Chromecast Google TV - Does not turn on AV Receiver

by BC-Canadian

Just installed my new Chromecast Google TV. Device is connected to AV Receiver. During setup it asked me to identify my AV Receiver, a 2019 Denon and I can control the volume of the receiver using the included remote. Image I see on the screen is that of volume bar I normally would see if I used my actual Denon remote. So it seems like it's communicating with receiver. HDMI-CEC is enabled.

If I turn off my setup, everything (tv and receiver) turn off. If I try to turn on my system using the included remote OR if I do so by asking the Google assistant, only tv turns on, not the AV receiver.

Would appreciate any input from the community. Thanks.

niekez

A better setup is to use ARC, so plug the CC in your tv and output sound via HDMI arc to your receiver, given your receiver and TV have support for it.

mattkranzler

I have the same problem (with a Demon receiver that's a few years old). Sometimes the power will turn on and some times it will not. If it doesn't, I can turn it on by using the input button on the remote but then the volume buttons don't work.

pmcl77

Same issue for me with my marantz AVR. Maybe it's a bug in the HDMI signals sent?

spatel14

Did anyone find a solution here? I'm thinking about just keeping the receiver on at all times (and disabling CEC power on the receiver settings) and the power button just turns off the TV, so then when the TV turns on, the receiver is already on and Google TV pulls up.

madAndroid77

Having the same issue - very frustrating. I've been trying to automate the turning on via Home Assistant, but the chromecast doesn't get detected in the same way as the previous generation without the remote etc.

Mambobuzzz

Hi there!

Same problem here. Sounds like a Denon/Marantz problem no?

Shanman11

I'm having the same issue with my Marantz receiver not turning on. I purchased Button Mapper thinking that I could remap the Netflix button as a second power button, however that didn't work.

ProsumerTurnedPro

You have to turn on a few settings in the receiver. You need to turn on Network Standby, network control, and anything similar to those. You'll also want to turn off any eco settings