I bought a sunbeam, Bluetooth usb sound bar, I plugged the red and white wires into the directv box and the soundbar, but the

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Check with DirectTV whether their remote can learn (or knows) the soundbar' infra-red codes. if that is not the case, you can get "universal programmable" remove (anything from $50 to $500) which can learn the codes for both DirectTV and the soundbar.

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I would like the directv remote to control the soundbar. The soundbar is bsb 2005 and the TV is a Magnavox 55 inch don't remember the model. The soundbar came with the red and white wires. I hooked them up to the back of the directv box, as the TV does not have that. But you have to use the remote that came with the soundbar. It is a pain!
 
Check with DirectTV whether their remote can learn (or knows) the soundbar' infra-red codes. if that is not the case, you can get "universal programmable" remove (anything from $50 to $500) which can learn the codes for both DirectTV and the soundbar.
 
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bolenchristina3

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