Preventing TV standby mode

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I have a Jensen flatscreen TV set (model Q2049J) and have connected its
power cord to my cable box so that the TV gets turned on/off at the
same time as my cable box. The problem is that whenever the TV comes
on, it is in "standby" mode (indicated by a red light, instead of a
green one) and requires me to press the power button to watch TV. How
can I set it up so that it does not revert to "standby" mode every time
I turn it on? I want to only have to press 1 button (the cable power)
to turn it all on.

The TV manual doesn't address this and I don't see an option for it in
the menus.

Thanks,
Greg

 

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You cannot.

 

[James Sweet]

I have a Jensen flatscreen TV set (model Q2049J) and have connected its
power cord to my cable box so that the TV gets turned on/off at the
same time as my cable box. The problem is that whenever the TV comes
on, it is in "standby" mode (indicated by a red light, instead of a
green one) and requires me to press the power button to watch TV. How
can I set it up so that it does not revert to "standby" mode every time
I turn it on? I want to only have to press 1 button (the cable power)
to turn it all on.

The TV manual doesn't address this and I don't see an option for it in
the menus.

Thanks,
Greg

There's no way to do this on most sets, Sony is the only I'm aware of
that can remember it's previous state. Plug the TV into the wall and use
it's power control. You could leave the cable box on all the time if
you only want one power button, it likely only takes a 3 or 4 watts more
whne it's on than when it's "off" which is really just standby.

 

[Andy Cuffe]

I have a Jensen flatscreen TV set (model Q2049J) and have connected its
power cord to my cable box so that the TV gets turned on/off at the
same time as my cable box. The problem is that whenever the TV comes
on, it is in "standby" mode (indicated by a red light, instead of a
green one) and requires me to press the power button to watch TV. How
can I set it up so that it does not revert to "standby" mode every time
I turn it on? I want to only have to press 1 button (the cable power)
to turn it all on.

The TV manual doesn't address this and I don't see an option for it in
the menus.

Thanks,
Greg

Some TVs remember their last power on state (most Sonys), but most
default to off after they've been unplugged. There's no way around
this.

You should just leave the cable box on all the time. There's no
reason to turn it off since they're internally always on. The power
switch on most cable boxes just turns the switched AC outlet on and
off and might mute the audio and video too.
Andy Cuffe

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I just found out Jensen TVs are made by Audiovox. They sure don't make
themselves easy to find on the web under the name "Jensen". Not very
customer-friendly.

Thanks for the responses.

 

[James Sweet]

I just found out Jensen TVs are made by Audiovox. They sure don't make
themselves easy to find on the web under the name "Jensen". Not very
customer-friendly.

Thanks for the responses.

Isn't Audiovox just another name slapped on Funai or Orion junk? Brands
are all but meaningless anymore.

 

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I have a Jensen flatscreen TV set (model Q2049J) and have connected its
power cord to my cable box so that the TV gets turned on/off at the
same time as my cable box. The problem is that whenever the TV comes
on, it is in "standby" mode (indicated by a red light, instead of a
green one) and requires me to press the power button to watch TV. How
can I set it up so that it does not revert to "standby" mode every time
I turn it on? I want to only have to press 1 button (the cable power)
to turn it all on.

The TV manual doesn't address this and I don't see an option for it in
the menus.

Thanks,
Greg

Use a remote control that can be programmed with "macros".

 

[Dom]

As previously suggested get a remote control with a macro function.

Other ways of doing this would be to get a learning remote control, butcher
it for its innards and program a button to to turn on the TV.

Make a simple single shot trigger which triggers when the power is turned on
to the set and use this to "press" the button on the remote hence turning on
the television as soon as the power is applied.