How to Turn Your TV on Using Your PS4 Controller.
How many times have you woken up in the middle of the night just because you got stuck on a level? I think a lot. Every time I woke up to activate my PS4 in the middle of the night, I also had to fight for the TV remote to turn on the TV. While I can still play my PlayStation 4 games from an iPhone, sometimes you just need to get into the zone and the lost TV remote will certainly get in the way. While looking for solutions, I found that modern TVs have become quite smart and you can turn on your TV using your PS4 without worrying about the remote control. Let’s see how it works.
How it works?
For this to work, you first need to enable HDMI CEC on your TV and then on your PS4. As you might have guessed, this feature only works if your TV supports CEC or Consumer Electronics Control. For the unknown, HDMI-CEC is a function with which you can control connected devices (via an HDMI cable) with just one remote control. Since there is no industry standard, manufacturers may call it differently, but the principle is the same. Some of the CEC trade names are:
- LG (SimpLink),
- Samsung (Anynet +)
- Sony (Bravia Sync)
- Philips (EasyLink)
- AOC (E-link)
- Panasonic (EZ-Sync)
- Toshiba (CE-Link)
Generally, most TVs, smart or conventional, support HDMI-CEC. To find out if your TV is HDMI CEC compliant, just search Google or find the manual that came with your TV.
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Turn on your TV with your PS4 controller
Step 1: Turn on HDMI-CEC on TV
For this feature to work, first enable HDMI CEC on your Smart TV. You can find this in the TV settings using the remote control. This option is usually found in general settings and should look something like the one shown below. Once this feature is enabled, we’ll move on to enabling it on PS4.
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Step 2: Turn on HDMI-CEC on PS4
After you enable HDMI CEC on your smart TV, you will need to enable it on your PS4 as well.
Turn on your PS4 and sign in to your account. Go to settings using a controller.
Scroll down and select System from the list of options.
In System Preferences, scroll down to “Enable HDMI Device Linkage†and check the box next to it.
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Now, if you’ve enabled HDMI CEC on both devices, you can turn on your TV simply by turning on your PS4. Cool, isn’t it.
Turn on your TV with your PS4 controller
This was a quick way to enable CEC on your TV and PS4. CEC has a few other tricks that work for other devices, like using your TV’s remote to navigate menus of connected devices like the Firestick and Roku. However, PS4 doesn’t work with TV remote control yet, but I haven’t tested this feature on many devices, so I can’t say with certainty. CEC also turns off your TV when you turn off a connected device, but this feature did not work on TVs I tried. Most modern TVs have automatic sleep mode anyway, so this shouldn’t be a problem. Leave a comment below if you are having trouble turning on your TV using your PS4.
How to Turn Your TV on Using Your PS4 Controller
How to Turn Your TV on Using Your PS4 Controller