Instructions
Program Remote to TV
This article will help you program your DISH remote to your TV or other device like a DVD player. The article
is most helpful if you just got a new TV/device or if the volume button on your remote is not working. Go to
instructions for Hopper-family receivers or ViP-model receivers.
Hopper, Joey, Wally
1. Press the Home button twice
If you have a 40.0 remote, press the Menu button
2. Select Settings
3. Select Remote Control
4. Choose your device
5. Select the Pairing Wizard
6. Follow the onscreen prompts
VIP Receiver (20.0, 20.1, 21.0, 21.1 series remotes)
1. With the remote pointing at the desired device, press and hold the mode button that you want to program
your remote to until all of the mode buttons light up
2. Enter the remote code
If programming in AUX mode, you must press the following number before entering the remote code:
0 for a TV (if the TV code is 500, enter 0500)
1 for a VCR/DVD (if the DVD code is 617, enter 1617)
2 for any other device (if the device code is 639, enter 2639)
3. Press the # button
The mode button you are programming will flash three times
4. Press the Power button
The device will turn o

