Mr_Gadget Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hi guys, I recently bought a Panasonic UB820 and have it hooked up via both HDMI outputs, one to tv and other to Denon 4311. All works well except that the AVR seems to repeatedly switch to the ARC mode instead of the Blu ray input. It eventually stays on the Blu ray input when the movie starts and I manually switch back to that input. Any idea why this happens? Slightly annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thathifiguy Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr_Gadget said: Hi guys, I recently bought a Panasonic UB820 and have it hooked up via both HDMI outputs, one to tv and other to Denon 4311. All works well except that the AVR seems to repeatedly switch to the ARC mode instead of the Blu ray input. It eventually stays on the Blu ray input when the movie starts and I manually switch back to that input. Any idea why this happens? Slightly annoying. Your TV and/or the Denon are setup for HDMI-CEC, switch them off and this will stop happening. Also do what Steffan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Yes switch it off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Gadget Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 I like the idea of using the tv remote to control the AVR volume. I assume this won't work without CEC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Mr_Gadget said: I like the idea of using the tv remote to control the AVR volume. I assume this won't work without CEC? Usually just mimic the controls and nothing to do with cec. Cec does stupid things like open the drawer on player and suddenly everything switches on and inputs are selected and what not even if they were not needed. The implementation of cec has always been flaky and best all switched off. Others wise leave yourself to all sorts of hand shake and switching issues presenting leaving you wondering what is going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Universal remote, CEC turned off and best of both worlds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, steffanth said: I tried a universal remote . . . . .wasnt for me . . . found it more hassle than anything else . . . . does work for alot of people though Fair enough. Harmony software has improved quite a bit if that's what you tried previously. The hassle is usually stopping people from using the original remotes so the universal one doesn't lose the current status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 hours ago, steffanth said: I tried a universal remote . . . . .wasnt for me . . . found it more hassle than anything else . . . . does work for alot of people though Been using harmony for years. Complex system. My daughter was able to run the system since as toddler. Wife which is an infrequent user it’s only because if the universal she can work way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thathifiguy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I too have been using the Harmony One after having tried the whole HDMI-CEC thing. Initial setup can be complex, but once up and running, I don't think much beats it for the $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerinnumbers Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I will never go back to a Harmony. What an expensive piece of confusing junk. YMMV I too have the same issue as the OP just that my volume button for the AVR is bad so I need to use the TV remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy8 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Been using a Harmony for many years (on my third!). Yes, it takes some effort to learn and set up, but once done, it has been invaluable in my setup. One button to turn on every thing for the HT setup and sets up all the components correctly. And if it breaks down, can pop over to local Officeworks for a quick and cheap replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 08/11/2018 at 7:20 PM, Mr_Gadget said: Any idea why this happens? Slightly annoying. Try swapping the connections in on the player. ie. connect the AVR to the other HDMI output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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