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Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 4:54 PM

program a rc73 remote for Directv

trying to set up a DIRECTV RC73 remote for an ATYME tv. Go through to set up procedure and when I get to program remote it shows that the tv is an Upstar. How do I get the mini genie to change to the right tv? which is the ATYME brand.

ACE - Sage

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9 months ago

Does the remote work if you use the code it wants to use?  Many TVs are sold under different brand names while they're the same TV codes. 

ACE - New Member

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9 months ago

The RC73 remote likely can’t control that Antyme TV. That is a third-party TV that is quite unknown. You’ll need a universal remote like a Logitech Harmony in order to operate the TV and the DIRECTV receiver at the same time. 

ACE - New Member

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9 months ago

@litzdog911 

Good point. Now that I research the brand a bit more it seems to correlate to Curtis International, which makes RCA, Sylvania, and Proscan TVs. Maybe the codes for those TVs will work.

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9 months ago

The remote worked with the ATYME tv fine until reset the remote.

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9 months ago

How does one manually input the codes ?

ACE - New Member

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9 months ago

Go to Menu, Settings, Remote, Program TV, choose any of the Brands previously mentioned, and it should give you a list of codes. Otherwise, there is a lookup tool for remote codes and the process to enter them.

https://www.directhd.tv/directv-remote-code-lookup/ 

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5 months ago

I have the same issue. Had to reset remote and now during “pair remote” step it automatically says upstar tv code 1of2. It’s a Hisense TV so obviously that doesn’t work nor does code 2of2. There’s no way to enter any codes or tell it a different brand of tv. Just like OP remote worked fine for years with this tv. Everything locked up the other day and did a reset on box and remote.  Remote now works fine for box but afu for tv. 


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