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How to set up a universal remote control quickly and easily

TV remote control or remote control can be a headache, here we explain in a simple way how to set them up.

We all already have lost tv remote control , or it just ended up breaking and we ended up buying a Universal remote controller was impossible to configure . Fortunately, there are many ways to configure these controls so tailored et Fast , or many substitutes .

How to configure the remote control?

The easiest way to program a Universal remote controller is enter the code which identifies the brand of television we want to use, the player or whatever. The codes are normally provided by the control manual itself through a sheet called " code sheet «.

We can also find them online. After finding the code, follow these steps:

  1. Turn on the device that you want to control with the remote.
  2. Press and hold the button DEVICE.  This will cause the lights and power buttons on the device to light up.
  3. With button always pressed , enter the code the brand of the device. If a brand has more than one code, start with the first one and continue until the power button turns off.
  4. Don't let go of the button even if you entered the code until the power light on the remote control turns off. If the light is flashing, it means the code is not correct.
  5. If it's okay just try the controller, it should work.

Some controls have buttons for other devices, but these have functions for ours.

How do I find the controller code?

There is an easy way to automatically find le queues on some universal remotes. This will test various codes that you have in your installed database until you find the correct one. The steps to follow are:

  1. Turn on your TV or the device you want to control.
  2. Press and release the button DEVICE  and the remote control button of what you want to control, a TV , DVD Or other.
  3. Press new on the button DEVICE , as well as the button POWER at the same time. Release both buttons at the same time.
  4. Press and release the button PLAY button on the remote, then wait a few seconds and see if the device you are trying to control turns off. If so, you've already found the right code.
  5. After that, press and release the button  REVERSE  every two seconds until your device turns back on. When it turned on, it found the code.
  6. Once found, press the button STOP and you can use your remote control.

How to find the code manually?

If you don't still not found automatically the code of the desired brand, you have another option, the search manuelle code by remote control code . Just follow these steps:

  1. Turn on the TV or device you want to control.
  2. Press and hold the buttons DEVICE et POWER . Wait for the power button to light up, then release both buttons. 
  3. Point the remote control at the TV or other device, press the button POWER and wait two seconds.
  4. If the TV is off, the remote has found the correct code. Press STOP to save it.
  5. If it has not gone out, press again on the button POWER for the remote to test for the next code from the database. Repeat until you find yours.

Other options.

Today we all have a Smartphone , because there is another quite comfortable option in which we will just need our phone. In the PlayStore or in the Apple Store , we are looking for remote control app, every phone brand will have one.

Once the application is installed, all you have to do is configure the remote control in a simple way, we enter the application, in this case " MyRemote And let's follow the next steps:

  1. We generate a new order by choosing the device we want, TV, DVD or whatever we have.
  2. Once we have selected what we want, we search for the brand.
  3. We select the brand and press the button it asks for. And end, configured. 

This is without a doubt the easiest option.

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