LG Magic Remote

[abelford112]

How do I delete a single recording using the LG Magic Remote. Multiple recordings offer a delete option but single recordings instruct to press the record button but there is no such button on the LG Magic Remote

[Manatarms84]

I'm not sure anyone here would be able to advise unless they also have one of these remotes,  Personally I just use the remote which came with the box and it has all the functionality I would want.

[Peter_W]

Welcome to the Community, @abelford112.

From my understanding, whilst we offer the option for customers to control aspects of their TV set using the EE TV remote, this doesn't work the other way round.

I have an LG Magic Remote myself and can't find any option within EE TV to pair this; which box is it you're using, and how exactly did you set this up?

Peter

[abelford112]

Thanks for your reply

My LG magic remote provides all the functions necessary to operate both my 2023 LG tv and BT box pro EXCEPT that the magic remote will not delete a stand alone recording on the BT box pro. Grouped recordings can easily be deleted. The BT remote is not so clever and does not operate all the many functions offered on the LG tv so two remotes are necessary. My LG magic remote and the LG tv recognised both the BT box pro and the remote when the BT box pro was set up and I think it is amazingly clever

[abelford112]

Thanks for your response 

[gomezz]

What if you press the (i) / Info button to display the programme information then select the on-screen Delete option?

[abelford112]

Thanks for your reply 

The LG magic remote does not have an ‘I’ button as such but the centre rolling button does bring up the information option. However there is no option to delete. For some reason recordings grouped can easily be deleted when highlighted but single recordings cannot. It’s a bit irritating because the magic remote performs every other feature on both the BT box pro and the LG oled tv whereas the BT box pro remote does not and if you want to change to the LG tv tuner and smart functions the BT remote is not too clever

[gomezz]

Curious! I did not realise that there was this difference in the UI on different BT box models.

[abelford112]

Many thanks for your help. I should clarify that it is not the User Interface on the BT box pro that is the problem but the inability of the LG magic remote to perform the delete function when this is offered as an option on the BT UI. There is no key or sequence of keys that offers this. I will simply accept this and keep both remotes handy. Many thanks 

[Peter_W]

Hey again @abelford112!

I've been doing a bit of research on this one, and whilst it's not something we officially support, I recognise it's something that can be set up via the menus of LG's own OS.

As a workaround for the missing record button on the Magic remote, have you tried pressing the bottom right button on the numeric keypad?

This may vary depending on the model of LG TV you have, but in my case it will bring up an on-screen remote that features a wider range of buttons, including a record button.

Peter