Control tv volume

[Siddeley]

Tv is older sony xbr 65x900e.  Any buzz boxe that I have used in the past 2000, 3000, 3900, 4900, U5 (until it died) were all plug and play with the remotes adjusting tv volume. With the buzz box volume set to high.  Did not have to do any setting adjustments on tv or the buzz box.  X5 ss just received.  Decided to pair bt-400 and it works fine adjusts tv volume,  except will not turn on or off the tv, no big deal.  This remote lives in the kitchen and is used when we have our evening meal and is used to change news channels. 

Tried to get a second bt-400 to work.  It will not work tv volume.  It will not work any volume unless the force max volume is turned off then it will ony work x5 volume.  I spent 6 hrs yesterday adjusting settings on tv and the x5 ss and 2 hrs today.  Pair second bt-400 does not work or unpair does not work tv volume, it will work all other functions of the x5.  I have factory reset tv and the x5 to no avail.

Someone will probably say just turn tv volume up and use x5 to set the output level.  Except I usually use headphones connected to tv and that is controlled by the buzz volume (tapping volume into tv rather than out?) 

I have tried every conceivable setting that I can find on the tv and x5 to get second bt-400 whether paired unpaired or reset to control tv volume.  A arq 100  plugged in to the x5  does not work either.  I could use tv remote to control volume but I liked the use of one remote as in the past. 

 

[Ryu]

check the remote control manual to manually program remote with your tv. 

https://buzztv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BT400-300_manual_v7.pdf

[Siddeley]

I have tried manual remote programing no joy.  I will just have to resign myself to having to use 2 remotes.  The one paired with bt works properly, but not the others.

[Emporium]

The TV is not THAT old (2017)   My main TV in the living room is a 25yr old 55" Sharp Aquos.  Now that is older   And the one in my kitchen is an even older Audiovox with no HDMI input (just component).

Not in front of the X5 SS box right now, but did you enable the HDMI CEC options on the box to be able to control TV volume ?  

I am not understanding your 3rd paragraph.  You say your headphones are connected to the TV.  Are they connected using BT, or the side jack (wired) ?  For a headphone point of view, I don't see the difference of the Buzz box being at "enable max volume" and then controlling the volume from the TV.  Or Putting TV volume at 60-70%, and then disabling the "force max volume" on the buzz box, and allowing the buzz box to control the volume.  Either way, it is still the combination of the 2 volumes that would come out of the TV speakers or headphones.

If the headphones are BT, you could also technically pair them to the Buzz box.  I do it all the time with my 4900 that I have in my bedroom.  And when I turn the headphones on (usually at night when the wife goes to sleep), as soon as they par, the volume is redirected from the speakers to the headphones.

BTW: Are you using a soundbar by any chance ?  Just curious, since only 1 of the HDMI ports I believe supports ARC.  But I do believe all the ports support CEC.

 

 

 

[Siddeley]

For headphones It is a rf transmitter connected by optical to the tv.  Yes sony soundbar.  Going to go through all the wiring, cables, coax, etc. to try and sort things out with some remnants from sat receivers .(would make a spider proud).

There is no combination CEC that has not been tried on X5SS or the tv. 

Maybe a total rerouting of things will work.  Stuff goes in and out holes in the wall behind tv, sound bar, and wall mounted shelf.

Not to worry, probably making mountains out of mole hills.