For those wanting to use the optical out device instead of Bluetooth go to All Settings > General > Devices > External Devices > Universal Control Settings. Select Optical (you should have your sound bar connected to the optical out port) and follow setup of your sound bar. Now the sound bar volume should work with your LG remote.
Or you can use "Universal Control Settings" and keep using optical... A couple ways to get there On Remote press "Sources" button, then "Universal Control Settings". Or press "Home Dashboard" and find it in the "..." menu in upper right. Or press "Home" button and find "Home Dashboard" there. After you get to "Universal Control Settings" select optical, then select brand and go thru the steps. You should be able to control sound bar with remote AND have it still be optical. Posting this because Google recommended this video to me. Bluetooth < Optical.
Bingo! And yes optical is better (at least it is on my LG television). With Bluetooth the volume keeps cutting out. I thought shows were censoring out the cuss words at first...
I don't know how did I came across your comment, but it's definitely entitled for the Nobel Prize! Dude, you just saved humanity... I have a LG TV with (Bluetooth) Magic Remote and a 42" 5.1 Vizio sound bar with infrared remote and didn't want to give up on the optical connection over the convenience of having only 1 remote... I've even though about buying a new 5.1 sound bar, just because my extremely good, but a little older soundboard doesn't support HDMI eARC... I don't know how I did it, but according to your comment my LG tv and Older Visio sound bar are working together with the LG Magic Remote only!!! You rock dude!
The correct way to control an LG soundbar from the GX TV by just using the TV's remote, is to set up the soundbar as a remote controlled device (connected by eARC on HDMI socket 2), and enabling the CEC / simplink option under the connection menu > device connection settings. That way you will guarantee the best possible audio quality (including Dolby Atmos and DTX, if your sound bar supports it) rather than a very limited Bluetooth connection!
@@shrexy8049 as Rick says, you need to plug the hdmi cable into the ARC sockets on the TV and soundbar. (Should be labelled ARC, but if not, the manual will tell you which ones.) Usually HDMI 2 on the TV and INPUT on the soundbar (if they don't say ARC).
I recently got an LG CX 55, and an LG SL4Y soundbar/subwoofer, and I discovered the same thing too. Only way to use a single remote (the smart remote) is to select the Bluetooth connection to the soundbar. I immediately noticed how poor the sound quality is when the soundbar is set to this 'bluetooth' audio selection. When the tv is set to 'optical' or 'optical +internal tv speaker', the sound quality is vastly better. The convenience of having only one remote is not worth the trade-off in sound quality. I expected my LG tv to get along with my LG soundbar better, but alas, there are some disappointing compromises. Try both setups out, and you'll hear very quickly that there's a huge difference between optical and bluetooth sound quality. I'll be sticking to using both remotes!
In a similar boat. I tried connect eAch HDMI from tv to sound bar, the power button works during setup on screen, but once saved the magic tv remote won’t turn on/off sound bar, nor mute nor control volume. Any suggestion? Thanks! I can only get single TV remote to work if I connect with optical cable and LG Sound Sync turned on.
@@tn49 use hdmi earc usually when I turn my tv it will turn on the sound bar if not go to settings and then sound then select hdmi earc and it will turn on your soundbar
Sweet!! Worked. It should work by setting your soundbar up as an external device- I tried that many times but could not get it to work- this actually worked.
I know that I'm late for the dance; but, I wanted to let you know we misplaced our sound bar remote. So, After watch'n your vid we don't need that stink'n micro LG sound bar remote!!! Preciate your make'n of this tutorial!!!
I got my LG C2 Magic Remote to finally work properly (volume shows as changing +/- or mute, but doesn't actually perform the action). I had the HDMI e/arc cable in HDMI 2, PS5 in HDMI 1, Xbox Series X in HDMI 3 and a switch in HDMI 4. From forum posts, I heard the term "CEC Storm" possibly interfering from other HDMI devices, so I started to remove HDMI cables beginning with HDMI 4, the switch. That was it, the switch was causing the problem. Works fine now. No bluetooth/tv, no optical, just pure HDMI and the magic remote controls the volume now just fine. Now I need to find a switch that works properly. Didn't have this problem with my Samsung 4k TV, same switch.
