# Helpful tip when remote controlling SAMSUNG TV and FOXTEL (payTV) STB

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**Created:** [26 September 2022 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/helpful-tip-when-remote-controlling-samsung-tv-and-foxtel-paytv-stb/68225 "2022-09-26T09:11:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [26 September 2022 09:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/helpful-tip-when-remote-controlling-samsung-tv-and-foxtel-paytv-stb/68225/1 "2022-09-26T09:11:28Z")

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I have only in the last couple of years got an HDMI TV and was introduced to the world of HDMI.

I have this set of nodes:  
`node-red-contrib-samsung-tv-control`

My _Problem_ was that I would send channel changes but the STB (Set Top Box) would not always get all the numbers.

## P.S.

I'm guessing this would also apply to any other HDMI controlled device which is used to change channels.

(For me, the TV is ONLY a display. All other stuff (channels etc) are done on the STB)

So if I sent 152, the STB would sometimes get channel 520. (Missed the first `1` and added a `0` at the end.)

My _trick_ to get around this is before sending the channel numbers, send a `volume up` and `volume down` press.  
(I do both so the end value stays the same)

After than the wrong channel occurrences has gone to `0`.  
Before it was random. Depending on a lot of things.

Just sharing.  
Hope it is of some help to some.

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**Post date:** [25 November 2022 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/helpful-tip-when-remote-controlling-samsung-tv-and-foxtel-paytv-stb/68225/2 "2022-11-25T09:12:20Z")

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