Bought this remote for my elderly Mom, who has a cable connection but no cable box. Everything on remote works except channel+/-. Any ideas why?
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It sounds like the remote is controlling your mom's TV since there isn't a cable box. Many TV manufacturers use several different "codes" for operating their TVs remotely. According to the instructions that came with my Tek Pal remote, in step 4 when you press and release the CH+ (or CH-) button and the TV shuts off, I would then manually turn the TV back on (via the button on the TV) and continue step 4 (pressing and releasing CH+ (or CH-)) until the TV shuts off again. At that point continue on to step 5 (press the MUTE button to complete the set-up). You might need to try several "codes" to find one that works for all the buttons. You might have to go through a couple of iterations until you find the right one for the TV. When you do, I would jot down how many times you had to manually turn the TV back on and repeat step 4 until you got it to work (perhaps write on the back of the remote with a sharpie pen). Good luck!
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I'm not sure. I have my mothers remote programmed to her TV without a cable box. Not sure how well it works with CATV providers. Maybe try contacting Optimum Cable to see if it is compatible with their equipment or contact the company that made the cable box. Good luck.. :)
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Mom has cable. It works. It is so outrageously simple to program and work. No fuss. no muss. Just follow the really simple instructions and it works. Will buy this again if she loses it.It is just channel up/down, volume up/down, on/off, and mute.
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I have no problems like the ones you are experiencing. If you are using your cable remote, you need to program the remote with your TV code. That allows the cable remote to change the volume and mute the volume on the TV. Othewise you need to use your TV remote to do these functions. I have FIOS and the code is 210. Call your cable company to verify and have them walk you through the process. It is easy. All my front panel controls work except up and down channels. This is because the TV is hooked into cable and the TV itself needs to stay on channel 3. I hope this answers your questions. I have no problems like the ones you are experiencing. If you are using your cable remote, you need to program the remote with your TV code. That allows the cable remote to change the volume and mute the volume on the TV. Othewise you need to use your TV remote to do these functions. I have FIOS and the code is 210. Call your cable company to verify and have them walk you through the process. It is easy. All my front panel controls work except up and down channels. This is because the TV is hooked into cable and the TV itself needs to stay on channel 3. I hope this answers your questions.
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hi i do have 2 sperate cable boxes, one for the tv, one for the slingbox. however when someon is home an di am away, the remote will chnage both cable boxes. how do i avoid this?
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not sure. I don't have a cable box. You can find out by looking again at this product information.. This wasn't my answer to help my husbands confusion in working the remote.
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When you first set it up do a channel search. Make sure you have it set to cable and not antenna
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Well, in the past I had programmed the original Vizio power button to power on the DVD player, TV and Cable Box at the same time. All worked well until my cable provider (Time Warner updated their software) then I noticed that the codes for some of my devices had been deleted and would no longer work. I had since replaced the original Vizio remote and find that the multi device power button does not work. It now seem that the codes for some older devices are longer supported by the cable company. I experienced the loss of functioning device codes on my Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote also shortly after the cable provider software update...strange!
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I can't. I tried to program my at&T; cable remote, unsuccessfully. Never tried the TV remote-I have a Ocosmo Tv matched to the sound bar, but since I control the channels with the cable remote, I never tried. You can try your TV remote if it has a program mode for audio. Seems like no matter what you end up with more than one remote. Good luck.
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The silver remote with my comcast box would only work in the aux mode you could not program anything in the cable mode,the cable box I had calls for the dark gray remote not the silver remote,be careful on with one you get.
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When I first got my unit it happend to me several times, then I realize that it was my menu. Make sure you settings are correct on your TV menu, check and make sure your Antenna box is checked and not the cable box on your menu. What I have learned is that when you have a Box connected to your TV, you need to only use the BOXES remote not the one for the tv. I only turn on the TV with that remote, from that point on I only use the Converter box remote. I stopped having that problem when I when to that method.
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I don't know, but I do know I was so disappointed that it would not work with my DVD player, no matter how hard I tried to program it...and I am verygood at following directions. It works great as an extra tv remote, but I would not bet on it working for your cable box. Cannot recommend.
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Barbara, I really do not know. Mom had a Vizio TV. I would say give it a try. It is really easy to program just a push of a couple buttons. If it doesn't just return it. Check Amazon's return policy. Mom's cable connection came directly from the wall to TV - no cable box connection.
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Brandi...I have one of the first Insignia TV's made, and it would only control the power, volume and channels; it would not work for the other functions. I complained to the manufacturer of the remote, and they admitted that it wouldn't necessarily work on all models. I scolded them for not stating that in their product description. If you do not hear from another owner who has your same TV model, you're taking a gamble. For me it was not an expensive gamble, and I needed a remote that could do at least the bare minimum functions.
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What function are you performing? Are you scanning for channels? Do you have something plugged into the USB port, such as a hard drive or thumb drive? Try unplugging the set and plugging it back in. I've never had the problem, and have owned this model for over a year. Contact JVC to see what they advise you and to find out if you have any warranty coverage. Another thing it could be is your cable or satellite television box having a problem, if that's what your TV is hooked up to. It may be the cable/sat box that is displaying that message. Try the box on another TV, if you have one. Also, make sure your cable box or antenna is hooked up properly to your TV. Sometimes the coax cable attached to the TV gets loose and the TV can't find the broadcast signal.
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My sister has it hooked up with her cable and it works great. I have Dish network and cannot get it to operate with any of my sets. I can get it to operate the TV's but not control their box, which is of no use to me.
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this remote is programmable, so you should be able to get it to run most other things. I programed it to work both my TV and my home theater system. I don't have a cable box but I would assume you could control that too.