User Guide

Chapter 11
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Connecting an Over-the-Air Antenna
CONNECTING AN OVER-THE-AIR ANTENNA
If you want to receive digital channels from an over-the-air antenna in addition to your dish
antenna programming, connect the over-the-air tuner/antenna to your receiver.
• The USB OTA
TUNER connects to your receiver's USB 2.0 port and can be used to
receive and view programming on the TV from an over-the-air antenna.
• Connect a USB over-the-air tuner to the O
VER-THE-AIR ANTENNA IN port. Peel off the
black sticker (found at the beginning of this User’s Guide) and affix it to the cable close
to where it connects to the back of the receiver.
• You can add local over-the-air channels to the receiver’s channels lists and assign
them network affiliations. Once you have done this, you can access the channels via
the Program Guide or the Browse Banner similar to accessing satellite channels.
Note: The type of antenna required depends on the channels used by, and the locations
of, the local broadcasters for your area. Visit www.antennaweb.org or contact a
professional installer to help you select a suitable antenna.
Make sure to follow the antenna installation instructions correctly. Ground the
dish antenna per the National Electrical Code (NEC) and any state and local
electrical codes.
The audio/video quality on local over-the-air channels depends on the distance
and terrain between the broadcast station and your home, and on the
placement and quality of the over-the-air TV antenna you use. If you have
questions about over-the-air channels, contact the broadcaster, not DISH.
SCANNING FOR OVER-THE-AIR CHANNELS
After your over-the-air antenna is adjusted for the best reception and connected to the
USB O
VER-THE-AIR TUNER, use these instructions to scan over-the-air channels into the
satellite receiver’s menus.
1 Verify your over-the-air antenna is installed and connected to the USB OVER-THE-AIR
T
UNER.
2
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3
4-5
6
7
Press MENU and
select System Setup
then Local Channels
Select Scan
Locals
Allow
receiver to
scan for locals
then select OK
Go back to
the Local
Channels screen
then select
Done
OK
Done
Done
Scan Locals
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Check over-the-
air antenna
installation
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Space
Back
Select
Done
to store
channels
Enter local
channel names
System Setup
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Local Channels
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System Setup
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Local Channels
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