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July 9, 2013

TV remote for grouped devices issue

  • July 9, 2013
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When I group a Connect AMP and Playbar (which is connected to a TV), I can't control the volume using the TV's remote as a group, it only adjusts the volume of the play bar. This means I have to reset the balance of the speakers within the group everytime someone adjusts the volume using the TV remote. This is a real pain. Is there a way the group volume can be controlled by the TV remote?
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    MiL0
    Contributor I
    October 30, 2016
    Very annoying that this isn't an option. I have 2 x play 5 and 2 x play 1 as well as a Sonos Playbar/sub 5.1 setup. Theyre all in the same room but I cant control them all together using my IR remote.
      jsavage
      January 22, 2017
      +1...new user here. Frustrated by the same problem. Playbar bonded with two Play1s. Grouped with one Play3. Would love my TV remote to volume up/down all of them at once.

      Is the issue drawing a difference between: A) grouping the "source" of sound for a variety of speakers vs. 😎 grouping the volume control for a variety of speakers? i.e. some people want A, some want A & B?

      Would love to see this fixed Sonos! Thank you!
        nunocoelho88
        Lyricist I
        September 20, 2017
        Issue is still not solved??? Come on Sonos.... This should be a basic feature! If I have a playbar and rear speakers on my living room, if I press the mute button on my tv remote why only the playbar goes to mute??? To me it makes no sense for this option not being available...
          jsavage
          November 4, 2017
          Hi all,

          Trying to help here.

          Here's a strawman for what I think we'd like...

          A new checkbox option under: "Room Settings" > [Room containing Playbar] > "TV Setup and Control"...perhaps called "IR Group Control". When checked, if the Playbar receives IR input to change the volume, it would apply this to all speakers grouped with it. Pictured below.



          Does this sound right to folks?

          Not hopeful Sonos is listening on this one. But this option makes a lot of sense to me!

          Jesse
            GBBFusion
            Lyricist I
            November 12, 2017
            Hi all,

            Trying to help here.

            Here's a strawman for what I think we'd like...

            A new checkbox option under: "Room Settings" > [Room containing Playbar] > "TV Setup and Control"...perhaps called "IR Group Control". When checked, if the Playbar receives IR input to change the volume, it would apply this to all speakers grouped with it. Pictured below.



            Does this sound right to folks?

            Not hopeful Sonos is listening on this one. But this option makes a lot of sense to me!

            Jesse
            GBBFusion
            Lyricist I
            November 12, 2017
            This makes perfect sense. The software should allow one to group a Player with other Sonos products (In my case, Connect:Amp) and allow the TV remote to control the entire group. It is simply an option that users should be able to choose. For those that do not want to use the system that way, they can simply not group them. What is so hard about this?
              kdean44
              Lyricist I
              December 23, 2017
              Please provide this functionality as it is extremely annoying to constantly have to fix the volume being out of sync in my grouped products because my wife used the tv remote
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