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The replacement Onkyo TX-NR696 totally solved all those problems. But the fact that 1) it didn’t have HDMI-CEC 2) it fell asleep at the drop of a hat made it an easy choice. I have a feeling that, somehow, via some kind of sound-nerd specs, the Anthem was technically the nicer receiver. This swapping of receivers felt a smidge unfortunate because I’m pretty sure the Anthem receiver was a 3✕ or more expensive receiver. The Anthem receiver did not have HDMI-CEC, so it was the thing that needed replacing.

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I think I still need to use the HDMI ARC input on my TV for this to work? I thought this is what HDMI ARC was, but I guess not? I’m still foggy on a lot of this. With HDMI-CEC active on all the parts of this system, it means that, for example, the AppleTV can issue a sleep command, sleeping itself, and also shut off the receiver, and also shut off the TV. The whole point of it is enabling communication between equipment, such that the need for a universal remote is reduced or removed. The CEC part is “Consumer Electronics Control”, which I had never heard of until this little journey. All the parts of this system connect via HDMI cables. I’m going to make the answer very large and green: This is all possible! Through some help on Twitter, I was able to track down the clutch feature. Ideally we use the AppleTV remote for everything: powering the system on, making sure it’s on the right input, controlling the volume, and powering the system off. What I wanted is to keep using the AppleTV remote, because while it has its own annoyances (too small), it’s very useful and no other remote can do what it can do. I realize this is a very first-world problem if it qualifies as a problem at all, but hey, I wanted to improve the system. This meant that day-to-day usage meant using the universal remote to turn the system on, then use the AppleTV for everything else, then back to the universal remote to shut things down.

The AppleTV remote could not power on or off the system.

It goes to sleep seconds after interacting with it, and the AppleTV wasn’t capable of waking it up. Kicker: The Anthem receiver is never awake. But only worked when the Anthem receiver was “awake”.

Technically the AppleTV remote could control the volume on the Anthem receiver, by AppleTV’s own feature of “learning” other remotes.

No other special controls, like the fancy screen button that is useful for app switching. The universal remote could control the AppleTV, but poorly.

99% of our usage of the system is using the AppleTV.

Ultimately, after a year of having all this in place, I ultimately didn’t like the setup. Bananas.Įxtra sad, as the main competition to this proprietary bullshit is Logitech Harmony remotes, which has shut down. I literally took off work and sat at home waiting for some kid to come over and change HDMI 1 to HDMI 2.

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I had to call the professional one time to have them come out and change an input, because I don’t have access to the proprietary connection and software necessary to do this.

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So dealers are their customers, not end users like me, evidenced by the fact I literally couldn’t update the remote myself. It was from the company URC, who are a business-to-business company, selling these remotes to dealers for custom installations. For example, I could select the Blu-ray player and it would turn on the Blu-ray player, TV, and receiver, and make sure the receiver was on the right input. The remote could one-tap activate the system and make sure any of the inputs were ready to go. I figured this would be the case, and it was appealing to have someone else configure it.

Nevertheless, the professionals advocated for a universal remote to control everything at once. It was much worse when each device had to connect separately to a TV and a receiver, and you had to change inputs in sync on both. I enjoy these modern times of receivers having video passthrough. Having a receiver is nice as then there is just one cable to the TV, which is extra advantageous in my setup with built-in cabinetry on the sides of the TV where everything is tucked away. The system accommodated a variety of inputs:Īt the time, accommodating all those was the goal. Nothing fancy in the ceiling or whatever.

Two Rear Speakers: (They are in the wall so now I can’t look, but I think maybe Bowers & Wilkins CWM663)Ī basic 5.1 system.

Two Bookshelf Speakers: Bowers & Wilkins 606 S2.

This is the audio equipment we settled on: More, they were able to do some things I just really didn’t want to do myself, like run speaker cable under the house for the rear speakers, making for a really clean installation.

I’m not afraid of the technology, but I thought having some professional expertise might be nice.

#Turn tv off with apple remote install#

About a year ago I had a local professional come in and install an audio system in the family room at my house.