RCA universal remotes allow control over TVs, players, and other home devices from a single unit. This approach reduces clutter and simplifies use. Users often pair them with various brands for full system management. This piece covers setup steps and code lists for many devices.
Setup Methods for RCA Remotes
RCA offers several ways to link the remote to devices. Choose based on available info or preference. Start with the device powered on and batteries in the remote. Aim it directly at the unit.
Direct Entry Approach
This method requires a known code for the brand. It works fast when the number matches.
- Power the device.
- Hold the matching key, like TV, until the indicator lights.
- Input the code using numbers.
- Release the key; light should dim if successful.
- Test functions such as on/off or sound level.
Try another code if it fails.
Auto Search Technique
Ideal when no code is at hand. The remote cycles through options automatically.
- Activate the device.
- Press and hold the device key with power until lit.
- Tap play or power repeatedly until the unit powers down.
- Use reverse if it overshoots, then hit stop or enter to confirm.
- Verify other controls work.
This can take several minutes for some models.
Manual Search Option
Similar to auto but user-paced for precision.
- Turn on the target device.
- Hold code search or device key until the light appears.
- Select the device type.
- Press power one at a time until shutdown.
- Save with enter.
Patience helps here, as it may involve many presses.
Brand Group Search
Some remotes group brands by a single digit from 0 to 9.
- Start the device.
- Hold the device button.
- Enter the brand digit.
- Cycle power until it responds.
- Lock in the setting.
Check the manual for brand digits.
Also Read: GE Universal Remote Codes: Full List & Programming Guide 2026
Code Lists for Devices
Codes vary by remote type, often 3, 4, or 5 digits. Use the online finder for specifics. Below are codes from guides for common brands. Test in sequence.
TV Codes
Many brands use these. Start with the first and move on if needed.
- Abex: 1172
- Admiral: 0463, 4030, 4111, 4221, 10093, 10463, 1046, 1047, 1083, 1001, 1095, 1173, 1191, 1211
- Advent: 1062, 1219, 1005, 1238, 1291
- Adventura: 1174
- Aiko: 1016
- Aiwa: 1362
- Akai: 1675, 11675, 10702, 10672, 1002
- Alleron: 1046, 1047
- American Action: 1038
- Amtron: 1038
- Anam National: 1038, 1192, 1003, 1193, 1194
- AOC: 1589, 3720, 1365, 2014, 2087, 4101, 11365, 11589, 12014, 12087, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1004, 1082, 1195, 1196
- Apex: 1236, 1241, 1287, 1376
- Audiovox: 1038
- Baysonic: 1038
- Belcor: 1004
- Bell & Howell: 1048, 1049, 1073, 1001, 1083, 1162
- Broksonic: 1004, 1250, 1000, 1280
- Brokwood: 1004
- Candle: 1006, 1008, 1004, 1132, 1174, 1196
- Carnivale: 1004
- Carver: 1062
- Celebrity: 1002
- Celera: 1236
- Changhong: 1236
- Cineral: 1016, 1190
- Citizen: 1006, 1008, 1016, 1038, 1004, 1105, 1132, 1171, 1196
- Clarion: 1038
- Colortyme: 1006, 1010, 1004, 1196, 1200
- Contec/Cony: 1012, 1013, 1038, 1063
- Craig: 1038
- Crosley: 1000, 1062
- Crown: 1038, 1062, 1130, 1171
- Curtis Mathes: 1004, 1006, 1015, 1048, 1000, 1049, 1073, 1105, 1162, 1171, 1196, 1212
- CXC: 1038
- Daewoo: 1006, 1016, 1017, 1082, 1004, 1005, 1127, 1171, 1190, 1196, 1202, 1274, 1450
- Daytron: 1006, 1171, 1004, 1196
- Denon: 1135
- Dimensia: 1000, 1212
- Dumont: 1004, 1151, 1196, 1217
- Durabrand: 1004, 1038
- Dynatech: 1004
- Electroband: 1002
- Electrohome: 1003, 1004, 1006, 1000, 1002, 1019, 1020, 1022, 1064, 1196
