How to Program DISH Remote to LG TV [A Complete Guide]

If you have decided to use your DISH remote for your LG TV, you must program it to use it efficiently. Basically, you can program the DISH remote to any Smart TV in three possible ways. Depending on the remote models, the steps to program a DISH remote will slightly differ. Go through the following methods to program and use a DISH remote without any complications.

How to Program DISH Remote to LG TV Via Pairing Wizard

Those users with DISH remote models such as 40.0, 50.0, 52.0, and 54.0 should use the Pairing Wizard method to program DISH remote to LG TV.

In this way, you can program the DISH remote to LG TV without using a code.

1. Press the Home button twice or the Menu button once on your DISH remote.

2. Open Settings from the menu list.

3. Select the Remote Control tab on the screen.

4. From the device list, select LG TV.

5. Choose the Pairing Wizard option for an easy programming process.

6. On the screen, it will display some codes.

7. Test each code by pressing the Volume and Mute buttons on the DISH remote.

8. If the remote works, select the Finish tab.

• If the remote doesn’t respond to your LG TV, select the Try Next Code tab to find your TV.

Once you finish the process, you are done with programming your DISH remote with your LG Smart TV.

How to Program Old Model DISH Remote to LG TV Via Power Scan

If you have a DISH remote control from the 20 or 21 series, you need to use the Power Scan process to program your DISH remote on LG TV.

1. Press and hold the TV button on your DISH remote, pointing at your LG TV.

2. After 10 seconds, release the button, and the mode button will start blinking.

3. Press and release the Power button on the DISH remote. The solid light on the Blinking Mode button indicates that the remote is ready for programming.

4. Use the available codes to find out the valid code.

5. Press the Up direction button on your remote after every few seconds until the device turns off.

6. Once the device is turned off, press the # button to save the code.

Now, test your remote, and check if it is working properly.

Note: In addition to DISH Remote, you shall even program Xfinity Remote to LG TV using Program Codes to control the LG TV.

How to Program DISH Remote to LG TV Using Code Search

1. First, power on your LG Smart TV.

2. Point the DISH remote towards the device and long press the TV button.

3. Hold on for a few seconds for the LED lights on the remote to flash.

4. When you see the lights blink, release the fingers.

5. Now, press the Power button to initiate the scan.

6. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to test each code.

7. Press the arrow buttons, until your LG Smart TV turns off.

8. Next, tap the # button to apply the code.

9. Finally, press the Power button to switch on your LG TV.

Note: If you are a DirecTV customer, you can program a DirecTV remote to LG TV and use a single remote to control the DirecTV box and TV.

3 Digit Codes to Program DISH Remote to LG TV

Here are the codes that you can use to program the DISH remote on LG TV.

For 20.1 & 21.1 Models

590	914	775	693	213	221	553	720	535	830
859	593	787	178	848	805	505	650	269	564
711	123	001	491	371	510	781	798	831	779
766	111	523	522	890	773	999	400	509	586
718	520	000	678	405	804	444	545	881	619
627	733	555	700	543	426	521	598	512	809
421	615	730	645	524	651	666	508	515	989
654	132	258	813	653	742	503	506	501

For 20.0 & 21.0 Model

553	989	890	654	535	730	545	000	889	830
111	999	718	711	421	804	520	221	258	213
564	693	627	444	651	775	400	143	666	554
678	371	501	650	881	743	586	503	914	831
813	593	773	515	001	543	601	621	509	491
500	123	506	779	156	508	510	700	405	338
720	766	615	652	696	787	781	555	524	805
132	809	645	848	426	178	598	859	683	521
269	512	653	523	590	798	505	605	742	733
619	522

For 10.1 Model

512	645	535
678	520

For 6.2 Model

645	678	535
564	745	512
520	531	505

Remote Codes for 5.4 & 6.4 Models

645	653	625	685	004	766	627	520	123	500
654	678	111	213	607	773	535	505	523	666
222	124	521	527	585	000	799	726

Remote Codes for 3.4 & 4.4 Models

627	645	023	506	112
535	766	653	156	520
823	773	713	654	557
720	632	567	456	211
000	254	521	666

Codes for 1.5 Blue Button Remote

645	766	678	520
535	420	512	653

For Platinum & Platinum Plus DISH Remotes

678	512	520
535	645

Codes for Basic Remote

813	221	766	553	501	503	522	773	545	720
645	650	693	711	730	804	805	809	775	830
831	859	002	615	047	564	056	718	080	653
115	654	779	627	535	196

Codes for EZRemote

520	678	512
505	535	645

4 Digit Codes for Newer Model DISH Remote

1423	1860	0178	3571	3397	0856	1178	0706		0700
2731	3183	1840	2049	3398	1325	4397	1768		1993
1265	1756	1447	4398	0017	2424	2358	0885		2434

Fixes for DISH Remote Not Pairing with LG TV

When you come across the pairing issue while using the DISH remote with your LG TV, you should try out these tricks to fix the issue.

• Make sure to unpair the DISH remote that you aren’t using before pairing the new remote.
• Check if the batteries are inserted properly and aren’t weak.
• When one code doesn’t work, you should try a different TV code to program the remote to the TV.

Note: Other than programming the DISH remote, you can use the LG ThinQ app to control the LG TV virtually from an Android or iPhone.

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