Hi all,
So the new Playbar arrived and yes it does live up to the reputation, however I'm having a real problem disabling the TV's internal speakers it's a Panasonic TX-L55WT50 and I simply can't find any set up option to turn them off. I've even tried plugging a Jack into the headphone socket but nope that didn't work either.
I can't simply turn the volume down or mute the telly as obviously the playbar depends on the TV remote control, so as soon as you touch the volume the tv speakers come back. The current work around is to have the tv volume turned down and to control the Playbar volume via iPad but this is far from perfect and flys in the face of the "simple" idea and seamless pairing.
It's currently taking the edge off of what should have been a perfect solution, any ideas?
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I cannot thank all of you that knew about this Hotel mode enough! I thought I had wasted years of saving for my first sonos. Awesome.
Many thanks to everyone who suggested to activated the Hotel-Mode. It works fine. I first pushed on 'input-tv' on my remote, but I think at the end the Hotel-Mode appeared after I pushed the 'input-av'. Anyway: I'm glad my TV-speakers are quiet now....
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This workaround is perfect. Thank you sir!
All having had the same frustration even having read this forum the bit that no seems to have mentioned is that you need to hold down both the volume up and down buttons on the side of the TV at the same time and while pressed press the input/ av button on the remote control 3 times.
Hope this helps
Ok, listen. I have just inherited a Panasonic tv. I have 2 x Sonos play 1 and my Sonos connect. With my previous TV (Samsung) i just connected my phono cables in the tv and in my Sonos connect. But his do no work with the Panasonic tv. It's like there and no signal out from the line out back on the tv. How do i get this to work:? Please help.
There's probably a setting in the Audio section of the TV that you need to flip to turn on the Line-Out on the back of it. Some TVs have that, others don't.
Hi there,
Like most people here, I'm struggling a little bit with the audio remote settings on my tv in combination with my Sonos set. I've got a Panasonic TX-P50G20E and a Sonos Playbar. I did follow up the steps as metioned before (thanx a lot fot that)
1) turn on the TV
2) press and hold the vol down button on the TV and repeatedly press the INPUT button on the remote (approximately 3 times)
3) turn MODE to ON and set the VOL and MAX VOL to 0
4) Leave the MODE ON and don't turn it off
5) press EXIT
6) turn TV off for 5 seconds and turn back on
However, after I press Exit and turn the tv off for a couple of seconds, and back on of course, I still can't use my standard TV remote for volume. I must be missing something here... Any advice please?
Thanx
Like most people here, I'm struggling a little bit with the audio remote settings on my tv in combination with my Sonos set. I've got a Panasonic TX-P50G20E and a Sonos Playbar. I did follow up the steps as metioned before (thanx a lot fot that)
1) turn on the TV
2) press and hold the vol down button on the TV and repeatedly press the INPUT button on the remote (approximately 3 times)
3) turn MODE to ON and set the VOL and MAX VOL to 0
4) Leave the MODE ON and don't turn it off
5) press EXIT
6) turn TV off for 5 seconds and turn back on
However, after I press Exit and turn the tv off for a couple of seconds, and back on of course, I still can't use my standard TV remote for volume. I must be missing something here... Any advice please?
Thanx
hello I'm trying to find the hotel mode on my panasonic tv tx55cx400b does anyone know the correct combination of buttons to enter hotel mode so i can turn the volume off
Guys I’m really struggling I have tx-48cx400b tv and my wife bought me play base.
So I cannot disable internal speakers on it and all advise I see here about hotel mode does not work because my tv remote does not have access button:(
Please help!!
So I cannot disable internal speakers on it and all advise I see here about hotel mode does not work because my tv remote does not have access button:(
Please help!!
This work to bring up hotel mode on my new 43 inch Panasonic ex600, an Aussie model. Hopefully with some of the other features on them now I won't need it when the time comes and I think about adding a playbase.
Hi just bought a new TV Panasonic TX-49FX550B and trying to mute the internal speakers so that my Playbar will sound right but I can't find out how to do this or how to access the "Hotel Mode" for this TV anywhere. Does any one know the sequence to access it on this TV?
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I'll be trying this Hotel Mode feature tonight guys. Just installed my Playbase and felt dejected that there wasn't a Speakers OFF mode. Sounds promising though!
