How to control with one remote Sony Bravia x850c + Yamaha A/V Receiver + Cable box

[sherllon]

Hello all,

Just upgraded to this 4K Sony Android TV (X850C/X855C) and retired my previous LG (6610) one. I'm trying to do as I used to have on my previous setup:

TV <-------> Receiver (Yamaha v477) <--------- Cable box (and other peripherals not relevant right now)

The ARC+CEC supposedly works fine. Why supposedly? I'm able to control volume of the receiver via TV remote and when I turn off the TV, the receiver also turns off. Also sound from TV apps goes to the receiver just fine.

The issue here is: is it possible to control my set-top box with Sony's remote or a virtual one (like LG's TV app)? I know that LG has this app where u setup the remote code and then whenever I used the virtual remote, the control would go to the receiver which passed it to the set-top box and profit! But so far I can't do the same with this Sony Bravia X855C. I read about IR blaster, but that's now what I'm looking for, I wanted to take advantage of the CEC (Bravia Sync) itself (unless LG's uses some other technology that I'm currently not aware of).

Anyone could do so? Any thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Hi there

Can you confirm if the cable box has those CEC functions?  If not, unfortunately Sony's remote is not programmable.

Sony also has an app called 'Video and TV Sideview' which does include s virtual remote but do not think you can add IR Codes to it.

Cheers

[sherllon]

It supposedly has considering that this functionality used to work with my previous TV. I've got the SideView but the commands are not being fired to or received by the cable box.

On the Bravia Sync menu, I get "Select connected device" and "Control selected device"  disabled. Would that indicate something? I wound infer that it is not connected properly as CEC with my receiver, but that goes on the other way when I see it working fine for volume and on/off. And on Settings->External Inputs-> Bravia Sync settings->Bravia Sync device list I see my receiver listed as Audio System.

I would rather not have to buy a Logitech Harmony and take advantage of CEC, but I'm getting out of ideas here 😞

Thanks for the help.