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HDMI CEC Information for Intel® NUC

Content Type: Product Information & Documentation   |   Article ID: 000023500   |   Last Reviewed: 05/31/2023

Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) via HDMI allows you to control some functions of your Intel® NUC using your TV remote.

Two types of CEC are available depending on your Intel NUC model: onboard CEC or external CEC. 

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Onboard CEC

The following Intel® NUC Kits have the above external CEC header and an onboard HDMI CEC controller that the BIOS controls. The onboard HDMI CEC controller only supports bidirectional power on/off control:

Intel® NUC 13 Products
  • NUC13VYKi7
  • NUC13VYKi5
  • NUC13AN[x]v7
  • NUC13AN[x]v5
  • NUC13AN[x]i7
  • NUC13AN[x]i5
  • NUC13AN[x]i3
  • NUC13L3[x]v7
  • NUC13L3[x]i7
  • NUC13L3[x]v5
  • NUC13L3[x]i5
  • NUC13L3[x]i3
  • NUC13L5[x]v7
  • NUC13L5[x]v5
  • NUC13L5[x]i5
  • NUC13L5[x]i3
Intel® NUC 12 Products
  • NUC12DCMv9
  • NUC12DCMv7
  • NUC12DCMi9
  • NUC12DCMi7
  • NUC12WS[x]v7
  • NUC12WS[x]v5
  • NUC12WS[x]i7
  • NUC12WS[x]i5
  • NUC12WS[x]i3
Intel® NUC 11 Products
  • NUC11BTMi7
  • NUC11BTMi9
  • NUC11PAHi7
  • NUC11PAKi7
  • NUC11PAQi70QA
  • NUC11PAHi5
  • NUC11PAKi5
  • NUC11PAQi50WA
  • NUC11PAHi3
  • NUC11PAKi3
  • NUC11PHKi7C
  • NUC11PHKi7CAA
  • NUC11TN[x]v7
  • NUC11TN[x]v5
  • NUC11TN[x]i7
  • NUC11TN[x]i5
  • NUC11TN[x]i3
Intel® NUC 10 Products
  • NUC10i7FNHAA
  • NUC10i7FNHJA
  • NUC10i7FNKPA
  • NUC10i7FNHC
  • NUC10i7FNKP
  • NUC10i7FNH
  • NUC10i7FNK
  • NUC10i5FNHCA
  • NUC10i5FNHJA
  • NUC10i5FNKPA
  • NUC10i5FNHJ
  • NUC10i5FNKP
  • NUC10i5FNHF
  • NUC10i5FNH
  • NUC10i5FNK
  • NUC10i3FNHFA
  • NUC10i3FNHJA
  • NUC10i3FNHF
  • NUC10i3FNH
  • NUC10i3FNK
Intel® NUC 9 Products
  • NUC9VXQNX
  • NUC9V7QNX
  • NUC9i9QNX
  • NUC9i7QNX
  • NUC9i5QNX
Intel® NUC 8 Products
  • NUC8i7HNK
  • NUC8i7HVK
  • NUC8i7HNKQC
  • NUC8i7HVKVA
  • NUC8i7HVKVAW
  • NUC8i7BEH
  • NUC8i7BEKQA
  • NUC8i7BEHGA
  • NUC8i5BEH
  • NUC8i5BEHFA
  • NUC8i5BEK
  • NUC8i5BEKPA
  • NUC8i3BEH
  • NUC8i3BEHFA
  • NUC8i3BEK
  • NUC8i3CYSM
  • NUC8i3CYSN
  • NUC8i7INHX
  • NUC8i7INHP
  • NUC8i7INHZ
  • NUC8i7INHJA
  • NUC8i7INHPA
  • NUC8i5INHX
  • NUC8i5INHP
  • NUC8i5INHJA
  • NUC8i5INHPA
Intel® NUC 7 Products
  • NUC7i7BNH
  • NUC7i5BNK
  • NUC7i5BNH
  • NUC7i3BNK
  • NUC7i3BNH
  • NUC7i7DNKE
  • NUC7i7DNHE
  • NUC7i5DNKE
  • NUC7i5DNHE
  • NUC7i3DNKE
  • NUC7i3DNHE
  • NUC7i7BNHX1
  • NUC7i7BNHXG
  • NUC7i7BNKQ
  • NUC7i5BNHX1
  • NUC7i5BNHXF
  • NUC7i5BNKP
  • NUC7i3BNHX1
  • NUC7i3BNHXF
  • NUC7CJYSAL
  • NUC7CJYH
  • NUC7PJYH
Intel® NUC 6 Products
  • NUC6CAYH
  • NUC6CAYS
      
