What buttons are on the TV remotes: detailed designations 📡

A TV is now a common thing in almost every home, and many avid viewers know by heart the meanings of the buttons on their remote control. But the field of television is constantly evolving, new functions appear that are reflected in the control device. Our article will help you understand the meanings of the remote control keys.

Contents

Standard buttons
Less common buttons
Universal Remote Button Functions
Designations of remote control buttons for TV
Samsung
LG
Erisson
Supra
Sony
Dexp
BBK
Philips
Buttons on remote controls for TV boxes
Rostelecom
Tricolor TV
Beeline

Standard buttons

The standard TV remote control (RC) buttons are available on all models and perform the same functions. Their designations are also the same, only the location of the buttons may differ, depending on the model.
List of standard keys on the remote control for a TV device:

On/Off Button – Turns the TV monitor on and off.
INPUT / SOURCE – button to change the input source.
SETTINGS – opens the main settings menu.
Q.MENU – gives access to the quick menu.
INFO – information about the current program.
SUBTITLE – Displays subtitles while broadcasting on digital channels.
TV / RAD – mode switch button.
Numeric buttons – enter numbers.
Space – Enter a space using the on-screen keyboard.
GUIDE – button for displaying the program guide.
Q.VIEW – button to return to the program that was viewed earlier.
EPG – opening the TV guide.
-VOL / + VOL (+/-) – volume control.
FAV – access to favorite channels.
3D – Turn 3D mode on or off.
SLEEP – activation of the timer, after which the TV turns off by itself.
MUTE – turn the sound on and off.
T.SHIFT – button to start the timeshift function.
P.MODE – picture mode selection key.
S.MODE/LANG – Sound mode selection: theater, news, user and music.
∧P∨ – consecutive switching of channels.
PAGE – paging open lists.
NICAM/A2 – NICAM/A2 mode selection button.
ASPECT – Select the aspect ratio of the TV screen.
STB – turn on the standby mode.
LIST – open the entire list of TV channels.
RECENT – button for displaying previous actions.
SMART – button to access the home panel of SMART TV.
AUTO – Activate the automatic setting of the TV show.
INDEX – go to the main teletext page.
REPEAT – Used to switch to repeat playback mode.
Right, left, up, down buttons – consecutive movement through the menu in the desired direction.
OK – button to confirm the input of parameters.
BACK – return to the previous level of the open menu.
LIVE MENU – button for displaying lists of recommended channels.
EXIT – button to close windows open on the screen and return to watching TV.
Color keys – access to special menu functions.
Display – displaying current information about the state of the TV receiver: the number of the enabled channel, its frequency, volume level, etc.
TEXT/T.OPT/TTX – keys for working with teletext.
LIVE TV – return to live broadcasting.
REC / * – start recording, display the recording menu.
REC.M – displaying a list of recorded TV shows.
AD – key to enable audio description functions.

Less common buttons

In addition to the main set of buttons on the TV remote control, there are more rare keys, the purpose of which may not be clear:

GOOGLE Assistant/Microphone – A key for using the Google Assistant function and voice search. This option is only available in certain regions and certain languages.
SUNC MENU is the key to display the BRAVIA Sunc menu.
FREEZE – is used to freeze the image.
NETFLIX is a key to access the Netflix online service. This feature is only available in some regions.
MY APPS – Display available applications.
AUDIO – key to change the language of the program being viewed.

The above keys are not found on all TV models. The buttons and their location on the remote control differ depending on the TV model and its functions.

Universal Remote Button Functions

The Universal Remote Control (UPDU) replaces many remotes from a particular brand. Basically, these devices do not require configuration – insert batteries and use. Even if the setting is necessary, it comes down to pressing two keys.

How to connect and configure a universal remote control, our article
will tell about this
.

The UPDU case often coincides with the appearance of the native TV remote control. You don’t have to get used to the new layout of the keys – they are all in their usual places. Only additional buttons can be added. Let’s analyze the functionality using the Huayu universal remote control for Toshiba RM-L1028 as an example. This is one of the best universal remotes on the Russian market. It is made of high quality materials and has a CE certificate (International Certificate of Conformity to the Directives of the United Europe).
Button functions:

Turn on/off.
Change the signal source.
Switch to TV control mode.
Device selection buttons.
Transition to the management of the music center.
Netflix shortcut button.
Change key functions.
TV guide.
Setting the playback program.
Opening the app store.
Return to the previous level of the open menu.
Accessibility keys.
Information about the current program.

Designations of remote control buttons for TV

The presence of the buttons and their functions may differ depending on the brand of the TV remote. Consider the most popular.

