anjenki75 wrote:To the person who complained they couldn't control HD channels' volume anymore from their Humax box:
How does the Humax box control volume? Does it apply a volume control in the box itself, before passing it to the TV? Or does the remote send an IR code to the TV? Devices nowadays usually let the TV control the volume, and include a few convenience buttons on the remote for controlling the TV (e.g. on/off, change input, volume). For example this is what the Humax DTR-T2100 (YouView) does.
If it is the latter (IR), then obviously it won't work until you teach it the correct remote code for the Sony.
If it is the former, then this could be the same issue as the HDR-Fox T2 had. If so, it is not a problem with the TV but the Humax box. It is down to the way the audio is encoded. On Freeview, HD channels use multi-channel Dolby digital audio, and SD channels use AAC stereo. The HDR would send the audio from HD channels straight through to the TV without decoding, because this gives the best audio quality, the Humax does not have multiple analog audio outputs, and it had to be able to send them over a digital (coaxial?) connection. By contrast, it is more common for stereo audio to be sent over analog, so the box decodes SD audio first. This meant that the Humax could apply an internal volume control to the SD channels but not the HD ones. It could be "fixed" by configuring the box to use stereo output, forcing it to decode the audio before sending it to the TV. Then you could control the volume "inside" the Humax box (although there were still two separate volume controls - one for SD channels and another for HD...). Really the fault was the design of the Humax box. It should not really have an internal volume control, it should pass everything through to the "output device" (either the TV or an amplifier if you have one) and let you control volume there.
If this is the situation for your Foxsat then you should set the SD volume to max (or to a value that results in similar volume for SD and HD), and then control volume on the TV.
Hello, that person would be me.
I've read previous posts about the IR code for the Remote commander but don't seem to be able to change it.
But, if it is an IR code issue, why does it work for all other channels? It's not like the remote does not work at all. It's not a deal-breaker for me as I quite like the new One-Flick Touchpad TV Remote, but my better half is not happy about more remotes around, adding to the five we already have for other AV devices!
Previously my Humax remote controlled the volume for all channels on my old Sony TV (KDL-46W4000), something that just worked straight from the box.
I've checked he Humax settings for audio and it is still on Stereo. I've not changed it.
Hmmm... so no resolution then....?
Your final comment is an issue, as when one invariably flicks from an SD to an HD channel, the difference in volume level is ridiculously annoying. There is no happy medium, as the TV volume level creates a base level for the Humax box to the build volume from. As it always did. We used to have the Sony TV volume set around 30-40. Which worked very nicely. Maybe we just need to experiment a bit more..... I have time tonight 
My new Sony remote also controls the master volume on my Sony DA-3300ES AV, which is a bit frustrating. need to fix that. And there is no way we can have the sound going tthrough the AV all the time, even if that were possible. Means more remotes!
Thanks.
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