You have an RCA rcr312w remote. You have followed the instructions and it still isn't working. Finally, you go to the RCA website and find out that you need to keep pressing the reverse button until the TV turns on then press stop. The directions on various sites said to press the reverse button, but did not specify how many times. You need to press it every 2 seconds.
Step 1
These instructions come from the RCA website. The crucial step is to keep pressing the reverse button.
Step 2
Turn on the component (the tv, dvd, etc).
Step 3
Hold the TV (or DVD) button and the on/off button at the same time until the on/ff button remains lit.
Step 4
Press the play button every five seconds until the component turns off.
- Each time the Play button is pressed, the illuminated ON-OFF button blinks ten times and a block of 10 codes is sent to your component. This process continues until all the codes in the Code Lists have been searched. If the component has not turned off after all codes have been searched, the illuminated ON-OFF button blinks four times, turns off, and the Auto Code Search Entry method is exited.
Step 5
When the component turns off, press and release the REVERSE button, then wait two seconds to see if the component turns on again.
Step 6
If the component does not respond, continue to press the REVERSE button EVERY TWO SECONDS UNTIL THE COMPONENT TURNS ON again. This will isolate the correct code in the last block of codes sent. Each time the REVERSE button is pressed, the illuminated ON-OFF button blinks.
- If the REVERSE button is accidentally pressed after the component responds, press and release the FORWARD button. Wait two seconds to see if the component turns off again.
Step 7
To save the new code, press and release the STOP button.
Step 8
The illuminated ON-OFF button turns off. You must press the STOP button to save the code.
To Enter Code
Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control (TV, VCR, DVD, satellite receiver or cable box).
2. Press and hold the component key (TV, VCR•DVD, SAT•CBL) you wish to program. The illuminated ON•OFF key turns on and remains on. If you release the component key at any time during the Direct Code Entry procedure, the illuminated ON•OFF key blinks four times, and the process is exited.
3.While holding down the component key, enter the four-digit code While you are pressing the numbers, the illuminated ON•OFF key turns off.
4.After the fourth number is entered,the illuminated ON•OFF key turns on. At this time, release the component key. If the illuminated ON•OFF key turns off, you have entered a valid code and have followed the correct procedure for Direct Code Entry. If you enter a code number that is not in the Code Lists or you do not follow all of the steps for Direct Code Entry, the illuminated ON•OFF key blinks four times when the component key is released. This is an indication that a programming error has occurred. In that case, repeat the Direct Code Entry process from step 2 and try the next code listed.
Tips
- Turn on TV
- Hold in the TV button and the ON/OFF button until the ON/OFF button stays lit
- Press the PLAY button every 5 seconds until the device turns off
- Press the REVERSE button every 2 seconds until the device turns on
- Press the STOP button to lock in the code...the remote should work now.
- Important to press reverse button every 2 seconds, not just once.