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So the new Playbar arrived and yes it does live up to the reputation, however I'm having a real problem disabling the TV's internal speakers it's a Panasonic TX-L55WT50 and I simply can't find any set up option to turn them off. I've even tried plugging a Jack into the headphone socket but nope that didn't work either.
I can't simply turn the volume down or mute the telly as obviously the playbar depends on the TV remote control, so as soon as you touch the volume the tv speakers come back. The current work around is to have the tv volume turned down and to control the Playbar volume via iPad but this is far from perfect and flys in the face of the "simple" idea and seamless pairing.
It's currently taking the edge off of what should have been a perfect solution, any ideas?
You may be able to access hotel mode to disable the internal speakers. There's some good info on the Simplysoundandvision site if you look at their Playbar FAQ. Just be careful when changing any of these options and stick to the max volume limit 🙂
Page 104 of the manual. It's through the Viera link settings. I have a similar TV. It's a little convoluted.
Through Viera link you set sound selection to Home Cinema and it mutes your TV speakers when your external speakers are on. I use that now now with a similar sound box (Zvox). It works fine.
Through Viera link you set sound selection to Home Cinema and it mutes your TV speakers when your external speakers are on. I use that now now with a similar sound box (Zvox). It works fine.
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Through Viera link you set sound selection to Home Cinema and it mutes your TV speakers when your external speakers are on. I use that now now with a similar sound box (Zvox). It works fine.
That doesn't work with the playbar...
enable hotel mode by pressing, at the same time, the down volume button on the side of your tv and the 'tv' button on the remote 3 times. A menu will pop up where you can set max volume to 0.
Remember also that you can set up your Playbar to use any old TV remote.It doesn't have to be the one for your TV. Read that tip in a review.
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enable hotel mode by pressing, at the same time, the down volume button on the side of your tv and the 'tv' button on the remote 3 times. A menu will pop up where you can set max volume to 0.
Thank you for this tip.. this should be in the FAQ.
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Same key sequence as MikeBird on my 65". Many thanks to all for posting this solution - was beginning to give up....
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Thanks very much MikeBird... thats like a Video Game easter egg. The ' Disable Speakers ' feature does absolutely nothing. I still get the little volume bar coming up set to zero but I can live with that...
Thanks again
-Scotty
Thanks again
-Scotty
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Hi, All -
I just bought the above-mentioned model of the Viera and the Sonos sound bar.
I've read the posts in this thread, but my model is different and has none of the buttons mentioned, nor does it have a Home Cinema option in Viera Link.
Shouldn't have to be this hard! Has anyone figured it out?
Thanks!
I just bought the above-mentioned model of the Viera and the Sonos sound bar.
I've read the posts in this thread, but my model is different and has none of the buttons mentioned, nor does it have a Home Cinema option in Viera Link.
Shouldn't have to be this hard! Has anyone figured it out?
Thanks!
Welcome to the forum.
Another Sonos owner asked Panasonic Support about disabling the internal speakers (scroll down to a few questions up from the bottom of that linked page). Their response:
This TV does not have an option to turn off the speakers. The speakers will automatically be turned off if the TV is setup to an external device using HDMI (ARC). If you are using an optical cable then you will need to turn the TV volume to 0 or mute the volume.
If that's true, it's a dreadful design.
That means you'll have to use a workaround to control the Playbar without triggering the TV's volume circuitry. See if this FAQ helps.
Another Sonos owner asked Panasonic Support about disabling the internal speakers (scroll down to a few questions up from the bottom of that linked page). Their response:
If that's true, it's a dreadful design.
That means you'll have to use a workaround to control the Playbar without triggering the TV's volume circuitry. See if this FAQ helps.
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Hi.
When I try to do this the volume control just changes I can't get the menu option up. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
When I try to do this the volume control just changes I can't get the menu option up. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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I was able to set the maximum speaker volume to 0 using the hotel mode feature of the Viera. To enter the mode just hold -V on the TV while pressing the INPUT button on the remote three times. After exiting you need to turn the TV off and on to activate it.
The beauty of doing this is I can now program my Viera remote to control the volume on the Sonos Play Bar.
The beauty of doing this is I can now program my Viera remote to control the volume on the Sonos Play Bar.
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