Hi there, I have just bought a jumbo tv remote and there are no codes for my Technika tv/dvd, the remote asks for four digits too, not three :( please help Emma :)

Hi Emma,

If the instructions for your remote (or universal remote) do list codes for all of the devices (TV, DVD, CD, VCR, etc.) you wish to control with it, I'm sorry to tell you that it probably isn't supported. There are literally thousands of remote codes for all the different device brands and models, and newer versions every year. It simply isn't possible for the remote manufacturer to know of all the products and codes that are "out there" in the world. You can attempt to try ALL the codes to see if if you can find what is needed, but since it is undocumented, the likelihood of the desired function button (such as "volume up") performing the expected task is minimal.

The exception to the universal remote problem detailed above is what is called a "learning remote". A learning remote requires that the device's remote is aimed at the learning remote and pressing buttons on both remotes allows the learning remote to store or learn the other remote's functions. Other variations of learning remotes are the types that have a database of device remote functions that are sent to the remote via USB cable from a computer connected to the internet. This last type is the quickest and possibly the easiest - but is also the most costly.

You could copy the brands and types of devices you wish to control (Sony TV, Pioneer Blu Ray, Sharp VCR, etc.) and go to a store - or better still - go online and view the manual for different remote control units to determine if they do control these devices. Or, you could simply use the universal remote you have to control all the devices it is capable of controlling - and use the original remote(s) of the other device(s) that the universal can not control.

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