Samsung

For a Samsung TV, consider a compatible Huayu 3f14-00038-093 remote control. It is suitable for such brand TV devices:

CK-3382ZR;
CK-5079ZR;
CK-5081Z;
CK-5085TBR;
CK-5085TR;
CK-5085ZR;
CK-5366ZR;
CK-5379TR;
CK-5379ZR;
CS-3385Z;
CS-5385TBR;
CS-5385TR;
CS-5385ZR.

What are the buttons (listed in order, from left to right):

On off.
Mute (crossed out horn).
Go to menu.
Sound adjustment.
Ordinal switching of channels.
Numeric buttons.
Channel selection.
Return to the last viewed channel.
Screen scale.
Changing the signal source (INPUT).
Timer.
Subtitles.
Closing the menu.
Exit from the mode.
Go to the media center.
Stop.
Continue playback.
Rewind.
Pause.
Flash forward.

LG

For LG brand TVs, consider the Huayu MKJ40653802 HLG180 remote control. Compatible with these models:

19LG3050;
26LG3050/26LG4000;
32LG3000/32LG4000/32LG5000/32LG5010;
32LG5700;
32LG6000/32LG7000;
32LH2010;
32PC54;
32PG6000;
37LG6000;
42LG3000/42LG5000/42LG6000/42LG6100;
42PG6000;
47LG6000;
50PG4000/50PG60/50PG6000/50PG7000;
60PG7000.

What are the buttons (listed in order, from left to right):

Enable IPTV.
On off. TV.
Change the input source.
Standby mode.
Go to the media center.
Quick menu.
Regular menu.
TV guide.
Move through the menu and confirm the action.
Return to the previous action.
View information about the current program.
Change source to AV.
Sound adjustment.
Open the list of favorite channels.
Mute.
Sequential switching between channels.
Numeric buttons.
Call up the list of TV channels.
Return to the last watched program.
Stop.
Pause.
Continue playback.
Teletext opening.
Rewind.
Flash forward.
Timer.

Erisson

Consider the original ERISSON 40LES76T2 remote control. Suitable for models:

40 LES 76 T2;
40LES76T2.

What buttons does the device have (listed in order, from left to right):

On off.
Mute.
Numeric keys.
Page update.
Call up the list of TV channels.
Screen format selection.
Changing the language of the included program.
View information about the program you are watching.
Select TV mode.
Selecting a sound mode.
Keys for sequential movement through the menu and confirmation of the selected parameter.
Menu opening.
Close all open windows and return to watching TV.
Volume control.
Selecting a signal source.
Sequential channel switching.
Timer.
TV auto tuning.
Access keys for special functions.
Teletext opening.
Go to main teletext page.
Hold current teletext page/add channel to favorites.
View subpages.
Switch to repeat play mode.
Stop.
Acceleration.
Enable subtitles.
Rewind.
Flash forward.
Skip to the previous file/turn on the TV guide.
Switch to the next file / access to favorite channels.
Hotkey for checking recorded files.
View the list of channels.
Pause a TV show or movie.
Enable screen recording, display the recording menu.

Supra

For Supra TVs, consider a compatible Huayu AL52D-B remote control. Suitable for the following manufacturer models:

16R575;
20HLE20T2/20LEK85T2/20LM8000T2/20R575/20R575T;
22FLEK85T2/22FLM8000T2/22LEK82T2/22LES76T2;
24LEK85T2/24LM8010T2/24R575T;
28LES78T2/28LES78T2W/28R575T/28R660T;
32LES78T2W/32LM8010T2/32R575T/32R661T;
39R575T;
42FLM8000T2;
43F575T/43FLM8000T2;
58LES76T2;
EX-22FT004B/EX-24HT004B/EX-24HT006B/EX-32HT004B/EX-32HT005B/EX-40FT005B;
FHD-22J3402;
FLTV-24B100T;
HD-20J3401/HD-24J3403/HD-24J3403S;
HTV-32R01-T2C-A4/HTV-32R01-T2C-B/HTV-32R02-T2C-BM/HTV-40R01-T2C-B;
KTV-3201LEDT2/KTV-4201LEDT2/KTV-5001LEDT2;
LEA-40D88M;
LES-32D99M/LES-40D99M/LES-43D99M;
STV-LC24LT0010W/STV-LC24LT0070W/STV-LC32LT0110W;
PT-50ZhK-100TsT.

