Programming Philips Universal Remote Codes: A Comprehensive Guide

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A universal remote control is a convenient tool that lets you manage multiple devices, such as TVs, DVD players, Blu-ray players, and cable boxes, with a single remote. Philips universal remotes are widely used due to their compatibility with many brands and devices. To make them work, you need to program the remote with the correct codes for your devices. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for programming your Philips universal remote, a list of common codes, troubleshooting tips, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Why Use a Philips Universal Remote?

Philips universal remotes reduce the clutter of multiple remotes by allowing you to control various devices with one. They are compatible with most major brands, including Samsung, LG, Sony, and Philips devices. Programming the remote correctly ensures it works seamlessly with your electronics, making it easier to switch between devices like your TV and streaming media player.

How to Program Your Philips Universal Remote

To program your Philips universal remote, you’ll need to follow specific steps to enter codes or search for the right one. For detailed instructions, check this Philips universal remote programming guide from PC Guide, which covers both Direct Code Entry and Auto Code Search methods. This guide provides clear steps to set up your remote for devices like TVs, DVD players, or cable boxes.

Philips Universal Remote Codes

Below is a list of common 4-digit codes for popular brands and device types. Since codes vary by model, you may need to try multiple codes.

ABEX0120
ADMIRAL0603, 0224, 0701
ADVENT0219, 0893
ADVENTURA0019
AIKO0407
AIWA0121, 0221, 0324, 0528
ALLERON0706
AMARK0603
AMTRON0906
AKAI0112, 0801, 0309, 0027
ANAM NATIONAL0906, 0901, 0104, 0805, 0920
AOC0002, 0119, 0003, 0320, 0502, 0102, 0217
APEX0023, 0223, 0123, 0741
ARCHER0603
ASPECT0507
AUDIOVOX0906
AXION0319, 0793
BANG & OLUFSEN0620
BELCOR0002
BELL & HOWELL0704, 0506, 0601, 0701
BENQ0709, 0909, 0711
BRADFORD0906
BROKSONIC0626, 0115, 0041, 0632, 0327, 0316
BROKWOOD0002
CANDLE0002, 0402, 0502, 0019
CAPEHART0119
CELERA0023
CELEBRITY0801
CENTRIOS0518
CENTURION0502
CETRONIC0805
CHANGHONG0023, 0741
CITIZEN0520, 0701, 0112, 0115, 0407, 0402, 0002, 0502, 0512, 0906, 0805
CLAIRTONE0003
CLASSIC0023, 0741, 0805
CLP0008
CLP CLASSIC0020, 0002, 0006
COLOR VOICE0602
COLORTYME0002, 0502, 0602
CONCERTO0002, 0502
CONCIERGE0713
CONTEC0906, 0802, 0003, 0805
CORNEA0606
CRAIG0906, 0805
CROSLEY0807
CROWN0906, 0805
CURTIS MATHES0512, 0601, 0506, 0502, 0103, 0002, 0437, 0704, 0614, 0701, 0112
CTX0603
CXC0906, 0805
DAEWOO0609, 0303, 0407, 0614, 0503, 0529, 0046, 0615, 0602, 0102, 0502, 0002, 0214, 0905, 0415, 0826, 0403, 0505, 0314, 0805, 0611
DAYTRON0002, 0502
