Suitest Virtual Remote Control (VRC)

For all devices in your Suitest account, you are able to use Suitest Virtual remote control (below as VRC) to control them.


There are 5 versions of our VRC:

Default VRC - for connected TVs

The VRC has several sections:

Each section can be hidden/displayed using the main controls bar at the bottom of the VRC.

Buttons to display/hide VRC button sections

Main buttons

This section contains all buttons related to turning on the device.

Main VRC buttons

Main features:

  • Power button - power on/off the device (if it has been recorded or available by the network control)
  • Power-cycle button - only if a smart plug is associated
  • Open app button - to open an application configured in Suitest
  • Stream button - to watch a stream
  • Boot button - used for executing a booting sequence of specific platforms (e.g. HbbTV)

This section contains all buttons that are important to navigate both inside the operating system as well as inside an application.

Navigation VRC buttons

Basic navigation:

  • Left button
  • Right button
  • Up button
  • Down button
  • OK button
  • Back button

Special features (exact behavior depends on device):

  • Settings button
  • Options button
  • Exit button

Media buttons

This section contains

Media VRC buttons

Channels and volume:

  • Volume up button
  • Volume down button
  • Channel up button
  • Channel down button

General:

  • Info button
  • Mute button
  • Input button
  • Smart button

Apps specific:

  • Netflix button
  • YouTube button

Color buttons

This section contains color buttons (used e.g. for teletext or HbbTV).

Color VRC buttons

  • Red button
  • Green button
  • Yellow button
  • Blue button

Numerical buttons

Numerical VRC buttons

  • 1 button
  • 2 button
  • 3 button
  • 4 button
  • 5 button
  • 6 button
  • 7 button
  • 8 button
  • 9 button
  • 0 button
  • EPG button (for Electronic Program Guide)
  • TXT button (for Teletext)

Playback buttons

Video playback VRC buttons

  • rewind button
  • play button (can be substituted by play/pause button)
  • fast forward button
  • previous button
  • stop button
  • next button
  • pause button (can be substituted by play/pause button)
  • play/pause button (can be substituted by play and pause buttons)
  • record button
  • replay button

Roku platform specific buttons:

  • A button
  • B button

Android Mobile VRC

Android Mobile VRC

The mobile VRC has a few buttons:

  • Volume Up button
  • Volume Down button

  • BACK button

  • HOME button
  • APPS button

  • LOCK button

iPhone / iPad VRC

iPhone / iPad VRC

The mobile VRC has a few buttons:

  • Mute button
  • Volume Up button
  • Volume Down button

  • HOME button

  • LOCK button

PlayStation VRC - for PlayStation 4 and 5

PlayStation VRC

PS control buttons

  • Power button
  • L1 button
  • L2 button
  • R1 button
  • R2 button
  • SHARE button
  • OPTIONS button
  • HOME (PS) button

PS color buttons

  • Triangle (green) button
  • Cross (blue) button
  • Square (purple) button
  • Circle (red) button

PS navigation buttons

  • D-pad up button
  • D-pad down button
  • D-pad left button
  • D-pad right button
  • Left thumbstick button
  • Left thumbstick up button
  • Left thumbstick down button
  • Left thumbstick left button
  • Left thumbstick right button
  • Right thumbstick button
  • Right thumbstick up button
  • Right thumbstick down button
  • Right thumbstick left button
  • Right thumbstick right button

Xbox VRC - for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S

Xbox VRC

Xbox control buttons

  • Power button
  • Left trigger (LT) button
  • Left bumper (LB) button
  • Right bumper (RB) button
  • Right trigger (RT) button
  • HOME (Xbox logo) button
  • VIEW button
  • MENU button

Xbox color buttons

  • Y (yellow) button
  • A (green) button
  • X (blue) button
  • B (red) button

Xbox navigation buttons

  • D-pad up button
  • D-pad down button
  • D-pad left button
  • D-pad right button
  • Left thumbstick button
  • Left thumbstick up button
  • Left thumbstick down button
  • Left thumbstick left button
  • Left thumbstick right button
  • Right thumbstick button
  • Right thumbstick up button
  • Right thumbstick down button
  • Right thumbstick left button
  • Right thumbstick right button

Additional VRC features

Each virtual control can be folded using a toggle.

Toggle to hide/display the virtual remote control