[Ecuguru]

I have a 4th gen Apple TV going to a Yamaha receiver, going to a Panasonic Flat Screen. Everything is connected via HDMI through the receiver. All have HDMI Controlling enabled (Viera link on the Panasonic) so that when one turns on/off the rest do to.

Here is what does not work:
If the system is off, and you turn on the Apple TV first via the remote, while the rest of the setup will turn on and I see the Apple TV screen on my TV, there isn't any audio. All video, no audio. To fix it, I have to goto the TV, and tell it to change the default speakers from the receiver, to the TV, and back to the receiver.

Does work:
Turning on the TV first, the rest of the setup still turns on, and then hitting the menu button on the remote to switch inputs to the Apple TV. Then I get Audio.

For the times that I'm sending audio to the Apple TV from a phone, or if someone hits the Apple TV remote first, I'd like to figure out a fix for this. Any suggestions on what could be the culprit?

[P]

I dont have a 4th gen AppleTV, but I have some experience with HDMI CEC (the remote control protocol), and my experience is that it is EXTREMELY flaky. If you find a procedure that works, record it on parchment like a spell and then do exactly that. Sorry, but that is all the advice I can give. I have tried for hours to get HDMI ARC and CEC to work with my setup, and it is so bad that I just don't bother anymore.

[ibook_steve]

Yeah, I bet the culprit is CEC. I have a Monoprice HDMI switch instead of a receiver, and when/if it loses power and then gets powered back on, CEC is on by default and I have a similar problem until I turn off CEC. If you can, disable CEC and just use a universal remote like a Harmony to turn on equipment and set inputs correctly automatically.

Steve

[turtle777]

Yes, universal remote FTW.

-t