How is the small switch in the back of the remote set? If it's set to Low, turn it up to High.
Another thing that affects lots of remotes these days is cheap LED lighting which can throw out lots of IR in to a room, effectively blocking lots of IR signals. Try with the lights turned off, or with different light bulbs to see if that's an issue.
Wayne
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