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.

My B&O Icons:

[Millemis]

In case you a aiming at not using the BROne at all, why not just plug the ATV in to the LG tv directly.
The ethernet cable (between Theatre and the tv) should not be needed at all.

Activating CEC on ATV and the tv should be sufficient.
The BS Theatre is – in that case – just a soundbar.

Also have a look here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/tv/atvbbe2477c9/tvos

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[Brett Collinson]

It feels like I should be able to make this work via B&O’s suggested connection setup.

Here are more precise details of my setup and behavior as I’ve tested it more…

<b>Core Issue:</b>

* New Beosound Theatre & LG G6

* Only input is Apple TV

* Turning on TV with Apple TV Remote doesn’t activate Apple TV connection properly

<b> </b>

<b>Setup</b>

* Beosound Theatre – running latest software: 6.1.0.17

* LG G6 – running latest software: 43.10.69 (2026-05-08)

* B&O app on iPad – running latest version: 7.5.1

* Apple TV – running latest version: 26.4

<b>Connections</b>

* B&O & LG integration: LAN cable connected, eARC HDMI connected to HDMI 2 on TV

* B&O app running on TV

* Apple TV HDMI connected to HDMI A on Theatre

* SimpLink (LG’s HDMI-CEC implementation) activated, and CEC enabled on HDMI A source in B&O app

* No other input sources on Theatre or TV

<b>First Time Experience → Ideal</b>

* Theatre restart from B&O App (via Troubleshooting menu)

* Turn on via Apple TV Remote

* Theatre and TV wake from standby

* TV displays brief HDMI 2 Loading screen

* Apple TV shown

<b>Subsequent Experience using Beoremote One</b>

* Turn off via Apple TV Remote or Beoremote One

* Turn on via Beoremote One and using HDMI A source

* Theatre and TV wake from standby

* No HDMI 2 Loading screen

* Apple TV shown, but it takes considerably longer to appear from the blank screen than during the First Time Experience

<b>Desired: Subsequent Experience using Apple TV Remote</b>

* Turn off via Apple TV Remote or Beoremote One

* Turn on via Apple TV Remote

* Theatre and TV wake from standby

* Nothing is shown on screen

* If I press Settings button on Beoremote One or any button on LG remote, Apple TV shown

→ Problem: Can’t just use Apple TV Remote to start TV

<b>Other things I’ve tried:</b>

* Reset TV to Initial Setting – no different to First Time Experience and then Subsequent Experience

* Turning on and off various Quick Start+ and Always Ready settings on TV

My B&O Icons:

[carolpa]

Why use the apple 🍏 remote?

why not the Beoremote 1?

with the right PUC set, you will have full control

[Millemis]

@Carolpa

I considered asking that question too.
However, many people ask for the use of the Siri remote because of the Siri button and the option of getting the control center on the screen (for account switching and such)….so I did not ask.

Personally I’d use the Beoremote (and PUC) anyday.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

[Brett Collinson]

Why not just use the Beoremote?

With the Apple TV being my only input source, the Apple TV Siri Remote is perfectly suited to the job. All the buttons are relevant (as compared to the Beoremote where the vast majority of buttons aren’t needed) and it has a scroll wheel and track surface for navigating menus and playback controls – which are more useful for those jobs than the standard Beoremote buttons (even those the Beoremote itself is a beautiful object).

My B&O Icons:

[carolpa]

Millemis wrote:

@Carolpa

I considered asking that question too.
However, many people ask for the use of the Siri remote because of the Siri button and the option of getting the control center on the screen (for account switching and such)….so I did not ask.

Personally I’d use the Beoremote (and PUC) anyday.

MM

Correct
Siri, was/is the sole reason to prefer a ATV remote! But it is not mentioned in the post above.
But anyway I would also prefer the BR1 – PUC solution.

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