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Originally Posted by homesecurity
Haha, sorry mate, installer jargon slipping in!
In plain English, it's just the two annoying little things that can happen when you turn the telly on:
1. The "One Remote" Magic (HDMI-CEC):
Basically, your TV and the Virgin box talk to each other down the HDMI cable. When it works properly, pressing the power button on the Virgin remote turns on both the Virgin box AND your TV at the same time, switches the TV to the right HDMI socket automatically, and lets the Virgin remote control your TV volume.
The "handshake quirk" is when they have an argument! Occasionally, you'll turn the Virgin box on, but the TV stays in standby, or the TV switches to the wrong input (like your DVD or game console) instead of Virgin. If that ever happens, going into the 360 Settings -> Audio & Video -> One-Power (HDMI-CEC) and toggling it off and on usually sorts it out straight away.
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'One Power' is actually found under the 360's Settings > System > One Power.
If enabled then the red power button enables you turn on connected devices at the same time as the 360 box providing they are compatable and connected using an HDMI cable. The TV does also need to have HDMI-CEC enabled for that function to work.
Some TV's have different naming conventions for HDMI-CEC.
For example LG TV's call it SIMPLINK. Philips TV's call it EasyLink. Samsung TV's call it Anynet+, Sharp TV's call it AQUOS, Sony's call it Bravia, and some Toshiba's call it Regza
(The white TV button turns your actual TV set on and off independently from the VM 360 box. If you haven't enabled One Power then the red TV button only turns off the 360 box)