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trindflo
Reel Rookie
2 years ago
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Voice Remote Pro control receiver (AVR) volume and mute

I have my sound going through a receiver/amplifier (an AVR). The Voice Remote Pro pairs with my TV and powers it on/off. That part works. The side buttons that conrol audio volume and muting are ti...
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  • Tivoburkee's avatar
    Tivoburkee
    2 years ago

    You can reprogram the Roku remote for your tv, switch from IR to CEC. Then with 4800 Ultra connected directly to AVR it should control the audio receiver's volume. It will be wifi from the Roku remote to Ultra, then it will be CEC signal over the hdmi cable to Audio receiver. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    If you have an older AVR that doesn't support CEC (like mine)

    home x5, FF, down, REW, down, FF

    RF Remote Menu

    IR Xmt Menu

    Enable Querying AVR's

    If you switch codes so volume and mute control the AVR, so will the power button. Can't have it both ways.

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trindflo
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

Thank you. It appears mine is newer, works with CEC, and will only control devices connected via HDMI. The passcode does not work.

My receiver is very old. I have a simple box that splits my HDMI to RCA, so I guess I will need to use two remotes. My fault for hanging on to old technology.

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sgayres
Newbie
10 months ago

There's a device called a "Universal Remote Attachment for Roku Streaming Player" on Amazon. It is a small programmable IR remote control that attaches to the left side of your Roku remote. It has a "learn" function where as long as you have the original remote from your audio device, it can learn any IR code for a particular function.

We use it to control the volume functions on a 90's Onkyo (non-HDMI, non-CEC) receiver and we can also use it to change inputs on our LG TV.  Note that any buttons or headphone jacks on the left side of the Roku remote will be covered up by the attachment but it is easily removable if you need to use your headphones and then you can click the attachment back on.

It sure would be nice if the Roku remote could have the power button device separated from the side audio buttons. But IR seems to be old tech and new AV receivers and soundbars now connect by eARC.