If your Roku Simple Remote or Voice Remote doesn’t work, you can program a universal remote with your device and use it as a substitute. You can program a universal remote with the Roku TV using a three, four, or five-digit code. This article explains how to set up a universal remote with the Roku TV using codes.
Popular Universal Remote Brands for Roku TV
Roku TV supports all universal remotes, so they can be programmed easily. Here we have chosen four top universal remotes: GE, Inteset, onn., and RCA. The procedure for programming is given as follows.
Steps to Program GE Universal Remote to Roku TV
1. Ensure the Roku TV is turned on and insert new batteries into the GE remote.
2. Long press the Setup button until the red light on the remote starts blinking.
3. Then, click the TV button on a GE universal remote.
4. Now, input the 4-digit remote code [6171, 6001, 6251, 6381, 5931, or 2891]. If the remote code is synced, the remote’s indicator light will turn off.
5. Press the Power button, and it should switch off the Roku TV. If so, the remote programming is completed.
Then, power on the Roku TV, press the Vol + and Vol – buttons and check whether the volume increases or decreases. If it doesn’t, try a new code.
Steps to Program Inteset Universal Remote to Roku TV
Before proceeding, ensure the Roku device is powered on, and the Inteset remote is ready with new batteries.
1. Press any of the channel buttons(A, B, C, or D) on a Inteset remote controller.
2. Long press the SET button and release it when the red light flashes in the remote.
3. Enter the five-digit remote code. You can get it by visiting the code lookup website.
4. The LED blinks once as each digit of the code is entered. If the code is valid, the Inteset remote’s LED will blink twice. If it doesn’t, repeat steps 1-3 with the next code.
5. To verify the pairing status, press the POWER key on the Inteset remote. If it turns off, the Inteset remote has been programmed with the Roku TV.
Steps to Program onn. Universal Remote to Roku TV
1. Hold the TV button on your onn. universal remote.
2. Long press the Program/Setup button on your universal remote. The onn. remote LED will blink twice to indicate that it is ready for pairing.
3. Enter the 4-digit remote code [4398 or 3061]. If the code is accepted, the onn. remote LED will blink twice.
The onn. universal remote has been successfully paired with the Roku TV.
Steps to Program RCA Universal Remote to Roku TV
1. Hold the TV button until the power button glows. Don’t release the TV button.
2. Correspondingly, enter the 5-digit code [44211, 55712, 44211, 12434, 12049], and the POWER button should keep glowing.
3. If the POWER button is still on, the RCA remote is programmed with your Roku TV.
4. If the POWER button blinks four times and turns off, the code is not valid, and you should try with a new code.
Roku TV Remote Codes for Other Universal Remotes
If you have any of these universal remotes, use the following remote codes for programming it with a Roku TV.
| Universal Remotes | 3 Digit Codes | 4 Digit Codes | 5 Digit Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | – | 1756 | 11602, 12360, 14398, 10885, 12049, 10706, 11756, 12434 |
| DirecTV | – | – | 10818, 11602, 12360, 12183, 10178, 12049, 10706, 10885, 12434, 11756 |
| Dish | 645, 535, 556 | 4398, 3183, 3061, 2434, 2371, 2360, 2183, 2049, 1756, 0885, 0818, 0706, 0178 | – |
| One For All | – | 4892, 4740, 4487, 4398, 3183, 2434, 2360, 2183, 2049, 1756, 1602, 0885, 0818, 0706, 0178 | 10178, 11756, 12183, 10885, 10818, 12049, 12434 |
| Philips | – | 5931, 2891, 6381, 6001, 6251, 6171, 1741 | 18324, 14972, 13865, 12561, 10065, 11764 |
| Spectrum | 705, 387, 268, 251, 096, 081, 031 | 2434, 2360, 2183, 2049, 1756, 1564, 1228, 1098, 0885, 0706, 0178 | 14398, 12434, 12360, 12183, 12049, 11756, 11564, 10885, 10178 |
| U-verse | – | 1097, 1346 | 13183, 12434, 12360, 12049, 11756, 11602, 10885, 10818, 10706, 10463 |
FAQ
Yes. You can use the automatic code search method to pair a universal remote to your Roku TV.
