Program And Pair Cablevision Remote To TV [Guide]

This article is a step-by-step guide that explains how to program and connect a Cablevision/Optimum remote to your television, with pictures.

Steps To Connect Cablevision Remote To TV

Follow the steps given below in order to program your Cablevision remote to your TV.

Step 1: Insert Two Fully Charged AA Alkaline Batteries

First of all, make sure there are two fully charged AA-sized alkaline batteries inserted into the Cablevision remote, in order to ensure that the remote stays ON during the entire programming process.

You can buy the long-lasting 2-pack Duracell AA size batteries, that are compatible with the Cablevision remote, directly from Amazon using the following link: Duracell AA Alkaline Batteries 1.5v (2 Pack) (Amazon Store).

Step 2: Turn On Your Television

Next, turn on your Television that needs to be connected to your Cablevision remote. The TV can be set to any channel, it won’t make any difference in the pairing process.

Step 3: Get The Pairing code For Your TV

Now get the remote programming code for your TV model from the table given below:

TV BrandOptimum/Cablevision Pairing Code
ADMIRAL072 081 160 161 096
AD NOTAM672
ADVENT147 224
AFFINITY680
AIWA238 141 145
AKAI031 070 146 004 148 124 226 104 108 615
AKIO103
ALARON028
ALBATRON253
AMARK112 127
AMERICA ACTION043
AMERICAN HIGH236
AMPRO073 167 245
ANAM043 054 056 080 112 236
AOC058 070 004 112 616
APEX572
APEX DIGITAL015 150 036 037 424
AQUAVISION164 686
ASTAR164
AUDIOVOX076 103 043 035 224 228 078
AUVIO689
Avera761
AVION223
AXESS711
AXION043
BAYSONIC043
BELL&HOWELL072
BENQ600
BRADFORD043
BROKSONIC231 252 096 170
BYDESIGN254
CAIRN162
CANDLE070 002 003 004
CANON236
CAPEHART058
CARVER164
CELEBRITY001
CETRONIC043
CIELO101
Ciil732
CINERAL103 120
CITIZEN070 002 003 004 101 103 127
CLASSIC043
COBY640 641 725 671 004
CONCERTO004
CONTEC043 051
Continu-us161 746 747
CORONADO127
CRAIG043 054 028 239
CROSLEY164
CROWN043 127
CURTIS MATHES070 004 101 127 236 011 072 081 120 164
CXC043
DAEWOO076 103 112 004 127 016 043 044 125 120 235 249
DAYTRON004 127
DELL004 041 164 618
DENON011
DIGITAL LIFESTYLE163
DIGITAL PROJECTION570
DIGITAL RESEARCH258
DIGITRON101
DISNEY096
DREAMVISION090
DUMONT004 073
DURABRAND168
DWIN131 132 161
DYNASTY043
DYNATECH062 238
DYNEX096
ELECTROBAND001
ELECTROGRAPH220
ELECTROHOME024 076 127
ELEMENT004 363 110 749 387 622 690 031 268 705 494 526
EMERSON005 028 043 048 076 096 155 004 051 127 151 153 154 231 236 238 247 252 168 121 514
ENVISION070
EPSON087 590
ESA031 168
Evervue755
FISHER007 057
FREEMOTION688 662
FUJITSU164 197 028 157 149 066 217
FUNAI028 043 238 052 168
FUSION642 004
FUTURETECH043
GATEWAY165 031
GE070 073 130 144 160 161 004 008 009 034 056 074 091 155 232 233 236 239 245 081 120
GEM031
GIBRALTER004 073
GOLDSTAR004 106 112 127 247 250
GO VIDEO239
GPX256 674
GRUNPY028 043
H&B046
HAIER004 363 116 387 749 623 031 501 268 705 236
HALL MARK004
HANNSPREE099
HARLEY DAVIDSON028
HARMAN KARDON164
HARSPER220
HARVARD043
