Sky TV Remote Codes

Mitchell & Brown Code 1177

To Program the Sky Remote using the 3 Digit Code:

1. Turn on the TV receiver 

2. Press TV on the Sky Remote Control 

3. Hold down SELECT and the RED buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the RED LED on the Sky remote blinks twice. 

4. Enter three digit code from list for the receiver (early versions now flash twice). 

5. Press select to enter code structure (the LED will flash twice if a valid code has been entered). 

6. Now press the STDBY button and test other functions. 

Repeat if necessary until a code is found that works most common functions

1. Turn your TV on. 

2. Press tv on your Sky remote control. 

3. Hold down select and the red button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice. 

4. Press tv on your Sky remote control again. 

5. Key in the four digit code for your brand of TV. The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice. If the light blinks once only, recheck the code for your brand of TV and start again at Step 1. 

6. Press the standby button on your Sky remote control. If your TV switches off, press select. The light on the Sky remote control blinks twice (code stored). If your TV does not switch off, press tv, then press the standby button. Repeat this (press tv, then standby) until your TV turns off, then press select (stores code). 

If at this point the LED on the Sky remote control blinks three times then all possible codes for that make of receiver have been checked. Repeat from step one, ensuring that you enter the correct manufacturer code. 

At the end of the sequence, if you see the TV Guide screen, the remote control setup process is complete. If you did not see the TV Guide screen, you must now complete the following steps. 

8. Press tv on your Sky remote control. 

9. Hold down select and the green button together for about two seconds, until the red light on the Sky remote control blinks twice. 

10. Key in the number of the channel on your TV that you use for watching satellite TV. 

11. Press select on your Sky remote control. The red light blinks twice. The remote control setup process is complete.

Identifying remote TV Remote Control Codes (Blink Back)

If there is not a 3 digit code listed for your customers TV receiver then use the four digit method to find a code that works. The following steps will allow this code to be identified. 

1. Press the TV button on the Sky remote 

2. Hold down Select and the Red buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the Red LED on the Sky remote blinks twice. 

3. Key in 990 on the remote. 

4. Key in 1 on the numeric keypad and count the number of times the Red LED blinks. The number of blinks will indicate the first digit of the code 

(Note that a 0 is represented by no blinks where you press the key) 

5. Input 2 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the second digit of the code. 

6. Input 3 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the third digit of the code. 

7. Write it down and keep it safely 

Sky plus Remote "blink back" alternative method 

1. Press the TV button on the Sky remote 

2. Hold down Select and the Red buttons together for approximately two seconds, until the Red LED on the Sky remote blinks twice. 

3. Key in 990 on the remote. 

4. Wait until the Red LED blinks twice, then key 1 (no LED response) 

5. Key in 2 on the numeric keypad and count the number of times the Red LED blinks. The number of blinks will indicate the first digit of the code 

(Note that a 0 is represented by no blinks where you press the key) 

6. Input 3 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the second digit of the code. 

7. Input 4 on the numeric keypad and count the blinks to identify the third digit of the code.