Sony TV (1, 164, 3, 151, 119)

 

Sony TVs are quickly becoming more complicated.  There are now 4 device codes being used in the U.S., and the foreign codes, which are sometimes completely different, complicate things even more.  There are also a lot of old, obsolete codes and seemingly, many duplicates of certain functions.  However, the codes for now seem to be pretty standardized for U.S. televisions.  I just don’t know why they use so many device codes!  Why do they use a few functions on 151 and 119 when those could be combined?

 

There’s also the weird 26.26 codes.  I think these are for the DTV tuner portion of some early model HDTVs.

 

Hopefully someone out there could clear up some of the obsolete, foreign and teletext codes, or anything I don’t know what it does as listed in the chart.  If you know any more codes, e-mail me!

 

New are the plasma TV codes.

 

Olive = obsolete

Orange = foreign

Magenta = Plasma TV

 

Sony:1

Command Code

Command(s)

0

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

0

10

11

11

Enter, 12

12

1-, 13

13

2-, 14

14

Guide, Channel Guide, P/C, 15

15

Clear

16

Channel Up

17

Channel Down

18

Volume Up

19

Volume Down

20

Mute

21

Power

22

Reset

23

MTS/SAP, Audio Monitor, Nicam

24

Picture/Contrast Up

25

Picture/Contrast Down

26

Color Up

27

Color Down

28

Channel Lock

29

-/--

30

Bright Up

31

Bright Down

32

Hue Down

33

Hue Up

34

Sharpness Up

35

Sharpness Down

36

TV tuner (discrete)

37

TV/Video

38

Balance Left

39

Balance Right

40

Bass, Tone, Loudness On/Off, OSE

41

SRS, Surround, 3D Sound On/Off

42

Antenna/Aux

43

Clock, Time

44

External Antenna

45

RGB

46

Power On (discrete)

47

Power Off (discrete), System Off

48

Timer, Time, Blk

49

Up

50

Down

51

Right, Clock AM/PM

52

Left, Clock Clear

54

Sleep, Off Timer

56

Teletext Off/Out, Power On (discrete), Select Tuner

58

Display, Info, Teletext Index

59

Jump, Last

60

Timer-Off, Repeat

62

Pic Off

63

Teletext On/Mode, Display

64

Video 1 (discrete), Line A, Line, Video

65

Video 2 (discrete), Line B, Option

66

Video 3 (discrete), VTR

67

RGB Input 1 (discrete), Computer (RGB) input (discrete)

68

RGB Input 2 (discrete)

71

Video 4 (discrete)

72

Video 5 (discrete), YUV

73

Video 6 (discrete), FM

74

Teletext Hold, Noise Reduction On/Off

75

Fasttext Red (obsolete?)

76

Fasttext Green (obsolete?)

77

S-Video, Y/C, Fasttext Yellow (obsolete?)

78

Cable toggle

79

Notch Filter On/Off, Fasttext Blue (obsolete?)

80

Internal Speakers On/Off

81

Sat (?)

88

PIP Channel Up

89

PIP Channel Down

90

PIP TV/Video

91

PIP On/Toggle

92

PIP Freeze, Digital Memo

94

PIP Position

95

PIP Swap

96

Menu, Guide, Wega Gate

97

Video

98

Audio

99

Exit

100

Picture Mode, ASC, Profile

101

Return, Select, Enter (menu select key)

102

Output Select

103

PIP source

104

TV System

106

Color System

107

Auto Program

108

Preset

110

Search +

111

Search –

112

Treble Up

113

Treble Down

114

Bass Up

115

Bass Down

116

Up, R, Level Up

117

Down, L, Level Down

120

Add

121

Erase

124

Select

125

Trinitron

127

test code

 

Sony:164

 

I have discovered on Remote Central that the Normal and Wide discrete HD mode codes do work on at least some U.S. models.  If one of them works you can use macros to get the others.  I still don’t know if all HDTVs can use these codes or whether the others are on some U.S. HDTVs.

Also note that command 61 will not toggle the “16:9 Enhanced” mode on Sony WEGA non-HDTVs for the U.S., unfortunately, since this is a much requested feature.  This function (as of now) can only be done by stepping through the menu, and many people are forced to use a long and frequently unreliable macro.  It does work in equivalent European TVs, from what I’ve heard.

Command Code

Command(s)

16

[CC] toggle

17

Headphone

18

DVD

19

Center+Size

21

RGB

22

Video 1/2/3

23

Component

31

Music, Surround, Effect (music note in circle icon)

33

Color

34

Brightness

35

Sharpness

36

Treble

37

Bass

38

Balance

39

Contrast

49

Normal

50

Zoom, Wide/Zoom toggle

54

HD1 input, Component 1, LCD Video 3 (discrete)

55

HD2 input, Component 2, LCD Video 4 (discrete)

56

HD3 input (discrete)

59

Full, Normal/Full toggle

61

Wide Mode, Screen Mode, Format, Aspect, 16:9 (see note)

66

Wide

68

Center

69

Caption, Subtitle

72

RGB/YUV

77

SVM Toggle

79

Trinitone

91

Program Guide, EPG, Next View

96

PIP Freeze

99

PIP Active

102

PIP Display, Status

108

Reset

110

PIP Off, A/V Off

113

Demo

114

Memo Display

115

PIP Replay

116

PIP Multi (8 channels and other variations), Index

118

PIP Multi (16 channels), Channel Index

119

PIP Split

124

PIP Audio

125

Zoom, PIP Channel (?)

126

Degauss

 

Sony:3 (teletext special device)

 

This device code only works on foreign TVs.  Note that device 3 does not include the device 1 codes like I said before!  Dave Spagnol misinterpreted his results from learning.  Only the teletext codes will work under this device.

Command Code

Command(s)

43

Time, Clock

72

Teletext Home

73

Teletext Zoom

74

Teletext Hold

75

Teletext Subtitles

76

Fasttext Red, Left, Equalizer Mode, Audio

77

Fasttext Green, Up, Picture Mode, Video

78

Fasttext Yellow, Right, Multiselect, Multi-PIP

79

Fasttext Blue, Down, Screen Mode, 16:9, Zoom

 

Sony:151

 

Some .ccf files say that 77 and 78 are PIP Zoom Left and Right.  Is this only in foreign TVs, and why are there 2 sets of codes for these obscure functions?

Command Code

Command(s)

29

. (delimiter)

30

Alternate Video

31

Alternate Audio

33

i.Link (big i key)

35

Return

36

Screen Mode

37

Sound Mode

38

Picture Mode

39

Surround

49

Memory Stick

53

Wega Gate

54

Tools

66

Video 7 (DVI) (discrete)

77

PIP Zoom In Left, Cursor Left

78

PIP Zoom In Right, Cursor Right

120

PIP Zoom In Left

121

PIP Zoom In Right

123

Sound Mode

 

Sony:119

 

Why did Sony put some of there newer functions here, and some on 151?  It doesn’t make sense!

Command Code

Command(s)

16

H-Shift

17

V-Shift

18

H-Size

19

V-Size

28

DRC Palette

54

Power Saving

57

DRC/Cinemotion, DRC Mode

63

Flash Focus

83

Add (Favorites)

101

Video 8 (discrete)

102

Video 9 (discrete)

118

Favorites, Surf (Favorites)

124

ID Mode On

125

ID Mode Off

126

ID Mode Set

 

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