Hello everyone,
I am running KODI on my Firestick on a LG tv, which passes the sound through optical to a soundbar.
Unfortunately I cannot control the sound level through the Firestick remote, but only through the soundbar's remote.
However, for VLC videos the Firestick remote works fine also for the sound.
So, I wonder if there is any special setting that could make also the sound volume of KODI to be controlled by the Firestick remote.
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Trying to output sound via optical through a digital to analog converter to use with headphones and or analog speakers, but not getting any sound.
Converter functions as I tested it with my directive receiver and I got sound coming over optical to the speakers so I know it is functioning, but nothing coming out of fire tv either via fire tv itself or via xbmc.
Any ideas on how to get the sound to function? Or am I stuck having to buy a home theater receiver for the task or buy another tv for it.
Currently running it through an old 19" widescreen computer monitor using hdmi to dvi converter which video works fine. still have some things to check and tweak to see how it functions with streaming via nfs over wifi may have to change some settings in advanced settings etc, but that is a side issue. Really don;t want to have to utilize my old apple tv 1 for it, but if necessary I will use it instead of the fire tv.
Fire tv is on last rootable firmware and is rooted.
Please advise if anyone has any insight as to what I can do.
My Fire TV is causing some problems with my Sony Bravia TV connected to my amplifier (Onkyo).
My amp is connected to my Sony TV via HDMI and my other devices including the Fire TV are connected to the amp.
The TV detects that I have an external amp connected and routes all the audio through that and I can control my Fire TV using my Sony TV remote.
Occasionally I get an error on my TV which says "TV speakers active due to audio communication failure", at which point the audio comes from TV and amp, and the TV can't detect any of my other devices (PS3 etc). I also lose the ability to control other devices with the TV remote.
If I unplug the Fire TV HDMI cable then my TV suddenly reconnects with the amplifier. Connecting the Fire TV again breaks the connection and I get the error message from the TV again.
If I unplug the power from the Fire TV then it works ok again for a few hours, maybe a couple of days at most.
So the Fire TV is somehow breaking/confusing the CEC between TV and amp.
I can't really pinpoint the exact operation that causes it.
I've tried a different HDMI cable and tried a different HDMI port on the amp.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
I don't know if I have a faulty Fire TV, seems odd that it works for a while then breaks.
A reboot fixes for a while so maybe it's a software issue, if so I'd imagine others are having the same problem but a search turns up nothing.
helicon9 said:
My Fire TV is causing some problems with my Sony Bravia TV connected to my amplifier (Onkyo).
My amp is connected to my Sony TV via HDMI and my other devices including the Fire TV are connected to the amp.
The TV detects that I have an external amp connected and routes all the audio through that and I can control my Fire TV using my Sony TV remote.
Occasionally I get an error on my TV which says "TV speakers active due to audio communication failure", at which point the audio comes from TV and amp, and the TV can't detect any of my other devices (PS3 etc). I also lose the ability to control other devices with the TV remote.
If I unplug the Fire TV HDMI cable then my TV suddenly reconnects with the amplifier. Connecting the Fire TV again breaks the connection and I get the error message from the TV again.
If I unplug the power from the Fire TV then it works ok again for a few hours, maybe a couple of days at most.
So the Fire TV is somehow breaking/confusing the CEC between TV and amp.
I can't really pinpoint the exact operation that causes it.
I've tried a different HDMI cable and tried a different HDMI port on the amp.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
I don't know if I have a faulty Fire TV, seems odd that it works for a while then breaks.
A reboot fixes for a while so maybe it's a software issue, if so I'd imagine others are having the same problem but a search turns up nothing.
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Hi,
I have the same problem (Sony Bravia TV connected to Onkyo TX-NR809). A call on Amazon ist standing still since any weeks. My personal solution is a CEC Less HDMI-Adapter to block the CEC signals from the Fire TV. A big drawback is, that the amplifier now not automatic switch the input source, but I can life with them.
I hope, it's a possible solution for you.
FL
same Problem with Samsung F6500
I experienced the same with aftv on my Yamaha receiver. It happens that no device either connected directly to my tv nor my receiver gets recognized by the tv cec as long the aftv is connected. Rebooting aftv solves the problem until the next time.
Similar problem here, onkyo tx-nr626, lg tv and a ps3.. if the firetv is plugged in, i cant control the ps3 over the cec from the receiver.. I tried a few cables, and its always the same behavior, firetv connected to the onkyo, cec (or RIHD on onkyo) is broken for all other devices..
restarting the firetv helps, thanks for this tip
Hi. I'm just new with amazon fire tv stick.
When I press any button on my firestick remote, the stick is able to turn on my Samsung smart tv and set it in the right hdmi input automatically (hdmi2 in my case). But I haven't found a way to turn the tv off.
Is it possible to turn the tv off and/or control the tv volume using the FTV remote?
robandore said:
Hi. I'm just new with amazon fire tv stick.
When I press any button on my firestick remote, the stick is able to turn on my Samsung smart tv and set it in the right hdmi input automatically (hdmi2 in my case). But I haven't found a way to turn the tv off.
Is it possible to turn the tv off and/or control the tv volume using the FTV remote?
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There is no off for any of the FTV device's. So the TV turns on because your FTV device is coming back from Amazon's version of sleep (black screen) mode.
The best option out there seems to be the SideClick which has only gone on sale twice.
http://www.aftvnews.com/sideclick-remote-for-fire-tv-on-sale-for-19-99/
Unless your TV can be controlled with your cell phone or tablet.
The best option is a remote with both IR and RF. Best Buy has a harmony remote for 30 with this functionality. (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitec...niversal-remote-black/8167004.p?skuId=8167004).
Amazon has tons too. Some have touchpads and game controller buttons.
Hi guys,
I use my fire TV stick with an Nvidia shield controller and I usually like to plug in headphone to the controller to watch TV. However, the headphones volume is always at MAX and I tried several methods to lower it without luck. I also tried with traditional Bluetooth headphone and the result is the same.
My question is: Is there a way to change the volume for the fire tv stick lite (2020 edition)
Thanks
Hello everyone!
Few days ago I connected my Bluetooth headphones to the Fire TV stick but unfortunately they always play sounds at the highest volume level: the headphones don't have any button for controlling the volume, and the Fire TV remote controller only adjusts the TV volume, not the Bluetooth one.
Then I successfully connected my laptop to the Fire TV through ADB, but didn't find any way to set the volume from there, the "normal" volume commands seem not to be working.§
Can you please me help finding the right command?
All the attempts I made are based on this discussion on StackOverflow.
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Hello everyone!
Few days ago I connected my Bluetooth headphones to the Fire TV stick but unfortunately they always play sounds at the highest volume level: the headphones don't have any button for controlling the volume, and the Fire TV remote controller only adjusts the TV volume, not the Bluetooth one.
Then I successfully connected my laptop to the Fire TV through ADB, but didn't find any way to set the volume from there, the "normal" volume commands seem not to be working.§
Can you please me help finding the right command?
All the attempts I made are based on this discussion on StackOverflow.
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The command I use on my FireTV Cube is:
"media volume --stream 3 --set 22"
Stream number might be different. "Set" defines the volume (1-30)