Users questions 

How do I program my digital remote?

Joe Ford

How do I program my digital remote?

Turn on your TV or another device you wish to control. Press and hold the corresponding DEVICE and POWER buttons on the remote at the same time. Wait until the power button comes on and then release both buttons. Pointing the remote at the TV or another device, press the Power button on the remote and wait 2 seconds.

How do I program my digital converter box without a remote?

How to Turn on Digital Converter Boxes Without Remotes

  1. Connect the small end of your AC adapter cable to the AC port on the back of your converter box.
  2. Connect the large end of your converter box’s AC adapter to an electrical socket neat your television. Press the “Power” button on your converter box.

How do you know if you need a digital converter box?

You need a converter for every tuner you have, whether it’s for a TV or for the videocassette recorder or digital video recorder you use to record shows. So if you have a second TV in another room, you need a box for that one, as long as it has an analog tuner built in.

Do you need a converter box for an antenna?

The antenna does not have an ATSC tuner onboard. It’s the TV being used that determines if one is needed. If it has an ATSC digital tuner, an external converter box will not be needed. If the TV shows an NTSC analog tuner only, then a converter box will be needed.

What’s the best converter box to buy?

  • Best Overall: Mediasonic HW150PVR Digital Converter Box. Buy on Amazon Buy on Best Buy Buy on Walmart.
  • Best Budget: KORAMZI HDTV Digital Converter Box. Buy on Amazon Buy on Walmart.
  • Runner-Up, Best DVR: ViewTV AT-163 ATSC Digital TV Converter Box. Buy on Amazon.
  • Best Value: Mediasonic HW130STB. Buy on Amazon Buy on Walmart.

Do you need a converter box for an old TV?

Very old televisions will, without fail, need a converter box if receiving transmissions via an antenna. Digital television signals did not begin to gain significant popularity in the United States until 1996. Televisions older than that will not have digital tuners.