If your TV or device is no longer responding to your remote’s commands, check to see if a transmitter has fallen off the face of the TV or off the equipment being operated (such as a satellite box). These little emitters send signals to the equipment wirelessly and if not affixed properly you’ll notice inputs do not change correctly.

Have audio, but no video, or vice versa? Your system could be out of sync. Press the room off button on your remote, wait 30 seconds, press it again. Visually verify all the devices are off. Then select your source again by pressing the watch or listen button, and then your source.

Having trouble with a remote? Treat it like a cell phone. Sometimes these devices lock up or need to be reset. Take the battery out and return it after a few seconds. *Tip-If you’re the guy or gal that has to have the remote in your hand, remember that the remote “wakes up” every time you move which drains it quicker.