- Emerson: 1864, 1394, 0171, 1886, 0463, 1963, 0178, 0623, 3623, 2183, 3559, 11864, 10017, 10451, 10463, 10178, 10171, 11661, 11394, 11944, 11963, 1004, 1006, 1027, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1012, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1073, 1123, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1124, 1162, 1171, 1177, 1179, 1191, 1196, 1208
- Envision: 1004, 1006, 1196
- Fisher: 1048, 1049, 1051, 1073, 1162, 1180
- Fujitsu: 1046, 1047
- Funai: 1038, 1046, 1047, 1189
- Futuretec: 1038
- Gateway: 1242
- GE: 1447, 0178, 11447, 10047, 10451, 10178, 11347, 1000, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1022, 1052, 1054, 1055, 1064, 1087, 1100, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1181, 1196, 1212, 1213, 1233
- Gibraltar: 1004, 1151
- Goldstar: 1004, 1005, 1006, 1012, 1019, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1082, 1155, 1156, 1171, 1172, 1196
- Gradiente: 1239
- Grundy: 1038, 1046, 1047, 1171
- Grunpy: 1038
- Hallmark: 1004, 1006, 1196
- Harman Kardon: 1062
- Harvard: 1038
- Havermy: 1173
- Hello Kitty: 1190
- Hisense: 13519, 3519, 12183, 4398, 1237, 35611, 44211, 55712, 67614, 78115, 59413, 61514
- Hitachi: 1643, 3639, 3382, 3697, 11643, 11145, 10679, 10145, 1004, 1006, 1012, 1013, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1063, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, 1150, 1179, 1185, 1196, 1198, 1199, 1449
- IMA: 1038
- Infinity: 1062, 1130
- Inteq: 1151
- Insignia: 12049, 14487, 11780, 13227, 11564, 11326, 12184, 15213, 11892, 12002, 11423, 10171, 10463, 11385, 11660, 12751, 11756, 28911, 12219, 49412, 28511, 06919, 07216, 69212, 89713, 70017, 39512, 45013, 69613, 82615, 61312, 2049, 1564, 1326, 1892, 0171, 0463, 1963, 2184, 11204, 11517, 11810, 11963, 12049, 12417
- Janeil: 1174
- JBL: 1062, 1130
- JC Penney: 1000, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1013, 1022, 1052, 1054, 1055, 1057, 1058, 1063, 1064, 1072, 1082, 1087, 1100, 1104, 1105, 1109, 1132, 1166, 1167, 1171, 1172, 1181, 1196, 1201, 1203, 1207, 1212, 1233
- JCB: 1002
- Jensen: 1004, 1006, 1196
- JVC: 1012, 1013, 1054, 1055, 1060, 1063, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1123, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1182, 1239, 1269, 1285, 1393, 1396, 1430
- Kawasho: 1002, 1004, 1006, 1196
- KEC: 1038
- Kenwood: 1004, 1006, 1019, 1196
- KLH: 1236, 1241
- Kloss Novabeam: 1038, 1068, 1069, 1174, 1183
- Kodak: 1004
- KTV: 1038, 1070, 1171, 1177
- LG: 12731, 2731, 2358, 0178, 10178, 31311, 52412, 63913, 11840, 11860, 11423, 12358, 14397, 14398, 11756, 0017, 10017, 10856, 11447, 12424, 11265, 1005, 1082, 1196
- Loewe: 1062, 1130
- Logik: 1001, 1083
- Luxman: 1004, 1006, 1196
- LXI: 1000, 1006, 1048, 1049, 1062, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1100, 1109, 1130, 1162, 1181, 1196, 1203, 1207, 1212, 1233
- Magnavox: 1004, 1006, 1008, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1088, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1183, 1196, 1219, 1235, 1271, 1273, 1291, 1370, 1377
- Majestic: 1001, 1083
- Marantz: 1004, 1006, 1059, 1062, 1078, 1130, 1196, 1199
- Matsushita: 1170
- Megatron: 1006, 1059, 1196, 1199
- Memorex: 1001, 1005, 1006, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1073, 1082, 1083, 1162, 1191, 1196
- MGA: 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019, 1022, 1051, 1064, 1079, 1080, 1082, 1196
- Midland: 1054, 1055, 1100, 1151, 1171, 1172, 1181, 1217, 1233
- Mitsubishi: 1004, 1005, 1006, 1019, 1022, 1051, 1064, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1125, 1135, 1196
- Montgomery Ward: 1001, 1083
