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A30 Dilemma
Alrighty, so I've got a Vizio E601i-A3 television and a Vizio S3820W-C0 sound bar.
I've tried programming the sound bar to both the DVD and AUX buttons, however, I can't seem to get the remote to ONLY control the volume of the sound bar. When I hit either volume up or down while in AT&T "mode", it adjusts the volume of both my television AND the sound bar. When I hit either volume up or down while in DVD or AUX "mode", it only adjusts the sound bar volume.
How can I go about getting it to only adjust the sound bar volume while in AT&T "mode"? I've got serious OCD and I don't like the volume indicator popping up on my television when I've got my television speakers disabled.
aviewer
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10 years ago
On the surface is sounds like the TV and soundbar respond to the same IR, but that does not explain the difference between the att mode & the aux/DVD.
Do you have the codes you used? It may make sense to reset to factory default then redo the programming.
If the TV does respond to the same IR as the SB you either need to live with the display or find different codes.
Unfortunately, the u-verse remote only allows one IR program for sound for all modes or it follows the mode. Your description does not follow this pattern.
First, try this -
att/ok-955-AUX-enter This will say the soundbar always varies sound. If it eliminates the TV display then the IRs are different. If it does not you are sending the same IR to both.
The only solution is to vary the STB sound level
att/ok -955-enter
in att mode set the level displayed on the TV to 15 (note this will now display whenever you hit volume)
Set TV volume to a comfortable level
Set the SB volume to a comfortable level.
While watching in attmode you will vary the STB volume & hear the result from either the TV or SB.
You could call in for an S20 remote for more SB friendly implementation.
If you were to get a Logitech Harmony remote you set the IR based on model number. Hopefully, the TV & SB are seperate. Which makes me think what I should have asked first - What happens with the original device remotes? If they both affect the TV, all you can do is vary the STB, which shows a different display on the TV.
If the original remotes work individually (i.e. no display) the Logitech Harmont can be used because it can learn the unique code from the original remote.
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strikerz
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10 years ago
When programming the remote for my television, I just used the "0" key for the Vizio brand as it said in the instructions.
When programming for the sound bar, I learned the signals from the remote that actually came with my sound bar.
While attempting to enter the "955" code, hitting the AT&T button + OK does nothing. When programming the remote, I always have to hit Menu + OK, and even when I do that and enter "955", the remote just gives one long beep and lights up all the buttons - it doesn't let me hit AUX.
The whole reasoning behind getting the A30 remote is that I mounted my television and U-Verse box up on my wall and I've hid all my cables - doing so reduced the performance of my S20 remote.
If both my television and sound bar are both responding to the same IR, then I don't understand how my television volume doesn't change when I adjust the volume after hitting either the DVD or AUX button.
I just can't figure out how to get this remote to only send the volume commands to DVD or AUX while hitting the volume buttons at any time because the "955" code doesn't work with this remote.
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RE: If both my television and sound bar are both responding to the same IR, then I don't understand how my television volume doesn't change when I adjust the volume after hitting either the DVD or AUX button.
Yes, that is the conundrum. Lets propose that the AUX & DVD buttons are correct- They change the sb volume & do not trigger the TV display.
You say you used the "learn" function on the buttons. Perhaps the learn function applies the button only to a specific mode. So, do the same on vol/mute on the att mode. Then you would send the same IR for both cases. The learn would over ride the standard 0 map.
I had a point anywhere remote for five years & I believe it works the same as the others. I do not know if yours is defective or just out of synch. Maybe it is he learn function that killed the 955 method.
You could reset to factory default. First I would try the learn function on the vol buttons while in att mode.
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@strikerzI dug out the user manual for the point anywhere remote & see that the learning process is unique for each mode. THat is learning is applied to each combination mode/button uniquely.
Since the TV button was programmed for your TV, it controlled the TV when in att mode. Since the TV speakers were off all you saw was the volume slider display.
When you applied the learning to the AUX button it accepted the correct IR for the soundbar.
To apply the same sb IR to the att mode/vol button apply the same learning steps using the att mode button. Then the sb vol IR will be transmitted when pressing the vol button in att mode.
The only reason I see why the 955 program does not work is you have to do it fast. But, that is moot because it is not exactly what you really want.
You are lucky that you got the point anywhere remote because it has the learning feature. You can directly apply the IR to the mode/button you want to work. With the S10 all that is available is the 955 workaround controlling the STB.
Then there is the s20 currently being introduced. It has more SB codes. Maybe your sb is supported. If so, it can be set to control the SB in att mode (different programming than 955).
Of course, it does NOT control a hidden STB.
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