Sony Bravia CEC problem

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Hi all,

I have CEC working very nicely with RasPlex, except for one issue: it overrides too many commands!

The MENU button on my TV would ordinarily bring up the TV’s menu, from which I can select input source etc. The problem is that once the source has been switched to RasPlex and CEC is enabled, all subsequent presses of the MENU button are CEC’d to RasPlex and therefore not processed by the TV. This leaves you stuck on the RasPlex source and unable to get back to any other source without using the hardware buttons on the side of the TV!

I tried a custom remote config on RasPlex to make the MENU key a [noop] which as expected prevents RasPlex from responding to the command, but doesn’t stop the TV forwarding/ignoring it.

I now have the RasPlex MENU key mapped to an external python script which executes a POST request back to my TV via its network interface, with an instruction to change source via Sony’s custom HTTP control interface! It works, but it’s slow and clunky (as it makes two requests to get an auth cookie etc.)

Does anyone know of a way to prevent CEC forwarding certain commands, or have any better ideas for resolving this?!

Cheers

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My Sony Bravia has another menu I can still access from the remote whilst using RasPlex providing the option of switching control between the TV and (CEC) device, worth checking whether you have the same hidden somewhere?

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Just use the source (Input Select) button.

Regards

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Thanks both. I did miss one critical piece of information though: I’m not using the Sony remote. I’m using my Humax remote which is configured to control the TV. It only has one MENU button which emulates the Sony’s menu button, and has no equivalent input source select.

I will try the opposite setup, using the Sony remote as the main one. I just wish there was a way to configure the Bravia link commands, or even configure libcec to “bounce” commands back if required. There’s some specific buttons on the Humax remote for navigating saved recordings and online services etc. which I suspect wont be mapped on the Sony remote though :frowning:

Might just have to buy a Harmony!