Samsung Smart TV UE40HU6900 unable to control on via HA. Help please?

media_player:
  - platform: samsungtv
    host: 192.168.*.***
    name: Living Room TV
    mac: **:**:**:**:**:**
    port: 8001

This is what I have in my configuration.yaml folder, it shows up on overview but none of the controls work.
Any help would be great
Thanks in advance

I assume that when the TV is off it also losses the connection to the network. I notice that I can turn my TV off but I cannot turn it on via HA.

This is normal for some Samsung model as the Lan port is switched off when the TV is in Standby. You have 3 options if this is the case (from the one I know) :

  • use libcec from a raspberry connected by hdmi to the TV for exemple
  • use an other device like Xbox, chrome cast… . You can switch on the TV when this kind of devices connected to TV hdmi is switched on
  • use infrared device like the brodlink to play IR command.
    Hope it could help.

Yes when the TV is turned off it disconnects from the network, however i am unable to to turn my TV off via HA.

yaazzz,
I have no control over the TV at all even when it is on, I am not able to turn it off.

Did you received on your TV a request to connect from external device?
Can you check in the logs if you have something related to samsung?

@yaazzz,
No i did not receive a request to connect an external device on the TV.

Below are the logs

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18-10-15 07:30:38 INFO (MainThread) [hassio.addons] Load add-ons: 46 all - 0 new - 0 remove
18-10-15 07:45:41 INFO (MainThread) [hassio.homeassistant] Updated Home Assistant API token
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18-10-15 11:07:56 INFO (SyncWorker_11) [hassio.docker] Run command 'python3 -m homeassistant -c /config --script check_config' on homeassistant/raspberrypi3-homeassistant
18-10-15 11:09:02 INFO (MainThread) [hassio.homeassistant] Home Assistant config is valid
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18-10-15 11:14:34 INFO (MainThread) [hassio.homeassistant] Detect a running Home Assistant instance
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18-10-15 11:19:41 INFO (MainThread) [hassio.homeassistant] Detect a running Home Assistant instance
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Hi!

Sorry to bring this back up, but did you manage to do something about this problem?

I do have this TV and when i check HA it shows if the TV is on or off, but I can’t control it via HA. It’s like i can only see if it is on or off. nothing else. :frowning: