Apple TV remote wakes Theatre audio but not LG panel – Beovision Theatre LG G6

[Brett Collinson]

Title: Apple TV remote wakes Theatre audio but not LG panel – Beovision Theatre / G6 setup

Setup: Beosound Theatre soundbar paired with an LG G6 OLED, integrated via the B&O LG app and the dedicated Ethernet link – the “Beovision Theatre” bundle. Apple TV connected to Theatre HDMI A. Theatre’s eARC HDMI feeds the LG’s HDMI 2. Beoremote One as the supplied remote.

Goal: single-remote operation using the Apple TV Siri remote – press it, both soundbar and panel wake to the Apple TV source. I’m trying to get to a place where the Theatre and LG quietly recede and it just feels like an Apple TV.

Current behaviour: pressing the Apple TV remote wakes the Theatre and routes audio – I can hear the tvOS menu navigation sounds clearly – but the LG panel stays black. To get picture I have to pick up the Beoremote One and manually select HDMI 2 on the TV and HDMI A on the Theatre. After that everything works fine until the next standby cycle, when the same thing happens again.

What I’ve verified: – In the B&O app: HDMI A is set up as a source named “Apple TV” with CEC Enabled, Movie sound mode. – On the LG: SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) on, Quick Media Switching on. – On the Apple TV: Settings → Remotes and Devices → Home Theater Control → Control TV and Receiver = on.

Question: is the Theatre supposed to wake the LG panel automatically when CEC activates the HDMI A source, and if so, is there something specific to check on the integration side – Ethernet link, B&O LG app, firmware version – that could be stopping the panel-wake command from propagating? Or is this the LG integration instability others have reported, where the practical answer is a periodic mains cycle?

Happy to add Theatre firmware version, tvOS version, or anything else useful.

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