My converter box will not turn on. The light stays red. i plug it in and it lights red but it wont turn on it stays off and i use remote and i manually push the power button but it wont turn on!!

I have one of those right here attached to my computer so I can watch TV on the PC. The red-green light is the power indicator. Your converter is turning off for some reason. Possibly it is getting a signal from another remote, and turning off. You can block the converter's remote sensor with something (black tape works) and then change the channels with front panel buttons if it has them.
Mine has power buttons for both the TV and the converter, so watch out for that.

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This page is about helping people programming an RCA universal remote control with a digital converter box. First be advice that not all universal remote work with converter boxes, the one we know for a fact and this process is for is the RCA RCR503 Below are the codes and the Steps to do it.
Step 1: Manually turn on the converter box if possible if the converter box does not have ON/OFF switch is okay, go to the next step.
Step2: Press and Hold the CODE SEARCH button key until the indicator light turns on
Step 3: Release CODE SEARCH
Step4 : press and release the SAT-CBL-DTC key-
the indicator light blinks
Step 5: Find the four digit code for your particular digital converter box brand by looking at the demo below input the codoes the red light should turn off. Now your converter box should work. The two codes to try for RCA are :-2325 or 2454 hope this helps

These converters had mixed reviews (I looked at Amazon) and a box refusing to turn on is a common one. Please have a look at the troubleshooting guide below for other issues.

http://www.gxioutdoorpower.com/accesshd/pdf/Troubleshooting02MAR09.pdf

http://www.tvrepairdoctor.com

if it wont sync after using the red buttons then its just bad batteries from the sound of it or the remote has gone bad.

Try fresh batteries or let the rechargeables charge (assuming they arent bad)

did you use the same cord as the old one if so try replacing that or try a different plug in the wall

If you need further help, reach me via phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_eb7ea98642566cc6

the unit is dead, if you contact apex they should send out a replacment for you

Follows steps below to program your Insignia Converter Box:
1. Turn on your TV using your TV remote control and change its channel to 3 or 4.

2. Turn on the convert box; the blue light on the converter box is on. If you press the power button again, the red light on the converter box will be on, but do Not turn it to Red!!! Your insignia's other buttons will not response if it in red light mode!!!


3. Then press the Menu button on the Insignia remote control. A wizard will appear. The wizard does not appear if your TV is not in channel 3 or 4.

4. Follow the wizard instructions to scan channels.

if it is hooked up through the componant, or composite cables, that is the red white yellow, or the red blue green red white, you have to take note of what input it is plugged into on the back of the tv, they are labled, then hit the input on the remote control to match the input your plugged into, even if your using the screw on cable, stioo have to put it on that input, also try turning your tv to chanel 3