Manage the HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC Setting on Your TV

Follow these steps to turn on the HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC setting on some common TV brands.

Turning on HDMI ARC or HDMI CEC is different for every TV brand. These steps are general guidelines for some common TV brands. The steps may vary from model to model or may change when TV software is updated.

If your TV brand isn't listed or the steps don't match, check your TV's user manual or online support pages for more information.

Note: You may need to turn on HDMI CEC and HDMI ARC to use some Fire TV features.

To jump to your HDMI CEC set up instructions, please select your TV brand in the table below:

Brand HDMI CEC Name

Samsung

Anynet+

LG

SIMPLINK

Sony

BRAVIA Sync

Sharp

AQUOS Link

Toshiba

CE-Link or Regza Link

Hitachi

HDMI-CEC

Panasonic

HDAVI Control, EZ Sync, or VIERA Link

Phillips

EasyLink

Roku TV ™

CEC

Vizio

CEC

Samsung

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Samsung remote.
  2. Go to Settings on your device.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Expert Settings.
  5. Select Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).
  6. Select On.

Some TVs may use the following steps for HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Samsung remote.
  2. Go to Settings on your device.
  3. Select General.
  4. Select External Device Manager.
  5. Select Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC).
  6. Select On.

HDMI ARC:

ARC is turned on automatically on Samsung TVs when Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) is on.

LG

HDMI CEC:

  1. Go to the settings menu. Press and hold the Settings button on your LG remote for 5 seconds.
  2. Select All Settings.
  3. Select General.
  4. Select SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC).
  5. Set SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) to On.

HDMI ARC:

Note: SIMPLINK must be turned on using the HDMI CEC steps before you can use HDMI ARC.
  1. Go to the settings menu. Press and hold the Settings button on your LG remote for 5 seconds.
  2. Select All Settings.
  3. Select Sound.
  4. Select Sound Out.
  5. Select Audio Out (Optical/HDMI ARC).
  6. Set Digital Sound Out to Auto.

Sony

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Sony remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Press OK.
  4. Select Watching TV.
  5. Select External inputs.
  6. Select BRAVIA Sync settings.
  7. Turn on BRAVIA Sync control.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Sony remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Press OK.
  4. Select Display & Sound.
  5. Select Audio output.
  6. Set eARC mode to Auto.

Sharp

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Sharp TV remote.
  2. Select System Options.
  3. Select AQUOS Link Setup.
  4. Set AQUOS Link Control to On.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Sharp TV remote.
  2. Select System Options.
  3. Select AQUOS Link Setup.
  4. Set Audio Return Channel to Auto.

Toshiba

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Toshiba TV remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select HDMI & CEC Functions.
  5. Set CEC Control to On and detect the connected HDMI device.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Toshiba TV remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Sounds.
  5. Select Speakers.
  6. Set Audio output to ARC.

Hitachi

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Hitachi remote.
  2. Go to Setup.
  3. Select HDMI-CEC.
  4. Select On.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Hitachi remote.
  2. Go to Setup.
  3. Select ARC.
  4. Select On.

Panasonic

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Panasonic remote.
  2. Select Setup from the menu options.
  3. Select HDMI Control.
  4. Select CEC Function
  5. Select On.

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Menu button on your Panasonic remote.
  2. Select Setup from the menu options.
  3. Select VIERA Link.
  4. Select On.

Phillips

HDMI CEC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Phillips remote.
  2. Go to Setup and then select TV Settings.
  3. Select Installation.
  4. Select Preferences.
  5. Select EasyLink and set the following:
    1. EasyLink: On
    2. Master EasyLink: On
    3. Auto: On
    4. RC Key Forwarding: On

HDMI ARC:

  1. Press the Home button on your Phillips remote.
  2. Go to Setup and then select TV Settings.
  3. Select Installation.
  4. Select Preferences.
  5. Select EasyLink.
  6. Set HDMI-ARC to On.

Roku TV ™

HDMI CEC

  1. Press the Home button on your Roku remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Control other devices (CEC) and turn on the following:
    1. System audio control
    2. 1-touch play

HDMI ARC

  1. Press the Home button on your Roku remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select System.
  4. Select Control other devices (CEC) and turn on ARC.

Vizio

HDMI CEC

  1. Press the Menu button on your Vizio remote.
  2. Select System.
  3. Select CEC and turn on CEC Function.

HDMI ARC

  1. Press the Menu button on your Vizio remote.
  2. Select System.
  3. Select CEC and turn on the CEC Function.
  4. Set System Audio Control to On.
  5. Select Device Discovery and wait for your TV to discover your Roku device.