Code works, then stops working

very few if any universal remotes will work on Symphonic which is also Funai and some other brands.

Look on Ebay or Google the model number of the set with the word remote, remember not a universal.

try code #189 . It works my tv.

Hello Supergranny0:

Here are a few web sites that may help you out.

http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/devices-tv.shtml

http://www.universal-remote.net/philipsmagnavox.html

go to www.eliztech.com/remote/rca-codes-4digit.php there u can get the code u need

I believe if you press rec twice you can record. Thats all I have found so far

155 worked for me.

Sounds like the IR pickup has gone bad or the supply voltages feeding it are opened. Sometimes cleaning the screen with windex it tends to drip inside as it follows the picture tube down into the set . Most of the time replacing the IR cures your problem. Good luck

Codes for symphonic are one of the follows: 1026,1033,1038,1046,1155,1189
Hope this helps!
Most universal remotes also have a search mode. They work like this. Most want the TV turned off. Than press the button (TV) than press & hold the set button till the led comes on. Point the remote at the TV than press the volume + to increase. This will take you through the codes one digit at a time. Each time you press the + the remote moves up to the next code. This may take several minutest. Once the TV turns on press the set button again & the led will go out. That's it.