The GO555SA remote functions with all X68000 monitors. It is powered by two AAA batteries and provides all of the features accessible via buttons on the monitor's front panel. Some additional functions of the remote are unavailable on the monitor's front panel controls, such as enabling sleep, or turning on/off the channel display. As an alternative, these functions are available through the monitor's DIN8 serial remote control port.

The encoding of the keys is similar to other Sharp remotes, using a 1ms pulse period to signal a 0 and 2ms pulse period for a 1. However, there are only 12 total bits sent (and therefore 13 pulses). Codes are sent every 40ms, inverting the last 9 bits every transmission (e.g. a toggle mask of 00011111111).

It appears that there is a total space for 32 possibilities. Unused codes haven't been tested.

There are two buttons present and functional on the PCB but covered by the faceplate.

* Hidden button 1 switches the monitor into a mode where the computer light is lit on the front panel, but the monitor switches to the video input. Black level also shifts slightly. It is possible that this is an overlay mode. Note that this mode is stateful and the button must be pressed again to exit. The monitor will remember this setting as well, however the X68000 will clear it on boot if the Remote cable is attached.

* Hidden button 2 causes the monitor to blank for about a second, only in computer mode.