Apple TV remote
Can I control the tv and receiver with the Apple TV remote?
Apple TV HD, tvOS 13
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Can I control the tv and receiver with the Apple TV remote?
Apple TV HD, tvOS 13
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:
Yes it can. That is precisely how I use it.
Depending on the Apple TV and the remote, yes. If you have an Apple TV HD or 4K, please use Apple TV - Control your TV or Receiver
So it can control a tv or receiver, not both?
That depends on the level of control that you seek.
I would like to turn the tv and receiver on/off with the Apple TV remote. I would like the Apple TV remote to control the volume on the receiver. I would like to know if this is possible and how to set it up.
rkaufmann87 wrote:
You may be a candidate for a true universal remote control such as a Logitech Harmony remote. Simple to setup and use.
Harmony remotes are some of the most aggravating technology to set up that I've ever encountered. Fortunately, they survive being flung across the room.
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.
Perhaps my expectations are too high. I can get them to turn things on and off, change volume, etc. But, I can never get them to do the fancy routines they're supposed to be able to do (e.g. turn on the TV at 11:30pm on weekdays, turn to channel 2". I finally gave up.
If your Sony TV is so old (it must be at least 15 years old to not have an HDMI connection) the only way you can connect the Apple TV to it is through your Receiver and then hopefully your receiver has passthrough. It sounds like you may be way overdue for a new TV.
I would like to know if you can control both a tv and a receiver. From what I have researched, it is not possible.
So it can control a tv or receiver, not both?
You may be a candidate for a true universal remote control such as a Logitech Harmony remote. Simple to setup and use.
I got the Apple TV and receiver to go on and ofF with the remote with the receiver controlling the volume. Having a hard time adding the tv to the mix.
I have an older Sony tv and it does not have the hdmi setting I need.
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