I replaced an LG smart TV remote control with a wireless mouse, but I need a HOME MENU function.
I recently moved my laptop's wireless mouse dongle to my LG smart TV USB.port.
I then clicked the Home button on my LG remote. (I have model AKB75675304.)
It was that simple – now my mouse almost completely replaces my LG remote and it is much better.
The mouse pointer looks like this
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When I am watching Prime, Hulu, Netflix etc I can click through all the menus quickly and intuitively.
The mouse duplicates all of the LG remote functions except the remote’s HOME button. That exception is the reason for this post.
Most of the mouse functions are obvious, but a following are a little obscure.
The mouse can change the TV’s aspect ratio by clicking on the settings ICON in the Home Menu.
The mouse can switch the TV’s Video Source to the DVR/AV by hovering over the home dashboard icon.
But I can’t get the mouse to escape from the “No Signal” screen. I must use the LG remote’s HOME button.
For instance, if my DVR/AV is not turned on, the above instructions lead to a “No signal” screen, so I must use the remote to reopen the HOME menu.
Does anybody have any ideas how to do use the mouse to escape the “No Signal” screen?
Rberke
P.S. I even tried hooking a keyboard to the LG, The keyboard’s HOME key and function keys did nothing, (but it worked great for typing “this old house” into a search box, )
I then clicked the Home button on my LG remote. (I have model AKB75675304.)
It was that simple – now my mouse almost completely replaces my LG remote and it is much better.
The mouse pointer looks like this
.When I am watching Prime, Hulu, Netflix etc I can click through all the menus quickly and intuitively.
The mouse duplicates all of the LG remote functions except the remote’s HOME button. That exception is the reason for this post.
Most of the mouse functions are obvious, but a following are a little obscure.
The mouse can change the TV’s aspect ratio by clicking on the settings ICON in the Home Menu.
The mouse can switch the TV’s Video Source to the DVR/AV by hovering over the home dashboard icon.
But I can’t get the mouse to escape from the “No Signal” screen. I must use the LG remote’s HOME button.
For instance, if my DVR/AV is not turned on, the above instructions lead to a “No signal” screen, so I must use the remote to reopen the HOME menu.
Does anybody have any ideas how to do use the mouse to escape the “No Signal” screen?
Rberke
P.S. I even tried hooking a keyboard to the LG, The keyboard’s HOME key and function keys did nothing, (but it worked great for typing “this old house” into a search box, )
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The home button on the keyboard plays a different function then the home button on the remote control. The home button on a keyboard moves the cursor to the home position in a word or notepad application. Where the remote control the home button plays a totally different function it goes to the home page of the application. As mentioned by others that the unless you could some how program the key to function as the home button on the remote, there is no way to create the home function on the keyboard. You could use the remote control and the mouse, as there would be too many functions on the remote you probably could not emulate by just using a mouse and keyboard.
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Thanks to you all. I think the magic remote might be the best answer.
MASQ.Does the magic remote have a click function similar to the mouse left click, and mouse scroll?
Also, it does not have many of buttons like pause, fast forward etc. Are those easily accomplished?
Are there any functions that the original LG remote can perform that can't be done on the Magic Remote?
MASQ.Does the magic remote have a click function similar to the mouse left click, and mouse scroll?
Also, it does not have many of buttons like pause, fast forward etc. Are those easily accomplished?
Are there any functions that the original LG remote can perform that can't be done on the Magic Remote?
The buttons are contextual, when you're in an app that supports ffwd you use the right arrow key and so one, there's a scroll wheel in the center which mimics the mouse wheel. Apart from the Home button on the top right the other buttons are shortcuts to functions you can reach by mouse but need multiple clicks to reach.
Here's mine in use ...
Here's mine in use ...
ASKER
I am closing this question. The solution I will use is the Magic Remote, but I still have not decided which model. There are quite a few models, some of which have quite a few more buttons.
I suspect they all will work about the same on my 32LM620BPUA television, but none of them specifically say they will work with that TV.
Prices range from 25 to 65 dollars, so I may just pick one and see what happens.
rberke (aka unclebob)
I suspect they all will work about the same on my 32LM620BPUA television, but none of them specifically say they will work with that TV.
Prices range from 25 to 65 dollars, so I may just pick one and see what happens.
rberke (aka unclebob)
Alternatively, you can install an app in your smartphone which is connected to the same wireless network which your LG Smart TV is connected to.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lge.app1