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PeterVT
Channel Surfer

New remote. No volume buttons...no power buttons. Useless to me.

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How is this even usable? No set-up buttons either

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RokuJharra-Q
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Re: New remote. No volume buttons...no power buttons. Useless to me.

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Welcome to the Roku community, @PeterVT!

Thank you for reaching out to us. We appreciate your concern regarding the buttons on your remote. Our Roku player remote operates using infrared technology (IR), which may differ from what you expected. If you could kindly let us know which Roku device you have, we would be happy to assist you in identifying the compatible remote model.

Additionally, if you’re looking for a remote with volume and power buttons, be sure to check out our options on the Roku remote accessories page for compatibility information.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Jharra

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Strega2
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Re: New remote. No volume buttons...no power buttons. Useless to me.

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The most basic model of Roku remote does not have TV controls. You just use the TV remote for those.

This works fine because Rokus normally don't power on and off - the power button (on higher-end remotes) is only for the TV as a convenience.

I'm not sure what you mean by a "set-up" button. To set up a Roku, you can press Home (if not already there) and then settings -> etc... No specific "set-up" button is needed. The most basic Roku remote is also IR-only so there is no pairing needed. Just point it at the Roku and press buttons.  (Hopefully your Roku is not a "Stick" model - those don't work with IR-only remotes since they normally have no line-of-site to the remote.)

Banned but back. Because why not?
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PeterVT
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Re: New remote. No volume buttons...no power buttons. Useless to me.

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Returning the remote.

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RokuJharra-Q
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Re: New remote. No volume buttons...no power buttons. Useless to me.

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Welcome to the Roku community, @PeterVT!

Thank you for reaching out to us. We appreciate your concern regarding the buttons on your remote. Our Roku player remote operates using infrared technology (IR), which may differ from what you expected. If you could kindly let us know which Roku device you have, we would be happy to assist you in identifying the compatible remote model.

Additionally, if you’re looking for a remote with volume and power buttons, be sure to check out our options on the Roku remote accessories page for compatibility information.

Hope this helps!

Thanks,
Jharra

Jharra Q.
Roku Community Moderator
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