DELL0522, 0404, 0814
DIAMOND VISION0622, 0496, 0810
DIGISTAR0213, 0413, 0118, 0318, 1503
DIMENSIA0704, 0601
DISNEY0417
DUKANE0507, 0808
DUMONT0713, 0002
DURABRAND0027, 0916, 0447, 0520, 0115, 0323, 0317
DYNASTY0805
ELEKTRA0701
ELECTROBAND0801, 0003
ELECTROHOME0002, 0502, 0027, 0901, 0803
ELITE VIDEO0321
EMERSON0604, 0804, 0924, 0906, 0002, 0826, 0327, 0605, 0703, 0614, 0128, 0134, 0228, 0519, 0520, 0304, 0105, 0324, 0506, 0104, 0706, 0115, 0316, 0305, 0006, 0502, 0027, 0004, 0505, 0005, 0247, 0106, 0705, 0626, 0903, 0805, 0632
ENVISION0002, 0502, 0009
FISHER0506, 0612, 0428, 0619, 0802
FUJITSU0321, 0706
FUNAI0247, 0324, 0706, 0906, 0805, 0520
FUTURETEC0906, 0805
GATEWAY0206
GE0007, 0835, 0901, 0502, 0002, 0103, 0114, 0006, 0310, 0018, 0806, 0704, 0312, 0601, 0803
GIBRALTER0713, 0002
GOLDSTAR0307, 0217, 0002, 0324, 0502, 0102, 0802, 0609, 0435
GRUNDY0706, 0906
GUESTVISION0721
HAIER0709, 0223, 0323, 0317
HALLMARK0002, 0502
HARVARD0906
HITACHI0808, 0515, 0502, 0507, 0715, 0410, 0815, 0707, 0519, 0607, 0710, 0324, 0315, 0802, 0002, 0701
HISENSE0908, 0819, 0223
ILO0421, 1608, 1004, 1903
IMA0906
INFINITY0807, 0430
INITIAL1608
INSIGNIA0911, 0115, 0504, 0213, 0914, 0247, 0318, 0323, 0520
INTEGRA0719
INTEQ0713
JANEIL0019
JBL0807
JCB0801
JC PENNEY0103, 0803, 0007, 0312, 0112, 0402, 0601, 0806, 0604, 0002, 0310, 0102, 0802, 0512, 0704, 0502
JENSEN0002, 0502, 0914
JVC0321, 0326, 0802, 0308, 0108, 0715, 0607, 0508, 0204, 0993
KAWASHO0002, 0502, 0801
KAYPANI0119
KEC0805
KENWOOD0002, 0502
KLH0023
KLOSS NOVABEAM0408, 0019
KONKA0942, 0208, 0906, 0306, 0702, 0911, 0842, 0203, 0504
KTV0906, 0003, 0703, 0805, 0608
KURAZAI0701
LASONIC0622, 0496
LG0002, 0502, 0324, 0802, 0606, 0609, 0217, 0435, 0102, 0307
LIQUIDVIDEO0319, 0418, 0793
LODGENET0704, 0821, 0601, 0701
LOEWE0722, 0807
LOGIK0704, 0601, 0701
LUCE0107
LUXMAN0002, 0502
LXI0103, 0506, 0324, 0312, 0502, 0512, 0704, 0601, 0807, 0002
MAGNASONIC0706
MAGNAVOX0109, 0919, 0807, 0224, 0430, 0402, 0502, 0408, 0002, 0715, 0247
MAJESTIC0704 , 0601, 0701
MARANTZ0807, 0719, 0002, 0502
MEDION0922, 0421, 0417
MEGATRON0002, 0502, 0507
MEI0003
MEMOREX0002, 0428, 0502, 0701, 0632, 0115, 0601, 0704, 0506, 0706
MGA0102, 0802, 0002, 0715, 0502, 0706, 0803, 0619
MIDLAND0704, 0713, 0007, 0312, 0103
MINUTZ0806
MITSUBISHI0102, 0027, 0803, 0716, 0502, 0002, 0706, 0715, 0619
MONIVISION0205
MONTGOMERY WARD0704, 0701, 0601
MOTEVA0506
MOTOROLA0603 0901
MTC0002, 0102, 0502, 0112, 0512, 0003
MULTITECH0906
MULTIVISION0010
MYRON & DAVIS0822
NAD0002, 0502, 0512, 0120
NEC0715, 0502, 0002, 0602, 0901, 0102, 0111, 0719,
NET TV0206, 0014
NEXXTECH1806, 0318
NIKEI0805
NIKKO0002, 0502, 0407
NORCENT0223, 0905, 0207
NTC0407
OLEVIA1304
ONCOMMAND0721
ONKING0805
ONWA0906, 0805
OPTIMUS0618, 0120, 0039, 0739
OPTOMA1404
OPTONICA0603, 0111
ORION0713, 0115, 0105
PANASONIC0345, 0416, 0718, 0608, 0007, 0696, 0901, 0807, 0739, 0618, 0039
