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mpromera
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November 30, 2017
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PLAYBASE & PHILIPS 42PUS7809 TV REMOTE CONTROL

  • November 30, 2017
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Hi there,
Any one can give me any useful hint as to how to set up my TV Philips remote control with my brand new Sonos playbase?:?
I followed the instructions nor less than 10 times unsuccessfully, and getting quite frustrated having to use the mobile to turn up/down the volume on the TV...
Many thanks in advance,
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Best answer by Keith N
Hello there, mpromera. Thanks for posting and welcome to the Community. I did a little digging around and found the user manual for your TV. On page 25, it explains:

"The remote control of the TV uses RF (radio frequency) to send its commands to the TV. With RF, you do not need to point the remote control at the TV. However, the TV can also receive commands from a remote control that uses IR (infrared) to send commands. If you use such a remote control, always make sure you point the remote control at the infrared sensor on the front of the TV."

The PLAYBASE can only read IR frequencies from remote controls. Seems like you will need to use another remote, such as a Universal Remote.

Hope you found this to be helpful.

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Keith N
Keith NAnswer
Sonos Staff
November 30, 2017
Hello there, mpromera. Thanks for posting and welcome to the Community. I did a little digging around and found the user manual for your TV. On page 25, it explains:

"The remote control of the TV uses RF (radio frequency) to send its commands to the TV. With RF, you do not need to point the remote control at the TV. However, the TV can also receive commands from a remote control that uses IR (infrared) to send commands. If you use such a remote control, always make sure you point the remote control at the infrared sensor on the front of the TV."

The PLAYBASE can only read IR frequencies from remote controls. Seems like you will need to use another remote, such as a Universal Remote.

Hope you found this to be helpful.
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