Blaise Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I'm sure this is possible, just haven't figured out the proper programming and wanted help in doing so. I want to program a button on my remote in my Family Room to turn the sound on in the adjacent Kitchen so that whatever is playing in the family room can be heard through the kitchen speakers. I need help with the programming part. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Venkman Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Assuming the source playing on the TV is available as an audio device in the Kitchen, you can do it with room variables. Set the current selected device in the kitchen equal to the current selected device in the family room. It will power on the room with that device selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rea Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 And you can turn what Dr. Venkman said into a toggle if you'd like, too (make the button turnthe kitchen on and off). You can insert "If Kitchen off"-->"what Dr. Venkman said above and then plug in another if statement with "If Kitchen on"--> "Turn room off" type of setup. I have the same type of setup and having the button as a toggle is nice if you want to turn the room off after you clear out of the kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rea Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Got home and figured a screen grab may help, too. Yours should look similar to this if you want a toggle. You would only need the current selected device line in the script if you don't. Also, being your setup sounds very similar to mine, I also made an Alexa voice scene to add the kitchen to the family/great room. I found I routinely forgot to add it when I turned on the TV and didn't realize until I was in the kitchen and cooking and having a voice scene to do it as a backup was very convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thank you! I’ll try this when I get home. Sounds like exactly what I need, especially with the toggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Venkman Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That's almost exactly what I have. Mine is on a keypad button in the kitchen, though, so I have a little bit of extra logic that will play another audio source if there's nothing on in the den or kitchen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Works perfectly! Thank you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rea Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Blaise said: Works perfectly! Thank you both. Good to hear. And, @Dr. Venkman, I have yet to try the "Else" programming. I need to give that a shot some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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