PHILCO0715, 0109, 0408, 0402, 0807, 0919, 0502, 0102, 0901, 0002
PHILIPS0430, 0807, 0919, 0408, 0122, 0521, 0222, 0322, 0109, 0247, 0210, 0621, 0901, 0422, 0715, 0402, 0520, 0002, 0022, 0020, 0310
PHILIPS-MAGNAVOX0322, 0919, 0430, 0022, 0807, 0224
PILOT0002
PIONEER0519, 0502, 0610 0808, 0120, 0719, 0002
PIVA1109
POLAROID0819, 0918, 0914
PORTLAND0002, 0102, 0502, 0407, 0415, 0614
PRECISION0218
PRICE CLUB0112
PRIMA1503, 0118, 0213, 0318
PRINCETON GRAPHICS0603, 0511
PRISM0007
PROSCAN0704, 0312, 0103, 0601, 0817, 0917
PROTON0820, 0002, 0502, 0910, 0119, 0220
PROVIEW1104, 1204
PULSAR0713, 0002
QUASAR0618, 0608, 0901, 0739, 0007, 0718, 0807, 0039, 0416
RADIO SHACK0002, 0324, 0906, 0618, 0406, 0835, 0502, 0705, 0805, 0601, 0111, 0704, 0506, 0802
RCA0420, 0835, 0901, 0011, 0320, 0811, 0007, 0912, 0114, 0002, 0406, 0502, 0817, 0514, 0102, 0704, 0601, 0917, 0519, 0803, 0103, 0312, 0611, 0720, 0211
REALISTIC0502, 0111, 0601, 0705, 0618, 0506, 0406, 0324, 0002, 0704, 0802, 0805, 0906
RHAPSODY0003
RUNCO0713, 0719, 0712
SAMPO0014, 0206, 0002, 0502, 0119, 0802
SAMSUNG0102, 0309, 0818, 0609, 0110, 0502, 0209, 0103, 0802, 0437, 0012, 0212, 0112, 0002, 0512, 0302, 0895
SAMSUX0502
SAMTRON0112
SANSUI0115, 0632
SANTECA0021
SANYO0506, 0619, 0311, 0802, 0002, 0412, 0612, 0428
SCOTCH0002, 0502
SCOTT0002, 0502, 0706, 0906, 0004, 0105, 0805
SEARS0041, 0502, 0706, 0247, 0802, 0312, 0506, 0812, 0002, 0509, 0704, 0807, 0520, 0612, 0601, 0103, 0619, 0112, 0512
SELECTRON1803, 1603, 1703
SHARP0002, 0111, 0907, 0202, 0224, 0813, 0509, 0913, 0502, 0603, 0228
SHOGUN0002
SIGNATURE0704, 0601, 0701, 0903
SIMPSON0402
SONIC0003
SONY0414, 0902, 0801, 0708, 0639
SOUNDESIGN0002, 0502, 0706, 0906, 0402, 0805
SPECTRAVISION0921
SQUAREVIEW0520
SSS0002, 0906, 0805
STARLITE0906
STAR SIGHT0008
SUPRA0002, 0809
SUPERSCAN0812, 0509, 0247
SUPERSONIC0096
SUPREMACY0019
SUPREME0801
SVA0223
SYLVANIA0919, 0115, 0324, 0109, 0247, 0502, 0402, 0807, 0717, 0715, 0408, 0520, 0002
SYMPHONIC0906, 0520, 0324, 0247, 0004
SYNTAX1304
TANDY0603
TATUNG0709, 0421, 0901
TECHNICS0007
TECHWOOD0002, 0502, 0007
TEKNIKA0102, 0512, 0502, 0112, 0701, 0407, 0706, 0704, 0019, 0402, 0601, 0805, 0618, 0802, 0002, 0906
TELECAPTION0313
TELERENT0704, 0601, 0701
TERA0002, 0220
TEVION0421
TMK0002, 0502
TOSHIBA0802, 0111, 0419, 0506, 0041, 0437, 0112, 0618, 0111, 0715, 0719, 0517, 0512, 0094, 0627, 0613, 0313
TRUTECH1504
UNIVERSAL0806, 0310
VICTOR0607
VIDTECH0002, 0102, 0502
VIEWSONIC0206, 0808
VIKING0019
VIZIO0709
WARDS0704, 0701, 0706, 0402, 0002, 0109, 0502, 0111, 0310, 0807, 0806, 0513, 0408, 0004, 0601, 0102
WESTINGHOUSE0915, 0013
WHITE WESTI NGHOUSE0611, 0614, 0415, 0215, 0324, 0529, 0609
YAMAHA0618, 0002, 0102, 0502
ZENITH0405, 0701, 0415, 0437, 0714, 0713, 0507, 0002, 0324, 0126, 0435, 0409, 0502, 0224, 0712, 0228, 0916, 0505, 0632, 0008, 0407, 0015, 0430, 0903, 0115, 0710, 0326, 0826, 0606