HISENSE198 419 021 251 619 749 081 630 004 387 031 705 268 442 631 363 236 752
HITACHI011 004 387 007 749 166 613 031 009 072 010 012 023 075 705 127 143 158 236 238 268 587 363 614 250
HP027 039 098
HQ238 046
HUMAX122
HYPERION609
HYUNDAI049 067
ILO055 096
INFINITY164
INFOCUS215 225 046 532 595 726 733
INKEL129
INSIGNIA068 350 069 387 749 078 096 100 031 164 168 400 229 026 705 454 604 052 617 687 268 403 457 247
INSTANTREPLAY236
INTEQ073
JADOO TV673
JBL164
JCB001
JCL236
JCPENNEY004 008 024 030 065 070 101 127 160 156 234 236 239 247
JENSEN013
JVC038 001 034 387 083 031 749 195 236 242 199 159 227 581 705 639 210 668 643 533 268 406 701
KENWOOD070 001 238
KLEGG220
KLOSS002 059
KNOLL659
KONKA026
KREISEN202
KTV070 043 127 154
LG004 363 569 387 106 031 112 127 749 247 250 113 598 698 268 637 648 116 638 741 644 705 645 102 647 649 650 086 665 666 143 767 236 284
LLOYD238
LODGENET072
LOEWE196 164 738
LOGIK072
LUXMAN004
LXI007 015 052 081 160 164 238
MAGIN239
MAGNAVOX070 164 003 387 004 022 749 031 059 060 061 116 063 064 127 363 094 160 056 268 236 333 238 243 205 226 028 138 390 168 035 211 467 077 050 218 431 594 705
MAJESTIC072
MARANTZ164 070 236 243 182 584
MARTA247
MATSUI164
MATSUSHITA080
MAXENT165
MEGAPOWER253
MEGATRON004
MEI236
MEMOREX004 007 072 234 236 238 245 247 028 096
METZ088
MGA024 070 004 042 239
MIDLAND073
MINERVA088
MINTEK077
MINUTZ008
MITSUBISHI109 024 042 004 040 146 028 232 255 081 200 450 550 658
MONIVISION253
MOTOROLA081
MTC070 004 062 101 238 239
MULTITECH238 043
NAD015 025
NEC070 130 134 040 056 007 019 024 004 182 140 575 717
NEXUS620 626 078
NIKEI043
NIKKO103
NIKO175
NORCENT211
NORWOOD MICRO079
NTC103
NUVISION084 567 667
OLEVIA219 004 161 144 160
ONKING043
ONN749 705 387 031 268
ONWA043
OPTIMUS080
OPTOMA029 032
OPTONICA019 081
ORION096 201 203 204 205 231 252 028
PANASONIC080 164 034 190 056 234 236 244 230 248 524 624 607 664 669 801
PEERLESS-AV723 763
PENTAX236
PHILCO070 003 004 024 056 059 060 063 064 127 164 236 238 243
PHILIPS164 004 387 005 038 218 749 093 031 127 116 070 003 059 236 238 705 243 268 247 363 199 144 206 161 594 773 431 333 629 727 232
PILOT247
PIONEER023 025 135 176 004 018 070 183 191 208 214 182 660
PLANAR728 742 787 788
POLAROID015 024 031 046 086 092 097 224 228 006 110 026 118 119
PORTLAND004 127 103
PRIMA147 164
PRISM034
PROSCAN144 160 161 167 004
PROTON004 058 127 171 173 193 163
PROTRON102 213 004 115
PROVIEW110
PROX572
PYLE257
PYLE HOME661 662
QUASAR034 056 234 236 244 606
RADIO SHACK004 019 127 043 250
RCA160 333 161 144 387 156 065 749 070 031 004 023 024 056 116 074 152 363 232 233 236 238 239 081 268 588 713
REALISTIC007 019 236 238 239 247
REVOLUTION HD220
RICO241
ROKU387 251 749 031 081 268 096 705
RUNCO072 073 130 179 180 181 182 216 194 697 696
SABIO161
SAMPO070 004 058 165
SAMSUNG192 184 089 185 004 101 127 133 160 105 070 237 239 461 578 655 656 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783
SANSEI120
SANSUI238 252 096 615 454 762
SANYO007 053 166 020 387 749 057 031 082 239 657 750 187 268 511 266
SCEPTRE036 699 700
