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Duke15
Aspirant
Jun 23, 2017
Solved

PLP 1200/ TV turns on unexpectantly

Since installing PLP 1200, my TV and Soundbar turn on unexpectantly, usually in the middle of the night. Anyone else had this? Any thoughts?

Troubleshooting
  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Jun 23, 2017

    Many TVs will automatically turn on when they receive a power-on signal from an HDMI-connected device using HDMI-CEC.  I can get this to happen when I try to screencast a video from a smartphone to my TV, which is connected to a stereo receiver.

     

    There should be a setting to disable HDMI-CEC on the TV.  TV manufacturers use different names for HDMI-CEC (e.g. Samsung AnyNet+).  You may have to consult your TV's documentation.

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  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Jun 23, 2017

    Many TVs will automatically turn on when they receive a power-on signal from an HDMI-connected device using HDMI-CEC.  I can get this to happen when I try to screencast a video from a smartphone to my TV, which is connected to a stereo receiver.

     

    There should be a setting to disable HDMI-CEC on the TV.  TV manufacturers use different names for HDMI-CEC (e.g. Samsung AnyNet+).  You may have to consult your TV's documentation.