Sky+Hd

[knitnat]

My elderly parents have just have just gone back to Sky and have the Sky+HD box. The problem they are having is that if the TV is turned off overnight when they switch on the TV is in the the wrong input mode (TV not HDMI 1) As they are elderly they find changing to the correct one confusing. Is there something I can do si it switches automatically like mine does. Its an LG TV. TIA

[Togo]

Can you not set the tv to preferred input? If you have the model perhaps we can advise.

[ABerrant]

Sky+HD boxes do have a setting for HDMI Control which enables compatible TVs to automatically switch to the HDMI channel. It will depend on the exact model of LG TV whether or not it is able to do so.

If the setting is on and the TV does not play ball then it will not work.

[whiskeryron]

For years I have been switching tv off at the wall socket every night & having loads of probs when switching on every day. When I mentioned this to a tv engineer I was advised that t/vs these days are best left on standby. Since I have started doing this I have had no troubles.

[Togo]

You can do this, apparently Knitnat, with all LG tvs using the remote and the menu. Just set HDMI 1 as the default.

[knitnat]

model number is LG43LJ594V

[Togo]

Had a look and that user manual is pretty convoluted. You need to read the bumf that came with the TV and see whether HDMI 1 or 2 is the TV default( some actually use HDMI 2) HDMI port. Then go into settings and look for preferred input source at switch on and choose the HDMI input as opposed to AV, RF, or whatever.

[ABerrant]

That online manual is baffling but the Sky HDMI Control utilises HDMI-CEC which LG calls Simplink.

http://kr.eguide.lgappstv.com/manual/w17_mr/dvb/Apps/w3.5_mr_e06/e_eng/settings.html

Setting Simplink to On should mean that turning the Sky box on changes to the correct input. If it does not then the only option is the Input button on the TV remote.

http://www.lg.com/us/lgeai/HDTV/resources/UserGuides/webOS1/contents/share/simplink_all/enga/w14__share__simplink_all__enga.html

[Togo]

Lol ABerant did you load and try to make sense of that "user" manual as well?
Haha I thought I had delved into a dementia inducing tome. Tidy TV mind.

[knitnat]

Thank you all. I have tried turning simplink on that doesn't work, have tried it in HDMI2 that doesn't work. Can't for the life of me find where to set default input so I am going to try ringing LG helpline tomorrow as a last resort. Many thanks

[ABerrant]

Just to clarify, there appears to be 3 steps that must be followed for any chance of Simplink to work.

LG TV:
1. Set SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) to On

2. Within the same menu configure the Auto Power Sync settings to On

Sky+HD box:
3. Settings - Picture - HDMI Control - On


Hopefully the LG helpline can remedy the situation.