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Apple TV remote

Can I control the tv and receiver with the Apple TV remote?


Apple TV HD, tvOS 13

Posted on Sep 9, 2020 11:50 AM

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Sep 9, 2020 1:49 PM in response to Mogor1234

Turn off your TV or receiver

Press and hold Apple TV App/Home  to bring up Control Center, then select Sleep. This puts your Apple TV to sleep and automatically turns off your television or receiver. Need help?

Adjust HDMI-CEC and volume settings on your Apple TV

Go to Settings > Remotes and Devices, then choose the following:

  • Control TVs and Receivers: Choose whether your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote automatically turns on your television or receiver.


Sep 9, 2020 4:00 PM in response to Mogor1234

Yes it can. That is precisely how I use it.

  • To have other devices (TV, receiver) go to standby/sleep mode when the Apple TV goes to sleep mode, or to wake other devices (TV, receiver) when the Apple TV gets woken, simply activate HDMI-CEC on all these devices. For Apple TV, that setting is Settings﹥Remotes and Devices﹥Control TVs and Receivers﹥On. For other devices, see their manual.
  • To control the volume on the receiver, you can choose to use HDMI-CEC volume control (if supported by the receiver), or volume control through IR. Settings﹥Remotes and Devices﹥Volume Control﹥Auto via HDMI (receiver) | Receiver via IR | TV via IR.

Sep 9, 2020 3:27 PM in response to Mogor1234

So it can control a tv or receiver, not both?

That depends on the level of control that you seek.

  • Audio can be controlled on one of them, usually the receiver, as that is the audio system. Both at the same time makes no sense.
  • HDMI-CEC from the Apple TV box can wake-sleep all connected devices that will listen to that signal.
  • The Apple TV Remote doesn’t control other functions on your TV or receiver.

Sep 9, 2020 4:35 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Sorry to hear that, it took me about 15 minutes to master it and I've never had any problems since. we have 3 in our house and all work great and were extremely simple to setup and use. My wife's previous husband (he had a brain tumor and passed before I came along) also had trouble setting his up, when I inherited it, looked for the manual and like I said 15 minutes later I got the thing controlling our HT setup including our receiver, Apple TV, Direct TV and the TV itself.

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