Is it possible to "Power Off" Raspberry Touchscreen with RC or via Webinterface?

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Harry,
sorry but I am too dumb:

How can I remotely switch off the display?

Jens

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You just can’t, and there’s no SSh access to tinker either.

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For that you need a remote control like a Flirc or an OSMC.
With the latest version you can then turn the screen off from the remote control.

Thanks

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Alrighty, missed that and stand corrected…

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Harry,

many thx.
Yes, I do use the Flirc dongle which allows me to do standard Roon Navigation (next / previous title, stop, play etc.) with my 20+ years old Linn remote control.
Sorry to bother you again but how do I “teach” my remote to switch off the screen?

Jens

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You can do that with the ‘standby’ or ‘power’ button. I didn’t need to teach my remote anything.
Keep in mind that this functionality is coupled to the power button on the screen: it will only work when the screen shows the power button. This requires the zone to be in rest (paused or stopped).

Thanks

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Thanks Harry!

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So what would be the actual use case for that functionality, since I can have the display shutoff automatically according to the timeout value with clock configured as not showing - which actually is how I’ve got mine configured.

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For those that want a clock, but still have the need to shutoff the display.

But I’m going to refactor this to a much more simpler scheme: when you touch the cover art you can turn the screen off, disregarding current state.

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