CEC – HDfury Vertex glossary
CEC command management for compatible HDMI equipment.
CEC is a way for HDMI devices to send simple commands to each other over the HDMI cable.
It is how turning on your player can also turn on your TV, or how one remote can change the volume of your receiver.
The Vertex can take part in these messages, and it can also send its own CEC commands.
Does the HDfury Vertex support HDMI CEC?
YESYes. CEC works between both inputs and the BOT output. With CEC ENABLED on, the Vertex joins the CEC network and can send your own HEX commands; with it off, CEC between the other devices still passes through.
How to use it with the Vertex:
- USB GUI > CEC Commander: tick CEC ENABLED (off by default) (p.39).
- Choose VERTEX CEC DEVICE TYPE: Video Processor (default) or Audio System w/ARC (p.38-39).
- Type a HEX command and click SEND CEC (p.38); RS232 example: #set cecstr 0f:36 turns devices off (p.52).
- IR: vertex_cecon / vertex_cecoff (p.57).
What is it?
Device-control commands carried over HDMI.
Why would you use it?
Useful when HDMI devices need coordinated control behaviour.
Inside the HDMI chain
CEC command management for compatible HDMI equipment.
Do not confuse this with…
CEC behaviour varies considerably between manufacturers and devices.
Common questions
Why does my TV or receiver turn on by itself?
That is CEC at work: one device sends a "power on" or "switch to me" command. Each brand has its own name for it, such as Anynet+, Bravia Sync or SimpLink.
Which Vertex ports carry CEC?
CEC works between both inputs and the primary BOT output (p.110). If CEC ENABLED is off, the Vertex does not answer CEC itself, but CEC commands between the connected devices still pass through (p.39).
Can I send my own CEC command?
Yes. In the CEC Commander page you type a command in HEX and click SEND CEC (p.38). Over RS232, for example #set cecstr 0f:36 turns devices off (p.52).