What are the buttons:

On off. TV.
Mute.
Select a picture mode.
Selecting the audio track mode.
Timer.
Numeric keys.
Channel selection.
Page update.
Selecting a signal source.
Display auto-adjustment.
Buttons for moving through the menu and confirming the action.
Turning on the menu.
Close all windows and return to watching TV.
Sound adjustment.
Open information about the current state of the TV.
Sequential switching of TV channels.
Screen format selection.
Access keys for special menu functions.
Acceleration.
Stop.
Rewind.
Flash forward.
Including the previous file.
Move to the next file.
Enable NICAM/A2 mode.
Activate the repeat play mode.
Opening the SMART TV home panel.
Selecting a sound mode.
Turn on the TV guide.
Start screen recording.
Switching multimedia modes.
Opening favorite channels.
Launching the timeshift function.
Displaying a list of recorded TV shows on the screen.

Sony

For Sony TVs, it is better to use remote devices of the same brand, for example, the Sony RM-ED062 remote control. It fits models:

32R303C/32R503C/32R503C;
40R453C/40R553C/40R353C;
48R553C/48R553C;
BRAVIA: 32R410B/32R430B/40R450B/40R480B;
40R485B;
32R410B/32R430B/32R433B/32R435B;
40R455B/40R480B/40R483B/40R485B/40R480B;
32R303B/32R410B/32R413B/32R415B/32R430B/32R433B;
40R483B/40R353B/40R450B/40R453B/40R483B/40R485B;
40R553C/40R453C;
48R483B;
32RD303/32RE303;
40RD353/40RE353.

The Sony RM-ED062 remote control is also compatible with Xiaomi TVs.

What are the buttons:

Screen scale selection.
Menu opening.
On off. TV.
Switching between digital and analog broadcasting.
Change the language of the program being viewed.
Expanding screen borders.
Numeric buttons.
Activate teletext.
On off. subtitles.
Access keys for special menu functions.
Turn on the TV guide.
Buttons for moving through the menu and confirming actions.
Display current TV information.
Return to the previous menu page.
List of convenient functions and shortcuts.
Go to the main menu.
Volume control.
Page update.
Sequential channel switching.
Mute.
Rewind.
Pause.
Flash forward.
Opening a playlist.
Screen recording.
Continue playback.
Stop.

Dexp

Consider the DEXP JKT-106B-2 (GCBLTV70A-C35, D7-RC) remote control. It is suitable for the following TV models of the manufacturer:

H32D7100C;
H32D7200C;
H32D7300C;
F32D7100C;
F40D7100C;
F49D7000C.

What are the buttons:

On off. TV.
Mute.
Numeric keys.
Information display.
Activate teletext.
Switch to media player mode.
Close open windows and return to watching TV.
Volume control.
Opening the entire list of TV channels.
Sequential channel switching.
Favorite channels.
Timer.
Go to main teletext page.
Page update.
Access keys for special functions.
Acceleration.
Teletext control (5 buttons in a row).
Switching modes.
Change the language of the program being viewed.

BBK

For a BBK TV, consider the Huayu RC-LEM101 remote control. It fits the following brand models:

19LEM-1027-T2C/19LEM-1043-T2C;
20LEM-1027-T2C;
22LEM-1027-FT2C;
24LEM-1027-T2C/24LEM-1043-T2C;
28LEM-1027-T2C/28LEM-3002-T2C;
32LEM-1002-T2C/32LEM-1027-TS2C/32LEM-1043-TS2C/32LEM-1050-TS2C/32LEM-3081-T2C;
39LEM-1027-TS2C/39LEM-1089-T2C-BL;
40LEM-1007-FT2C/40LEM-1017-T2C/40LEM-1027-FTS2C/40LEM-1043-FTS2C/40LEM-3080-FT2C;
42LEM-1027-FTS2C;
43LEM-1007-FT2C/43LEM-1043-FTS2C;
49LEM-1027-FTS2C;
50LEM-1027-FTS2/50LEM-1043-FTS2C;
65LEX-8161/UTS2C-T2-UHD-SMART;
Avokado 22LEM-5095/FT2C;
LED-2272FDTG;
LEM1949SD/LEM1961/LEM1981/LEM1981DT/LEM1984/LEM1988DT/LEM1992;
LEM2249HD/LEM2261F/LEM2281F/LEM2281FDT/LEM2284F/LEM2285FDTG/LEM2287FDT/LEM2288FDT/LEM2292F;
LEM2449HD/LEM2481F/LEM2481FDT/LEM2484F/LEM2485FDTG/LEM2487FDT/LEM2488FDT/LEM2492F;
LEM2648SD/LEM2649HD/LEM2661/LEM2681F/LEM2681FDT/LEM2682/LEM2682DT/LEM2685FDTG/LEM2687FDT;
LEM2961/LEM2982/LEM2984;
LEM3248SD/LEM3249HD/LEM3279F/LEM3281F/LEM3281FDT/LEM3282/LEM3282DT/LEM3284/LEM3285FDTG/LEM3287FDT/LEM3289F;
LEM4079F/LEM4084F;
LEM4279F/LEM4289F.

