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How to Enable HDMI CEC on Various TVs
How to Enable HDMI CEC on Various TVs

Enabling HDMI CEC is important to make sure all of ONSCREEN's features work correctly.

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Every TV has slightly different settings for enabling HDMI CEC, which is required to turn the TV On, Off and switch HDMI Ports when a call is received and ended.

Each brand in the list below includes the trade name(s) in parenthesis that the manufacturer typically uses when referring to the features in their TV menus. You can refer to the sample instructions that accompany some of the TV brands, but the steps may vary from model to model, and may change when TV software is updated. When in doubt, refer to the user manual or online documentation for your specific make and model.

IMPORTANT: If a TV doesn't detect the ONSCREEN device and does not properly switch HDMI ports after using the menu system to enable that feature, try unplugging the TV and plugging it back in, then turning it on.

Hitachi (HDMI-CEC)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press MENU on your Hitachi remote

    2. Use the right and left directional buttons to find the Setup submenu

    3. Use the up and down directional buttons to highlight HDMI-CEC

    4. Press SELECT

    5. Select On to enable CEC

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Hitachi CEC steps 1 and 2

    2. Use the up and down directional buttons to highlight ARC

    3. Press SELECT

    4. Select On to enable ARC

LG (SIMPLINK)

  • Note: SIMPLINK must be enabled using the CEC steps before you can enable ARC

  • CEC steps:

    1. Hold Settings on your LG remote for 5 seconds to open the Settings menu

    2. Select All Settings from the bottom right corner of your display

    3. Select General from the left menu

    4. Select SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC)

    5. Set SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) to On, and confirm

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform LG CEC steps 1 and 2

    2. Select Sound from the left menu

    3. Select Sound Out

    4. Select Audio Out (Optical/HDMI ARC)

    5. Set Digital Sound Out to Auto

Panasonic (HDAVI Control, EZ Sync, or VIERA Link for CEC)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press MENU on your Panasonic remote

    2. Use the directional buttons to highlight Setup

    3. Press OK

    4. Select HDMI control

    5. Select CEC function

    6. Select ON

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Panasonic CEC steps 1 through 3.

    2. Select VIERA Link settings

    3. Press OK

    4. Highlight On

    5. Press OK

Phillips (EasyLink)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press Home on your Phillips remote

    2. Use the directional buttons to highlight Setup

    3. Press OK

    4. Select TV settings

    5. Select Installation, followed by Preferences

    6. Select EasyLink

    7. Set Master EasyLink to On

    8. Set Auto TV on to On

    9. Set RC key forwarding to On

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Phillips CEC steps 1 through 6

    2. Set HDMI-ARC to On

Roku TV™ (CEC) - includes multiple brands

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press Home

      home button on Roku remote

      on your Roku remote

    2. Scroll and select Settings

    3. Select System

    4. Select Control other devices (CEC)

    5. Scroll and highlight System audio control

    6. Check the box to enable System audio control

    7. Highlight 1-touch play

    8. Check the box to enable 1-touch play
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Samsung (Anynet+)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press Home on your Samsung remote

    2. Use the directional pad on your remote to navigate and select Settings

    3. Select System

    4. Select Expert Settings

    5. Select Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)

    6. Select On

    Alternate CEC steps:

    1. Perform Samsung CEC steps 1 and 2

    2. Select General

    3. Select External Device Manager

    4. Enable Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC)

    ARC steps:

    ARC is enabled automatically on Samsung TVs when Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is enabled.

Sharp (AQUOS Link)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press MENU on your Sharp remote

    2. Select System Options

    3. Select AQUOS Link Setup

    4. Set AQUOS Link Control to On

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Sharp CEC steps 1 through 3

    2. Set Audio Return Channel to Auto

Sony (BRAVIA Sync)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press Home on your Sony remote

    2. Use the directional buttons to highlight Settings

    3. Press OK

    4. Select Watching TV (if External inputs isn't an option)

    5. Select External inputs

    6. Select BRAVIA Sync settings

    7. Enable BRAVIA Sync control

    8. Enable TV auto power on

Toshiba (CE-Link or Regza Link)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press MENU on your Toshiba remote

    2. Use the directional buttons to highlight Options

    3. Press OK

    4. Select HDMI CEC Control Setup

    5. Set HDMI CEC Control to On

    6. Set TV Auto Power to On

    7. Set Auto Standby to On

    8. Set Amplifier Control to On

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Toshiba CEC steps 1 through 4

    2. Set Initial Speaker Setting to Receiver

Vizio (CEC)

  • CEC steps:

    1. Press MENU on your Vizio remote

    2. Select System

    3. Select CEC

    4. Use the arrow buttons on your remote and set CEC Function to Enable

    ARC steps:

    1. Perform Vizio CEC steps 1 through 4

    2. Set System Audio Control to On

Have a TV Not Listed?

Please try the following suggestions:

  1. Ensure your TV supports HDMI-CEC by Googling "{TV Brand Model} HDMI Support"
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  2. If it does support it, make sure it's enabled by going to the Settings section and ensuring it's turned on.*
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  3. Try turning all the devices off, and then powering them on, one by one, starting with your TV, then the ONSCREEN device.
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  4. If you have an AV receiver that you've plugged the ONSCREEN device into, try plugging the ONSCREEN device directly into the TV.

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