Can't control soundbar with TV remote

[Ginttas]

Hello, I have KD-49XE7002 tv and soundbar mt-300. Can't find the way how to control volume with tv remote, now have to use soundbar remote for volume. Thanks

[IamNic]

Hi Ginttas,

how did you connect your TV to the soundbar?

HDMI, Chinch or optical cable (Toslink)?

- Nic

[Ginttas]

Optical, soundbar don’t have hdmi

[IamNic]

Hi Ginttas,

as far as I am concerned optical gives just the audio data but can't forward commands (volume control) like HDMI can (with it's inbuild ethernet).

So I would say it is technically impossible.

- Nic

[Ginttas]

But some guys using soundbars with optical conecctions and for them everything works fine

[IamNic]

Hi @Ginttas,

maybe they were using a different (universal) remote or the TV controlled their soundbar via WiFi or Bluetooth.

Unless you have seen a person with the same TV (and remote) control the same soundbar you own, I don't think there is a way to do so.

At least with just an optical connection you can't control an audio device with a playback device.

- Nic