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Why is My DirecTV Remote Only Working With My Receiver?

March 19, 2010 at 10:01 pm by Erik.

A problem that some people have run into is that their remote controls seem to work on their DirecTV receiver and not with their VCRs, DVD players, TVs or other such devices. This can be due to a few different issues.

The first of the possible causes is that your remote may not be set on the correct mode. In other words you might be pressing the power button to turn on the TV, but the remote is trying to turn on a different device.

Another possible issue may be that your remote isn’t programmed to control your different devices. Lastly, it could have dumped the programming.  In the case of the first issue you will simply need to make sure the right button has been pressed.

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Topics: DirecTV

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