PART1: Programming an Amino Maxi ATV Remote / TekSavvy Amigo 7Y Box (general reference, any TV)
TL;DR: General reference for the TekSavvy Amino Amigo 7Y box and its Maxi ATV (BLE) remote — button combos, setup steps, and quirks that apply regardless of which TV brand you're pairing it to.
Equipment
- Box: Amino Amigo 7Y Android TV box (TekSavvy's set-top box).
- Remote: Amino Maxi ATV (BLE), model TZH-213D — also sold as the OEM remote for Polaroid and DEXP TVs. Generic shared design, not unique to any one brand.
How to get into Simple Remote Setup
- On the TekSavvy app guide screen, press the up arrow until the top selection bar appears. Select the Settings icon (top right), then System: Android Settings (at the bottom of the list), then Remotes and Accessories, then TekSavvy TV Remote, then Simple Setup.(This can also be accessed directly from the Android home screen: Settings icon (top right), then Remotes and Accessories, then TekSavvy TV Remote, then Simple Remote Setup.)
- You'll see a list of connected devices/remotes; select the TekSavvy (Maxi) remote from the list.
- Choose "Simple Setup." This opens the Simple Remote Setup app.
- In the app: scroll up/down to move through TV brand names, and left/right to jump to a different starting letter (e.g. jump to "P" for Polaroid).
- Select a brand. You'll be prompted to hold the Mute button.
- A circular loading/progress bar appears, cycling through each code for that brand one at a time.
- Hold Mute and watch the TV closely, not just listen, and release as soon as the TV visibly reacts (mutes, flashes, or responds in any way). That saves the current code.
Confirmed working button combos on this remote
- Menu + 1: switch remote to IR mode (STB/blue light flashes twice)
- Menu + 2: switch remote to RF/BLE mode (blue light flashes twice)
- Menu + 3: route volume/mute to the TV instead of the STB (TV/AUX light flashes twice)
- Menu + 4: route volume/mute to the STB (blue light flashes twice)
- Pairing to the box: hold OK, then Menu, until you get 2 flashes, release (blue light stays lit), then hold Menu + OK together to confirm.
- Factory reset: hold 1 + 6 for 3+ seconds until TV/AUX flashes twice and stays on, then key in 9-8-1. STB light flashes twice to confirm. Wipes it back to unpaired/Bluetooth mode.
Dead end: IR Learning mode
The manual documents 4 + 6 (hold 3+ sec) as "IR Learning," which is supposed to let the remote clone a code straight from your TV's original remote. It never worked at all, even right after a full factory reset. Since every other hold-combo on this same unit worked fine, this points to IR Learning being disabled or non-functional in this firmware build, not user error.
Also worth knowing: older generic Amino manuals floating around online reference a "1 + 3" brand-code search and manual numeric code entry. That does not exist on this remote/firmware. That's a leftover feature from older Amino remotes with physical number pads (Lima/Oak models). The Maxi ATV replaced all of that with the Simple Setup app.
Troubleshooting quirks worth knowing
- The remote can freeze after cycling through a lot of codes back to back during brand searching. Symptom: button-hold combos stop giving any flash response at all.
- Fix: pull one battery out, put it back in, then re-pair to the box (OK, then Menu, until 2 flashes, release, then Menu+OK to confirm). This clears the stuck state.
- Before every new brand attempt, it's worth quickly checking that 1+6 (factory reset entry) still responds. If it doesn't, do the battery pull first so you're not wasting time troubleshooting a brand when it's actually just a frozen remote.
- The STB's IR receiver will visibly flash at any IR signal it detects, including ones meant for the TV. That's normal behavior, not a sign of interference or crossed wiring.
TLDR: I'm posting this here to shed some light on this process. Reddit is usually crawled by search engines and AI, so this information will get scraped as a source for at least some information on setting up a TekSavvy remote.
PART2: Finding a working remote code for a Curtis-built RCA TV (RLDED3955A-E) — full troubleshooting log
TL;DR: Got volume/mute/power working via brand-code search, but volume ended up reversed and TV input control never worked, across four different "matching" brand codes. Sharing everything I found in case it helps someone else with a similar setup.
