Platinum PVR Remote Control User Guide
inside_front_cover_dishpvr.fm Page 0 Monday, July 9, 2001 1:03 PM FCC RULES WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL This device complies with Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation. • Unauthorized equipment changes may void FCC certification. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS You must keep safety in mind while using this device.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 1 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM CONTENTS OF THIS USER GUIDE Remote Control Basics ....................................... 2 Remote Control Batteries.................................... 2 Remote Control Signals: UHF and IR ................. 2 Remote Control Modes ....................................... 3 Remote Control Setup ........................................ 4 Set Up the Remote Control ................................. 4 Scan for Device Codes.........................
text_dishpvr.fm Page 2 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM REMOTE CONTROL BASICS • This remote control gives you easy access to all the features of a DISH Network satellite TV receiver. Maybe best of all, this remote lets you control DishPVR features. These features let you record audio and video with full digital quality, without a VCR. • Also, you can set up the remote to control as many as three devices along with the receiver.
Remote Control Modes • UHF signals travel long distances (100 feet or more) and can go through walls and other solid objects. Because UHF signals travel so far, the receiver may respond to signals from other nearby remote controls. To handle this problem, please see Change the Address on page 6. If this doesn’t work, please see Install an Attenuator on page 8.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 4 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM REMOTE CONTROL SETUP SET UP THE REMOTE CONTROL On the next few pages we tell you how to set up the remote to control a TV, a VCR, or other devices. When you get the remote it’s already set up to control the receiver. But, you must set up the remote to control the TV before you can use the Mute and Volume buttons. To do this, you can either Scan for Device Codes here or Try the Device Codes on page 5. SCAN FOR D EVICE CODES 1.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 5 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Set Up the Remote Control 8. Press the blank Power button to turn the device back on. 9. Try some other buttons to make sure they work. Sometimes, the blank Power button works when other buttons don’t. Note: The mode button for the device starts to flash if you’ve scanned all the codes for that device. TRY THE D EVICE CODES Note: If you just did the Scan for Device Codes, you don’t need to do this. 1.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 6 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM CHECK THE D EVICE CODES You can find out what device code you’ve set for each remote control mode. Here’s what to do: 1. Press and hold the mode button for the device, for about three seconds. When all the other mode buttons light up, let go of the mode button. 2. Press the Pound (#) button twice. 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.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 7 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Attach the Remote Control Antenna 4. Use the number buttons to enter any number from 1 to 16, but not the one you found in step 2. The Sat mode button goes out after you enter each digit, and then lights up again. Write down the number you enter _______. 5. Press the Pound (#) button. If the address you enter works, the Sat mode button flashes three times. 6. Press the Record button. 7.
INSTALL AN A TTENUATOR Stray UHF signals can block signals from the remote control to the receiver. To prevent blocks, you can install a 10 dB attenuator (you can buy one from a consumer electronics parts store). Note: This will help keep out stray UHF signals, but also cut down how far away you can use the remote control. 1. Take the UHF antenna off of the receiver’s back panel UHF Remote Antenna input. 2. Put a 10 dB attenuator onto the UHF Remote Antenna input. 3.
Switch Between TV and Device Volume Control To set the remote to control the device’s volume: 1. Press and hold the Aux mode button for three seconds, and then let go of it. 2. Press the Pound (#) button. 3. Press the plus (+) side of the Volume button. 4. Press the 0 number button. 5. Press the Pound (#) button. The AUX mode button flashes three times. To set the remote back to control the TV volume: 1. Press and hold the TV mode button for three seconds, and then let go of it. 2.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 10 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS C ONTROL THE RECEIVER When you get the remote it’s already set up to control the receiver. But, you must set up the remote to control the TV before you can use the Mute and Volume buttons. Only the buttons we tell you about here control the receiver. Some of the buttons we tell you about here may not control your receiver. Please see the receiver User Guide for info about the receiver’s features.
