Due to their wide app support and low price, Amazon Firesticks are one of the most widely used streaming devices today. You’ll receive a special remote after making a Firestick purchase. The volume of a TV can typically be adjusted using a Fire Stick remote, but this function isn’t always reliable.
This guide will walk you through all of the common causes of such Fire Stick remote issues in addition to providing several time-tested fixes to get the TV volume functioning properly with your Fire Stick remote.
What Root Causes Fire Stick Remote Volume Issues?
When the wrong HDMI port is being used, the wrong audio and device settings are chosen, the batteries are low on power, or the remote is out of power, problems with volume control can occur with Amazon Fire Stick remotes.
The volume control signals sent from the Fire Stick remote can be affected by physical objects in front of the TV as well as conflicts with other wireless devices.
Using Your Firestick Remote To Change Tv Volume
From setting up your Amazon Firestick to doing basic controls, the Firestick remote is a powerful accessory that’s been improved over the years. The remote for the Firestick 4K is the latest remote available and is being sold separately as a backward-compatible device.
This means that if you’re owning an older version of the Firestick device and an old remote model, you can buy the latest, third-generation Firestick remote without having to purchase a new Firestick.
Also, your TV needs to have HDMI-CEC or High Definition Media Interface-Consumer Electronics Control support for this method to work. If you don’t, the remote’s buttons might not work on your TV.
How To Fix It?
Power Cycle The Tv
Try power cycling your TV; it’s a straightforward but potentially efficient procedure.
The right way to do this is to first turn off the TV, then remove the Fire TV stick from the TV, and give it about 30 seconds.
Re-insert the Firestick before turning it on again to ensure that both devices start up simultaneously.
Check Remote Batteries
The remote’s batteries may be the source of the problem rather than the device itself. Your remote’s batteries might be misaligned or they might be completely dead.
Try adjusting the batteries’ placement, taking them out, and putting them back in the remote in the proper order. It should be noted that the remote may not work properly with a battery that is only 50% charged.
Check Your Remote Buttons
Your Firestick remote may be worn out and have non-functioning buttons if it has been used for more than five years, for example. It might be as a result of dust and dirt building up inside the remote control over time or because the rubber on the bottom of each button has worn out over time.
The buttons getting harder and harder to press might be a sign of this problem. Also, you could check if the “click” sound while pressing a button persists, which otherwise indicates tattered rubber.
Check For Signal Obstructions
Low-frequency infrared radiations are emitted by your remote’s power and volume buttons, which the television receives. Verify if anything is in the radiation’s path that could obstruct the line of sight between the remote and the TV.
It is possible that the rest of the remote works flawlessly while the volume and power buttons don’t seem to work because all buttons on the remote except for these two use radio-frequency rays.
Set Your Tv’s IR Profile
The simplest way to do this is as follows:
- On your TV, go to Settings
- Navigate to Equipment Control
- Click on Manage Equipment, then choose TV
- Don’t go to Change TV, but instead move to Infrared Options
- Navigate your way to IR Profile, then Change IR Profile
- Change it from All Devices to your particular IR Profile to see if it fixes the issue
Ensure Proper HDMI Connection
Verify that the Fire TV is plugged into the proper HDMI port. The HDMI-CEC port must be used to connect it so that other remote controls can control the television’s power and volume. This port should be marked on the back of your TV or in the user guide.
Unpair And Re-pair The Remote
In some cases, unpairing and repairing the remote may be enough to solve the issue.
To Unpair your Fire Stick Remote from the TV, all you have to do is go to Settings, then Bluetooth Controllers and Devices, after which you should click on Amazon Fire TV Remote and choose the device in question.
Then press and hold Menu + Back + Home for at least 15 seconds. When the unlinking is finished, Fire TV will take you back to the home screen. Following the process of unpairing, you must quickly re-pair the remote with the TV.
- Obtain a TV and a Firestick.
- Once the Fire TV starts up, hold the remote near your Firestick, then press and hold the Home button for 10 seconds.
- If pairing with the remote doesn’t happen right away, try again.
- Getting this process to work, might take a few tries.
Change Equipment Settings
On your television, move to Settings and hover over to Equipment Control.
Selecting this will display another menu, with an option called Manage Equipment, after which you need to click on TV > Change TV.
You must then choose your preferred television brand from a list of available options. After completing this step, prompt advising you to update the Firestick remote will appear.
Restart The Firestick
It might be sufficient to restart the Firestick to resolve the issue. On the Firestick home screen on your television, scroll to the Settings tab and click on it (Alternatively, you can access this screen by pressing the Home button on your remote control.
Navigate to the My Fire TV menu, and click on Restart to force your Firestick to restart itself. Your Fire Stick will repeatedly restart if there are power problems with it.
Reset The Tv And Firestick
You might need to attempt a factory reset of the Firestick device if a simple restart is ineffective. To perform this, click and hold the Back and Right navigation buttons for at least 10 seconds, and click on Continue.
You should be aware that doing this will clear out all downloaded content and reset your preferences. Therefore, only use it as a last resort.
Use The Firestick App Remote
You can try using the Firestick Remote App on your Android or iPhone in the interim if your remote ends up being irreparably broken and you have to wait for a replacement to arrive. Once you install the app, here’s how to get it working:
- After the Fire TV boots up, log in to your Firestick Remote app using your Amazon account
- Choose your Fire TV device from the given list of devices
- Enter the code shown on the television into the prompt shown on the app
- Your phone should now function as a Fire TV remote
Contact Support
The best course of action is to get in touch with Amazon’s Fire TV Customer Support and let them know about the problem if none of the aforementioned suggestions seem to be working.
To identify the source of the issue, they might lead you through a series of troubleshooting steps. You’ll have to pay for a new remote if it turns out to be permanently damaged.
Conclusions
Amazon has consistently improved Firestick remote controls over time. It can be used to adjust the volume and power of your TV in addition to controlling your Firestick device.
If your TV supports HDMI-CEC, you can control the volume on your Firestick without having to use the remote that came with your TV. This guide should make it easier for you to use your Firestick remote to adjust the power and volume of your TV.
In conclusion, if you have the right remote, it’s easy to adjust the TV volume using the Fire TV Stick remote.
