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Using another remote to control your Bose system | Bose TV Speaker
Be sure your speaker is up-to-date.
If your speaker was purchased around the middle of 2020, its firmware may need to be updated to enable the IR learning function. This allows you to teach your system volume and mute commands from another IR (infrared) remote. For more info, see Updating the software or firmware of your product.
Using another remote to control your Bose TV Speaker.
Use HDMI-CEC to control your Bose TV Speaker
Most newer devices with HDMI feature CEC (Consumer Electronics Control). If your Bose TV Speaker and other devices (i.e. TV, Blu-ray disc player, cable box, etc.) are connected using HDMI cables, look in the menus of each device for HDMI-CEC options. When enabled, remotes for those devices might control volume, mute, and power for the speaker.
Note: Depending on the brand, the CEC function may have a brand-specific name. Refer to the owner's manual of the connected device for more information.
Program a universal remote to control your Bose TV Speaker
You can use a remote that sends IR (infrared) commands to control the speaker. It cannot be controlled by remotes that use RF (radio frequency) commands.
Refer to the programming instructions for the universal remote. If there is a list of codes to try, try each of the codes provided to control Bose products until you find one that works best. Note: Universal remotes may or may not have codes to control or fully control all devices.
Teach your Bose TV Speaker the volume and mute commands of another remote
You can teach the speaker to recognize the volume and mute controls of a remote that sends IR (infrared) commands even if it's not a universal remote. This will not work for remotes that send RF (radio frequency) commands to control devices.
- On your Bose remote, press and hold the TV button until the TV and Bluetooth lights on the speaker blink three times and then glow white.
Tip: The speaker is in programming mode while the lights glow white. If they stop glowing white, repeat this step and try again. - Press the Volume Up button.
- On the remote with which you want to control your Bose TV Speaker, press and hold the Volume Up button until the speaker plays a tone:
- If the TV light on the speaker blinks amber twice then glows white, it learned the command.
- If the TV light on the speaker blinks red twice then glows white, it did not learn the command. Try again. If it doesn't work after a few tries, the speaker cannot learn the commands of that particular remote.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 using the Volume Down buttons on the remote.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 using the Mute buttons on the remote.
Control power to your Bose TV Speaker without a remote
Your Bose TV Speaker can power on and off automatically without remote control. To have the speaker power on automatically when sound is present, see Turning auto-wake on or off. Your system will also power off automatically after 20 minutes without interaction.
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