SCOTCH004
SCOTT004 005 028 043 048 127 113
SEARS004 007 015 028 030 057 082 094 127 160 238 247 052 164
SEIKI004 690
SELECO189
SEMIVOX043
SEMP015
SEURA704 797
SHARP251 004 081 019 387 749 684 014 031 028 022 127 236 496 705 692 268 735 363 143 175 308
SHERWOOD129 128
SIGNATURE072 238
Silo001
Skyvue744
SKYWORTH164 895
SOLE177 178
SONY001 608 651 085 126 139 236 240 241 602 632 646 652 653 654
SOUNDESIGN003 004 028 043 238
SOVA004 169 174
SOYO163
SPECTRICON112
SPECTRONIQ004
SQUAREVIEW052
SSS004 043
STARLITE043
SUNBRITE633 608 634 001 635 605 772
SUNBRITE TV605
SUPERSCAN168
SUPRE MACY002
SUPREME001
SV2000168
SVA046
SYLVANIA070 003 052 059 060 063 064 127 160 164 044 056 236 238 243 168 121 593
SYMPHONIC052 238 168
SYNTAX OLEVIA219 004 161 144 160
TANDY081 238
TATUNG056 062
TCL705 749 387 031 251 081 096 268
TEAC238
TECHNICS034 080 236 244
TECHNOL ACE028
TECHVIEW246
TECHWOOD004
TEKNIKA002 003 004 024 028 043 072 101 127 103 236 238 247 164
TELEFUNKEN615
TELERENT072
TERA172
THOMPSON166
TILEVISION663
TMK004
TNCI073
TOSHIBA015 101 030 045 007 040 062 142 137 382 703
TOTEVISION127 239 247
TRUTECH212
UNITECH239
UNIVERSAL008 009
UPSTAR708
VENTURER004 721
VIDEO CONCEPTS146 238
VIDEOSONIC239
VIDIKRON188 164 182
VIDTECH004
VIEWSONIC210 720
VIORE055 592 578
VISCO209 110
VITO004
VIZIO004 386 682 031 236 724 603 387 625 675 624
WARDS004 064 164 008 009 019 028 060 061 063 072 074 127 070 236 238 239
W Box Technologies609
WESTINGHOUSE076 036 387 749 221 031 222 276 001 694 690 695 268 101 435
WINBOOK079
YAMAHA004 070 238 206 207
YORK004
YUPITERU043
ZENITH011 072 073 095 103 238 241 245 247 096
ZONDA112

Note the specific 3-digit code for your TV model and write it down on a piece of paper, as it will be required in the 5th step.

Step 4: Get The Cablevision Remote Into Programming Mode

To take the remote into programming/pairing mode, press and hold the TV button and the SEL (select) button simultaneously for 3 seconds, as shown below.

TV and SEL (select) buttons on Cablevision remote.

The IO button will now light up red (shown below), indicating that the remote has not entered pairing mode.

IO button lights up on Cablevision remote.

Step 5: Program The Remote To The TV Using The Pairing Code

Now grab the code that you obtained in Step 3, and enter the same on your remote, while keeping it pointed towards your TV.

The TV will shut down after you’re done entering the code.

Step 6: Turn ON The TV Using The Remote

Now press the Mute button on your remote while keeping it pointed towards the TV.

Cablevision remote mute button

Your TV should turn on.

Step 7: Store The Code Into The Remote’s Memory

Next, press the TV button on your remote to store the pairing code in its memory.

The IO button will blink twice to confirm the save.


That’s all! Now you can enjoy using your cablevision remote with your TV with all the features on the remote.

If you have any doubts or queries, feel free to comment down below.

Have a great day ahead!

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