learning the remote colored buttons

[mdavej]

The wink indicates irony in this case.

Anyway, I've got some more info for the OP. I fired up one of my ugly old comcast remotes, and it was cable code locked. So to unlock it, press CBL, then hold Setup for 2 blinks, then 982 (4 blinks means unlocked, 2 means locked). Then hold Setup for 2 blinks again then 00775 (assigns Dish device code). Then proceed with the 5 digit versions of the codes I posted earlier.

 

[jeff_k]

mdavej, thanks for the info. I managed to program the codes I wanted into my universal from the comcast.

Halo, I think your advice made the most sense, had I thought it over a little more. I was looking for the cheapest way to breath new life into my universal, but I would have gotten another useful remote for $2.57 more. The potential programmability of the comcast may be useful in the future, though, so no regrets. I make bigger mistakes in my life than $2.57