If a TV is the master and you turn it on, does it then turn on all the secondary devices? Or they stay off & are allowed to be turned on only w/tv on?
1281933
When the TV is turned off, the power on the rest of the strip (except for the always on outlets) is cut off. Therefore the rest of the equipment is shut off. If the equipment has to be shutdown properly, I would recommend shutting them down before shutting the TV off.
1281934
The secondary plugs supply power when the master is turned on in the same way as if you plugged them into the wall. With most newer devices, that means that they will have power, but won't automatically turn on.
1143110
no, use the one that if it is off, the opthers should also be off. Like choose the computer as the control because of that is off, the printer, speakers and everything except the modem (always on) and router (always on) should be off. i.e. pick the item that when it goes off, so should the rest. For a TV, put your DVR on in an always on slot, the tv in the controller and the speakers, game player and dvd player in the ones being controlled.
1882702
I have 3 devices attached to this hub. The device switches to the most recently turned on device. So, if my HTPC was already on, and I turn on the blue-ray player, it switches to the blue-ray player port (most of the time). To ensure that the hub switches to what I want it to, I make sure all of my devices are off if I am not using them. Then when I turn a device on, the hub is not confused on what port to turn on. And I honestly have never used the remote. I tucked the hub behind everything as the lights were very bright. It is just within reach for me to get to the actual switch on the front of the hub should the hub not switch to the port I want it on.
527505
Yes, mostly. This provides a kill switch which stops all electricity to devices connected to it, that way you can connect multiple devices and shut them down completely ensuring you are not being charged I have done that for my tv, cable box, xbox, etc as turn them off at night completely. Saves some money.
1514748
No it doesn't have to be turned on. I have only tried using the cable/satelite HDMI input and it does not have to be on for me to watch tv.
1635275
Once the master device (TV) is turned off, peripheral devices will also turn off within 30 seconds and no longer consume any electricity.
170066
They all talk simultaneously. When I'm on the master it talks to every unit in house. When units talk back it is heard in all units as well as master. It is all or none. But you can turn the volume all the way down on individual units.
1265754
mine couldn't....idk why ive seen people on here saying they had no problems but mine wouldn't work.. i could turn one tv on and it worked but if i tried to switch tvs i had to unplug them both and plug the one i wanted on in first and it would work...it was just easier to buy one with a power source. haven't had a problem since.
2122860
I have been using this for a few months now and have no problems at all. Just turn on the device you want to use and it automatically becomes the default device on your television. I have never had to use the remote that is supplied with the unit. Great little switch for the money!
544636
It automatically switches when it receives a signal. If you have 2 devices on at the same time, you would need the remote to switch them. Otherwise, you would need to turn one device off, then turn the other one on.
121112
To expand on what Marcus said, if you were to turn off your TV manually, the remote doesn't know that. However, if this happens, there's a Help button on the remote you can use to get everything working again. It asks you several yes/no questions about the status of your equipment, and once you're done going through that, then everything's working again.
1683508
The TV will turn on when the Blu-Ray player is turned on. The other devices will turn off when the television is turned off. The logic is that by turning on the Blu-Ray player, the TV will need to be on to navigate and watch. But just because the TV is on doesn't mean the Blu-Ray player or Home Theater system is necessarily wanted each time. So as a power-saving feature, the entire lineup of devices won't turn on - but turning them on first will activate the television. So power on with the Blu-Ray/Home Theater system and power off with the TV - and the other devices will follow. Does that help explain? --Mr. S
691988
With 4 differnt section when you turn one on do they all turn on or can you turn each one off independently?
2283255
We also have external speakers and, to my knowledge, we did not turn off the TV's speakers. Sometimes I turn on only the TV, just to check the weather, andthe speakers are definitely working. We notice no conflict between our additional speakers in the surround sound system and the Tv speakers.
2014027
If you leave the power on when you turn car off then they will shut off and turn back on again when you start the car. Or you can shut on and off with the power buttons. I recommend doing this. You don't want these tv's to just be on and not being used. More likely to wear out faster.
1906417
The "Master" plug controls the "Switched" outlets. So, for example, I have my TV plugged into the Master. When I turn it on or off, it switches the power to the Switched outlets, where I have my DVD player and my Wii. You don't need to do anything with red switch.
1431190
I agree with the first two answers. As long as the master outlet the TV is plugged into is powerd, the tv should respond to the tv remote. The slave outlets work only when the master outlet's load is drawing power, meaning the in your case when the tv is turned on.