I just finished coming to the same conclusion. The TV sound and Bluetooth has a very cool setup and seemed like the best option but the delay couldn’t match correctly. I had had digital input but the sound control was a big no for me. The Bluetooth option by itself seems best. I didn’t try the power yet so that was cool to find out
Thanks!! Like so many other LG features, it’s not intuitive that you need to have Bluetooth enabled for the NON Magic Remote to control the soundbar. Thanks so much!!
I have the LG Tv hooked up to my soundbar with optical cable now my volume on my Cox Contour Remote won't work it but power and Chanel changing is fine any suggestion?
when you switched on your TV i didn;t notice any notification on missing signal or missing HDMI whereas i get it always... did you have any setting for that?
Weel till now I never used the BT option bcz with my old Panasonic I had delayed sound with BT. But now with my new Sony HX90 it sounds perfect. thx m8, life saver
I just hooked up a new c1 to spectrum cable and trying to link cable remote to adjust volume but can’t. I can change channels but can’t change the volume with the cable remote. Any help Would be appreciated
Look for "Universal Control Settings". Quick access, sources button. Or get to it from "..." in Home Dashboard. Select optical, then brand, and walk thru the steps. I have the same TV.
Go to Settings > All Settings > General > Devices > External Devices > Universal Control Settings. From there you can select your digital optical connection and set it up to control with your tv remote.
Hello there please can you help me? I have just bought a lgcx and I don't have a soundbar I have a amp receiver. I have tried everything to only use the lgcx as my volume up and down but I can not seem to make it work. I do not want to use the sound receiver remote. Please can you help? Kind regards Paul
Thanks for making this video. The comment from adansantos73 is the best sound quality. Just optical output won’t wake up the soundbar together when LG magic remote is pressed on power. It would be perfect if one remote can power on Tv and soundbar but not Bluetooth connection.
Ahhh just figured it out. Tv remote now operates sound volume, the on and off etc on sound bar also. I had it just on optical instead of LG sound sync (optical)
Got LG smart TV the thing is when you use the LG remote to be used for sound bar or android box to be control with LG remote ,think called smart connect ,never use it again got woke up at 2am tv turning its self on wifi signal can turn tv on with the LG all remote ,now i use each box with their remote
It works so easy with arc on a lg sound bar but I cant for the life of my get it to change function to switch to hdmi 1 from earc. I could ditch the remote for the sound bar but I need hdmi1 for my computer sound. Anyone encounter this?
On the LG TV I can control the Cox remote volume with Bluetooth to soundbar but when I hook up optical cables the Cox Remote won't control the volume which sucks..
If you really want to know......Do it from General/Universal Device on an LG Tv or projector after 2018 or before 2018, or so, you have to almost trick it on a prior to 2018 model. Go to input selection/All all inputs and Edit Universal Control, then select Optical Input and not HDMI, then go to Other-Sounbar and select your brand and usually it will be a remote that isn't the #1 remote. My Bose was #4. Point the remote at the soundbar to make sure it is reviewing an IR signal when the light blinks. You can't test volume +, when there is no sound. It works very well now. Channel works with HDMI 1 and Volume on the Soundbar. Same with other inputs. Once it's in Optical, it's in for all. This video did nothing. Bluetooth sound is way worse than optical or HDMI ARC physical connection. Anyone can connect to Bluetooth. This videos torrent shouod be, "Magic remote or other, won't work with soundbar." And have no video.
Yeah no I'm not resorting to bluetooth audio just for convenience. Best I can do on my setup is switch to optical out to adjust the volume of the soundbar then back to both. It's odd that my previous 2 TVs (both Samsung) would allow the remote to control both no problem yet with my latest TV (an LG) it's all ass backward🤓😂🤦♂️
I found the way to control the sound bar with the LG Magic Remote while keeping the high quality Optical connection. Follow these 2 steps: 1. Follow this instructions here (which were not sufficient in my case, see step 2): www.support.com/how-to/program-lg-magic-remote-to-control-sonos-soundbar-13168 2. On the TV setting, go to Sound Out -> Long-press ok on the Optical option, which leads to the Sound Out menu. Under Optional option (and this is the counter-intuitive part), make sure the option "LG Sound Sync" is OFF.
