How to Use an Insignia TV Without a Remote

How to turn on an Insignia TV without the remote

Most recent Insignia smart TVs are Fire TV models; some older ones are Roku TVs.

Insignia Fire TVs have a single Power/Input button, usually under the bottom edge near the middle or one corner. Press it to turn the TV on.

How to change the input on an Insignia TV without the remote

With the TV on, press the button to bring up the input list and press again to move down it; stop on the input you want. Amazon notes that on a TV which has never been paired with a remote, the button only turns the TV on and off.

How to change the volume on an Insignia TV without the remote

There are no volume buttons. Use a phone on the same Wi‑Fi, a universal remote that lists Insignia, or ask an Echo linked to the TV.

Use your phone as the Insignia remote

1. Install Kliky from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Connect the phone to the same Wi‑Fi as the TV.
3. Pick the TV in the list. Type the four-digit code the TV shows.

How to connect an Insignia TV to Wi‑Fi without the remote

An offline Fire TV cannot be found by a phone app. Insignia Fire TVs have an Ethernet port: connect it to the router and the TV comes online with no password. Other routes, including the two-phone hotspot method, are in connect a Firestick to Wi‑Fi without a remote.

How to reset an Insignia TV without the remote

Reset from Settings › My Fire TV › Reset to Factory Defaults, reached with a phone remote. After a reset the TV asks for a remote before anything else, so only do it once a replacement remote is in hand.

Getting a remote again

For real buttons again, see Insignia TV remote not working for which replacement fits an Insignia TV, and the Insignia TV remote page for the software it runs.

Sources

• Amazon Help: Use your phone like a Fire TV remote
• Best Buy Q&A: Fire TV Edition Power/Input button