how to set up apple tv, tv, soundbar

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how to set up apple tv, tv, soundbar

I have an LG 4K tv with eARC

I have a Bose 600 sound bar with one eARC HDMI port

I have an Apple TV 4K

I’ve been told to connect the Apple TV to the non eARC HDMI port on the LG TV and to connect the Bose sound bar eARC HDMI port to the eARC HDMI port on the LG TV.

This seems to work but I have issues with turning everything off using the Apple TV remote. It’s like playing whack-a-mole. One of the three turns off and the others turn on. I have simplink-CEC on in TV settings.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 16

Posted on Jul 1, 2023 11:43 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Jul 1, 2023 1:43 PM in response to johnnyjackhammer

CEC should be activated on all HDMI devices in the setup.

Apple TV: Settings﹥Remotes and Devices﹥Control TVs and Receivers﹥On
LG TV: How to enable HDMI-CEC - LG TV Support
Bose: Turning HDMI-CEC on or off - Bose Smart Soundbar 600 - Bose Support

Instead of using the Power button on the Siri Remote, try setting Apple TV to sleep in Control Center, and let that propagate to other devices. See if that behaves differently.

Also review:

Enabling or disabling Auto-off mode - Bose Smart Soundbar 600 - Bose Support

Turning Auto-wake on or off - Bose Smart Soundbar 600 - Bose Support

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Answer 2

Jul 1, 2023 3:54 PM in response to Urquhart1244

Thank you for your reply.

I found one setting on the iOS Bose.app settings that solved my issue.

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Jul 1, 2023 4:35 PM in response to johnnyjackhammer

Good find! It seems Bose was aware that your issue could happen under some circumstances.

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