It actually works via optical connection and only with the TV remote. I'm using a LG TV and Vizio 5.1 soundbar, for a whole year I've been struggling with two remotes around, I was even considering buying a newer soundbar just for the convenience. Somehow, I came across this video and you don't actually have to connect it via Bluetooth, it working fine via optical connection, then go to "Home Dashboard > menu in upper right > Universal Control Settings, select "Optical" then select the brand of your soundbar, follow the steps and enjoy your soundbar with the TV's remote for volume... Trust me, I've wasted tine and I even used the Bluetooth connection for a while just to have the convenience of only 1 remote, but couldn't stand the sound quality. I also used the 3.5 mm jack, but you loosing sound there as well... I'm being blown away for not knowing from before that most of the smart TVs can control the volume on soundbars via optical connection. Try it. Should work with other TVs as well, haven't tried, but with LG TV and my Vizio sound bar I can control the volume of the sound bar with the TV'S remote. P. S. On older TV's you can also program the TV s remote to operate the soundbar, in my instance, I'm using LG TV with magic remote which is Bluetooth and the Vizio sound bar is an old one and it's remote is with infrared so they are not compatible, but do it as I mentioned above and it should work!
Sorry, but I have no clue what you’re talking about. Maybe if I had the exact same setup as you it would make sense. But I don’t, so nothing here made any sense.
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For those wanting to use the optical out device instead of Bluetooth go to All Settings > General > Devices > External Devices > Universal Control Settings. Select Optical (you should have your sound bar connected to the optical out port) and follow setup of your sound bar. Now the sound bar volume should work with your LG remote.
wait till LG remote turns your tv on when you are sleeping its a big think with LG remote i no longer use this feature
This was what I needed 🙌🏽
@@OT-up7pc Seems Hisense is not supported with this method
Is it the same with HDMI eARC?
Thank you!
You´re just switching the sound out from optical to bluetooth... different quality, and much much lower.
I don’t notice a difference from Bluetooth to optical depends on your ears
@@umustbslow8014 wired will always be better than Bluetooth.
@@drake4642 idk man I don’t notice much a difference to care
I noticed a difference in volume on my OLED. I had to turn the volume up & then swap to Bluetooth to get the volume to stay loud.
Bluetooth version 2 has pretty decent sound quality even compared with digital line output
Or you can use "Universal Control Settings" and keep using optical... A couple ways to get there On Remote press "Sources" button, then "Universal Control Settings". Or press "Home Dashboard" and find it in the "..." menu in upper right. Or press "Home" button and find "Home Dashboard" there. After you get to "Universal Control Settings" select optical, then select brand and go thru the steps. You should be able to control sound bar with remote AND have it still be optical.
Posting this because Google recommended this video to me. Bluetooth < Optical.
Thank you! This was the correct answer.
Bingo! And yes optical is better (at least it is on my LG television). With Bluetooth the volume keeps cutting out. I thought shows were censoring out the cuss words at first...
My man!!
I don't know how did I came across your comment, but it's definitely entitled for the Nobel Prize!
Dude, you just saved humanity... I have a LG TV with (Bluetooth) Magic Remote and a 42" 5.1 Vizio sound bar with infrared remote and didn't want to give up on the optical connection over the convenience of having only 1 remote...
I've even though about buying a new 5.1 sound bar, just because my extremely good, but a little older soundboard doesn't support HDMI eARC...
I don't know how I did it, but according to your comment my LG tv and Older Visio sound bar are working together with the LG Magic Remote only!!!
You rock dude!
Thank you for this... really appreciate it
The correct way to control an LG soundbar from the GX TV by just using the TV's remote, is to set up the soundbar as a remote controlled device (connected by eARC on HDMI socket 2), and enabling the CEC / simplink option under the connection menu > device connection settings. That way you will guarantee the best possible audio quality (including Dolby Atmos and DTX, if your sound bar supports it) rather than a very limited Bluetooth connection!
My savior
Can you please help me? My tv goes on mute and cannot be unmuted when I switch to the sound bar sound output.
