I've got cec on and every other device controls the tv just fine, the tv remote controls everthing except the appletv. weirdly, the tv remote controlled the appletv once, the dpad worked.. never again.
if anyone has any experience with making this shit work together, i'd appreciate it.
Posted Oct 28, 2017, 12:17 PM UTC
If you have the Samsung remote similar to mine (ks8000) here is what you do.
Delete the Apple TV universal remote you’ve probably created in the Samsung tv. Create a new universal remote (Blu-ray) and select a device you don’t have, say a Samsung Blu-ray. When prompted to press to see if your device turns off, press yes it did (even if it didn’t). Now rename the source from “Samsung” or whatever you chose to AppleTV (just like that). That should change the source avatar to the Apple logo. Now go to the Apple TV settings and learn new remote. Follow the on screen directions to program the Samsung remote to the Apple TV. If a button isn’t registering, press it over and over until the status bar fills. That’s basically it. Lmk if you have any questions.
I’ll give it a go and report back. Thanks
Sadly, this seems to be instructions for ir remotes. I’m trying to get cec to work as my appletv’s are residing in a server cabinet in the basement.
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I'd just use the app TV remote app. Can control volume even with the iphone volume controls on the side. Switch into the app when you're in the apple TV.
I just ordered a multi-zone ir repeater for now. I’ll sort out a cec bridge later. I’m sick as fuck of awful cec implementations.
The remote app doesn’t control volume. At least not on my tv.
Believe me it took awhile to get it right! If your receiver has CEC, remote app can control volume via the side buttons. My receiver's CEC default was "off" so I had to enable it through the clunky receiver menu to get it to work. I would imagine it may be similar for the TV if you don't use a receiver - as long as the TV has CEC.
Cec is generally only partially implemented or it’s buggy. I’m trying to control the appletv with my tv remote.
Cec is on on the appletv, it’s on on the tv (anynet+) and the appletv can turn the tv on but isn’t listening to commands from the tv even though i know it’s sending them. It works fine with the raspberry pi. Needless to say it’s been rather infuriating. I’ll muck with an ir repeater and just teach the tv remote to the appletv that way. Later i’ll make a cec bridge with an rpi. I think i’ve wasted enough time with trying to get the tv to talk to the appletv.
my guess is that you're remote is using RF which may not work, I have a logitech harmony remote and that works as it uses IR.
the apple remote is bluetooth
CEC is over hdmi. My appletv’s reside in a rack in my basement. Right now they’re controlled with a harmony remote or the apple remote. I hate harmony remotes and would prefer to use the super simple remote that came with my tv
You just might have to live with the fact the remotes don’t talk to each other.
It’s less a matter of remotes talking to each other. But yah, my option here is to use an rpi as a cec bridge. I haven’t messed with thag option yet but that would theoretically work
Does power, or directional work via cec?
I haven’t been able to get it to work either. I have several TV’s with ATV (4 and 4K) and no dice. It would be convenient though...