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WRJ05
Reel Rookie
2 years ago
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Can Roku remote control Vizo soundbar?

I have a TCL Series 5 Roku tv. I previously had it connected to a non CEC soundbar which I could never get the Roku pro remote to control. Replaced it with a brand new Vizo sound bar. Frustratingly the sound bar did not connect at intial set up, however one day after connecting headphones to the remote all of sudden the remote controlled the sound bar volume. Months passed, and had to do a system reset for a different issue, afterwards the remote no longer controls the volume. Any advice is welcome! Back to two remotes...

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  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    2 years ago

    Hi WRJ05,

    Greetings from the Roku Community!

    We'd love to assist you further. Please try unplugging both the Roku TV and the Vizio soundbar for 1 to 2 minutes, and then plug it back again.

    Let us know how it works.

    Best regards,
    John

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  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi WRJ05,

    Greetings from the Roku Community!

    We'd love to assist you further. Please try unplugging both the Roku TV and the Vizio soundbar for 1 to 2 minutes, and then plug it back again.

    Let us know how it works.

    Best regards,
    John

    • WRJ05's avatar
      WRJ05
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      Wow, it worked! Thank you. However... we now have a 4 second delay before the sound starts after every pause and in between streaming commercials and at the start of any show. We had this before but it was momentarily, annoying but was not a deal breaker. This is pretty bad. Note voices are not having a sync issue. Just delay in the start of sound. Hope there's a simple solution as well. 

      • renojim's avatar
        renojim
        Community Streaming Expert
        2 years ago

        WRJ05, do you have the "Screen reader" enabled under the Accessibility options?  There's another thread about the sound delay that you're experiencing and if I recall correctly one person tracked it down to having the "Screen reader" enabled.