 
Note Update the BIOS of your Intel® NUC to the latest version to access the BIOS settings related to onboard CEC.

To view or change the onboard HDMI CEC settings:

  1. Press F2 during boot to enter BIOS Setup.
  2. Go to Advanced > Devices > Onboard Devices.
  3. In the Legacy Device Configuration pane, enable HDMI CEC Control.

Legacy Device Configuration

BIOS Setting Description Notes
TV HDMI Port Configures the HDMI port on the TV that the Intel® NUC is connected to. Choices:
  • HDMI 1 (default)
  • HDMI 2
  • HDMI 3
  • HDMI 4
  • The CEC feature works on any HDMI ports on the TV.
  • Not all Intel NUC models include this BIOS setting. If the NUC can detect EDID data from the display, this setting is hidden.
Auto Turn On TV

Determines what happens to the TV when the Intel NUC is turned on or resumes from a sleep state.

  • Disable - TV doesn't turn on when Intel NUC is turned on or resumes from sleep state.
  • From S3/S4/S5 Boot (default) - TV turns on when Intel NUC is powered on or resumes from S3/S4/S5 state.
  • From S3 Resume - TV turns on when Intel NUC resumes from S3 state.
  • From S4/S5 Boot - TV turns on when Intel NUC is powered on or resumes from S4/S5 state.
  
Auto Turn Off TV

Determines what happens to the TV when the Intel NUC goes to sleep or is shut down.

  • Disable (default) - TV stays on when Intel NUC is shut down or enters a sleep state.
  • When S0 to S3/S4/S5 - TV turns off when Intel NUC enters S3/S4/S5 state.
  • When S0 to S3 - TV turns off when Intel NUC enters S3 state.
  • When S0 to S4/S5 -TV turns off when Intel NUC enters S4/S5 state.
  
Wake On TV

Determines what happens to the Intel NUC when the TV is turned on.

  • Disable (default) - Intel NUC stays off when TV is turned on.
  • From S3/S4/S5 - Intel NUC wakes from S3/S4/S5 power state when TV is turned on.
  • From S3 - Intel NUC wakes from S3 power state when TV is turned on.
  • From S4/S5 - Intel NUC wakes from S4/S5 power state when TV is turned on.
  
Standby by TV

Determines what happens to the Intel NUC when TV is turned off.

  • Disable (default) - Intel NUC remains in its current state when TV is turned off (nothing happens).
  • Power Button Toggle - When TV is turned off, the Intel NUC action defined for the power button in Windows is triggered.
  • Sleep Button Toggle - When TV is turned off, the Intel NUC action defined for the sleep button in Windows is triggered.
  
External CEC An external CEC adapter connects to the CEC header on the motherboard. The header is Molex* part number 53398-0471, with a pinout as follows:
Pin Signal Name
1 5VSTBY
2 Ground
3 PWR_SWITCH#
4 HDMI_CEC

CEC adapters and lids that fit the motherboard header are available from these third-party vendors:

The technical product specifications for these models provide details of HDMI CEC expected behaviors.

Related topics
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC)
How to enable HDMI-CEC
BIOS Settings Glossary

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Discontinued Products

Intel® NUC Kit NUC6CAYH

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