How to turn on TV with button on/off broken? Mistake: I changed batteries in universal remote.:)?

Question

I have a 2004 Electrohome. We changed the batteries in the universal remote control when the TV was off... and the button on/off is broken (only off works!).

Is there a way to turn this TV on, so I can program the U remote?

Do they sell remotes that don't need the TV to be turned on to program them?

Answer 1

None of the universal remotes require the TV to be on to program it.

The TV has only an IR receiver, it never transmits anything.

the on/off button on the TV is also toggle (on/off are the same codes). So, if you can turn it off you can also turn it on.

Make sure the remote is in TV mode (not CBL, DVD) and that you did not mess up the code. Otherwise just reprogram it - even if the TV is off.