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Q: Bravia remote ok with appletv3 but some functions blocked by appletv 4

I Have been using my sony bravia with appletv3 but when I installed appletv4 certain sony remote functions don't work.  When i switch back to appletv3 everything works ok again.

Posted on Sep 18, 2016 4:30 PM

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Q: Bravia remote ok with appletv3 but some functions blocked by appletv 4

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  • by Diana.McCall,

    Diana.McCall Diana.McCall Sep 18, 2016 5:20 PM in response to Howardofocal
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    Apple TV
    Sep 18, 2016 5:20 PM in response to Howardofocal

    Hi. How are you controlling the Apple TV with the Sony remote? Are you using optical commands direct to ATV, programmed to send the correct commands? Or are you using HDMI-CEC to control ATV from the TV over the HDMI cable? I use the latter mode with my Samsung TV and it was hit or miss until I made sure to see the "connecting" message on the TV, ensuring it was fully aware of the ATV. Sometimes this requires selecting the Apple TV input even after the correct input has been selected automatically.

     

    The Siri remote doesn't have many finctions. What do you find is missing?

  • by Howardofocal,

    Howardofocal Howardofocal Sep 20, 2016 8:07 AM in response to Diana.McCall
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    Apple TV
    Sep 20, 2016 8:07 AM in response to Diana.McCall

    Let me try to explain again.

     

    I have been using my appletv 3 to airplay football games from my ipad 4.  When doing so I am able to use my sony bravia remote to switch the tv into picture adjust mode so I can modify things like brightness, and especially zoom and aspect ratio.  This has worked for years.

     

    When I installed my new appletv 4, and use airplay in the same manor, my tv will not respond at all to the same bravia remove key that does work with the appletv 3.  If I unplug the appletv4 and plug in the appletv3 everything works normally again.

     

    Weird, eh?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sep 20, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Howardofocal
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    Apple TV
    Sep 20, 2016 8:20 AM in response to Howardofocal

    What happens if you turn off all home theatre control from the Apple TV (settings > Remotes and devices)

  • by Diana.McCall,

    Diana.McCall Diana.McCall Sep 20, 2016 8:21 AM in response to Howardofocal
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    Apple TV
    Sep 20, 2016 8:21 AM in response to Howardofocal

    When the TV connects to ATV using HDMI-CEC (Bravia net or whatever), some of the remote functions are forwarded to ATV. This is not restricted to the normal "player" controls. This capability may have been enhanced with tvOS 10, and may be interfering with your use of the remote. You say this occurs when using AirPlay. Does it also happen when using an ATV app?