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[perseusco]

Hi there,

I have a Roku player I've been using for a few years connected to a non Roku TV, I decided to upgrade my TV to a Roku TV, however I still want to use my player because it seems to work faster in general, my question is:

Is it possible to use my Roku Player remote control for both TV and Player?

thanks

[atc98092 · Accepted solution]

No, that is not possible. The TV remote will only control the TV, and the player remote will only control the player. That said, the player remote (if it's a remote with volume and mute buttons) can control the TV's volume, and if it has a power button can turn the TV off/on. That's all the player remote can do with the TV, but that might be all you need it to do.

I had the same setup with a Roku Ultra and Sharp Roku TV. The Ultra remote could turn the TV on/off and control the volume. Since that was all I wanted it to do, I could control everything I needed with that one remote. But if your Roku player remote is the simple IR remote, it will not be able to control anything on the TV.

[perseusco]

Thank you, that's all I need, I just set it up as CEIC and when I turn the TV on it automatically switches to my Roku Ultra.

[atc98092]

On a Roku TV it is possible to configure an HDMI input as your power up connection. Yes, CEC makes all that volume control stuff simple. 

[perseusco]

Where do you do that?

[atc98092]

I don't have a Roku TV readily at hand (my daughter uses it as a computer monitor) but it's somewhere in the settings menu. It's been so long since I've used that TV as a TV I can't remember what the menu layout is.