Remote Controls Error Codes

41 error codes across 9 brands. Find your code, what it means, and how to fix it.

Philips

11 codes
Blue flash

Auto registration in progress — the remote is searching for the correct device code by sending infrared signals.

LED indicator flashes once then remains on (after learning)

Command learned successfully — the infrared signal from your device's remote has been captured and stored.

LED indicator flashes six times (learning timeout)

Learning mode timeout — no key was selected on the universal remote within 15 seconds, and the learning mode has exited automatically.

LED indicator flashes six times (signal timeout)

Signal reception timeout — no infrared signal was received from the device's original remote within 30 seconds.

LED indicator flashes six times quickly

Learning error — the infrared signal from the device remote was not received or recognized.

LED indicator flashes twice then remains on

Key selected for learning — the remote is waiting to receive the infrared signal from your device's original remote.

Light flashes six times

Invalid code entered — the code was not recognized or accepted by the device.

Red LED flashes once and then turns off

All learned codes for a device cleared — all commands previously learned for the selected device have been deleted.

Red LED flashes once then remains on

Learning mode activated — the remote is ready to learn a command from your device's original remote control.

Red LED is on

Device selection mode active — the remote is ready to accept a setup code for the selected device.

Red LED remains on briefly, flashes twice and then turns off

All learned codes for all devices cleared — all commands previously learned for the entire universal remote have been deleted.

Amazon

8 codes

Mitsubishi

7 codes

Roku

3 codes

LG

3 codes

Universal

3 codes

Vizio

3 codes

Samsung

2 codes

GE

1 codes