Troubleshooting Common Issues

If your Philips universal remote doesn’t work after programming, try these solutions:

  • Remote doesn’t respond: Check the batteries (usually AA) and ensure they are properly inserted. Replace them if needed.
  • Code doesn’t work: Try another code from the list for your brand. Some brands have multiple codes due to different models.
  • Device doesn’t turn off during auto code search: Ensure the device is powered on and within the remote’s range (about 10-15 feet). Press the “Power” button multiple times, as the remote sends codes in batches.
  • Remote controls some functions but not others: The code may not support all device functions. Try a different code or check compatibility with your device. For example, Chromecast control may be limited to play/pause.
  • Remote stops working after a software update: Reprogram the remote, as device updates can affect compatibility. Visit Philips Support for updated codes or instructions.

If issues persist, contact Philips customer support at (800) 654-8483 (available Monday-Friday, 7 AM-6 PM CDT) or check online forums for user tips.

Additional Tips

  • Check compatibility: Before programming, confirm your device is compatible with the Philips universal remote. Some brands or models may not work fully.
  • Keep the manual: Store your remote’s manual for quick access to codes and model-specific instructions.
  • Update codes: Device firmware updates may require reprogramming with a new code. Check Philips’ website for the latest code lists.
  • Use one device per mode: Philips remotes typically allow one device per mode (e.g., TV, DVD). If you have multiple devices, consider a second remote.

Conclusion

Programming your Philips universal remote is a simple process that can save you from juggling multiple remotes. By using the Direct Code Entry or Auto Code Search Method, you can set up your remote to control your TV, DVD player, streaming device, or cable box. If you encounter issues, refer to the urclist.site or contact Philips support for assistance. With the right code and a few minutes, you’ll have a fully functional universal remote ready to simplify your home entertainment setup.

FAqs

What if my Philips universal remote isn’t working?

Verify the batteries, try another code, or ensure the device is compatible. If the issue persists, reset the remote by removing the batteries for a few minutes and reprogramming it.

How do I reset my Philips universal remote?

Remove the batteries, wait a few minutes, then reinsert them and reprogram the remote using the steps above.

Which devices are compatible with Philips universal remotes?

Most TVs, DVD players, Blu-ray players, and cable boxes from major brands (e.g., Samsung, LG, Sony) are compatible. Check your remote’s manual or Philips Support for a full list.

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