Control the Receiver MENU BUTTON Press this button to open the Main Menu. PAGE UP AND PAGE DOWN BUTTONS Press the Page Up button or the Page Down button to scan, page by page, through the Program Guide, a Themes list, a Favorite List, an Event Timers list, or a list of channels. Note: An “event” is any satellite program. MUTE BUTTON To use this button, you must set up the remote to control the TV. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4 for what to do.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 12 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM • When you have the Browse Banner open, press the up or down arrow button to see the Browse Banner for the next channel. • When you have the Browse Banner open, press the right or left arrow button to display the program on now or the next program on a channel. • When a menu shows you a list of choices, press the up or down arrow button to see more choices. • When you have the Program Guide open, press these buttons to highlight a program.
Control the Receiver VIEW BUTTON • When you watch a program, press this button to briefly display the Program Banner. • When you use a menu, press this button to cancel and go back to watch a program. CANCEL B UTTON Press this button to cancel and go back to the previous menu or to watch a program. DISHPVR BUTTONS Use these buttons to record or play back a program. • Press the PVR button to open the DishPVR Recorded Events menu. • Press the Skip Back button to skip back about ten seconds in a program.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 14 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM • Press the Play button to watch or to go back to watch a program. Also, press this button to switch from forward or reverse back to watch the program as usual. • Press the Record button to start recording a program. Note: You also use this button if you change the remote control address. Please see page 6. DISH BUTTON You may soon be able to use this button to see the DISH Home.
Control a TV (or a Second TV) C ONTROL A TV (OR A SECOND TV) Only the buttons we tell you about here control a TV. Some of the buttons we tell you about here may not control your TV. Please see your TV user’s manual for info about the TV’s features. You can set up the remote to control a second TV in Aux mode, the same way it controls the first TV in TV mode. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4. Please remember, the outside front cover of this Guide shows you the whole remote control.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 16 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM VOLUME BUTTON Press this button to raise (+) or lower (-) the sound volume. UP/DOWN ARROW BUTTONS Use these buttons to change channels on the TV. SELECT BUTTON The Select button works as the Enter button for a TV. RECALL BUTTON Press this button to go back to the last TV channel you watched. Press it again to switch between the last two TV channels you watched. NUMBER BUTTONS Use these buttons to enter numbers in a TV menu.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 17 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Control a VCR (or a Second VCR) C ONTROL A VCR (OR A SECOND VCR) Only the buttons we tell you about here control a VCR. Some of the buttons we tell you about here may not control your VCR. Please see your VCR user’s manual for info about the TV’s features. You can set up the remote to control a second VCR in Aux mode, the same way it controls the first VCR in TV mode. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 18 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM MUTE BUTTON To use this button, you must set up the remote to control the TV. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4 for what to do. VOLUME BUTTON To use this button, you must set up the remote to control the TV. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4 for what to do. UP/DOWN ARROW BUTTONS Use these buttons to change channels on the VCR. SELECT BUTTON The Select button works as the Play button for a VCR.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 19 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Control a Cable TV Box NUMBER BUTTONS Use these buttons to enter numbers in a VCR menu. C ONTROL A C ABLE TV BOX Only the buttons we tell you about here control a cable TV box. Some of the buttons we tell you about here may not control your cable TV box. Please see your cable box user’s manual for info about the box’s features. Please remember, the outside front cover of this Guide shows you the whole remote control.
MUTE BUTTON To use this button, you must set up the remote to control the TV. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4 for what to do. VOLUME BUTTON To use this button, you must set up the remote to control the TV. Please see Set Up the Remote Control on page 4 for what to do. UP/DOWN ARROW BUTTONS Use these buttons to change channels on the cable box.
