Is there a way to disable the sound bar from turning itself off when there's no sound?
1342542
Unfortunately ...no. This seems to be a common feature among sound bars. I have two sound bars from different manufacturers... both have the "idle off" feature and neither can be disabled.
1342543
Sorry, can't help. We didn't have it long enough to learn about that. After we took it back, we got a different brand.
1301101
You don't, it is device dependent pause or stop the source I.E. I phone etc... It only has sound up or down and on/ off.
1339923
No idea. At least, I never figured it out. The sound bar is about the worst conceived pieces of hardware I have encountered in a while. Avoid it.
1405696
If you connect the sound bar to a TV via the included Optical Cable, that will NOT mute the TV's speakers. When connected via Optical Cable you need to lower the speaker volume to zero or press "Mute" on the TV remote, then control the volume thru the Sound Bar's remote... If you want the convenience of controlling ALL TV functions with a single remote, use the Headphone output on the TV to connect to the "Portable" input jack on the Sound Bar, via a double-ended male 3.5mm stereo cable. (Search on Amazon for ASIN: B0002ZPJZO.) Set the TV & Sound Bar volume level to no more than "50" and control the TV volume using only the TV remote thereafter.
1941145
On the board one of the buttons is labeled sound option. Press once it turns the sound off. Press it again to turn the sound back on.
722989
I t can be turned right down with no volume coming through but it doesn't actually switch off
1713257
Yes! Within the menu settings there is a "Mute" selection of either on or off. When mute is "on" there is absolutely no sound from camera operations.
661303
On most TV's you can go to the menu and turn the tv speakers off if you desire
893464
No, it has a nob in the front. That is how you control the sound. So you have to get up each time to turn it on/off
2184691
I use a Home Theater System and when I plug in to it, it turns off the external speakers.
615348
If you have the TV also hooked up to a Sound Bar like the Sony HT-CT100, the soundbar may be turning off the optical audio output from the TV. This Sony soundbar turns off the tv audio output via the HDMI control.
1405698
If you connect the sound bar to a TV via the included Optical Cable, that will NOT mute the TV's speakers. When connected via Optical Cable you need to lower the speaker volume to zero or press "Mute" on the TV remote, then control the volume thru the Sound Bar's remote...If you want the convenience of controlling ALL TV functions with a single remote, use the Headphone output on the TV to connect to the "Portable" input jack on the Sound Bar, via a double-ended male 3.5mm stereo cable. (Search on Amazon for ASIN: B0002ZPJZO.) Set the TV & Sound Bar volume level to no more than "50" and control the TV volume using only the TV remote thereafter. If you connect the sound bar to a TV via the included Optical Cable, that will NOT mute the TV's speakers. When connected via Optical Cable you need to lower the speaker volume to zero or press "Mute" on the TV remote, then control the volume thru the Sound Bar's remote...If you want the convenience of controlling ALL TV functions with a single remote, use the Headphone output on the TV to connect to the "Portable" input jack on the Sound Bar, via a double-ended male 3.5mm stereo cable. (Search on Amazon for ASIN: B0002ZPJZO.) Set the TV & Sound Bar volume... » Read More If you connect the sound bar to a TV via the included Optical Cable, that will NOT mute the TV's speakers. When connected via Optical Cable you need to lower the speaker volume to zero or press "Mute" on the TV remote, then control the volume thru the Sound Bar's remote...If you want the convenience of controlling ALL TV functions with a single remote, use the Headphone output on the TV to connect to the "Portable" input jack on the Sound Bar, via a double-ended male 3.5mm stereo cable. (Search on Amazon for ASIN: B0002ZPJZO.) Set the TV & Sound Bar volume level to no more than "50" and control the TV volume using only the TV remote thereafter. « Show Less
2279785
My TV does not do that so I do not think it is normal. The only issue I have is the sound bar turns off while the TV is still on and I have to turn it back on.
231986
The sound bar comes with a remote control that I use to control the volume and on / off operation. My comcast controller only changes the TV volume. I haven't tried to control it on the TV remote, which I use only to switch between various inputs (cable, DVD, DVD-R, Apple TV). I have been running the sound bar with the TV audio turned all the way down ... using both the TV and sound bar for audio created a little bit of an echo effect which I found annoying.
1240772
There is nothing in the instructions that indicate you can turn off the sound.
1746379
The TV's speakers can not be disabled. We recommend you simply reduce the volume to 0.
2235669
The unit has a battery saving device built in to it.If the unit does not detect sound play on the device it will turn itself off after awhile.