How to Program a Remote for a Cablevision Cable Box

Program your Scientific Atlanta iO remote to work with Cablevision service.

Cablevision is a telecommunications company that operates out of the New York metropolitan area. In addition to Internet and telephone services, Cablevision is the primary cable television provider for most of the New York area. The company uses Scientific Atlanta iO remote controls for its cable boxes and digital video recorders. The remotes must be programmed to work with specific television brands. Cablevision maintains a list of more than 200 brands, each of which has one or several possible remote control codes. Programming is easier with the codes, but it is possible without knowing them.

Instructions

If You Know Your TV Brand Code

1. Turn on the television and cable box manually.

2. Press the "TV" button on the top left and the blue, circular "Sel" button at the same time. Hold down the buttons for several seconds until the "iO" button in the center of the remote lights up.

3. Enter your television brand's code. If there are several possible codes given, enter the first on the list.

4. Press the "TV" button and confirm that the "iO" button blinks twice. This stores your television brand's code in the remote.

5. Test all of the remote's functions. If they work, the remote has been programmed correctly. If not, repeat the steps with the second and third codes on the list until the remote is programmed.

If You Do Not Know Your TV Brand Code

1. Turn on the television and cable box manually.

2. Press the "TV" button on the top left and the blue, circular "Sel" button at the same time. Hold down the buttons for several seconds until the "iO" button in the center of the remote lights up.

3. Hold down the "Channel Up" or "Channel Down" button.

4. Wait for the television to turn off while you're holding the button. Release the button immediately after the television turns off.

5. Press the "TV" button and confirm that the "iO" button blinks twice. This stores your television brand's code in the remote. Test all of the remote's functions to ensure that they work. If so, the remote has been programmed.

Tips & Warnings

• If you use the second method, you can figure out your television brand's code. Hold the "TV" and "Sel" buttons for several seconds until the "iO" button illuminates. Press the "Info" button once and watch the "iO" button. The "iO" button will blink the code with a 1-second space between each number. For example, if it blinks eight times, pauses, blinks one time, pauses and blinks three times, the code is 813. Zero is indicated with 10 blinks.

• Changing the remote's batteries does not erase the programming codes.

References

• Universal Remote Control, Inc.: Operating Instructions for Cable iO Remote Control
• Cablevision: About Cablevision

Resources

• Satellite Remote Codes: Cablevision Remote Codes