How to prevent mac from sleeping when I turn off the TV

[SnarkyBear]

I have a mac mini running Yosemite. It is primarily used as a home theater, but I do use it for other stuff on occasion. It is connected to a Samsung HDTV.

The problem is that when I turn off the TV, the mini automatically goes into sleep mode. It is frustrating to have to keep the TV on when listening to music.

I can't figure out how to stop this behavior. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

 

[MacManiac76]

Under System Preferences->Energy Saver, do you have the option "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off" checked?

 

[SnarkyBear]

Under System Preferences->Energy Saver, do you have the option "Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off" checked?

I see no such option in Energy Saver. Should there be? I am running 10.10.4.

 

[MacManiac76]

I guess it's only there for laptops.

 

[jbarley]

Have you tried any of the many apps designed to prevent "Sleep", such as Jiggler?