You need an activity to do that. On the App, create a new activity, select Directv and Sony receiver. Then follow the App's instructions, eventually you will see a screen that ask you what device is to control the volumes, select the Sony receiver. Then it will ask for what device is to control the other functions (meaning home, guide, channel up, channel down, etc), then you should select Directv. After you create an activity, the Hub should be able to sync with the remote automatically. Then you can use the remote to control the activity. If you’re not familiar with creating activity, you can select "Me" on the App, and select "video tutorial" to check out how to create an activity.