Tuesday, February 17, 2009

How to program a Toshiba TV universal remote to operate a DVD player...


I was at my brother-in-law's place and we had a problem.
We couldn't find the remote for his DVD player. We had
a universal remote from Toshiba for his TV (the remote
said CT 90157 on it), but no manual for the TV.

How does one program this remote to operate the DVD player?

I tried searching on Google and found lots of lots of
vaguely worded references to it but no simple answer.

The first thing to remember is that if you know your
TV's model name/number accurately, Toshiba has all their
manuals online here: 

http://tacpservice.toshiba.com/ConsumerProductSupport/Manuals/TVom.asp

Here is what I ended up doing. You first need a device
code the instrument that you are coding. This is a 3
digit code that has the advantage that it is a matrix
of manufacturer and instrument type (dvd player, vcr,
etc.) rather than manufacturer and exact model.

Even if you don't know the exact model # of the TV,
you can look up instructions for "similar" TV's
by using the Toshiba page that I previously mentioned.

After some trial and error, I found a manual that had
a list of device codes for Sony DVRs.

http://tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/models/65hm117/docs/65hm117_om_e.pdf

Page 27 and 28 here have the jackpot.

The codes to try are: 011, 012, 065, 066, 068, 069, 070

066 did the trick for me.


You then program the remote easily:
o Move the slider on the side to DVD
o Hold the setup button and enter the code

Hope this helps you!

4 comments:

Celestial Mechanic said...

Instructions for using the CT-90157 Remote can be found in manual for TOSHIBA 32A43 TV, but technically your instructions were spot on. Just substitute the word SETUP with RECALL. My biggest problem was finding the remote codes. They can be found in the TOSHIBA 32A43 TV manual, but I posted them below for anyone looking. It took me forever to find them. Unfortunately the links you posted no longer work.

Celestial Mechanic said...

Remote control codes

Cable converter box

ABC: 061, 062, 063, 082,
084, 087, 091, 092,
096, 098
Archer: 065, 092, 097, 099
Cableview: 064, 094
Century: 092
Citizen: 090, 092, 097
Contec: 083, 085, 086,
088, 093, 098
Diamond: 093
Eagle: 091
GE: 061, 062
Gemini: 069, 070, 094
General Instruments: 062,
089, 096
Hamlin: 093
Hitachi: 062, 095, 096
Jasco: 097
Jerrold: 062, 069, 071,
082, 086, 089, 091,
096
Magnavox: 072, 096
Memorex: 091, 092, 104
Multi Canal: 090
Novavision: 101
Panasonic: 081, 083, 085
Philco: 087
Philips: 066, 067, 068,
070, 072, 073, 074,
075, 091, 092
Pioneer: 076, 077
Proscan: 061, 062
Radio Shack: 092, 097,
099
RCA: 064, 081
Realistic: 065
Recoton: 102
Samsung: 077, 090
Scientific Atlanta: 063,
078, 079, 080, 088,
098, 101, 105
Sears: 095
Signature: 062
Signature 2000: 096
Sprucer: 081, 085
Starcom: 069, 082, 087,
096, 103, 104
Stargate: 069, 090
Sylvania: 095, 100
TeleView: 090
Texscan: 100
Tocom: 071, 084, 085
U. S. Electronics: 087,
096, 098
United Cable: 082
Universal: 065, 092, 097,
099, 102, 103
Wards: 096

Celestial Mechanic said...

