Can you control volume through optical cable?

No, optical cable only carries the digital audio in one direction, no control of volume. Control of devices like an AVR from the TV's remote requires CEC which is an HDMI feature.
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How do I control the volume on my optical TV with remote?

How to Control a Soundbar With a TV Remote
  1. Find the optical or HDMI ARC connection on both the soundbar and TV.
  2. Connect an optical or HDMI cable to each.
  3. Turn the TV and soundbar on.
  4. Test and Troubleshoot Any Connection Issues.
  5. Adjust and Optimize Your Sound.
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Can you control volume of Toslink?

Program the cable remote for your receiver and you should be able to control volume.
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Can you control volume through optical cable LG?

You can adjust the volume with the LG TV remote control if the TV is connected to the product with an optical cable. You can only do so on a TV that supports the LG TV Sound Sync function.
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Is it better to connect Soundbar with HDMI or optical?

Soundbars like the Ray don't have HDMI inputs anyway, so the best way to connect them is directly from the source to the bar via optical, skipping the TV.
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Is HDMI louder than optical?

The major difference is that HDMI cables can pass higher resolution audio which includes formats found on Blu-ray like Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master audio. Fiber optic cables won't be able to transmit these high-res sound formats.
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Is optical cable best for audio?

In terms of audio quality – HDMI wins

If you're looking for the best audio quality, HDMI is your choice. While an optical cable can still pass surround sound and super high-quality audio, thanks to the added bandwidth in the latest HDMI versions (2.0) you'll be able to pass higher resolution and audio.
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Is optical better than aux?

Advantages of Optical Input

With optical input, there will be high-resolution audio signals in up to 7.1 channels. Even though there is not much difference in the audio quality, it is supported by most modern home theaters. When you use optical input with a surround sound system, the result is better than AUX input.
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What is LG sound Sync optical?

Sound Sync allows your compatible LG devices to communicate via Bluetooth or Digital Optical connections. Devices connected using Sound Sync will have the ability to be controlled by one remote. Both the TV and the Soundbar must be LG products and must both support Sound Sync.
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Can my LG TV remote control my soundbar?

You can use your magic remote to control other compatible devices in your home. You don't need to keep multiple remote controls for your setup box, home theater or soundbar.
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How do I control my Soundbar with optical cable?

If you decided to use a digital optical cable, activate the Auto Power Link feature which will automatically turn the soundbar on or off with your TV.
  1. Connect a digital optical cable from your soundbar's optical port to your TV's optical port. ...
  2. Set the soundbar to D.IN mode by pressing Source on the remote or soundbar.
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How do I control the volume on my external TV speakers?

Steps
  1. Press the HOME button, then select [Settings].
  2. Select [Sound] → [Headphone/Audio Out] → [Audio Out] → [Audio Out] in the sound setting menu → [Fixed] or [Variable]. Select [Fixed] to adjust the volume using the connected audio system's remote control.
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Can you control volume on Spdif?

You can apply on-the-fly volume calculation on a stream of digital audio with no problems. Take a look at your Transit's control panel and you'll most likely see that your SPDIF output can be adjusted via a volume slider as well.
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What is Digital Audio Out optical on TV?

The optical jack is designed to output sound when the video you're watching contains digital audio (PCM or Dolby Digital® technology). This feature is available on certain digital broadcasts and streaming videos and isn't supported on standard cable or analog stations.
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How do I get my TV remote to control my soundbar?

How Can I Get My TV Remote To Control My Soundbar Volume?
  1. Press and hold the Power and the Volume Up buttons on the soundbar for 3 seconds until light flashes orange.
  2. Press Volume Up button on soundbar until light turns solid orange.
  3. Press Volume Up button on your TV or cable box remote 4 times until light flashes green.
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How do I use optical audio on my LG TV?

Press and hold [Settings] button from the TV remote control and select [Audio]. Then from [Sound Out] menu, select [LG Sound Sync (Optical)].
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Is optical louder than aux?

After finally getting audio to work both via aux cable and via optical, I was shocked to find that the aux has better quality and is much louder than optical, which is obviously the opposite of what it should be.
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What is the optical input for?

An optical digital audio connection sends stereo or 5.1 S/PDIF digital audio between devices. An everyday use for this type of connection is the digital audio output on the back of your TV. By connecting this output to an amplifier, you can quickly improve the sound of your television.
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What sounds better coaxial or optical?

And, in our experience, compared to optical, a coaxial connection does tend to sound better. That's because it has greater bandwidth available, meaning it can support higher quality audio up to 24-bit/192kHz. Optical is usually restricted to 96kHz.
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Is optical cable as good as HDMI?

Both optical cables and HDMI cables are capable of transmitting multi-channel, high quality audio, with major advantages over more traditional analog audio connectors. However, HDMI supports newer, higher resolution audio standards, like Dolby TrueHD, and DTS HD Master Audio. Optical cables do not.
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Can you use HDMI and optical together?

Basic Info about HDMI and Optical Cables

As you probably know already, both HDMI and optical cables pass on the audio signals from one device to another. However, the main difference is that the optical cable cannot transmit video. That will likely be a deal-breaker for some users.
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