HDMI-CEC explained: What is it and what do I need it for?

roku73 · 13. Feb

Mauwika I assume this is a fade-in from the TV itself, but as already requested, post a photo.

Mauwika · 13. Feb

Hope that worked. The TV is a Philips, I can’t remember the model, but maybe someone will recognise where the message suddenly comes from?

Mauwika · 13. Feb

Mauwika and as I said, the message only ever appears at the beginning, immediately after switching on, and only since the new TV box. Of course, it could still be coming from the TV, I hadn’t even thought of that. FB might be called remote control?

POGO 1104 · 13. Feb

Mauwika
This is 99% a message from the TV itself.
It could be that the TV is reporting that it is receiving HDMI-CEC control commands from the Swisscom box. You can deactivate HDMI-CEC in the Swisscom Box.
Does the message remain permanently or does it disappear after a few seconds?

Uncle Google finds a lot about this message on Philips TV’s……

13. Feb changed by POGO 1104

Mauwika · 13. Feb

POGO 1104 It only appears briefly. It’s not that it bothers me so much. Just irritated because I don’t know what it means and why it’s suddenly there. I’ll check later how it is without the HDMI-CEC command.

Mauwika · 14. Feb

POGO 1104 I have now changed the HDMI-CEC settings and disconnected the TV from the power supply for 1 minute (a solution is often suggested on the Internet) but unfortunately none of this has helped, the message continues to appear shortly after switching on.

However, as it disappears again quickly and I now know that it is a known problem on the part of the TV, I can come to terms with it.

Many thanks for your help and time

Stephan_76 · 14. Feb

Mauwika As far as I found out, the message means that you can operate the Philips with the remote control of the connected device (for example the Swisscom box). That should be volume.

The message is clearer on my TV. However, it is the other way round. In other words, I can enter channel numbers etc. with the TV remote control and then the Swisscom box switches over. Or Prg +/-, menu

If I don’t want this, I have to deactivate it on the TV itself.

Check whether you have deactivated HDMI-CEC on the Swisscom box and probably also on the TV itself.

Mauwika · 14. Feb

Stephan_76 I was already able to switch everything on and off, change channels and adjust the volume with the Swisscom remote control on the old box and the old TV (Samsung) as well as on this new one (Philips). However, I didn’t have this message before. Only now with the new TV box for a few days.

I want to be able to continue to do this because it is much more convenient with just one remote control. So the message can just stay. Deactivating HDMI-CEC would switch this off, wouldn’t it? I don’t really understand what this CEC is.

user109 · 15. Feb

Mauwika

HDMI-CEC explained: What is it and what do I need it for?

https://www.netzwelt.de/news/185699-hdmi-cec-erklaert-wofuer-brauche-.html

Mauwika · 15. Feb

user109 Thank you ☺

Loxiran · 2025-03-26T09:09:57+00:00

Mauwika

Ever since I got a new TV box, I’ve been getting the message:

FB forwarding active

WalterB · 2025-03-26T09:15:01+00:00

Loxiran

With the above problem, this message comes from “Netflix” ?

Loxiran · 2025-03-26T09:17:15+00:00

WalterB

I see this message on the Swisscom start page on the TV box

WalterB · 2025-03-26T09:25:54+00:00

Loxiran

Is your TV-Box 5 always connected to the power supply and is only switched off and on by the remote control?

Loxiran · 2025-03-26T09:47:23+00:00

Loxiran

I have now switched off HDMI-CEC, let’s see if the message stays off permanently.

Loxiran · 2025-03-26T09:53:08+00:00

WalterB

The box is disconnected from the power supply by a toggle switch when not in use for a longer period of time.

POGO 1104 · 2025-03-26T09:57:19+00:00

Loxiran
Do you have a Philips TV ?

Because this seems to be a Philips issue….

Loxiran · 2025-03-26T11:39:02+00:00

POGO 1104

Yes, I have a Philips TV. However, the message is generated on the box and not by the Philips. Especially as I control everything separately, i.e. I work with 2 original remote controls.

POGO 1104 · 2025-03-26T11:47:14+00:00

Loxiran
Whereby the message is generated on the box and not by the Philips

But this message is not “Swisscom style”:

can you change the GUI language on the Swisscom box to e.g. English?
If the message is then in English, then the message comes from the box.

Alternatively, change the language on the Philips, if the message is then in the changed language, then you know ….

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Loxiran · 2025-03-26T22:51:36+00:00

POGO 1104

FB forwarding active - message now seems to be generated by the TV after all.

When I switch off HDMI-CEC on the Swisscom Box the message disappears, when I switch on HDMI-CEC the message appears again. (in German, even if the Swisscom box is set to English)