Why does my PS4 turn on when the TV turns on?

Have you ever wondered why your PS4 turns on when you turn on your TV/monitor? well... you are in the right place.

Your PS4 turns on when you turn on your TV/monitor because you have HDMI device link enabled on your PS4 and CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) enabled on your TV/monitor.

What is HDMI Device link

HDMI device link is a feature on the PS4 that let's you control your TV/monitor through the HDMI cable. It is the one responsible for turning on your TV/monitor when you turn on your PS4 and vice versa.

How do I turn on HDMI Device Link on PS4

To turn on HDMI link on your PS4 go into (Settings) > [System] > [Enable HDMI Device Link] check the box to enable and uncheck to disable.

What is CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)

CEC(Consumer Electronics Control) is a feature for TVs and Monitors that allows devices to be controlled with a single remote control through the HDMI cable. 

This is the feature that make it possible to turn on your console when you turn on your TV/monitor.

CEC has different names depending on the brand type. You can check the table below to see the name for CEC depending on the brand you have.

BRAND NAME	CEC NAME
Samsung	Anynet+
Sharp	Aquos Link
Sony	BRAVIA Link and BRAVIA Sync
Hitachi	HDMI-CEC
Toshiba	CE-Link and Regza Link
LG	SimpLink
Panasonic	Viera Link
Philips	EasyLink

How do I stop my TV from turning on My PS4

If you don't like your TV turning on your PS4 when you turn it on. You can simply disable HDMI link on your PS4.

What this does is it stops the PS4 from receiving commands from the HDMI port. So once you disable it your TV should no longer turn on your PS4 when you turn it on.

HDMI Device link and CEC have to be enabled on both your PS4 and your TV/monitor for it to work.

 

Why doesn't my PS4 turn on my TV

Your PS4 is not turning on your TV because you have HDMI device link disabled. You have to enable HDMI device link on your PS4 and enable CEC on your TV/monitor.

CEC works different on each brand of TV/monitor you have. So you must observe how yours reacts with your PS4 and see which settings would best suit you.

Some of the brands require you to turn on CEC on both devices and some don't.

Final Thought

We have seen from the above article that the PS4 and your TV/monitor can communicate through the HDMI cable. This makes it possible to turn on the TV and off from the PS4 and vise versa.

CEC is a great feature as reduces the time for you to start looking for your remote control and changing to the appropriate HDMI port. However, sometimes it can be annoying and you might want to turn it off.