Remotes

[Dvburnsii]

I use a Roku Express 4k+ with the factory remote that was provided.

Through the Rokus setup process the remote is successfully paired with my Sony Bravia XR-55X90J television.

If the TV is off/idle and I pick up the Roku remote and press “Power” nothing will happen. If I then press “Power” a second time it will turn the TV on and to the Home Screen of my TV. If I then press “Home” it will take me to the Roku Home Screen.

Now separately from the above, if I were to use the provided Sony TV remote and press “Power” it will immediately turn the TV on. I can then select the Roku input to go to the Roku Home Screen.

Thirdly, if I were to use my iPhone with the Roku application which is connected to my Roku express 4k+, pull up the remote and press any button at all it will immediately turn on my TV and go to the Roku Home Screen.

So my question is why do I have to press “power” on the Roku remote multiple times just to turn the TV on and is there a way to change it?

[Strega2]

I wonder: If you press Home on the Roku remote (with the TV off) does that turn the TV on and set it to the Roku input all in one step? It used to work that way for me. (Until I turned off the HDMI-CEC because I didn't like that, but it may work well for you.)

In addition the the above possible workaround, perhaps a different Sony code would work better for you. I'm honestly not sure what kind of code mismatch would consistently provide a power on only on the second time, so I'm just guessing. I'm thinking that some TVs offer discrete on and off codes, and there could be some conflict if the TV sees an HDMI-CEC command and an IR command around the same time, but I can't quite figure it out.

Oh, I assume the remote is aimed at the TV both times, right? I could imagine: you press the power with the remote sitting on the sofa, and nothing happens, so then you pick it up and point it better. Just grasping at straws...