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Era100, Samsung TV optical and Apple tv

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Have a single Era100 connected to a Samsung TV via optical and an Apple TV also. Issue I have is because the TV is set to optical I have no way to control the volume other than the Sonos app.

Is there any way to have the Apple TV remote control the volume? I can’t seem find a way round this.

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Corry PAnswer

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Hi @Corper24

Welcome to the Sonos Community!

The Era 100 is not designed as a Home Theatre device - or, at least, not a Home Theatre primary device. For this reason, there will be no way for you to control it’s volume with a TV remote, or a remote of a device connected to your TV.

You can use the Sonos app, the touch controls on the speaker, a voice command (via Alexa or Sonos Voice Control, or both), or, as @Ken_Griffiths mentioned, a third-party controller, to control the volume.

You may want to look into using a Sonos Ray instead?

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

Ken_Griffiths

The TV volume out is ‘fixed’ over optical, so you need to use a remote for the Sonos speaker - perhaps look at the ikea Dirigera smart-hub and sound remote, although personally speaking, I’d just stick with using the Sonos mobile App.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/symfonisk-dirigera-sound-remote-with-hub-kit-gen-2-smart-white-s79536923/

106rallye

The Era 100 does not do optical. Do you use an optical to analogue converter into the the Sonos adapter?

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Corper24Author

Contributor I

The Era 100 does not do optical. Do you use an optical to analogue converter into the the Sonos adapter?

Yes

Corry PAnswer

Sonos Staff

Hi @Corper24

Welcome to the Sonos Community!

The Era 100 is not designed as a Home Theatre device - or, at least, not a Home Theatre primary device. For this reason, there will be no way for you to control it’s volume with a TV remote, or a remote of a device connected to your TV.

You can use the Sonos app, the touch controls on the speaker, a voice command (via Alexa or Sonos Voice Control, or both), or, as @Ken_Griffiths mentioned, a third-party controller, to control the volume.

You may want to look into using a Sonos Ray instead?

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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BobbyKMan

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A single Era 100 and the AppleTV or Samsung Remote worked perfectly for me. I decided to add a second Era 100 and with them synced, that doesn’t work well. Basically, the remote seems to be trying to change both at the same time and then reduced volume instead of increasing. Was hoping to find a solution for that.

Corry P

Sonos Staff

Hi @BobbyKMan

Welcome to the Sonos Community!

Your Era 100s are physically incapable of detecting any kind of signal from a TV remote - I can only assume that the remote was adjusting the Apple TV’s output level. Whether this was the TV output or AirPlay output will depend on how you are connecting the speakers to the source.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

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