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Ant25748
Channel Surfer
3 years ago

Control optical only Samsung soundbar with Roku remote

I have a Samsung soundbar with only optical and I’m wondering how to set this up. The soundbar is ir no Bluetooth. 

TV & Player settings

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    • RokuJohnB's avatar
      RokuJohnB
      Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi KCM1 Todd4Hawks,

      Thanks for posting in the Roku Community!

      We understand you're having difficulty connecting the soundbar through the Roku remote. Please be advised that the Roku remote does not support control over third-party devices.

      Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help you.

      Best regards,

      John

      • Todd4Hawks's avatar
        Todd4Hawks
        Binge Watcher
        2 years ago

        Thanks John, but it was working, then stopped working. Also, I have a Roku remote has been controlling my Pioneer Elite Receiver's volume in a different room for over a year now. Sooo... something isn't adding up. Oh well I guess. 

  • Todd4Hawks's avatar
    Todd4Hawks
    Binge Watcher
    2 years ago

    Get this: I have a Samsung TV and Samsung 2.1 Soundbar connected with an Optical cable. I connected it 2 days ago and the Roku voice enabled remote was easily able to control the Soundbar volume, I just couldn't turn the Soundbar on and off with the remote control. Now, on day 3, it suddenly stopped working. I start doing some research here on the forums and apparently I am seeing that it is not supposed to be able to control a soundbar without HDMI Arc? Then WHY WAS IT WORKING FOR 2 FULL DAYS??? What changed and how can I go back? Please help!