Someone sold me a Coby HDTV HDMI without a remote. The channel or the volume button on the side of the tv won't work so I got a universal remote. For some reason the only thing the universal remote does is turns the tv on and off and the volume up and down. It would not change the mode of the TV nor any channels. What is the problem?

Upon first start you should be prompted. If not, you will find a series of buttons on the TV itself; power,channel up down, volume up/down, input and menu. Hit the menu button and the menu will pop up. Scroll up and down with channel button, select and controls are the volume. either that or you can get a Samsung phone that has an app built into it called watch on, which has a universal remote that works for virtually everything. Happy surfing.

probably you have defect mainboard .

1st click the "mode" button on the TV or remote then use the vol. up and down buttons to scroll around until you get to DTV mode then press "enter" on the remote you should get a message "please run channel auto scan" . click "Menu" on the remote the "Picture" screen will come up, keep clicking the vol. up button to scroll past "Audio" then "Setup" then to "Channel" then use the CH up or down buttons to scroll to "Air" click OK , then use the CH down button to scroll to "Scan all channels" then click the vol. up button. it then should start scanning, FYI you have to be fast!

You can simpley fix this problem!

Just buy a universal remote!
BTW: Don't buy a new kind but on older kind of universal remote!
It's just 10 bucks in a electric store!

Just get a cheap universal remote, and program it to the TV. Some TVs don't have the dedicated buttons to switch inputs, without the remote.

If this is a combo unit (TV with DVD built in) you need the original remote---Universals almost always are missing key features the original remote had as most companies have someone else make the unit and put their name on it.

Most TV s have button controls on the side, top, botom or back. You should be able to choose the menu option the use the up and down arrows on the volume or channel to control the menu options. Once you set the input source you should be good to go.

I've run into this same issue. Although not a complete fix, I was able to program the tv with a basic universal remote. Try using the Goldstar remote codes. While I'm unable to use the channel buttons, I can change channels manually and turn the tv on/off and use the volume button. Again, not a fix, but a work around for now.

OK, YES you CAN turn on the TV without the remote, in fact you can do nearly everything that can be done on your remote, on the TV itself, NOW look, CAREFULLY around the edged or sides of your set, you will find there are "Buttons" usually there are 6 - 7 Buttons, if you look carefully at them you will see they are marked, usually with a Volume Up & Down, word, or symbol, A Channel Up & Down, buttons a Menu, an Enter, and an ON/OFF button, & sometimes others. Now To turn on, Press and hold the Power button, the TV will Turn ON, you can change Channels, with the Channels, and Volume, with the Volume ones. The Menu button, will allow selection to all the other sub menus and settings. IF you need to get a remote, Please, get an original, it may be more hassle, it may take longer to get, it maybe costs more... BUT IT WILL WORK. Universal remotes, well, read through a few posts dealing with them, and you will see what I mean. IF you MUST get one, absolutely ensure that it performs every function the original one did, or you can have many headaches.

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