[5/20/22] Took home three TVs from my neighbor Steven. Now testing it.
The first TV was a 32" Samsung (model UN32EH4003F, September 2012), but the remote didn't work. So I took out my Sony RM-VZ320, but couldn't find the instructions. Luckily I have the instructions saved as two pdf's. One with the instructions and one with the codes.
So here's the instructions.
1. Find the code. Samsung is 00154, 00156, 00178, 00650, 00702, 00766, 00812, 00814, 01060, 02051
2. Press and hold set for more than 3 seconds. The SET indicator lights up. While keeping SET held down, press the desired Device select button, then release both buttons.
3. Enter the manufacturer's code. The SET indicator flashes three times and turns off.
The code 00702 worked. At least it worked to turn on the TV. But not to control the menu. 00812 works better.
First I had to enter the codes into the Sony remote. Since the TV and DVD buttons were already programmed, I used the CD button for the codes (actually I messed up later and used the TV button for my TV, so I'll have to reprogram that button).
Anyway I found that these codes worked for my Panasonic TV: 00650, 01480 (looking now below, I see that I found that 00650 worked best).
One thing I noticed was that the sleep button works on my TV which was interesting because there's no sleep button on the original Panasonic remote.
I learned the red record button on the Philips to be the sleep button since that button is nowhere to be found on the original remote.
The code for the Sony Blu-ray player is 11516. And as noted below the eject button works. Decided to use the (-) on the Philips as the eject button.
What about Apple TV? The code for that is 52615.
It works. The menu button is the MENU button. But apparently the play/pause button is not supported. But I guess you could have the Apple TV learn the Sony remote (instead of vice-versa).
How about the Roku? The code is 52371.
It works. Partially. Up, down, left, right, OK work. The Roku home button is Menu on the Sony remote. But there's no back button (the up button didn't work for me) and no asterisk. No instant replay either. [Well, playing around, I see the up button sometimes works like the back button. For example when you're at the play menu in Netflix. But it doesn't work in general as the back button. In general, the up button works as the up button.]
So this remote had its pluses and minuses. This is the only remote that I found that would work (at least partially) on a Sony home theater system (well I assume a Logitech Harmony would work too). It supported the sleep function on my Panasonic plasma TV (a function that's not even on the original Panasonic remote). It supported the eject function on my Sony Blu-ray player, which was not a function on the original Sony remote.
It mostly works on the Apple TV.
However the Roku support wasn't entirely satisfactory, lacking support for the back and * buttons. So if you have a broken Roku remote, your best bet is to buy a generic remote from ebay. Then if you want to minimize the number of remotes, get a learning remote to learn the Roku buttons, which is what I did.
So far I'm refusing to pay for a Logitech Harmony which can cost as much or more than the device you're trying to control.
[earlier posts ported from here]
[12/30/15] Donna now has HawaiianTelcom TV which uses a Cisco box. Tried to program the RM-VZ320 for that box. Didn't work. Tried to search for the code. Didn't work.
*** [7/13/14]
Took the Sony RM-VZ320 remote to Donna's house (to replace her broken Sony RM-ADP015)
Here are the codes I found that seem to work for her system
TV - Toshiba: 01256, 01356, 01524
Satellite Receiver DirectTV: 41377
Sony Home Theater DVD: 31622, 32522
The main reason for this remote was got get her subtitles working. The B button works for this. However a major disappointment is that the Menu button doesn't work, so I can't easily get back to the main menu after the movie has started.
[6/4/16 - actually pressing the favorites button sometimes gets back to the DVD menu]
*** [7/5/14] Bought a Sony remote control (Remote Commander RM-VZ320) from Best Buy. This is intended for Donna because the remote for her Sony DVD player doesn't work. Well, it's not strictly a DVD player but part of a Sony home entertainment system (with amplifier and speakers. But hopefully it'll work.
I also want to see if it'll work with the Sony DVD/VCR combo in the dining room at my mom's place. In particular, I want to see if I can access the setup to see if it's set up for a wide-screen TV.
I see the manual is online along with the code list.
Anyway, I tried it out with my equipment at home.
To set up any device, first press the SET button for 3 seconds until the light goes on. Then while still holding the SET button down, press the appropriate device button (e.g. TV) then release both buttons. The light should still be on. Then enter the 5-digit code that you looked up in the code list.
Here's the codes that seem to work best for my equipment.
Panasonic 42" Plasma TV: 00650
Scientific Atlanta cable box: 50877 (the menu button brings up the settings menu), 51877 (the menu button brings up the DVR menu). I can't find a setting where both the setting and DVR menu are both accessible.
Toshiba DVD-R: 12277. Unable to bring up the setting menu (where you can adjust for the aspect ratio of the TV for example)
Apex TV: 00765.
Sony Blu-Ray player: 11516. The subtitle button (the B button) doesn't work. However the eject button does work. That's interesting because the official Sony remote doesn't even have an eject button.
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OK, testing at CCOH.
The Sharp TV in the dining room: 00818
The Panasonic DVD/VCR combo: 10864. Unfortunately I can't access the setup menu.
