How to Find the TV Code for Your Universal Remote

There is no single code for a TV. Each universal remote maker keeps its own code list, which is why most official code finders ask which remote you have before they show a code. So find your remote’s model first, then look up your TV brand in that remote’s list. The steps below walk through it, plus what to do if no code works.

Step 1: Find your remote’s model number

Open the battery compartment. Most makers print the model number or code list version there:

• GE and other Jasco remotes: note the code list version (CL3, CL4, CL5 or CL6). Jasco prints it inside the battery compartment, under the batteries or on the underside of the cover.
• Philips: the type number is inside the battery compartment or on the front of the remote.
• One For All: the product number is inside the battery door or on the back or bottom of the remote. It is also on the front of the manual and on the packaging.
• RCA: RCA’s code finder asks for the remote’s revision number and links to a page that helps you find it.

If your remote shows a number starting with URC, our guide to finding a remote’s URC number explains what it tells you.

Step 2: Look up your TV brand in that remote’s code list

Use the remote maker’s own code finder, or the code list printed in the remote’s manual. You need the device type (TV) and your TV’s brand, not the TV’s model number.

Remote	Official code lookup	What it asks for
GE (Jasco)	Jasco universal remote codes	Code list version, then device category and brand
Philips	Philips code finder	Remote type number, then your device details
RCA	RCA Remote Code Finder	Revision number, device brand and device type
Onn	Onn code finder	Device category and brand
One For All	One For All support (“Find your setup code”)	A three-step setup code finder

Prefer to browse? Our universal remote codes directory groups codes by remote and device, with full lists for GE, Onn and RCA remotes. Philips puts the code list in the user manual, usually at the end, for remotes such as the SRP4004.

Your TV brand may have several codes, so write them all down in order. Jasco notes that some codes run only a few of the TV’s functions, and Onn suggests testing each code and keeping the one that works best. If the codes you find have more or fewer digits than your remote accepts, see 3, 4 and 5-digit universal remote codes explained.

Step 3: Enter the code and test it

On a GE remote, Jasco’s steps are:

1. Hold Setup until the red light comes on.
2. Press TV.
3. Enter the first code on your list.
4. Point the remote at the TV and test power, volume and channels. If any of them don’t respond as they should, repeat these steps with the next code.

Other remotes use the same idea with different button names. Our step-by-step guide to programming a universal remote covers the details.

If no code on the list works

Let the remote find the code itself. GE, Onn and RCA remotes all have a search mode that tries codes one after another; as RCA puts it, you can try all the codes in the remote when your brand isn’t on the list. Our guide to programming a universal remote without a code has the steps for each brand.

Find the code your remote is already using

If a search found a working code, or someone else set the remote up, some remotes can blink the code back to you. Write it down when you get it: RCA recommends keeping it so you can re-enter it quickly if the remote loses its programming, for example after a battery change.

RCA RCR612

1. Press and hold the device key, for example TV, then also press and hold INFO.
2. After three seconds the ON•OFF key lights up. Release both keys.
3. Press the number keys in order, 1 to 9 and then 0. The number that makes ON•OFF blink is the first digit of the code.
4. Repeat to find the other three digits. After the fourth, the light blinks briefly and turns off. TV codes on this remote start with 1.

One For All Kameleon 5

1. Press TV.
2. Hold MAGIC until the TV key blinks twice.
3. Press 9 9 0. The TV key blinks twice.
4. Press 1 and count the red blinks: that is the first digit. Do the same with 2, 3 and 4 for the other digits. No blinks means the digit is 0.

Other models have the same feature under a different name. Look in your manual for “code retrieval” (RCA’s term) or “code blink out” (One For All’s).

In short: get the model number from the battery compartment, look up your TV brand in that remote’s own list, test each code, and switch to the search mode if none of them work.

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