This procedure doesn't work for me. I turned off HDMI-CEC. When I press the TV button on the side of the 54.1 remote, the TV light at the top of the remote flashes. Then I hit the power button and the TV turns off and the Hopper 3 goes silent and I get a pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen that says "Press any button to watch TV, otherwise the Hopper will go into standby." So, the signal to turn off the Hopper 3 is still being sent, even thought I was in TV mode when I pressed the power button.
Are you sure the batteries in your remote are fresh? I have found that the remotes tend to revert to Sat mode automatically if the batteries are starting to get weak, even if you just selected TV mode. When you press the Power button, do both the Sat and TV lights flash, or just the TV light? I just tested this with my 54.3 remote, and I was able to use TV mode without turning off my Hopper 3. In this case, only the TV light flashes. Of course, there may be slight differences (of which I am unaware) among my 54.3, your 54.1, and the OP's 54.0 remote.
I think that's the price demanded for having a single power button. In sat mode the TV is punched through and in TV mode the sat is punched through.
That's what I was thinking, too. But then how do you explain psanrules's 54.3 remote behavior? Is the 54.1 different from the 54.3 in this aspect?
I like the idea of the older remote (40.0) option. Check the thread in the other forum. Someone there is offering either a 40.0 or a 54.3 remote.
I do remember this TV mode functionality working properly on a TV connected by HDMI in the past, though. So, maybe something has changed since then.
Many installers turn the Limited Mode setting On, to avoid having customers accidentally change inputs on the TV. This would prevent any trouble calls that may otherwise arise when customers can't figure out how to get the Hopper signal back, and call customer service to complain.
That worked! I thought I checked it before, but I guess not.
That pop-up can also be disabled. Press the Home button twice, then go to Settings > Notifications > Remote Control Mode Reminder, and turn it Off.
Thanks again. The problem still remains that you have to click the Sat button to return to Sat mode. So, to turn only the TV on or off, you need 3 clicks! I wish they made it easier on the 54 series to turn on/off the TV only.
Which remote do you use/prefer?
I use a model 40. I think my biggest attraction is the arrangement of the "transport controls" (fast wind, skip, back).
Thanks. I just ordered a 40.0 and it arrives today.
For the 54 series, there are 2 better solutions than the 3-click solution described above.
I also prefer the 40.0 remote, for the same reason harsh listed, plus just more buttons in general. That makes it easier to find certain functions.
If Dish let you keep the remotes from your 722, and if one of them is infrared, then you could do the same thing I mentioned above. Unfortunately, UHF (TV2) remotes from the older receivers are not compatible with Hoppers, though.
