I’m guessing this is what is goofing up the works here. I’m suspecting the software engineers were trying to save battery life by predicting when IR is needed and when it is not. PS - Roku TV should have a menu item to force remotes to ALWAYS send out IR on every keypress. If ANYBODY discovers additional information on how to make this work EVERY time, please post here!

Grasping at more straws, could this have something to do with powering down/up sequences of BOTH the TV and Playbar. However once the TV is back on, the very first time you hit volume, it will send out a single IR code - and then no more will come out (once the TV realized the remote was “active”, maybe?). I did discover that if the TV is powered off (not just turned off) the remotes will send out IR to the Playbar and setup will work fine. To try and figure out what happened, I re-paired the remote again, and ended up back where I started - the Playbar IR setup didn’t recognized any remote IR codes (Grrrrrrr). Left everything powered down for a day, and in the morning - everything worked like a charm!!! What-the-heck? Connected Playbar via optical cable from TV optical output, but Playbar IR setup didn't recognize any IR codes coming from the remote. Connected Playbar via optical cable from TV optical output, went through Playbar IR setup with the remote, all good.

I’ve installed both a 65R625 and a 55R615 Roku TV, both with Playbars.

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