at the same time. According to this, Sonos doesn't support that... https://en.community.sonos.com/home-theater-228993/playbar-with-multiple-remote-controls-5077092.

Thanks, ronj.
Your previous post said "Here are the steps I took to get the playbar, TiVo Peanut Remote for a TiVo Roamio, and an LGOLED65C7P to work with both the TiVo remote and the LG magic remote. Both remotes can control the Playbar, and for that matter, both remotes control the TV (e.g. Input)."

I have would like both the TiVo Peanut remote (I assume it's the regular Tivo Remote) and LG Magic remote to control the audio volume of the Sonos PlayBar. Were you able to do this?
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Lyricist III
August 26, 2017
Hmmm, forgot about that... my LG remote is in a drawer somewhere. I only use the Tivo remote now. I don't think I ever changed the LG remote...it just works because it's sending the same IR code as the Tivo peanut remote once I plugged in the right LG code to the Tivo peanut remote. So my guess is that the Sonos can't tell my two remotes apart. In step 1 of my instructions I got the Tivo peanut remote to work with the LG TV first....including volume... did you do that?
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Lyricist II
August 26, 2017
Yes, I even tried the other 20 or so codes that Tivo recommends. So when when I hit the button on the Tivo remote the LG volume response shows on screen (although it is not on, since all audio comes from Sonos) The Sonos ignores this signal. The LG remote was setup correctly as well so that LG remote will control the TV (as expected) and the volume button also sends a signal to the Sonos to control volume.

When I go to the Sonos app to reconfigure the remote I can have it either learn the LG or the Tivo, but learning one disables the other. I assume that the LG TV receives multiple signals for volume but the Sonos can only receive one kinds and I don't know which code on the Tivo matches exactly with the LG remote so they send the exact same thing. I tried every code in the Tivo setup page to no avail.
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Lyricist III
August 30, 2017
You may want to also try this solution.... https://en.community.sonos.com/troubleshooting-228999/controlling-sonos-via-lg-smart-tvs-remote-issues-6735877/index1.html#post16134069
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Lyricist I
January 15, 2018
Works GREAT!!! My LG tv, Tivo and remote play well together.:)
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Lyricist I
May 30, 2019
Here are the steps I took to get the playbar, TiVo Peanut Remote for a TiVo Roamio, and an LGOLED65C7P to work with both the TiVo remote and the LG magic remote. Both remotes can control the Playbar, and for that matter, both remotes control the TV (e.g. Input).

Step 1: program the TiVo remote to control an LG TV. I used LG code 0011. TiVo>Settings&Messages>Settings>Remote,CableCARD,&Devices>Remote Control Setup. Only program part 1: TV power, volume, and mute. This step gets the peanut remote to speak the same lingo as the TV.

Step 2: use the new peanut remote's volume button to program the Playbar volume. Sonos App >Settings>Room Settings>[choose a room]>TV Setup and Control>Remote Control Setup.

Now, all three devices speak the same remote control lingo. Thus both remotes control the Playbar and the TV. Honestly though, I just use the peanut now....but it's nice to grab the LG Magic from time to time to hit mute if it's nearby.


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