I tried EVERYTHING after somehow accidentally screwing my remote by pressing volume up.

Tried the already suggested steps....NOTHING!!!!

POWER OFF/HOLD UP ON MENU CIRCLE/POWER ON

GIVES A **NORMAL SP* MESSAGE

REMOTE SUDDENLY WORKS...ALONG WITH THE WORLD....IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

(This also gave me back setup options i lost when the remote stopped working, like changing speaker size)

SONY TA_KSL7 WITH RM_U305SA/AV_SYSTEM2 REMOTE