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How to Program a Comcast Xfinity X1 Remote

If you've got Comcast Xfinity cable services, you'll be given the X1 universal remote. This remote is used to interact with many different entertainment devices like TV Box, Television, or Receiver. It can also be programmed to program a universal remote. This blog gives a brief overview of how this remote works and how to Program a Comcast Xfinity X1 Remote so that Your TV Box, Television, or Receiver may all be controlled with one remote.

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What Kind of Remote Control Do You Use?

To begin, we must identify whether or not your remote control includes a setup button. If it does, we can proceed further.

The fact that there are various versions of Comcast Xfinity remotes makes them much more complicated. The Xfinity support site can help you identify your remote.

XR11/XR5
XR11/XR5
XR2
Silver Remote
XR15 remote without setup button

How to connect an X1 remote to an Xfinity TV box?

Only one Xfinity X1 TV Box can be used with your Xfinity X1 Remote at a time. You'll have to go through the pairing process again if you want to connect it to another device.

  • Go ahead and turn the TV on.
  • For your TV Box, make sure video input selected should be TV
  • Press and hold the Setup button on your remote to begin the process of configuring your device.
  • If you don't have a setup button, hold down the Xfinity and Info(i) buttons at the same time until the setup process is complete.
  • Red will turn green on the remote's LED at the top.
  • Now press Xfinity button
  • Please look at your television for a three-digit code. Enter the code with the remote control.
How to Program a Comcast Xfinity X1 Remote
  • It will notify you when the remote has associated with your TV.

  • Finish by pressing the OK button on your remote.

How to use an X1 Remote with an AVR or TV

By pairing your remote with your TV or AVR, you can switch them off, pick inputs, and control the volume.

Remotes are programmed with manufacturer codes. They're usually in the remote or component device documentation.

The Most Common TV Brands’ Remote Control Codes

Since there are so many different TV brands on the market, it would be pointless to provide the codes for each one. America's most popular television brands have Comcast remote codes.

LG – 12731,11758, 11178, 11265, 10032, 11993
Samsung – 12051, 10030, 10702, 10482, 10766, 10408
Sony – 10810, 11317, 11100, 11904, 10011, 11685
Panasonic – 11480, 10162, 10051, 11310, 10051, 10032
VIZIO – 11758, 12247, 10864, 12707, 11756m 10178

You may also find codes at xfinity.com/remotes.

Xfinity Remote Code Lookup

  • Choose the device you want to control.
  • Choose the device's brand.
  • Click Continue.
  • A list of likely codes follows.
The most likely Samsung TV code

On getting Manufacturer Code (Remote)

  • Turn on the TV.
  • Hold the Setup button on your remote.
  • The Xfinity and Info(i) buttons can be held together to bypass the setup button.
  • The remote's top LED will become green.
  • Use your remote's number pad to enter the code you found previously.
  • The top LED will flash green twice when your remote is successfully paired.

If You Don’t Have Your Manufacturer Code

  • Go ahead and turn the TV on.
  • Hold down the Setup button on your remote control.
  • If you don't have a setup button, hold down the Xfinity and Info(i) buttons at the same time until the setup process is complete.
  • Red will turn green on the remote's LED at the top.
  • Enter the number 9-9-1.
  • Green LED flashes twice.
  • Repeatedly press CH (Channel Up) until the TV shuts down.
  • After the TV has been turned off, hit the Setup button to secure the security code.
  • The TV Power button on the remote can be pressed. When you press the power button on your remote, the TV will turn on.

Conclusion

You may use this guide to pair and program your TV or other audio-video equipment with your Xfinity remote control. If you keep at it, you'll get the hang of it in no time at all.

If you've already upgraded your television, you won't have to worry about the process again. So, how happy are you with Comcast Xfinity service so far? Please share your thoughts in the section below.