Well if there is a code available, that should have worked - I think it scans all currently possible codes to find one that works.(but I could be wrong)
This is a list of codes that are currently on the VM site
http://assets.virginmedia.com/help/assets/documents/tv_remote_code_list.pdf
0030 0049 0050 0066 0076 0101 0102 0119 0143 0152 0154 0166 0181 0195 0209 0217 0240 0307 0318 0365 0379 0414 0421 0488 0492 0601 0624 0637 0642 0827