If you’re having a difficult time programming your LG soundbar remote control, don’t worry. Our team has simplified all the steps and tips you should know in this guide. We have collected the easiest available methods for you to adjust the settings on your soundbar.
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Programming Universal Remote Control for LG Soundbar
LG is well known for its audio devices with immersive sound quality. These devices are easy to connect for you to experience the best cinematic sound effects. With its LG ThinQ feature and Google Assistant control [1], it made it to the list of the best soundbars for setting up a home theater.
Typically, the soundbar contains a remote control to control the device’s features with just one click on the remote. However, if you lose that remote control or misplace it somewhere, you don’t have to worry because you can control the soundbar with a universal remote control.
There are some universal codes that you can use on these remotes to control your LG soundbar. However, you have to program the remote before applying those codes, or they’ll fail to work correctly.
Steps to Program Your Universal Remote Control
Here’s how you can program a universal remote control for an LG soundbar:
- Take the universal remote control and directly point it to the soundbar.
- Find and press the Menu button and then go to the Settings.
- Select Program Remote and from there, you’ll get several options.
- You can select the Sound option or choose the device you want to program.
To make sure that the method mentioned above worked, here is a way to know. If you have done the procedure correctly, then the light on the remote will blink 3-4 times. After confirming that the remote has worked or not, you can choose the codes given below in this article and enter them to set the remote control for your LG soundbar.
You have to manually try codes to get the right one for your soundbar. You can add the codes one by one and wait till the button light is turned off.
Now to make sure that everything is working correctly, check function keys on the universal remote control. If they are working fine, then you have done the whole process rightly. If not, then try doing it again, as you might have missed some steps.
Programming the Remote with Volume Buttons
To program your universal remote for an LG soundbar, you can also use volume buttons. Here are the steps how you can adjust it:
- Use AV1/ AV2.
- Press and hold the MUTE + CHOOSE buttons until it blinks twice.
- Enter Code 991 first, then enter 3.
- Then press and release the Volume UP or select button on the remote.
- Now press and release the Channel Up button until you achieve your desired code and press Select.
Setting up Codes
After trying the methods mentioned above, the remote does not work for you, then try the given alternative way to set the codes for the universal remote control:
- There will be a button on the remote control named “PROG,” find and press it down until an LED starts blinking.
- Then select the soundbar and add the codes one by one.
- If the light turns off after adding a code, that means that you have entered the correct code for your soundbar.
Checking if the Remote is a Universal Model
Having a universal remote with the soundbar is a luxury that comes with few soundbars. Universal remotes are multipurpose gadgets that you can program to use for different types of devices.
To make sure you are using a universal remote, you have to check the options available in the small. If there are options like SET or MODE in the remote control, then your remote is a universal remote which you can use to control various devices.
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Remotes which you can program for LG Soundbar:
Here are some of the available remote options on which you can try these codes to set them for your soundbar:
- Xfinity X1/XR2/XR5 Remote
- DirecTV RC7X/ RC73 Remote
- U-verse Remotes
- AT & T Remote
Selecting a Suitable Xfinity Remote to use for LG Soundbar
There are two types of Xfinity Remotes available in the market:
- Silver remote with Red OK button
- Gray Remote with Red OK button
Our team found that the the first remote mostly works effectively with the codes below.
4-Digit Codes
- 4041
- 1293
- 4025
5-Digit Codes
- 32676
- 11993
- 31293
- 31953
GE universal remote codes
- 0972
Cox Remote Codes
- 3217
