Only run an automation if another one ran before it (nvidia shield idling issue)

Hi there, thanks for your time.

I’m trying to reduce the amount of controllers used by automating the home theater through the nvidia shield controller. I’ve managed to properly power on the shield->AVR->projector->projector screen (down) and return everything to their off state when the shield is off, but I’m left with an inconvenience when the shield idles for a bit: the automation runs when the shield leaves the idle state (only way the automation triggers when the shield is active - “on” state doesn’t work since the shield appears to idle in a sleepy state instead of powering off) and as a result the projector screen lowers past the “tv” set.

I’ve been trying to create a condition where the automation runs only if the “off” automation has run first with no luck.
I hope I’m making sense - any ideas on how I might solve this / make it simpler are much appreciated!

Automations:

alias: Projector screen Down when Shield On - Projector On
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - media_player.living_room_nvidia_shield
    to: 'On'
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
  - platform: device
    device_id: redacted
    domain: media_player
    entity_id: media_player.living_room_nvidia_shield
    type: turned_on
  - platform: device
    device_id: redacted
    domain: media_player
    entity_id: media_player.living_room_nvidia_shield
    type: idle
condition: []
action:
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: avr
      command: 'On'
    target:
      device_id: redacted
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: Projector
      command: 'On'
    target:
      device_id: redacted
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: projector_screen
      command: Down
    target:
      device_id: redacted
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 26
      milliseconds: 700
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: projector_screen
      command: Stop
    target:
      device_id: redacted
mode: single

To turn things off:

alias: Projector screen Up when Shield off - Projector Off
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: media_player.living_room_nvidia_shield
    to: 'off'
condition: []
action:
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: projector_screen
      command: Up
    target:
      device_id: redacted
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 10
      milliseconds: 0
  - service: remote.send_command
    data:
      device: Projector
      command: 'Off'
      num_repeats: 2
      delay_secs: 1
    target:
      device_id: redacted
mode: single

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