Soundbar + Surround Sound issue PLEASE HELP!

[HeroOfTime500]

I have a Samsung sound bar, and a Philips surround sound system, and I'd like to know how to connect them both to my TV so that I can control both with my DirecTV TV remote. For a while, I have had only the sound bar, and I have not been able to control it with any remote (it didn't come with one). I have had to get up and press the button on the sound bar EVERY TIME I wanted to adjust the volume. If I could find out how to have my sound bar and my new surround sound system controlled by one remote, that would be great, thanks.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Your soundbar and HTS are not designed to work together.
Use the HTS since that has surround sound and remote volume.
If your DTV box has variable audio out then connect HTS directly to it. That should give you volume control with that remote. If not a Harmony Logitech remote should allow you to use one remote for the entire system.