{"id":10661,"date":"2021-11-23T18:34:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/?p=10661"},"modified":"2021-11-23T18:37:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T22:37:47","slug":"unlock-hotel-tv-hospitality-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/hotels\/unlock-hotel-tv-hospitality-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Unlock A Hotel TV In Hospitality Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever traveled with an HDMI cord planning to utilize your hotel TV with content from your laptop or a video game system? <\/p>

I certainly have. Recently, I was doing an extended stay at the Residence Inn in London and planned to use the TV as a second screen for work and to stream mostly Youtube.<\/p>

There was just one issue. When I looked at the remote there was no way to change the source. No problem, after a bit of research I found my TV had a physical button that I can just change the source with. Oddly, every time I clicked the source button nothing actually happened. It was like the TV was locked and wouldn’t accept certain actions.<\/p>

This was exactly the case. It was the first time I came across a TV being in “hospitality mode” that many hotels set to control what you can and cannot do.<\/p>

Determined, I was looking for a workaround. I had planned to do so much hooking my computer up to the TV there had to be a way.<\/p>

Not long after I found it! I successfully removed the restriction and was able to connect my laptop no problem. <\/p>

This is how you can too depending on what TV brand you have in your hotel.<\/p>

Important Note: Please be careful! The last thing you want to do is mess up your TV and get a surprise charge from your hotel. You need to have some technical understanding to be successful at this and if you are worried about not being able to do it then I would advice against trying.<\/p><\/blockquote>

Unlock a Samsung TV<\/h2>

Samsung TV’s are some of the most popular for hotels so there is a good chance you have one. This was the case for me so I can confirm the following works on Samsung models.<\/p>

First off, there are many codes available for accessing service menu in various Samsung TV models. You can try following one by one until you get access to service menu:<\/p>

  1. With the TV switched on press MUTE – 1 – 1 – 9 – ENTER this takes you direct to hotel mode and the various settings like power on volume, max volume etc.<\/li>
  2. Power off your TV using the remote, then press following buttons quickly on the remote: Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power Display\/Info + Menu + Mute + Power Display\/Info + P.STD + Mute + Power P.STD + Help + Sleep + Power P.STD + Menu + Sleep + Power Sleep + P.STD + Mute + Power. You can press Channel Up\/Down buttons to navigate between available options. To change their values, press Volume Up\/Down buttons.<\/li>
  3. With the TV off (on standby) using the remote control press – INFO – MENU – MUTE – POWER ON (standby button) TV will turn on & give various options – be careful what you change – you can brick the TV<\/li><\/ol>

    Once you find the service menu you will see a screen like this<\/p>