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HDMI CEC Setup with LG Simplelink

carfreak12321

carfreak12321

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Has anyone had any luck setting up the CEC features on the Apple TV with LG Simplelink(that's the brand name for lg's CEC feature)

I've been fiddling with my setting on an LB5900 but to no avail.
I can't adjust volume via CEC or turn the tv on/off.
 
I have an older model 47LV5400 and it works fine. At first I only thought the volume control was working but the Apple TV will now turn on the TV and switch to the right input if you wake the Apple TV. I also just tested it and if you hold the TV icon the Apple TV will ask if you want to put the device to sleep which will turn off other connected devices. I didn't configured anything for this to work and my TV definitely has Simplelink.
 
btw: you have to turn on the tv... set the input to play tv.... then plug the ATV into the TV... switch/power on the ATV.... now change the input device on the LG from your TV, to the HDMI port your ATV is connected to.... it will pause for 20 secs or so as it detects the ATV and syncs with it... after that, its all done and works perfect
 
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I've LB-6500. I just enabled the simplelink and it worked right away. Does anyone know if HDMI-CEC requires specific HDMI cable?
 
StevenWalker said:
btw: you have to turn on the tv... set the input to play tv.... then plug the ATV into the TV... switch/power on the ATV.... now change the input device on the LG from your TV, to the HDMI port your ATV is connected to.... it will pause for 20 secs or so as it detects the ATV and syncs with it... after that, its all done and works perfect
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I tried this and it still doesn't seem to be working right.

In the Simplelink menus everything is shades and not clickable

And on the Apple TV the only volume control option is via ir not over the hdmi port.
 

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Not all HDMI cables support all HDMI features. An older or cheaper HDMI version 1.1 cable will not support the newer and higher-end HDMI version 2.0 features.
 
mattopotamus said:
That is all you need is a 1.4 cable. 2.0 is for 4K.

Have you changed the input? I bet not all are HDMI 1.4. Try HDMI input 1 on your TV.
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Just tried switching to hdmi 1 and still no luck. I also removed anything else attached to the tv and the simplelink menu still shows up shaded and the CEC features not working.
 
I called apple yesterday and they just sent me to a support page that didn't really help. And called lg today and they said that it's probably a comparability issue...
But I'm not buying that since the tv is fairly new and you guys said yours has been working.

Do you think I need to restore the Apple TV and reset it up. Because when I first setup the Apple TV I had simple link off
 
Try resetting your tv and Apple TV. It's weird that it's not working on your tv but it works on my Samsung tv that doesn't even support it and has no option in the menu. I'm amazed my ps4 cannot power on my tv but the Apple TV can power my tv on and off. I was completely blown away by this, I'm truly impressed.
 
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ke-iron said:
Try resetting your tv and Apple TV. It's weird that it's not working on your tv but it works on my Samsung tv that doesn't even support it and has no option in the menu. I'm amazed my ps4 cannot power on my tv but the Apple TV can power my tv on and off. I was completely blown away by this, I'm truly impressed.
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Turned everything on and off.
Changed to a different hdmi cable.

Just reset all the settings and setup up the entire Apple TV again still it doesn't work.
Damn now I have to log into everything again haha
 
carfreak12321 said:
Turned everything on and off.
Changed to a different hdmi cable.

Just reset all the settings and setup up the entire Apple TV again still it doesn't work.
Damn now I have to log into everything again haha
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i'm not sure if i'm right or wrong but, I wonder if connecting 1 device that doesn't have HDMI-CEC stops the system from working. My set up was working fine then I hooked up my cable box and everything stopped. I unhooked it and everything worked fine. That was my final clue to get rid of Time Warner cable once and for all.

One issue i have is the Apple remote turns on my LG 65EF9500 fine - but doesn't turn it off (it, however, does turn off everything else). Haven't been able to figure that one out yet.
 
shk718 said:
i'm not sure if i'm right or wrong but, I wonder if connecting 1 device that doesn't have HDMI-CEC stops the system from working. My set up was working fine then I hooked up my cable box and everything stopped. I unhooked it and everything worked fine. That was my final clue to get rid of Time Warner cable once and for all.

One issue i have is the Apple remote turns on my LG 65EF9500 fine - but doesn't turn it off (it, however, does turn off everything else). Haven't been able to figure that one out yet.
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I tried unplugging everything except the Apple TV and it didn't help.

Also have you been able to control the volume on your tv via CEC rather than IR using the Siri remote?
 
carfreak12321 said:
I tried unplugging everything except the Apple TV and it didn't help.

Also have you been able to control the volume on your tv via CEC rather than IR using the Siri remote?
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I am able to control the volume using CEC i have my apple tv plugged into my receiver (which is in charge of the volume) and my receiver plugged into the TV.
 
carfreak12321 said:
I tried unplugging everything except the Apple TV and it didn't help.

Also have you been able to control the volume on your tv via CEC rather than IR using the Siri remote?
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Okay thanks.

I'm not sure why it hasn't been working out of the box for me. And support hasn't been very helpful (both Apple and lg)
Was really hoping I could get it to work then I could basically never have to use my tv remote.
 
carfreak12321 said:
Turned everything on and off.
Changed to a different hdmi cable.

Just reset all the settings and setup up the entire Apple TV again still it doesn't work.
Damn now I have to log into everything again haha
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You also reset the tv? Hmm. First try exchanging the Apple TV. It's brand new and under exchange policy. If it still doesn't work then we know the problem is the tv.
 
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