In my experience no TV or auxilliary remote will command anything else than the Sonos “room” the soundbar is in, because they work from the TV. The Logitech probably works form the network side of things to command the volume of the group.
My Harmony only affects my “tv” HT room speakers, not any grouped ones. Whilst the volume indicator for the group increases/decreases, it’s only that one room being controlled.
My Harmony only affects my “tv” HT room speakers, not any grouped ones. Whilst the volume indicator for the group increases/decreases, it’s only that one room being controlled.
In my experience no TV or auxilliary remote will command anything else than the Sonos “room” the soundbar is in, because they work from the TV. The Logitech probably works form the network side of things to command the volume of the group.
With my Playbar setup the Apple TV remote controlled the volume of any and all speakers grouped at the time with the home theater setup, as did the remote for the satellite TV box and the Harmony remote. So did my iPhone and iPad when used as a remote. Before the Apple TV I used a Firestick and that also controlled volume on all grouped speakers.
With the switch from the Playbar to the Beam it changes the audio from optical to HDMI eARC which I would expect to solve rather than create this issue.
@RangerDog To the best of my knowledge no normal remote has ever controlled group volume - much to the chagrin of a lot of users, though I see the logic of this.
After a lengthy chat with Sonos support it seems the change from optical connection to eArc also changes how the remote works with Sonos grouped systems. The support person was impressed the Harmony remote controls grouped speakers. It’s a cool product that can be set to include other speakers or rooms when turning on specific home theater devices. Unfortunately, it’s also a discontinued product you can’t buy any more. (Still supported, for now.)
It does seem like a technical issue Sonos could easily solve with the proper motivation. You know, grouped speakers are easily controlled by the Sonos app so why not by a remote?
After a lengthy chat with Sonos support it seems the change from optical connection to eArc also changes how the remote works with Sonos grouped systems. The support person was impressed the Harmony remote controls grouped speakers. It’s a cool product that can be set to include other speakers or rooms when turning on specific home theater devices. Unfortunately, it’s also a discontinued product you can’t buy any more. (Still supported, for now.)
It does seem like a technical issue Sonos could easily solve with the proper motivation. You know, grouped speakers are easily controlled by the Sonos app so why not by a remote?
So do you have the Harmony Hub?
It does seem like a technical issue Sonos could easily solve with the proper motivation. You know, grouped speakers are easily controlled by the Sonos app so why not by a remote?
Because the Sonos app and your Harmony remote work over WiFi. Your Apple TV remote works with bluetooth/infrared and aside from you Beam/Playbar none of your Sonos gear has IR receiver built into them.
I for one use Sonos Voice Control to control the volume on my (grouped) Sonos gear.
It does seem like a technical issue Sonos could easily solve with the proper motivation. You know, grouped speakers are easily controlled by the Sonos app so why not by a remote?
Because the Sonos app and your Harmony remote work over WiFi. Your Apple TV remote works with bluetooth/infrared and aside from you Beam/Playbar none of your Sonos gear has IR receiver built into them.
I for one use Sonos Voice Control to control the volume on my (grouped) Sonos gear.
Indeed. I am guessing the OP has the Hub and so has WiFi connection via the Harmony.
Yes, my Harmony has a hub and can use WiFi, Bluetooth and IR.