@@shrexy8049 plug your sound bar up to the hdmi arc on your tv
@@shrexy8049 as Rick says, you need to plug the hdmi cable into the ARC sockets on the TV and soundbar. (Should be labelled ARC, but if not, the manual will tell you which ones.) Usually HDMI 2 on the TV and INPUT on the soundbar (if they don't say ARC).
Following
I recently got an LG CX 55, and an LG SL4Y soundbar/subwoofer, and I discovered the same thing too. Only way to use a single remote (the smart remote) is to select the Bluetooth connection to the soundbar. I immediately noticed how poor the sound quality is when the soundbar is set to this 'bluetooth' audio selection. When the tv is set to 'optical' or 'optical +internal tv speaker', the sound quality is vastly better. The convenience of having only one remote is not worth the trade-off in sound quality. I expected my LG tv to get along with my LG soundbar better, but alas, there are some disappointing compromises. Try both setups out, and you'll hear very quickly that there's a huge difference between optical and bluetooth sound quality. I'll be sticking to using both remotes!
In a similar boat.
I tried connect eAch HDMI from tv to sound bar, the power button works during setup on screen, but once saved the magic tv remote won’t turn on/off sound bar, nor mute nor control volume. Any suggestion? Thanks!
I can only get single TV remote to work if I connect with optical cable and LG Sound Sync turned on.
@@tn49 use hdmi earc usually when I turn my tv it will turn on the sound bar if not go to settings and then sound then select hdmi earc and it will turn on your soundbar
@@tn49does Lg optical sound sync support Dolby audio?
@@rahulganesh3863 yes it does
Sweet!! Worked. It should work by setting your soundbar up as an external device- I tried that many times but could not get it to work- this actually worked.
Dude, get to the point. This didn't help at all.....
I know that I'm late for the dance; but, I wanted to let you know we misplaced our sound bar remote. So, After watch'n your vid we don't need that stink'n micro LG sound bar remote!!! Preciate your make'n of this tutorial!!!
Thank you so much, brother been dicking around with this thing for six months. I don’t understand why the optical doesn’t work.
I got my LG C2 Magic Remote to finally work properly (volume shows as changing +/- or mute, but doesn't actually perform the action). I had the HDMI e/arc cable in HDMI 2, PS5 in HDMI 1, Xbox Series X in HDMI 3 and a switch in HDMI 4. From forum posts, I heard the term "CEC Storm" possibly interfering from other HDMI devices, so I started to remove HDMI cables beginning with HDMI 4, the switch. That was it, the switch was causing the problem. Works fine now. No bluetooth/tv, no optical, just pure HDMI and the magic remote controls the volume now just fine. Now I need to find a switch that works properly. Didn't have this problem with my Samsung 4k TV, same switch.
I just finished coming to the same conclusion. The TV sound and Bluetooth has a very cool setup and seemed like the best option but the delay couldn’t match correctly. I had had digital input but the sound control was a big no for me. The Bluetooth option by itself seems best. I didn’t try the power yet so that was cool to find out
Even on my 2022 C2 model, this trick worked for me. Thanks for the video dude.
I have an old home theater with optical can I do this without the Bluetooth?
But that doesn't solve the sound control via optical as sometimes there is a lag in sound with the Bluetooth.
My lg sound bar don’t problem play quiet sound come out fantastic one best lg sound had got in 2022
Thanks!! Like so many other LG features, it’s not intuitive that you need to have Bluetooth enabled for the NON Magic Remote to control the soundbar. Thanks so much!!
THANK YOU soooo much for this! Have been trying for the last hour and then found your video and it worked!
I have the LG Tv hooked up to my soundbar with optical cable now my volume on my Cox Contour Remote won't work it but power and Chanel changing is fine any suggestion?
Very helpful. Thanks for posting. My Oleg 65 and GX soundbar with eArc HDMi are now synched.
when you switched on your TV i didn;t notice any notification on missing signal or missing HDMI whereas i get it always... did you have any setting for that?
Hey this worked thanks a lot!!!
