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Contributor I
December 25, 2024
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IR remote for ray

Can someone please recommend a third party universal remote that will work with the ray soundbar. I've tried all the tricks and tips suggested but still can't get my Samsung remote to pair.

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
December 25, 2024

Any IR remote should work. You’d just need to train the Sonos Ray to recognize it, using the appropriate process in the controller.

I’m actually more interested in why you haven’t been able to get the Samsung remote to work. What did Samsung’s customer support say?

Bruce

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Airgetlam
AirgetlamAnswer
December 25, 2024

Any IR remote should work. You’d just need to train the Sonos Ray to recognize it, using the appropriate process in the controller.

I’m actually more interested in why you haven’t been able to get the Samsung remote to work. What did Samsung’s customer support say?

Bruce
Pete1wAuthor
Contributor I
December 25, 2024

The Samsung remote is RF. The Ray requires IR. 

buzz
Grand Maestro
December 25, 2024

Indicate to the SAMSUNG that you want to control an audio system. Specify an arbitrary manufacturer and use the same manufacturer as you configure the RAY.

Airgetlam
December 25, 2024

Or a random DVD/Bluray player, all of which work on IR (especially if they don’t have CEC HDMI-ARC), which should switch the remote to IR. 

Bruce
Pete1wAuthor
Contributor I
December 26, 2024