Sony 1080 receiver switching input always shows home screen

[JackBerryman]

Hello all, i’ve Just bought and set up my new 1080 and it’s almost perfect except for one thing. For some reason whenever I switch inputs (I.e to Netflix or turn on the PlayStation) the input switches ok but then just after the home screen pops up. This is really annoying as it means I then need to press the home button on the amp remote and I can’t just use 1 remote to control everything. Searching the net shows other people have solved this by disabling HDMI CEC but I really don’t want to do this as it would still mean having to switch the inputs manually. 

Anybody have any ideas on how to solve this? many thanks in advance. 

[WillMackey]

Just pinging Sony reps here to say that yeah, these conversations and attitudes do reach customers and affect decisions. Cancelling my AVR order after seeing this + all other threads about this issue.

Not that Sony would be the only one not giving a crap about customer feedback (look at the Harmony software and how it hasn't improved a bit during last, what 15 years?) but jebus christ this looks bad.

[JackBerryman]

Hey all. So I started this thread ages ago and have been struggling with it ever since with now real answer. The other day I thought I’d have another Look through the settings just in case and found in settings > hdmi settings > standby through. It was set to off. It’s to do with outputting signals when the amp is off. Which made me think that maybe this is caused by a change in input as it’s all starting up causing it to go to home. Anyway I changed the setting to on. 

since then I have not had a recurrence if the issue. Now I stress it’s only be a few days and this is for my particular set up. It may not help others and the issue could show up again for me I just coincidently haven’t hit it since. And that setting could have other impacts I just haven’t experienced yet.  But for now I’m cautiously happy. Good luck! 

[grolschie]

Thanks for the update. Do you have any way to measure the power consumption of your receiver? Because enabling this feature is reported to increase power consumption and possibly heat.

[JackBerryman]

No I don’t. But I’ll let you know what my electricity bill is when it next comes in 😉

[JackBerryman]

Humm this might not of been the silver bullet I hoped. I have just had the home screen pop up. But I am still convinced it has decreased. 

[cornelius1]

Hi Jack,

Forget about all the unsolved receiver problems.

My one died a few weeks ago (of course outside the warranty period), and I got a Denon 2600.

Perfectly working, receiver can be controlled via app, Heos app works  andwell no problem with remote control

[allanp81]

@cornelius1 I'll be doing the same, in a strange way I want my 1080 to die as it's a pain in the bum and no way deserves the plaudits it seems to receive.

[JackBerryman]

If I could afford to change it I would but for now I’m stuck with it. And to be fair I’m happy with most of it. But this home screen drives me nuts. 

[mesrsl]

I have a 1050 which also has input switching issues which I didn't see before until starting to use it with ARC.

I have learned to live with it but now that I was going to upgrade to a 1080, it is offered at a very reasonable price right currently, I am going to have to decide against it now. Been with you for years Sony, pity!

[BombPAC]

So I posted this workaround a while back but just repeating myself in case anyone missed it. By doing this I have completely eradicated the home screen issue on my set up - it never appears by itself at all - although you can only achieve this by disabling HDMI CEC and therefore ARC.

I know this won’t suit everyone, and I know it’s a workaround to solve a problem that shouldn’t exist in the first place, but for me it’s worth doing just to stop that annoying home screen from appearing, and I can’t afford to replace my amp unless it dies (and actually, apart from the home screen issue I think the amp is great).

The way I achieved it was as follows:

• use the 1080 as the main hub. Attach all your devices into this and the HDMI out into a non-ARC input on your TV
• switch off HDMI control/CEC on all devices
• if you want Dolby Digital Plus or above from Netflix, Amazon etc., use a separate streaming device, such as a Roku stick or Apple TV, instead of using the apps from your smart TV. I have an Apple TV as it supports 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, which are all supported by the 1080
• attach an optical cable from the TV into the 1080 to get surround sound from over-the-Air TV channels, such as Freeview
• (Optional) because you need to switch off HDMI CEC, it helps if you have a universal remote to control all devices centrally, to avoid death by remote

By doing this, I no longer get the Home screen or slow inputs, or anything else being experienced by people on this thread either.