Remote Control Setup Setting Up Your Remote Control What you’ll find in this chapter: • IMPROVING RECEIVER CONTROL • OPERATING OTHER DEVICES • THE RECOVER BUTTON • SENDING DISCRETE POWER ON AND OFF 61
Chapter 10 Improving Receiver Control IMPROVING RECEIVER CONTROL These instructions help you improve your remote control settings to best operate your satellite receiver. Changing the Remote Control Address Because UHF signals travel long distances and go through walls, a neighbor’s remote may control your receiver by mistake. To prevent this, you can change the remote address. 1 Press SYSTEM INFO on the receiver's front panel.
Remote Control Setup Improving Receiver Control 1 Press and hold the SAT mode button for three seconds, until all of the mode buttons light up, and then let go of the SAT button. 2 Press POUND (#) twice. The SAT mode button will flash the same number of times as the address number (for example, three flashes means address 3).
Chapter 10 Improving Receiver Control Adjusting the Remote Antenna Be sure to set the remote control antenna on the back of the receiver straight up to improve its operation. The remote control antenna should be angled away so the tip is separated from the electronics by a couple of inches, if possible. If your UHF Pro Remote Control isn't working very well from far away, you may be experiencing interference from objects near your receiver.
Remote Control Setup Improving Receiver Control Installing a UHF Attenuator Unwanted UHF signals may interfere with signals from the remote control to the receiver. To prevent such interference, you can install an F-connector attenuator between 6dB and 15dB. Attenuators are available from many consumer electronics parts stores. Adding this attenuator will help reduce interference from other devices, but it also cuts down how far away you can use the remote control.
Chapter 10 Operating Other Devices OPERATING OTHER DEVICES To use the remote control to operate other devices (such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, tuner, amplifier, or DISH Network satellite receiver), you must first program it to operate these other devices. You can do this by either following the instructions in Setting Up Using Device Code Tables on page 67, or the Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan procedure described on page 68.
Remote Control Setup Operating Other Devices Setting Up Using Device Code Tables Set up the remote to control other devices using the device codes listed on page 112. In the instructions below, the column on the left contains the instructions and the column on the right provides additional information. Instructions Additional Information 1 Turn the device on. Use the device’s front panel buttons or its remote control.
Chapter 10 Operating Other Devices Instructions 10 If the code doesn’t work, repeat steps 3 through 9 with the next device code from the tables. Additional Information Try every code listed for your brand until one works for your device. 11 If you can’t find a code that works try, Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan that follows.
Remote Control Setup Operating Other Devices Instructions Additional Information 5 Press the UP or DOWN ARROW As you press the UP or DOWN ARROW, the remote tries each code in the memory to see if it can turn off your device. When the device turns off, you have found a code that might work. Note: The mode button for the device will flash rapidly eight times when you’ve scanned all the codes for that device. repeatedly until the device turns off. 6 Press POUND (#).
Chapter 10 Operating Other Devices Instructions 2 Press the POUND (#) button twice. Watch the mode light to determine your code. The mode button flashes the number for each digit of the device code, with a pause between the groups of flashes. A quick flash is for zero. 70 Additional Information For example, if the code is 570, the mode button flashes five times, pauses, flashes seven times, pauses, and flashes once quickly. For AUX mode: The first group of flashes tells you what the AUX mode controls.
Remote Control Setup Operating Other Devices Controlling a Tuner or Amplifier Use the following remote control buttons to control a tuner or amplifier. When the remote control is set up as described on pages 66 and 71, press the AUX mode button to set the remote to AUX mode. The AUX mode button will stay lit for two seconds to show you’ve set the remote to AUX mode. Make sure to keep the remote in AUX mode to use the following buttons.
Chapter 10 Operating Other Devices 2 Press the POUND (#) button. 3 Press the PLUS side of the VOLUME button. 4 Press 0. 5 Press POUND (#). The AUX button flashes three times. To confirm the VOLUME buttons are operating the tuner/amplifier’s volume control, press SAT and then try adjusting the volume. Your tuner/amplifier’s volume should change rather than your TV’s volume. To Use the TV’s Volume Control 1 Press and hold the TV button until all the mode buttons are lit, then let it go.
Remote Control Setup The Recover Button 2 1 Model ID Receiver CAID Smart Card ID Software Version Boot Strap Version Billing & Programming Technical Assistance Internet Address Receiver Mode Location ID Done 4 AUX ViP612 CVR-SD R0079256789-30 S1907972574-12 DNASP206 Dsh689 AEE2WAND-N 1010WAND 1-800-333-DISH(3474) 1-800-333-DISH(3474) dishnetwork.
Chapter 10 Sending Discrete Power On and Off Note: Press any remote control button other than RECOVER to end this procedure. SENDING DISCRETE POWER ON AND OFF Discrete power ON and power OFF IR commands are used when programming macro commands into universal remotes. Using an ON-only or OFF-only command is more effective than a toggle ON/OFF command when trying to make sure the satellite receiver is reliably in one state or the other.
