Sony Command Code to EFC table and instructions

OK, here is how to use these codes with an OFA remote (without using JP1).  (Radio Shack remotes are OFA remotes in disguise.)  First of all, you have to find an OFA setup code that contains the Sony device codes you need.  Hopefully, you have already found a code that works, Find it in the table and note the device codes.  If you don’t have a code, here is a table of pretty much all the Sony OFA setup codes; note that not all of these codes are in your remote.  If you have one of the modem upgradeable remotes, you can get one of these codes in your remote.  Find a code that you think will work and note the device codes.

Device Type	Code Number	Sony “A” Device	Sony “B” Device
TV	0000	1	164
TV	0010	1	3
TV	0111	1	164
TV	0505	1	3
TV	0652	164	0
VCR	0032	11	186
VCR	0033	2	180
VCR	0034	7	185
VCR/DAT	0093	28	28
VCR/Tape	0170	14	0
VCR/LD	0193	6	0
VCR/LD	0201	6	0
VCR/Tape	0243	16	0
VCR	0253	217	185
VCR/LD	0270	8	0
VCR/Tape	0291	68	68
VCR/DVD	0533	26.73	0
VCR/PVR	0636	26.154	0
VCR/DVD	0772	26.218	0
VCR/DVD	0864	26.83	0
VCR	1032	11	186
VCR/DVD	1533	26.73	0
VCR/PVR	1956	23	5
VCR/PVR	1957	23.133	0
Cable/VA	0308	228	119
Cable/Sat	0639	183	0
Cable/Sat	0704	0	0
Cable/VA	0850	26.121	0
Cable	1006	26.114	0
Cable/VA	1324	26.178	0
Cable/VA	1364	26.67	0
Cable/Sat	1639	183	0
Cable/Sat	1640	183	0
Audio/CD	0000	17	12
Audio/Misc	0010	18	24
Audio/CD	0100	26.202	?
Audio/Tuner	0150	1	1
Audio/Tuner	0158	16	13
Audio/Tuner	0159	12	13
Audio/CD	0185	6	0
Audio/Amp	0220	19	19
Audio/Phono	0348	15	15
Audio/Tuner	0415	68	100
Audio/CD	0490	15	0
Audio/CD	0604	57	0
Audio/CD	0605	81	0
Audio/Tuner	0689	255	0
Audio/CD	0727	247	0
Audio/Tuner	1042	26.57	14
Audio/CD	1364	26.43	0
Audio/Tuner	1406	26.19	0

Now, once you have found a code, try programming it to a device button and see if it works anything at all if you haven’t already.  Usually the basic functionality is preprogrammed.  If it doesn’t work, you might need to select a different device code. 

Now find the codes you want to program that are not preprogrammed already in the big code tables that make up most of this site and note the device code, listed right above each table, and the command codes for the functions you want.  The device code needs to be one of the device codes in the A or B column for your device codes.  If the code uses the A device code, find the command code and match it with the “A” EFC; if it uses the “B” device code, use the “B” EFC.  Match up all the codes like this.

(The EFC is a scrambled version of the internal binary code that represents the 7 bit command code and 1 bit representing the “A” or “B” device.  You probably will notice obvious patterns in this list.  The “B” code is always 8 lower than the “A” code.  Also note that the codes are modulo 256, and tables online for OFA codes frequently have much higher numbers.  Just subtract 256 until you get in the range of 0-255, and the numbers will match these.)

C. C.	“A” EFC	“B” EFC	C. C.	“A” EFC	“B” EFC
0	018	010	64	034	026
1	014	006	65	030	022
2	016	008	66	032	024
3	012	004	67	028	020
4	019	011	68	035	027
5	015	007	69	031	023
6	017	009	70	033	025
7	013	005	71	029	021
8	146	138	72	162	154
9	142	134	73	158	150
10	144	136	74	160	152
11	140	132	75	156	148
12	147	139	76	163	155
13	143	135	77	159	151
14	145	137	78	161	153
15	141	133	79	157	149
16	082	074	80	098	090
17	078	070	81	094	086
18	080	072	82	096	088
19	076	068	83	092	084
20	083	075	84	099	091
21	079	071	85	095	087
22	081	073	86	097	089
23	077	069	87	093	085
24	210	202	88	226	218
25	206	198	89	222	214
26	208	200	90	224	216
27	204	196	91	220	212
28	211	203	92	227	219
29	207	199	93	223	215
30	209	201	94	225	217
31	205	197	95	221	213
32	242	234	96	002	250
33	238	230	97	254	246
34	240	232	98	000	248
35	236	228	99	252	244
36	243	235	100	003	251
37	239	231	101	255	247
38	241	233	102	001	249
39	237	229	103	253	245
40	114	106	104	130	122
41	110	102	105	126	118
42	112	104	106	128	120
43	108	100	107	124	116
44	115	107	108	131	123
45	111	103	109	127	119
46	113	105	110	129	121
47	109	101	111	125	117
48	050	042	112	066	058
49	046	038	113	062	054
50	048	040	114	064	056
51	044	036	115	060	052
52	051	043	116	067	059
53	047	039	117	063	055
54	049	041	118	065	057
55	045	037	119	061	053
56	178	170	120	194	186
57	174	166	121	190	182
58	176	168	122	192	184
59	172	164	123	188	180
60	179	171	124	195	187
61	175	167	125	191	183
62	177	169	126	193	185
63	173	165	127	189	181

Now, to test the EFCs, press P/SET/SETUP/MAGIC (the “setup key”) once, then type in the EFC.  You need to be in the device mode where the Sony setup code is programmed, but you should be there already.  If you did it right and your Sony device is programmed to respond to the command, it will work.  Try out all the EFCs and find the ones that work.  Not all the commands in my lists will work on your device usually.

You can program these codes to almost any button by doing this on non-LCD remotes:

1. Hold down the setup key until the light blinks twice, like you were programming a device code.

2. Type in 994.

3. Press the setup key once.

4. Type in the EFC.

5. Press the key you want to program the code to.

The method is different on LCD remotes, you will need to find the “KEYMOVER” option in the menu.  Select it, then do the above from step 3.  If you have a URC-8910/9910 or 15-2116, you will need to press the device key before the setup key in step 3, and before step 5 as well.  The keymover procedure is described in the manual, you are basically replacing the “from” key with the P-x-x-x sequence for EFC testing.

If you want to move keys from one device button to another, then push the “from” device key before step 3, and the “to” device key after step 4.

Memory limits you to about 40-45 keys maximum, and the area is shared with macros and the FAV/SCAN key setup.  If you run out of room, hopefully you have a learning remote with some free learning memory, because that area is totally separate.

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