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Darrin Carnahan
Contributor I
December 5, 2020

On screen volume view

  • December 5, 2020
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Hello folks. Just bought and set up my first Sonos (Beam). On my LG tv when I increase or lower the volume all I see is a + or - sign. Can this be changed to numbers or a bar? Thanks

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Airgetlam
December 5, 2020

That would be something up to LG, not Sonos.

Bruce
Darrin Carnahan
Contributor I
December 5, 2020

Thanks Bruce for such an unbelievably quick response. I wondered that about it being LG, but before I got the beam it has always displayed a bar with numbers???

controlav
Lead Maestro
December 5, 2020

That would be something up to LG, not Sonos.


Actually my reading of the CEC spec indicates it might be fixable from the Sonos side, but they have shown zero interest in doing so. It would also require the TV to support that particular CEC feature, and CEC is a crapshoot of supported features anyway, especially on older LGs.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.
Airgetlam
December 5, 2020

Interesting, I didn’t realize the CEC spec allowed the client to choose alternate graphics. I’d always thought it just sent back volume information, and allowed the CEC hub to choose how to display that information. 

Bruce
controlav
Lead Maestro
December 5, 2020

Interesting, I didn’t realize the CEC spec allowed the client to choose alternate graphics. I’d always thought it just sent back volume information, and allowed the CEC hub to choose how to display that information. 


I am honestly not sure, I found the CEC spec particularly obtuse to read, and I have no easy way to experiment with it.

Author of the leading independent Sonos apps for Android, MacOS, iOS, Windows and Xbox.