Control a Tuner or Amplifier C ONTROL A TUNER OR AMPLIFIER Only the buttons we tell you about here control a tuner or amplifier. Some of the buttons we tell you about here may not control your tuner or amplifier. Please see the device user’s manual for info.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 22 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM VOLUME BUTTON • If the tuner or amplifier has its own volume control and you press this button to turn the volume down (-) or up (+), the remote controls the device in Aux mode. In this case you do not have to set up the remote to control the TV before you can use the Volume button. • If the tuner or amplifier does not have its own volume control, the remote switches into TV mode and sends a signal to the TV.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 23 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Device Codes DEVICE CODES Use these codes to set up the remote to control a TV, a VCR, or other devices. Note: If a device is not listed or the codes don’t work, maybe the remote can’t control the device. Note: The end of the VCR Codes table has codes for DVD players. Note: Only for a receiver with its own volume control, use code 222 with the remote in Sat, TV, or VCR mode to set up the remote to control the receiver sound volume.
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text_dishpvr.fm Page 26 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM Yamaha 530, 592, 594, 600, 601 Zenith 500, 501, 533 Note: The rest of this table is for DVD players only. DVD Players Note: You must put the remote control in VCR mode to set it up to control a DVD player. Later, you must put the remote control in VCR mode to use it to control a DVD player.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 27 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM TROUBLE-SHOOT THE REMOTE CONTROL What’s Happening What’s Wrong What You Can Do While you do a remote procedure, the remote control “times out.” If you don’t press any button for 20 seconds, the remote “times out.” Start over again. You can’t find the remote control. • Maybe you lost the remote control. • Maybe someone else has the remote. • Use the receiver’s front panel buttons to control the receiver until you find the remote.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 28 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM When you press a button on the remote control, the device doesn’t do what you expect. • Maybe you’re trying to control a device and you’re not pointing the remote control right at it. • Maybe the remote control is missing batteries, maybe you put the batteries in the remote the wrong way, or maybe the batteries are weak or dead. • Maybe you didn’t set the remote to the mode for the device you want to control.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 29 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warranty is a legal document. Keep it in a safe place. Please remember to keep your Sales Receipt for warranty service. We will consider any items you return without a copy of the Proof of Purchase to be out of warranty. This warranty extends only to the original user of the DISH Network remote control (“you,” “your”) and is limited to the purchase price of the remote control.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 30 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM TO HAVE CAUSED THIS DEVICE NOT TO HAVE PERFORMED PROPERLY. THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE VOID IF ANY FACTORYAPPLIED IDENTIFICATION MARK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERIAL OR CONDITIONAL ACCESS NUMBERS, HAS BEEN ALTERED OR REMOVED. THIS WARRANTY SHALL ALSO BE VOID IF THE DEVICE HAS BEEN OPENED BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON (with the exception of opening the battery cover). This warranty gives you specific legal rights which may vary from state to state.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 31 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM If your equipment is out of warranty and can be repaired your billing account or credit card will be charged the standard repair fee for the replacement. If damage to the defective equipment is found, which EchoStar in its sole discretion determines has voided the warranty, or makes the equipment unrepairable, your billing account or credit card will be charged the market price of the replacement. IF YOU NEED HELP 1. Please review this User Guide.
text_dishpvr.fm Page 32 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM INDEX A Address, Change the ...................................................................... 6 Advance Exchange Program ....................................................... 30 Amplifier Codes .......................................................................... 26 Amplifier, Control an .................................................................. 21 Antenna, Remote Control, Attach the .......................................
text_dishpvr.fm Page 33 Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:02 AM L Limited Warranty ........................................................................ 29 M Modes, Remote Control................................................................. 3 P Post Receipt Exchange Program.................................................. 30 R Receiver, Control the................................................................... 10 Remote Control Basics ................................................................
text_dishpvr.fm Page 34 Thursday, July.5(3J)2, 20(y)34.0134 8 yd2 T Table of Contents........................................................................... 1 Trouble-Shoot the Remote Control ............................................. 27 Try the Device Codes .................................................................... 5 Tuner Codes................................................................................. 26 Tuner or Amplifier, Control a.................................................
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