Weel till now I never used the BT option bcz with my old Panasonic I had delayed sound with BT. But now with my new Sony HX90 it sounds perfect. thx m8, life saver
I have an old Panasonic 5.1 surround sound connected through the Optical input. How do I get the magic remote to control my surround sound?
I just hooked up a new c1 to spectrum cable and trying to link cable remote to adjust volume but can’t. I can change channels but can’t change the volume with the cable remote. Any help Would be appreciated
Look for "Universal Control Settings". Quick access, sources button. Or get to it from "..." in Home Dashboard. Select optical, then brand, and walk thru the steps. I have the same TV.
Your the best !!!! Thank you!!!!
Go to Settings > All Settings > General > Devices > External Devices > Universal Control Settings. From there you can select your digital optical connection and set it up to control with your tv remote.
Hello there please can you help me? I have just bought a lgcx and I don't have a soundbar I have a amp receiver. I have tried everything to only use the lgcx as my volume up and down but I can not seem to make it work. I do not want to use the sound receiver remote. Please can you help? Kind regards Paul
I did not get it to work with Optical, but it does work with HDMI ARC or BlueTooth. Use the HDMI port labeled ARC on both sides, works instantly.
Thanks for making this video. The comment from adansantos73 is the best sound quality. Just optical output won’t wake up the soundbar together when LG magic remote is pressed on power. It would be perfect if one remote can power on Tv and soundbar but not Bluetooth connection.
For Optical connection, after pairing the Sound Bar. Press the 3 dotted button and select 'sound bar' to Power on/off
Superb! You should only play some music for the examples on your telly, Because other videos of you talking can distract.
Nice video! Thanks for the tips
Than you bro. Your a legend
So I won't need the optical cable no longer, correct?
brilliant ive trying for last hr on my new lg television
How do I download my soundbar to my TV?
Thank you for the help 👍
Ahhh just figured it out. Tv remote now operates sound volume, the on and off etc on sound bar also. I had it just on optical instead of LG sound sync (optical)
Mine doesn’t have this option and it’s a 2021
This took me forever 😅 thanks this was quick and very helpful
Thanks. This video was really helpful
many thanks
Got LG smart TV the thing is when you use the LG remote to be used for sound bar or android box to be control with LG remote ,think called smart connect ,never use it again got woke up at 2am tv turning its self on wifi signal can turn tv on with the LG all remote ,now i use each box with their remote
Thank you!! Just what I needed!
Tried everything until I tried this. Thank you.
It works so easy with arc on a lg sound bar but I cant for the life of my get it to change function to switch to hdmi 1 from earc. I could ditch the remote for the sound bar but I need hdmi1 for my computer sound. Anyone encounter this?
I’ve got a Panasonic sound bar but it won’t allow to me to control the volume with the LG tv remote control do I need a LG sound bar ?
Bad ass buddy. Got it quick…
Thank you good sir 👍worked perfectly
Why was this recommended to me? Lol
On the LG TV I can control the Cox remote volume with Bluetooth to soundbar but when I hook up optical cables the Cox Remote won't control the volume which sucks..
Thank you!!!
If you really want to know......Do it from General/Universal Device on an LG Tv or projector after 2018 or before 2018, or so, you have to almost trick it on a prior to 2018 model. Go to input selection/All all inputs and Edit Universal Control, then select Optical Input and not HDMI, then go to Other-Sounbar and select your brand and usually it will be a remote that isn't the #1 remote. My Bose was #4. Point the remote at the soundbar to make sure it is reviewing an IR signal when the light blinks. You can't test volume +, when there is no sound. It works very well now. Channel works with HDMI 1 and Volume on the Soundbar. Same with other inputs. Once it's in Optical, it's in for all.
This video did nothing. Bluetooth sound is way worse than optical or HDMI ARC physical connection. Anyone can connect to Bluetooth. This videos torrent shouod be, "Magic remote or other, won't work with soundbar." And have no video.
Good information.
click the button in the top right of the remote to set this up with the optical cable (not blutooth)
Why does my older tv work for turning up the volume but my newer one does not? They are both LG
Thank you so much
I have an sk1. The tv volume only increases the bar within the range it’s set af
Any way to do this without Bluetooth?