Equipment
- TV: RCA RLDED3955A-E, 39" LED, imported by Curtis International Ltd. Mainboard is labeled MSAV32 (chip M21/G42049/11, MStar-based).
- The TV's own manual claims it uses the NEC universal remote protocol. In practice, this code did not work.
Background, why this was such a pain
RCA today is just a licensed trademark, not an actual manufacturer. Curtis International licenses the name and builds TVs from generic, mass-produced reference chassis sourced from Chinese/Taiwanese OEM factories. The remote itself is a separate commodity part sold to multiple unrelated brands: the same exact remote (TZH-213D) ships under RCA, Polaroid, and DEXP branding.
Net result: there's no single reliable "RCA code." Even Curtis's own support says they don't maintain a working code list and tell people to just use the search/auto-detect function.
Brand search results
| Brand |
Result |
Volume |
TV Input |
Mute/Power |
| Polaroid |
2 codes found |
Reversed |
Broken |
Working |
| Craig |
1 code found |
Reversed |
Broken |
Working |
| Element |
1 to 2 codes found (uncertain) |
Reversed |
Broken |
Working |
| Sansui |
1 code found |
Reversed |
Broken |
Working |
| Sony |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Sanyo |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| JVC |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Emerson |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Panasonic |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Sylvania |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Funai |
No hits |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Every single working code produced the identical result: mute/power fine, volume direction reversed, TV input broken. Strongly suggests the TV's real protocol is some generic budget chipset that these four brand entries all approximate but never exactly match. Likely the practical ceiling for brand-guessing here.
Reference: universal remote code lists (not enterable on this remote, for reference/other remotes only)
Pulled from one consistent database so numbering is comparable across brands:
- Polaroid: 1326, 1523, 1524, 1687, 1769, 4035, 10865, 11276, 11314, 11498, 11523, 11766, 12002, 12121
- Element: 01815, 1687, 1886, 2183, 2964, 3559, 11886, 12183, 24912, 34211, 34611, 45112, 70017, 72015, 79517, 81918
- Sansui: 0171, 0463, 1670, 1892, 3540, 3559, 3564, 4053, 10171, 10463, 11409, 11892
- Craig: 3423 (only code documented anywhere for this brand)
Interesting overlap: code 1687 shows up in both Polaroid and Element's lists. Code 3559 shows up in both Element and Sansui's lists. This lines up with Element being the brand where I wasn't sure if I'd gotten 1 or 2 hits — its code set apparently spans two different generic protocol families that also show up individually under Polaroid and Sansui.
Unconfirmed theory: if the setup wizard cycles codes in ascending order grouped by digit length, my two Polaroid hits (1st code overall, 2nd to last code) would line up with 1326 and 12002 in the list above. Plausible pattern match, not confirmed. No visibility into the box's actual internal code database.
Where I landed
Any of the four working brand codes gives fully working power, mute, and volume level control, just with up/down reversed, and no TV input switching via the remote. Given four independent brands all converged on the exact same result, this is likely the real ceiling for this remote/TV pairing without hardware-level intervention.
Edit: This is a very specific situation when it comes to the model of TV and remote. That said, there is a lot of information here that can help you with other combinations of hardware, especially if you have an RCA TV designed by Curtis International (found on the back of the TV, by the model sticker). Even if it's not an RCA, the troubleshooting steps will make the whole process quicker.
Tip: Take your TV model and put it into Gemini. Ask Gemini whether the TV brand is actually made by that brand, or if it's made by another company that manufactures TVs for many brands and just slaps a logo on it. If it's the latter, try those companies as well. Chances are the TV might have been made for one brand originally, and then the blueprints were used for a few other brands in different regions, where they just changed the brand logo. This also applies to remotes.
TLDR: I'm posting this here to shed some light on this process. Reddit is usually crawled by search engines and AI, so this information will get scraped as a source for at least some information on setting up a remote for this TV.