pinkoos Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hi, does anyone know how to kill a currently streaming video (for example, YouTube TV) with a ROOM OFF command on Apple TV 4K with the official IR driver? My dealer has programmed multiple MENU commands on ROOM OFF (which would bring the Apple TV back to the homescreen thus killing the stream), but the behavior is inconsistent - sometimes the stream is stopped, sometimes it's stopped momentarily but then starts again and sometimes it doesn't stop at all I'm able to monitor this by using the iOS Home app which shows whether the Apple TV continues to stream something on the ROOM OFF command or pauses/stops the stream It seems that little "homescreen" button on the Apple TV remote is a bluetooth only command and doesn't generate a signal that can either be transmitted by IR or learned Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecampbell Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I had the same problem with my ATV V3 when using the IR driver. I tried several programming options, but it never seemed to work. I've now moved to the IP driver which has options built in - they seem to work fine. Any reason you can't use the IP driver instead?? msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Yes, IP driver no longer an option after upgrading the Apple TV to the latest tvOS - I don't have the Control4 hardware required for the IP driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecampbell Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I think the simplest programming would be to create a new macro: Apple_TV_Off Call the macro from your 'Room Off' function. In the macro add the sequence of commands the ATV needs. From memory it is either 'Menu' or 'Cancel' (though I think these are the same IR hex code - just one of them pulses 5 times) If it's not working, you could add a delay and call the macro a second time and see if that helps. I do recall having problems with ATV not accepting IR commands while it was in the middle of loading, eg, While the Netflix or YouTube start up /splash screen is displaying - the cancel would not work.... I've also wondered what happens to the ATV when streaming content which requires DHCP - if the TV is turned off, ATV would fail and then does the Menu command work?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks for that info, I'll see if my dealer can try and do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 My dealer tells me that this is basically the programming he's already done, so I guess I'm stuck for the time being Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustyloafer Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I had a similar issue with a client's Apple TV and an IR driver and this is how I resolved, I just sent the 'Stop' command whenever the room was turned off. My nested IF statements are just there to check it is not in use in another room as the Apple TV is connected to a 4x4 video matrix. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2oa0tvu9d8f0cvw/Screenshot 2019-10-30 19.25.22.png?dl=0 I used Jesse Smith's awesome IR driver here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkevfgxduc1wcm7/Apple_TV_V4_EA.c4z?dl=0 RobbieF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Crustyloafer said: I had a similar issue with a client's Apple TV and an IR driver and this is how I resolved, I just sent the 'Stop' command whenever the room was turned off. My nested IF statements are just there to check it is not in use in another room as the Apple TV is connected to a 4x4 video matrix. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2oa0tvu9d8f0cvw/Screenshot 2019-10-30 19.25.22.png?dl=0 I used Jesse Smith's awesome IR driver here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkevfgxduc1wcm7/Apple_TV_V4_EA.c4z?dl=0 Thank you for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Thanks @Crustyloafer, I believe your solution may have worked I think what it does is pause the YouTube TV stream which, hopefully, actually stops the incoming stream, thus saving bandwidth The way I'm trying to monitor this is through the iOS Home app - where I can see if any particular ATV is playing or paused (since the TV is off) Your ROOM OFF command shows that the tile for the ATV w/i the Home app continues to "play" for a time before it changes to pause I'll continue to monitor to see what happens Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustyloafer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 52 minutes ago, pinkoos said: Thanks @Crustyloafer, I believe your solution may have worked I think what it does is pause the YouTube TV stream which, hopefully, actually stops the incoming stream, thus saving bandwidth The way I'm trying to monitor this is through the iOS Home app - where I can see if any particular ATV is playing or paused (since the TV is off) Your ROOM OFF command shows that the tile for the ATV w/i the Home app continues to "play" for a time before it changes to pause I'll continue to monitor to see what happens Thanks again Glad to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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