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BlueSkyHi
Binge Watcher
2 years ago
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How does the mute button on a Roku Remote function?

I can find no resource either on Amazon, where I want to buy the new remote, nor can I get to a live person through Roku or so it seems so I have landed here.

My question is what, exactly, does the mute button on the remote do to mute the sound?  There are two ways to stop the sound:  1) is to send a signal to the television and have the television itself mute the sound.  2) the other way to mute the sound is to prevent the Roku streaming device from sending any audio to the television in the first place.

Which one of the two ways does Roku use to mute the sound?

Thank you ver much!

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15 Replies

    • BlueSkyHi's avatar
      BlueSkyHi
      Binge Watcher
      2 years ago

      That's too bad for me at least.  I use a home theater system to provide the sound and not the TV set so, in my case, the mute button would not function.

      Thanks for the help!

      • Strega2's avatar
        Strega2
        Roku Guru
        2 years ago

        I program my Roku remotes to an incorrect TV so they do nothing and I use the AVR remote to do switching and audio.  Not that I ever press mute anyway, I press pause instead, but I didn’t want to accidentally mess with TV volume controls.

    • Badango13's avatar
      Badango13
      Newbie
      2 years ago

      My Roku remote will sometimes make my tv screen go black when I push the mute on my rechargeable remote.  If I click the power twice, the screen comes back on.  Which is going out, the tv, the Roku ultra LT or the Roku rechargeable remote?  Crazy stuff.  Thanks