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Siri Remote turns my TV off, but won't turn it on

  • 5th Gen Apple TV
  • Panasonic Viera - about 6 years old
  • New Siri Remote
    • When on, Power button will power down Panasonic TV
    • Volume will also adjust volume via Panasonic TV controls
    • When off, Power button will not power up Panasonic TV


Any ideas on how I might be able to get the Siri remote to also Power up the Panasonic TV?

Apple TV HD, tvOS 15

Posted on Apr 5, 2022 4:04 AM

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Posted on Apr 9, 2022 3:12 PM

Hi Jakc13, came across your question and today happened to be the day I was going to try and figure it out. I have a Panasonic Viera TV (I believe the model number is TC-L42E5). After doing a complete TV reset, so I can track what I did to enable the AppleTV remote to turn on/off the TV. Here's what I did:


In the Panasonic Menu I went to SETUP>VIERA LINK SETTINGS and changed it to the following settings:


Viera Link = On

Power on link = Yes

Power off link = Yes

and then the following but not sure if it makes a difference.

Energy saving mode = Quick start

Unselected device energy save = No (stay on)

Default speakers = TV


On the Apple TV SETTINGS>REMOTE AND DEVICES>HOME THEATRE CONTROL

Control TVs and Receivers = On

Volume Control = Auto via IR (TV)


I also don't have any other inputs on the TV enabled. Just HDMI 1 for the AppleTV (in case that also makes a difference).


Hope this helps!


Mitch


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Apr 9, 2022 3:12 PM in response to Jakc13

Hi Jakc13, came across your question and today happened to be the day I was going to try and figure it out. I have a Panasonic Viera TV (I believe the model number is TC-L42E5). After doing a complete TV reset, so I can track what I did to enable the AppleTV remote to turn on/off the TV. Here's what I did:


In the Panasonic Menu I went to SETUP>VIERA LINK SETTINGS and changed it to the following settings:


Viera Link = On

Power on link = Yes

Power off link = Yes

and then the following but not sure if it makes a difference.

Energy saving mode = Quick start

Unselected device energy save = No (stay on)

Default speakers = TV


On the Apple TV SETTINGS>REMOTE AND DEVICES>HOME THEATRE CONTROL

Control TVs and Receivers = On

Volume Control = Auto via IR (TV)


I also don't have any other inputs on the TV enabled. Just HDMI 1 for the AppleTV (in case that also makes a difference).


Hope this helps!


Mitch


Siri Remote turns my TV off, but won't turn it on

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