Universal remote

[A3@MBB]

Is that now the remote that cost over 3k. I genuinely just want to switch on the amp and control volume.

No, the ones that's 10years + old

 

[Werner1975]

Speaking of remotes and gripes with them, why didnt Xiaomi add a "Mute" button on their Mi box remote? I have to use my firestick remote to do a mute. I know it sounds a minor gripe but it's a real nuisance sometimes.

 

[backstreetboy]

Speaking of remotes and gripes with them, why didnt Xiaomi add a "Mute" button on their Mi box remote? I have to use my firestick remote to do a mute. I know it sounds a minor gripe but it's a real nuisance sometimes.

Just press the volume down button two times fast. Same difference.

 

[Werner1975]

Just press the volume down button two times fast. Same difference.

Nope, if its on a high volume you have to press it several times to bring down to the required level. But will try your method and see if it works.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Is that now the remote that cost over 3k. I genuinely just want to switch on the amp and control volume.

Have an old Android phone with IR?

 

[rambo919]

I don't get why they make it so complicated.... just make an updatable general purpose thing that can auto tune itself to whatever you are pointing it to by noticing the signal it gets back from a prod.

On the other hand imagine the chaos if you war drive such a thing.....

 

[soulie]

get a ,One For All remote

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Have an old Android phone with IR?

Nope, don't think so
Tried every possible hdmi connection today, but nothing works.
Probably just best to order an original remote. Or get rid of the amp

 

[sybawoods]

So how do these universal remotes work?
I have an old Sony amp with surround and if the tv sound go through that its like a million times better experience. But I don't have a remote for the amp so I very rarely use the amp as I then have to switch it on and adjust volume manually.
Can any universal remote work or do you buy specific ones? Will the new ones even work on old systems?
I read on a few of them that you need to set it up with the old remote, which sound funny as most people probably buy them as they don't have the old one anymore.

This is my go-to universal remote solution (https://www.takealot.com/broadlink-rm4c-mini-wifi-smart-universal-remote/PLID68586664). I have 3 of them in different parts of the house. Allows me to control air-con, DSTV, old amps etc, all from my phone or any smart-voice solution (Alexa, Google Home etc). You can share your account with anyone else in the house, so that everyone's phone is a versatile universal remote.

 

[Werner1975]

Just press the volume down button two times fast. Same difference.

Tried last night. Doesn't work.

 

[rh1]

Use a child

The original remote.

 

[I.am.Sam]

Tried last night. Doesn't work.

hold it down ..literally a second and its muted

 

[Werner1975]

hold it down ..literally a second and its muted

I did that as well, nothing.

 

[Bewlen]

Go to your local chinese shop that sells electronics among all their stock. Get one of these universal remotes, should be around the R100 mark (got mine for R70). They work so well, I've bought another one just to save the original Samsung tv remote.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Go to your local chinese shop that sells electronics among all their stock. Get one of these universal remotes, should be around the R100 mark (got mine for R70). They work so well, I've bought another one just to save the original Samsung tv remote.

Yeah that only say for tv's. Did you hook it up to anything other than tv?

 

[Bewlen]

Yeah that only say for tv's. Did you hook it up to anything other than tv?

Can check when I'm at home again, will advise

Those chinese shoppies should have general universal remotes too, will also check if I am in one of them again.