Satellite receiver

Alphastar: 038, 059
Chaparral: 034
DISH Network: 057
Drake: 020, 040, 044, 046,
050, 053
Echostar: 018, 041, 051
Express Vu: 057
Fujitsu: 027
GE: 008, 009, 013
General Instruments: 010,
011, 012, 022, 023,
031, 049
Hitachi: 033
Hughes: 033
Hughes Network Systems:
019
Intersat: 048
Janeil: 027
JVC: 017, 057
Kenwood: 029
Magnavox: 060
Optimus: 058
Pansat: 036, 052
Primestar: 015, 042
Proscan: 008, 009, 013
Radio Shack: 022, 023,
030
RCA: 008, 009, 013, 016
Realistic: 030
Samsung: 059
Sony: 014, 055
Star Choice: 057
Star Trak: 025, 026, 037,
054
STS: 024
Toshiba: 000, 001, 002,
003, 004, 005, 006,
007, 020, 031, 056
Uniden: 021, 028, 030,
032, 035, 039, 043,
045, 047, 058
Zenith: 027

TV/VCR Combo

Action: 078
GE: 059, 062
Goldstar: 065
Panasonic: 065
Precision: 078
Quasar: 065
Realistic: 079
Sony: 074
Toshiba: 057
Zenith: 065
DVD/VCR Combo
Go Video:
DVD=087, VCR=081
JVC:
DVD=088, VCR=082
RCA:
DVD=089, VCR=083
Samsung:
DVD=090, VCR=084
Sanyo:
DVD=091, VCR=085
Zenith:
DVD=092, VCR=086

DVD player

Aiwa: 006, 015
Apex: 016, 017
BOSE: 097
Broksonic: 018
Clarion: 019
Classic: 020
Daewoo: 021
Denon: 022, 023, 024, 025
Emerson: 026, 027
Fisher: 028
Funai: 027
GE: 001, 029, 030
Go Video: 087
GPX: 031
Hitachi: 005, 032, 033,
034, 035
JVC: 003, 007, 036, 042,
088
Kenwood: 037
Konka: 008, 009
Magnavox: 004, 038
Memorex: 039
Mintek: 040
NAD: 026
Nakamichi: 041
Norcent: 043
Onkyo: 044
Oritron: 058
Panasonic: 010, 045, 046,
047, 048, 049, 050
Philips: 004, 051
Pioneer: 052, 053, 054,
055
Proscan: 001, 056
Qwestar: 057, 058
RCA: 001, 002, 059, 089
Sampo: 060
Samsung: 061, 062, 086,
090
Sansui: 073
Sanyo: 063, 091
Sharp: 064, 067
Sherwood: 074
Sony: 011, 012, 065, 066,
068, 069, 070
Sylvania: 027
Teac: 071
Technics: 072
Techwood: 075
Toshiba: 000, 013, 076,
077, 078
Yamaha: 079, 080, 081
Zenith: 014, 082, 092

Celestial Mechanic said...

