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What is CEC RC passthrough?
Remote Control Pass-Through The most basic feature of the HDMI-CEC is the remote control pass-through. It allows the remote’s commands to “pass-through” to other devices. This is how it controls other devices. You can use your other device’s remote control, too.
How do I enable CEC on my receiver?
You will also need to go to the settings in your AV Receiver and enable CEC & ARC (Audio Return Channel). For the Yamaha AV Receivers, Select “On Screen” then go to “Setup” (Toolbox icon). Go over to HDMI and turn On HDMI Control, after that is complete, press “OK” and make sure “ARC” is set to “On”.
Does HDMI pass through on receiver when receiver is off?
The HDMI Pass through feature lets you output the HDMI® signal (audio/video) from a Blu-ray Disc®, cable box, satellite receiver or other source device to the TV even when the receiver is in standby mode. All of the devices used must be connected using an HDMI connection for this feature to work.
What does HDMI-CEC mean on an AV receiver?
HDMI-CEC remote control pass-through. This means that when you press the arrow keys, play, pause, etc. on the AV receiver’s remote control, those commands are sent to the HDMI input device that’s currently active.
How to turn on HDMI pass through feature?
1 Press the HOME button on the supplied remote control. 2 Select Settings. 3 Select HDMI Settings. 4 Select Pass Through. 5 Select Auto.
How many HDMI inputs does an AV receiver need?
… since having at least 5 is useful, and plenty of the cheaper devices on the market only have inputs for 3 or 4 HDMI devices. But this turned out to be naïve. I’d just assumed that all AV receivers would have the second most important feature I actually want, which is: HDMI-CEC remote control pass-through.
Do you need CEC for Onkyo 709 receiver?
I also had to turn on CEC on my TV. I have an Onkyo 709 receiver and my previous TV was on one of the hdmi inputs. Swapped out the TVs and now the new TV switches the hdmi source on the TV to one that’s not being used. My Onkyo is in HDMI 1 and the TV switches the TV source to HDMI 3 for some reason.