Set up HDMI-CEC: TV, AVR and soundbar
HDMI-CEC carries control messages over HDMI: power, input selection and some remote-control keys. It does not replace an audio connection or guarantee ARC/eARC or any audio format. Manufacturers may use their own CEC product names.
Open MENU → Setup → System → HDMI-CEC Settings. Also enable CEC on the connected equipment and relevant HDMI ports. Green saves; additional entries appear after enabling CEC and Advanced Settings.
Configure step by step
Section titled “Configure step by step”- Establish picture and sound before coordinated power control.
- Enable CEC and decide whether the receiver should wake the TV and select its input.
- Test putting the TV in standby. Decide separately whether that is allowed while someone uses another TV input.
- Configure the reverse direction: should TV standby put the receiver to sleep? For independent recordings/streams, Disabled or ordinary Standby can be more suitable than untested Deep Standby.
- Then enable AVR/soundbar power control and volume key forwarding. Test each function separately.
- Capture a CEC log before combining repeat settings and workarounds.
Two directions, different events
Section titled “Two directions, different events”Wake up TV from Standby means receiver → TV. Handle wake up from TV means TV/CEC bus → receiver. Broadly enabling both directions can create unwanted feedback. “Any activity” can wake the receiver for bus traffic unrelated to watching it.
Handle input from TV / Process action from TV controls the receiver’s response when the TV changes to another source. It differs from “Switch TV to correct input”, which requests the receiver’s own input. Standby delay and TV-standby events affect these responses.
Recording and overnight wake-up
Section titled “Recording and overnight wake-up”CEC controls the television; timer/scheduler logic wakes the receiver. An ordinary recording normally should not wake the TV. Separate options cover zap timers, zap-and-record timers and scheduled wake-up tasks. Decide which events should also start the TV. Regard Deep Standby as Standby controls CEC events, not the receiver’s hardware ability to wake from deep standby.
Real deep standby stops the GUI and can affect recordings, streams and NAS access. Normal Enigma2 prompts and timer logic remain relevant. See timers and wake-up/time.
Keys and device addresses
Section titled “Keys and device addresses”Use TV remote control accepts supported CEC keys from the TV. Not every TV sends every key, colour key or long press. Forward volume keys controls the detected TV/audio system; it is not digital audio-level scaling.
The physical CEC address, such as 1.0.0.0, describes the HDMI route, not an IP address. A logical address identifies a bus participant. Changing ports or adding an AVR can change the physical route. Start with automatic addressing; use a fixed address only for a specific justified case. Yellow sets the current address as fixed or clears that override. See all CEC options.