User manual

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Use Locks
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Set or Change the Password
1. Press MENU and then select the Locks menu.
Note: If you’ve locked the receiver previously, you must enter
the existing pa ssword to open the
Locks menu. So, unless you
know the password you can’t change it.
2. Select the
Change Password option.
3. Use the number buttons to e nter the password you
have now. The receiver displays stars (*) as you
enter the digits of the pa ssword. When you enter
the last digit of the passwor d, the receiver
highlights the
OK option. Press the SELECT
button.
4. Enter the new password.
5. Enter the new password again to confirm your
choice.
6. Select the
OK option again.
7. Me morize your new pa ssword.
If You Forget the Password
If you forget the password, call the Customer Service C enter at
1-800-333-DISH (3474). You may need to give us inform ation such as your
name, your address, your telephone number, the receiver serial number (see
Order Your Program Packages on page 3), and your Personal Identif ication
Number (PIN), if you use one (see page 48).
Rating Code Locks
• Rating code locks use the codes the original program providers assign
to the progra ms. The actual content of the pr ograms may be different
from the assigned ratings.
Note: No rating system can guarantee that all unwanted mater ial is
screened out.
• Like all other locks, these locks work only when you lock the receiver.
• You can lock any satellite program, even a pay per view progra m.
• The locks built into some TVs (“V chip” locks) don’t work for satellite
programs.
• TV program ratings are different from movie ratings.
• Receiver locks don’t work for TV programs.
Important: If
you create a
password, be
sure to write it
down and put
it away some
where safe, as
you will not
be able to
change any
locks or
unlock the
recei ver
without it.
Tip: If you
forget y our
password, call
Customer
Service at
1-800-333-
DISH (3474)