t sounds like you are setting it up correctly as the light turns green as per virgin-tv-pairing-tv-remote
You can also try the following:-
Click on HOME > Help and Settings > Help > Set up Remote.
Follow instructions there it should give you a series of codes to try. You can also put 0999 in place of the code and press channel up until the TV turns off, then press ok.
You can also try the codes in the following RemoteCodeList
Dave
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