Portable DVD player

Aiwa: 093
Audiovox: 094, 095
Panasonic: 024, 096, 099
RCA: 098
VCR
Admiral: 049
Aiko: 019
Aiwa: 018
Akai: 003, 004, 037, 038,
039, 058, 069
Audiovox: 010
Bell & Howell: 007, 068
Broksonic: 008, 017
Calix: 010
Carver: 026
CCE: 019
Citizen: 009, 010, 011,
012, 013, 014, 015,
019, 057, 073
Colortyme: 005
Craig: 009, 010, 016, 061,
065, 079
Curtis Mathes: 001, 005,
009, 012, 014, 040,
048, 053, 056, 057
Daewoo: 011, 013, 015,
017, 018, 019, 057,
078
Daytron: 078
Denon: 063
Dimensia: 001, 048
Electrohome: 010, 020,
065
Emerson: 003, 008, 010,
011, 017, 018, 020,
028, 039, 054, 057,
062, 065, 068, 072
Fisher: 007, 016, 021, 022,
023, 057, 064, 068,
070, 071, 079
Fuji: 004, 041
Funai: 018, 073
Garrard: 018
GE: 001, 002, 009, 040,
042, 048, 056
Go Video: 056, 059, 061,
081
Goldstar: 005, 010, 014,
054, 056, 065, 067
Gradiente: 018, 065
Harman Kardon: 005
Hitachi: 024, 025, 035,
037, 042, 063, 070,
080
JBL: 076
JC Penney: 005, 006, 007,
008, 009, 010, 023,
024, 025, 026, 035,
056, 061, 063, 065
Jensen: 024, 025, 037,
050
JVC: 005, 006, 007, 014,
037, 043, 050, 062,
063, 068, 082
Kenwood: 005, 006, 007,
012, 014, 037, 043,
050, 053, 068, 071
Kodak: 010
LG: 010
Lloyds: 053, 073, 079
Logik: 061
LXI: 010
Magnasonic: 061, 065,
078
Magnavox: 026, 027, 034,
044, 057, 061, 072
Marantz: 005, 006, 007,
012, 014, 026, 053,
067
Memorex: 007, 009, 010,
016, 018, 034, 049,
063, 065, 066, 068,
075, 079
MGA: 020, 028, 039
MGN: 056
Minolta: 024, 025, 035,
063
Mitsubishi: 020, 024, 025,
028, 039, 043, 065
Montgomery Ward: 049
Motorola: 049
MTC: 009, 046, 061
Multitech: 009, 012, 018
NEC: 005, 006, 007, 012,
014, 037, 043, 053,
054, 067, 070
Nikko: 010
Noblex: 009
Optimus: 010, 049, 065
Optonica: 031
Orion: 054, 057, 062, 065,
068, 072
Panasonic: 036, 045, 046,
057, 061, 072, 079
Pentax: 012, 024, 025,
035, 042, 053, 063
Pentex Research: 014
Philco: 026, 027, 063
Philips: 026, 031, 044, 057
Pioneer: 006, 024, 043,
055
Portland: 012, 013, 015
Proscan: 001, 002, 048
Proton: 061
Quasar: 045
Radio Shack: 010, 031,
065
Radio Shack/Realistic:
007, 009, 010, 016,
018, 020, 021, 022,
031, 049
Radix: 010
RCA: 001, 002, 003, 009,
024, 025, 029, 035,
040, 042, 045, 048,
055, 056, 063, 071,
083
Realistic: 007, 009, 010,
011, 016, 018, 020,
021, 022, 031, 049,
051, 056, 060, 065,
075, 079
Ricoh: 047
Runco: 034
Samsung: 009, 011, 038,
056, 073, 084
Sansui: 006, 037, 043, 061
Sanyo: 007, 009, 016, 054,
064, 068, 071, 075,
079, 085
Scott: 008, 011, 017, 028,
030, 057, 065, 072
Sears: 007, 010, 016, 021,
022, 023, 024, 025,
035, 053, 057, 063,
064, 065, 068, 071,
075, 079
Sharp: 013, 020, 031, 049,
051, 060, 066
Shintom: 004, 025, 032,
061
Signature: 049
Signature 2000: 075
Singer: 047, 061
Sony: 004, 032, 033, 041,
052, 058, 070, 074,
076, 077, 080
STS: 035
Sylvania: 018, 026, 027,
028, 044, 072
Symphonic: 018, 050, 051,
053, 073, 079
Tandy: 007
Tashiko: 010
Tatung: 037
Teac: 018, 029, 037
Technics: 036
Teknika: 010, 018, 065
Toshiba: 057, 011, 021,
023, 024, 028, 030,
039, 074, 078, 079,
000
Totevision: 009, 010, 065
Unitec: 073
Unitech: 009
Vector Research: 005, 006,
011, 012, 053
Video Concepts: 005, 006,
011, 012, 039, 053
Wards: 009, 010, 011,
016, 018, 020, 024,
025, 031, 035, 049,
051, 056, 057, 060,
065, 066, 079
White Westinghouse: 073
XR-1000: 018
Yamaha: 005, 006, 007,
014, 037, 053
Zenith: 004, 032, 034,
041, 047, 069, 086

HTIB

Lasonic: 083
Panasonic: 084
Venturer: 085