- Motorola: 1003, 1173
- MTC: 1004, 1005, 1006, 1082, 1105, 1196
- Multitech: 1038
- Multivision: 1084
- NAD: 1006, 1071, 1072, 1109, 1136, 1185, 1196, 1207
- NEC: 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1010, 1082, 1196, 1200
- Nikko: 1006, 1016, 1196
- NTC: 1016
- Onwa: 1038
- Optimus: 1136, 1185
- Optonica: 1095, 1173
- Orion: 1030, 1035, 1191, 1208
- Panasonic: 11480, 1480, 11291, 10178, 1003, 1054, 1055, 1062, 1109, 1130, 1170, 1246, 1253, 1275, 1277, 1286, 1289, 1350, 1389, 1392, 1406, 1418, 1419
- Philco: 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1012, 1019, 1062, 1068, 1069, 1075, 1077, 1082, 1088, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1183
- Philips: 11867, 12372, 11454, 12374, 11866, 13623, 14365, 14398, 10054, 10171, 11755, 11365, 11394, 11756, 14740, 62414, 17419, 33412, 06918, 73915, 84416, 95017, 44211, 21319, 43911, 48111, 82615, 88518, 1867, 2372, 1454, 2597, 4222, 3623, 2800, 1744, 1866, 0017, 0171, 1963, 1365, 1394, 1589, 10690
- Pioneer: 20057, 0057
- RCA: 12746, 2746, 12434, 14394, 2932, 2434, 3577, 1447, 2247, 3382, 3717, 3332, 3895, 2187, 4053, 3636, 2183, 2855, 3147, 4394, 0623, 2429, 3419, 4035, 1670, 11547, 11447, 10047, 10093, 10679, 11047, 11147, 11247, 11347, 11781, 11948, 11953, 12002, 12187, 10051, 11661, 12247, 12932, 30522, 20000, 20042, 20202, 20880
- Samsung: 12051, 2051, 0178, 10178, 11632, 15386, 15371, 21818, 97817, 77114, 79113, 16616, 36218, 66611, 3993, 10702, 11060
- Sanyo: 0264, 0412
- Sharp: 12360, 2360, 11457, 2250, 12250
- Sony: 10810, 0810, 11300, 12778, 14448, 14189, 31912, 89616, 41112, 10000
- TCL: 12434, 2434, 13183
- Toshiba: 11524, 1524, 12724, 10156, 11656, 14885, 67611, 36911, 48512, 36411, 65014, 70017, 70416, 08318, 72014, 90616, 78614, 24919, 57812, 1656, 0156, 3134, 1743, 11156, 11256, 12006, 11265, 10845, 11704, 11945, 11356
- Vizio: 11758, 1758, 13758, 14905, 14723, 12707, 12757, 12512, 11756, 35011, 40412, 80016, 20111, 3758, 2707, 2757, 10864, 10885
DVD Player Codes
Use with the DVD key.
- JVC: 20055, 0055
- LG: 20035, 0035
- Magnavox: 20050, 0050
- Panasonic: 20035, 0035, 20162
- Philips: 20081, 0081, 20035
- Pioneer: 20057, 0057
- RCA: 20052, 0052, 20035
- Samsung: 20045, 0045
- Sony: 20032, 0032, 20035
- Toshiba: 20045, 0045, 20043
Blu-ray Codes
For Blu-ray units.
- Insignia: 0675, 10675
- LG: 0741, 10741
- Panasonic: 1641, 11641
- Philips: 2084, 12084
- Pioneer: 0142, 10142
- Samsung: 0199, 10199
- Sharp: 2250, 12250
- Sony: 1516, 11516
- Toshiba: 1769, 11769
- Yamaha: 2296, 12296
Cable and Satellite Codes
For boxes.
- AT&T U-verse: 1040, 0040
- Comcast: 10000, 0000
- DirecTV: 11749, 1749, 11392
- Dish Network: 0775, 0075, 1505
- General Instrument: 0476, 0476
- Motorola: 0137, 00137
- Pioneer: 1877, 1877
- Scientific Atlanta: 1877, 1877
- Spectrum: 1060, 0060
- Verizon Fios: 0205, 0025
Audio System Codes
For receivers or bars.
- Bose: 0199, 10199
- Denon: 0160, 00160
- Harman Kardon: 0110, 00110
- JBL: 0110, 00110
- Onkyo: 0135, 00135
- Pioneer: 0014, 00014
- Polk Audio: 0189, 00189
- RCA: 0051, 00051
- Sony: 0159, 00159
- Yamaha: 0176, 00176
Fixing Common Problems
Issues can arise during setup.
- Light flashes without response: Change batteries.
- Code fails: Switch to search methods.
- Partial control: Test alternate codes or reset by removing batteries briefly.
- For multi-function units: Set each mode separately.
- Obstructions: Ensure clear line of sight.
Refer to model manuals for more help.
This covers key details for RCA remotes. For rare brands, use the code finder tool.
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