Thu, 27 Apr 2006

Programming a Sony Remote Control (RMT-V259)

I have a Panasonic TV and a Sony video recorder - but fortunately Sony were smart enough to allow the video remote control (Model number RMT-V259) to be programmable so that it can also control the TV. Unfortunately, when the batteries run low, it forgets which TV it's supposed to be controlling and stops working :-( To save myself time looking for the manual next time, here's how to program the remote:

Put the selector switch at the top of the remote in 'TV' position.
Hold down the green power / standby button and press the two digit keycode to match your model of TV:

Akai: 68
Ferguson: 52
Grundig: 10, 11
Hitachi: 24
JVC: 33
Loewe: 45
Mivar: 09, 70
NEC: 66
Nokia: 15, 16, 69
Panasonic: 17, 49
Philips: 06, 07, 08
Saba: 12, 13
Samsung: 22, 23
Sanyo: 25
Sharp: 29
Sony: 01, 02
Telefunken: 36
Thomson: 43
Toshiba: 38

Release the green power / standby button and check that the standby, volume buttons, channel select buttons, etc. all work with the TV.

See how I've been all useful and put the rest of the codes there in case someone else is looking for them - or in case I plug the video into some other TV :-)
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