The tv supports HDMI-CEC (LG Simplink) and ARC.
Setup vas generelly very smooth and I had sound and remote-control via IR working in minutes.
Unfortunately, I am not able to control the TV via Alexa.
I went through the tv's various settings for Simplink, which included doing a full reset of the TV to set everything up from scratch.
Simplink is enabled and works perfectly for the attached Chromecast, which is immediatly detected by the tv as a Simplink-device, enabling control over the tv via the Chromecast.
The Beam is however not detected as a Simplink-device and consequently Alexa has no control over the tv.
The TV will turn on if I ask Alexa to turn on the Beam, but that is it. I noticed that other members have wrongfully concluded that HDMI-CEC must be working because their tv's were turning on as I describe. However, this is likely because of another function ( I think the name is HDMI auto-switch or similar) which enables tv's to automatically switch to HDMI-port when activated.
I have tried various suggestions throughout the forum, including disconnecting the Chromecast, swithcing cables, unplugging cables etc.
Do I need to do anything on the Sonos-side to enable the Beam to be deteced as a Simplink-device, e.g. enable the HDMI-CEC functions somewhere?
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