TV powers up when PVR starts recording??

[Controlfreak]

Sorry, noob question I'm sure, but I'm new to the forum and new to the wonderful world of HD and PVRs.

Just bought a couple of Sharp Aquos tv's and a couple 3416 HDPVRs - upstairs for general viewing and downstairs for hockey season . Anyways, every time my wife sets a future recording, the tv will power on (muted) when the recording kicks in. Probably a simple fix but I'm stumped.

Thanks in advance.

CF

[Alan Bealby]

Are you using an HDMI connection between the cable box and the TV. If so, the TV is turning on when it detects a new HDMI signal at the input. The cable box "turns on " if it is powered off and a recording starts so the cable box probably sends a TV power on command signal to the TV via the HDMI cable. My cable box is always on so I don't see this behaviour but I see with a Blu-ray disc player. If I manually turn the Blu-ray palyer on and the TV is off it turns itself on.

My Samsung TV does this with a feature called Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) which passes device control commands through the HDMI connection. Check your TV manual for this feature or a similar one. I can turn it on or off for the Samsung TV. Enabling it allows the cable box to turn the TV on when it is powered up.

[57]

Alan hit the nail on the head. See the following FAQ on HDMI Issues/comments, Item 4:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=71112


See also the following post, useful for those new to the forum - FAQs, Search Tips, Optimization, etc:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=57741