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Edifier Infrared

The Edifier Infrared integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] lets you control an Edifier speaker using any infrared transmitter previously configured in Home Assistant.

Because the integration communicates over infrared, it operates in a one-way, fire-and-forget fashion: commands are sent to the speaker but there is no feedback channel to confirm the current state. The integration therefore uses assumed states.

Prerequisites

Before setting up the Edifier Infrared integration, you need a working infrared transmitter set up in Home Assistant that exposes an Infrared entity. For example, you can use an ESPHome device with an IR LED pointed at your Edifier speaker.

Configuration

To add the Edifier Infrared device to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Manual configuration steps

If the above My button doesn’t work, you can also perform the following steps manually:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Edifier Infrared.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Speaker model or remote profile

The Edifier speaker model or remote profile to control. Pick the option that best matches your hardware so the integration uses the right IR command set. Some options correspond to shared remote profiles rather than exact speaker model names.

IR transmitter

The infrared transmitter entity to use for sending commands. This must be an entity provided by a hardware integration (such as ESPHome) that has already been set up with an IR transmitter.

Supported devices

The integration supports the following Edifier speaker models and remote profiles:

  • R1280DB
  • R1280T
  • R1700BT
  • R1700BTs
  • R1855DB
  • R2000DB
  • R2730DB
  • RC10D1
  • RC17A
  • RC20G
  • RC31A
  • RC80B
  • S360DB

Several of these models share the same IR command set, so other Edifier speakers that ship with the same remote may also work — try the closest model in the list. If your model is not listed and you want it supported, please open an issue on the infrared-protocols repository with captured IR signals from your remote.

Supported functionality

The Edifier Infrared integration provides the following entities.

Media player

  • Edifier speaker
    • Description: Represents the Edifier speaker and allows you to control it via IR commands.
    • Supported features: Turn on, turn off, volume up, volume down, mute, play, pause, next track, and previous track. The exact set of supported features depends on the selected model, because not every Edifier remote exposes the same buttons.

Buttons

Some models also provide button entities for functionality that is not exposed by the media player entity, such as selecting a specific input or toggling sound effects. The available buttons depend on the selected model, because not every Edifier remote exposes the same buttons. Possible buttons include:

  • Bluetooth: Switches the speaker to its Bluetooth input.
  • Line 1 and Line 2: Switch the speaker to the corresponding line input.
  • AUX: Switches the speaker to its auxiliary input.
  • PC: Switches the speaker to its PC input.
  • Optical: Switches the speaker to its optical input.
  • Coaxial: Switches the speaker to its coaxial input.
  • FX on and FX off: Turn the speaker’s sound effects on or off.

Known limitations

  • The integration uses assumed state, meaning Home Assistant cannot read the actual state of the speaker (for example, whether it is on or off, or what the current volume is).
  • Turning on and turning off the speaker both send the same IR power toggle command, as is standard with infrared remotes. The same applies to play and pause.
  • Volume control is step-based only; there is no way to set an absolute volume level.
  • Source selection is not exposed by the media player entity. For models that support it, dedicated buttons are provided to switch between inputs instead.
  • The R1280T model only supports volume up, volume down, and mute, because its remote does not include power or playback buttons.
  • The S360DB model does not support mute, because its remote does not include a mute button.

Removing the integration

This integration follows standard integration removal.

To remove an integration instance from Home Assistant

  1. Go to Settings > Devices & services and select the integration card.
  2. From the list of devices, select the integration instance you want to remove.
  3. Next to the entry, select the three dots menu. Then, select Delete.