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