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Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 7:31 PM

My TCL TV is not on the program list for DirecTV remote

My DirectTV remote stopped working with my TCL TV today.  The menu and channel buttons still work, but I cannot turn the TV on or off, and the volume buttons do not work.  The remote is a RC66RX and the TCL is a 43S405.  It was working just fine for the past four years until this morning.   I tried to reprogam the remote, but 43S405 is not listed under the TCL options anymore, and the "I don't know" option didn't work either (and was painfully slow).  Please help!

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Contributor

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4 Messages

1 year ago

Code 12049 worked to restore all of my previous functionality of my RC66RX and TCL television.

ACE - New Member

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5.2K Messages

1 year ago

What is the receiver model? 

6 Messages

1 year ago

Receiver model is H24-700.

I have also tried manual codes 11756 and 12434. 

The menu and channel up/down buttons still work, but the volume and power buttons do not.  I can use the TCL remote to control the volume and turn off the television but, until this morning, the DirectTV remote was able to control everything.

ACE - Expert

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20.7K Messages

1 year ago

Of course the Menu and channels up/down work as that is the DTV receiver responding to the remote.  

6 Messages

1 year ago

It took me a couple of hours, but the following approach finally worked to restore it.  Does anyone know how I can figure out which code worked?

"If your using the older larger style DIRECTV remote:

  1. Slide the input selector at top to TV
  2. HOLD ‘SELECT + MUTE’ at the same time until light blinks twice at the top of remote
  3. Press 9-9-1 (light should blink twice)
  4. Press 1 again.
  5. Press ‘Channel’ button down every second to go through codes
  6. Once right code is found your TV should turn on
  7. Press and hold ‘SELECT’ for a second to confirm. (light should blink twice)"

6 Messages

1 year ago

I spoke too soon.  The volume works not, but the On/Off buttons don't work to turn of the TCL as they did before this problem started.  I still have to use the TCL remote to turn off the television.  At least I can use the DirectTV remot to control the volume, but none of this makes any sense to me.

New Member

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23 Messages

1 year ago

Our club keeps adding members!!! TCL and DTV don't play well together. Many thread on this Forum with the same issue... We've had a TCL tv's for 7-8 years, something in the last year(current production models) has changed. We never had any issue before. I did the same as you with the 991 code...could never get all the TV functions working together. What is confusing is, our RC71 remotes have no problem controling On/Off,mute, or Vol. I have a couple learning remotes that learn all these functions, so you might try a learning remote. No help/solution can be found here...

Contributor

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4 Messages

1 year ago

There was a TCL software update the morning of November 1 that messed up the ability of the RC66RX to control the TV.  I have tried 3 different remotes (all the same model) with 2 different TCL TVs in my house and all stopped working Wednesday morning.  I checked the TCL software update menu, and a software update happened at exactly the time the remote stopped working.  I have not found a solution yet either.

6 Messages

1 year ago

Thanks gmoffjr!  That code worked to restore all of my previous functionality too!

New Member

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23 Messages

1 year ago

Tried 12049...it powers on/off but NO volume control...?

6 Messages

1 year ago

It restored both on/off and volume for me.  Do you have the RC66RX remote?  If not, which remote do you have?

New Member

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23 Messages

1 year ago

Yes...the RC66RX

11 months ago

I’m new to this but having the same issues with my directv remote not being able to control my 32” tcl tv and my

tv model isn’t listed I attempted to program the remote using some of the suggested stuff here and all under is current mode not programmed and we start again with no luck any suggestions ?! All of my other tvs work perfect but the TCL for my office is problem one 

1 Message

7 months ago

Code 12049 just restored all the functions on my direct tv remote and TCL television. The two codes 12434 and 13183 that came up on the screen would not work.

Tutor

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9 days ago

No luck here.  New TCL 32S357 from Walmart with an H24/700.  TV model not listed in drop-down and none of the alternates work.  Not in Code Finder nor will Not Listed work.  Tried a few codes manually I found one but no luck.  Only Directv functions work, not Volume or power.

i hate to take this back to Walmart but …

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