P6 Ultimate Powers on automatically

[Frank Bradley]

Hi,

 

So I have a new P6 and am experiencing something I find strange.  Every morning my tv is turned on automatically since the connection of the P6 Ultimate and have been unable to find any setting that controls this feature. So fare the only method to keep the tv powered off until required is to unplug the HDMI cable.

 

Any ideas to fix would be appreciated.

 

Frank

[dishuser]

turn cec off

[speedstream501]

Also having the same issue. My issue is mostly that when I turn off the box, it turns off, then 10 seconds later, it turns back on and also turns the TV on. I have played around with the CEC settings on the P6, and it still happens periodically. I am convinced it's a bug causing this issue, as it's intermittent.

[Emporium]

I assume you have tried changing HDMI cable ?

Hard to really tell if the issue is the TV or the P6 having a bug, since CEC can work both ways.  Have you tried turning CEC off on both TV and the box, to see which one of the 2 turns on if CEC is turned off ?

 

 

 

[speedstream501]

Hello Emporium,

 

Thank you for the response. Yes, I purchased brand new HDMI cable in December 2025. I have turned off the CEC on both the Television and the P6. Last night I was watching a program on my cable provider's box, and the P6 just randomly turned on while the remote was nowhere near me. I have tried it with both our LG and Sony TVs, and the same issue occurs. Turn it off, and sometimes it just turns back on again immediately. In other instances, we are not even using P6, yet the green light still illuminates. It's been a problem since day one with my P6. It's very bizarre.

 

Thanks in advance!

[nbs.]

Have you done a pin reset?

[Ryu]

4 hours ago, speedstream501 said:

Hello Emporium,

 

Thank you for the response. Yes, I purchased brand new HDMI cable in December 2025. I have turned off the CEC on both the Television and the P6. Last night I was watching a program on my cable provider's box, and the P6 just randomly turned on while the remote was nowhere near me. I have tried it with both our LG and Sony TVs, and the same issue occurs. Turn it off, and sometimes it just turns back on again immediately. In other instances, we are not even using P6, yet the green light still illuminates. It's been a problem since day one with my P6. It's very bizarre.

 

Thanks in advance!

looks like bluetooth interference. do you have any other buzz box in your house? if not check any other bluetooth device and try to turn off and see what happens. my x5 SS wakes my p6 on like yours.

[Emporium]

2 hours ago, Ryu said:

looks like bluetooth interference. do you have any other buzz box in your house? if not check any other bluetooth device and try to turn off and see what happens. my x5 SS wakes my p6 on like yours.

I'm actually thinking more of an IR code conflict    Funny enough, my mom has one of those electric fireplaces, and every time she she turns on her Haier TV, it triggers the fireplace also.

Also, I know some offbrand TVs, especially Vizio have IR codes that conflict with Buzz boxes (example: the "mute" key on the Vizio remote send a "9" to the buzz box which changes channels.

Maybe as a test, since your remote is probably already paired with BT, try covering the front of the box, or at least the area between the Power button and the USB-C port (if I recall the IR receiver is located just behind that little section).  Either tape a small piece of paper/cardboard in front of it, or a piece of electric tape over that region.  This is just a test to see if it is some external IR signal triggering it to power on.

Obviously I am assuming the obvious, that you do NOT have any recuring scheduled recordings ?

 

[Ryu]

2 hours ago, Emporium said:

I'm actually thinking more of an IR code conflict    Funny enough, my mom has one of those electric fireplaces, and every time she she turns on her Haier TV, it triggers the fireplace also.

Also, I know some offbrand TVs, especially Vizio have IR codes that conflict with Buzz boxes (example: the "mute" key on the Vizio remote send a "9" to the buzz box which changes channels.

Maybe as a test, since your remote is probably already paired with BT, try covering the front of the box, or at least the area between the Power button and the USB-C port (if I recall the IR receiver is located just behind that little section).  Either tape a small piece of paper/cardboard in front of it, or a piece of electric tape over that region.  This is just a test to see if it is some external IR signal triggering it to power on.

Obviously I am assuming the obvious, that you do NOT have any recuring scheduled recordings ?

 

I have attempted nearly every solution until it became quite frustrating. The primary reason this issue has caused me concern is that the P6 is my favorite device, and I am highly attached to it, unwilling to risk any damage to it. To troubleshoot, I followed your recommendations and determined that IR interference was not the cause in my case. Consequently, I considered the possibility of interference from other devices within my home. I turned off all devices except for the P6, which did not wake up on its own. Over several days, I powered ON one device at a time until my X5 SS was turned ON, at which point the issue recurred. Subsequently, I reversed the process by turning off all devices again; after a few days without incident, I powered on the X5 SS first, and the problem reappeared. This leads me to conclude that the issue is due to interference rather than a malfunction of my device, which is a significant relief.