Formuler learning remote: teach one original TV command

Learning needs an infrared source

An original TV remote can supply a command to a compatible Formuler learning remote. This is different from HDMI-CEC, which carries control through HDMI, and from pairing a Bluetooth handset to the box. First identify the actual remote and check that it has the learning function.

Formuler’s checked article gives one learning procedure and directs GTV-BT1 owners to a separate tutorial. An RF-only television handset cannot teach an infrared command using this method. Avoid using the generic sequence on a remote with different instructions inside its battery cover.

Transfer one button deliberately

For the learning remote covered by that procedure, hold TV for five seconds until the indicator becomes steady. Press the Formuler key you want to teach; its indicator should begin a slower blink. Face the original handset and learning handset toward one another less than 3 cm apart, then press the original TV command.

Three indicator flashes are the manufacturer’s confirmation. Exit learning with another button and test only the newly assigned action. Start with a straightforward command such as television power, keeping the original remote available so the normal viewing state can be restored.

Check the result from the normal seat

An indicator confirms the learning step, while an actual television response confirms that the stored command reaches the intended equipment. Point the handset toward the TV during that check. If the box navigates but the TV does not react, keep those observations separate; they concern different command destinations.

After one key works, repeat only for the additional commands the household needs. Record which buttons now control the TV and which control the box. If the learning step never confirms, recheck the original remote’s command method and the learning remote’s own guide rather than changing a working programme account.

Related reading

• Formuler HDMI-CEC: choose linked power and TV-remote control

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Sources & further reading

Official references for the subjects discussed. Service terms and device software can change.

• https://support.formuler.tv/kb/article/35-how-to-program-formuler-remote/