Mine used to work and now it doesn’t. I’m connected with HDMI ARC.
Make sure hdmi CEC on your TV is enabled
I'm currently facing the same problem, and yes simplink cec is on. This is driving me crazy.
Nice.👍🔥
Nice
We find out at the end it's just bluetooth. Not helpful.
Everyone know this thing. Everytime when v start TV we have to connect the Bluetooth I was looking for much better video
My TV is LG but my sound bar is Samsung. Would this way work for me?
Thanks and to all the commenters with their alternate settings tips. How
Much does this guys sound like Mark Ruffalo #Hulk
Yeah no I'm not resorting to bluetooth audio just for convenience.
Best I can do on my setup is switch to optical out to adjust the volume of the soundbar then back to both.
It's odd that my previous 2 TVs (both Samsung) would allow the remote to control both no problem yet with my latest TV (an LG) it's all ass backward🤓😂🤦♂️
How do I stop my TV remote from controlling my surround sound? It's aggravating every time I turn on my TV it turns on my surround sound🤦🏾♂️
Thank you!!!!!! Omg.
That doesn’t work for any soundbar. I have a Bose 300 soundbar and the bluetooth option is grayed out.
You failed to tell us how you manage to coordinate the TV on/off with the soundbar off on.
i think if you choose bluetooth audio you not using the speaker in the tv
I found the way to control the sound bar with the LG Magic Remote while keeping the high quality Optical connection. Follow these 2 steps:
1. Follow this instructions here (which were not sufficient in my case, see step 2): www.support.com/how-to/program-lg-magic-remote-to-control-sonos-soundbar-13168
2. On the TV setting, go to Sound Out -> Long-press ok on the Optical option, which leads to the Sound Out menu. Under Optional option (and this is the counter-intuitive part), make sure the option "LG Sound Sync" is OFF.
I have purchased new lg 43LM5600 smart led tv but not connect bluetooth in soundbar so please help me
I wish you could switch off the tv speakers audio so just the sound bar is heard. They are crap.
My LG sound bar comes on after I shut the tv off
Power sound must speak into the microphone
You just killed your sound quality for the convenience of having the remote work.
It actually works via optical connection and only with the TV remote.
I'm using a LG TV and Vizio 5.1 soundbar, for a whole year I've been struggling with two remotes around, I was even considering buying a newer soundbar just for the convenience. Somehow, I came across this video and you don't actually have to connect it via Bluetooth, it working fine via optical connection, then go to "Home Dashboard > menu in upper right > Universal Control Settings, select "Optical" then select the brand of your soundbar, follow the steps and enjoy your soundbar with the TV's remote for volume...
Trust me, I've wasted tine and I even used the Bluetooth connection for a while just to have the convenience of only 1 remote, but couldn't stand the sound quality.
I also used the 3.5 mm jack, but you loosing sound there as well... I'm being blown away for not knowing from before that most of the smart TVs can control the volume on soundbars via optical connection. Try it. Should work with other TVs as well, haven't tried, but with LG TV and my Vizio sound bar I can control the volume of the sound bar with the TV'S remote.
P. S. On older TV's you can also program the TV s remote to operate the soundbar, in my instance, I'm using LG TV with magic remote which is Bluetooth and the Vizio sound bar is an old one and it's remote is with infrared so they are not compatible, but do it as I mentioned above and it should work!
Now your having 2 speakers working the tv and soundbar not good
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Bluetooth is low quality sound. So dumb that I have both an LG TV and Soundbar but still need two remotes.
Sorry, but I have no clue what you’re talking about. Maybe if I had the exact same setup as you it would make sense. But I don’t, so nothing here made any sense.
Listening to you in two videos simultaneously was insanely confusing and annoying. Two thumbs down
*facepalm*
I don't think your tv speaker was working.
THANK YOU for WASTING MY TIME
Somehow I lost brain cells watching this. What a disaster of a how to vid
How about 'NOT' having a video of you talking playing in the background, while you're talking 'in' the video!! hard pass on your channel
You are all over the place. Your audience can't follow you very well.
Bluetooth? That’s just bad
This is terrible 😒
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you!!!!
Thank you!
Thank you 🎉