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Samsung S90F + Playbar

  • November 7, 2025
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Hi all,

Sorry if this topic has been covered already but I’m getting so many conflicting instructions and advice and nothing has worked or been clear. 

I recently bought a Samsung S90F and wanted to connect it up to my existing Sonos Playbar via Optical cable - sound comes through on all devices but I can’t change the volume or mute. I’ve tried setting the Sonos up on the TV as a Home Theatre and assigning it as the output, with the TV sound also as Optical - still no success.

 

I’ve gone through the Sonos App to add my remote control using their instructions but it never recognises the remote (its that one that uses solar to charge).

 

I’ve read multiple conflicting articles on the remote being RF and Bluetooth to it being IR and RF and with the Playbar being IR only, perhaps this could be the issue. 

 

I appreciate any suggestions on whether this connection is possible and if so, how? Am I doing something wrong, missing a step or need an addition “thing” to make it work.

 

Thanks in advance 

Best answer by Airgetlam

I think you have read the answer already. You need to change your remote to IR. Instructions on how to do so should be in the TV’s manual. Once that is done, your remote will control the PLAYBAR. 
 

Note that sometimes, at least in my experience, a manufacturer will release a firmware update that accidentally changes the remote back from IR to whatever it is originally (Bluetooth, RF, whatever) and you have to set it back up to work with IR. Not frequently, but frustrating nonetheless, as you have no idea why your remote stopped working. 

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Airgetlam
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  • November 7, 2025

I think you have read the answer already. You need to change your remote to IR. Instructions on how to do so should be in the TV’s manual. Once that is done, your remote will control the PLAYBAR. 
 

Note that sometimes, at least in my experience, a manufacturer will release a firmware update that accidentally changes the remote back from IR to whatever it is originally (Bluetooth, RF, whatever) and you have to set it back up to work with IR. Not frequently, but frustrating nonetheless, as you have no idea why your remote stopped working. 

Bruce


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