What are the buttons:

On off. TV.
Mute.
Change to NICAM/A2 mode.
Select the TV screen format.
Select a picture mode.
Selecting a sound mode.
Numeric buttons.
Channel list output.
Page update.
Display current TV status information.
Freeze image.
Opening favorite channels.
Buttons for accessing additional options.
Timer.
Change the signal source.
Buttons for moving through the menu and confirming actions.
Menu entry.
Close all tabs and return to watching TV.
Enable subtitles.
Sequential channel switching.
Sound regulator.
Page switching of lists.
Acceleration.
Rewind.
Flash forward.
Stop.
Switch to the previous file.
Move to the next file.
Teletext opening.
Freeze the picture while watching.
Change the language of the program being viewed.
Go to main teletext page.
Change the size of the picture.
Switching between modes.

Philips

Consider the Huayu RC-2023601 remote control for Philips TV. It is compatible with the following TV brand models:

20PFL5122/58;
LCD: 26PFL5322-12/26PFL5322S-60/26PFL7332S;
37PFL3312S/37PFL5322S;
LCD: 32PFL3312-10/32PFL5322-10/32PFL5332-10;
32PFL3312S/32PFL5322S/32PFL5332S;
37PFL3312/10 (LCD);
26PFL3312S;
LCD: 42PFL3312-10/42PFL5322-10;
42PFL3312S/42PFL5322S/42PFL5322S-60/42PFP5332-10.

Remote control buttons:

On off. devices.
Switching TV modes.
Change the language of the program being viewed.
Expanding screen borders.
Enable audio description features.
Keys for additional features.
Menu opening.
Activate teletext.
Navigation through the menu and confirmation of actions.
Mute.
Page update.
Volume control.
Switch to SMART mode.
Channel switching.
Numeric buttons.
View information.
Turn on the picture-in-picture feature.

Buttons on remote controls for TV boxes

The keys on remote controls for controlling set-top boxes also differ depending on the manufacturer. Let’s see what features they have.

Rostelecom

In order to correctly and fully use the remote control from the Rostelecom set-top box, you need to know the main purpose of all the buttons on the control panel. What are the keys:

On off. TV.
On off. prefixes.
Change the signal source.
Return to the previous level of the open menu.
Menu opening.
Switching modes.
Move through the menu and confirm the selected actions.
Rewind.
Acceleration.
Flash forward.
Volume control.
Mute.
Sequential channel switching.
Return to the last enabled channel.
Numeric keys.

Tricolor TV

Consider the functionality of the remote control buttons from Tricolor TV on one of the latest remote control models. What are the buttons:

Display the current time.
Go to your personal account Tricolor TV.
On off. TV.
Switch to the Cinema app.
Opening of “Popular channels”.
Turn on the TV guide.
Go to the “TV mail” section.
Mute.
Switching between modes.
Navigation through the menu and confirmation of actions.
Open recently viewed channels.
Return to the previous menu level/exit.
Color keys for special functions.
Volume control.
Temporarily stop playback.
Screen recording control.
Stop.
Numeric buttons.

Beeline

For Beeline set-top boxes, the most popular remotes are JUPITER-T5-PM and JUPITER-5304. Externally and in their functionality, they are almost identical. Remote control functionality:

On off. TV and set-top boxes.
Remote control indicator.
Menu opening.
Goes to the list of screen recorded videos.
Mute.
Open the list of favorite channels.
Jump to new movies and recommended films.
Subtitles.
Image settings.
Numeric buttons.
Switching the remote to control the TV.
Switching on the control mode of the set-top box.
Opening the application list.
View information pages.
Go to the main menu.
Navigate through menus and confirm selected options.
Exit the menu.
Move to the previous menu page.
Switch subtitle modes.
Volume control.
TV guide.
Sequential channel switching.
Enable screen recording.
Pause.
Go back.
Move forward.
Fast rewind.
Start browsing.
Stop.
Fast forward.
Color keys for special functions.

Knowing the meanings of the buttons on the TV remote control is necessary in order to fully use the TV and quickly find the desired option. Depending on the brand, the designations of the functions may differ – on some remotes the names of the keys are written in full, and some manufacturers are limited to schematic pictures on the buttons.