What do you want it to do. If you want it to controll your tv you would turn your tv on hold down the tv button till it starts flashing. Then you hit the power button the remote and start hitting the up arrow till the tv turns off. At that time hit the ok button. It will now control your tv. You can do the same for your vcr. Your cable company has a small brocure on how to use this remote and actual codes but what I described above will work fine.\

Dave W