Dish Platinum User Guide

REGULATORY FACTORS

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications to this device may void your authority to operate this equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the use is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

You must keep safety in mind while using this device. Keep these
and any other instructions for future reference.

INSTALLATION

Observe Warnings: Carefully follow all warnings on the device

and in the operating instructions.

Heat: DO NOT place the device near heat sources such as radiators, stoves, heat

registers, or other appliances that produce heat.

CARE AND USE

Cleaning: DO NOT use liquid, abrasive, solvent, or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth

for cleaning.

When Not in Use: Remove the batteries if this device is to be

left unattended or unused for a long period of time.

Refer servicing to qualified personnel when a solid object
or liquid has fallen onto or into the device.

DO NOT attempt to service this device. Refer all
servicing to qualified personnel. Opening covers other
than the battery cover will void the warranty.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Remote Control Basics....................................... 2

Models Supported by this Guide.........................2

UHF and IR Signals ............................................3

Installing Batteries...............................................3

Converting the 6.0 Remote Control................... 4

Setting Up to Control the Satellite Receiver..... 5

Checking the Remote Address .......................... 8

Setting Up to Control Other Devices................. 8

Combination Devices..........................................8

Limited Mode.......................................................8

Setting Up Using Device Code Tables................ 9

Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan............... 10

Checking the Device Codes...............................11

Switching Between TV and Device

Volume Control.......... ... ......................................11

Remote Control Operation ............................... 13

Operating Modes...............................................13

Controlling the Satellite Receiver...................... 13

Controlling a TV (or a Second TV)....................23

Controlling a VCR

(Second VCR or a DVD Player)........................ 25

Controlling a Tuner or Amplifier.........................27

Device Codes .................................................... 29

TV Codes......................................... .. ...............29

VCR Codes.......................................................33

TV/VCR Combo Codes.....................................35

DVD Player Codes............................................35

Tuner/Amplifier Codes.......................................36

DVD/VCR Combo Codes.................................. 37

TV/DVD Combo Codes.....................................37

Troubleshooting ...............................................38

Limited Warranty.......................................... ... .. 40

If You Need Help................................................43

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REMOTE CONTROL BASICS

This remote control gives you easy access to all the features of a DISH
Network satellite TV receiver. You can set up the remote to control the
satellite TV receiver and up to three other devices. These devices can
be a TV, a VCR or DVD player, and a third device.

MODELS SUPPORTED BY THIS GUIDE

This user’s guide supports the following remote control models as
shown on the label on the back of the remote:

• 5.0 - Infrared (IR) only. For use with appropriate IR-controlled

DISH Network receivers.

• 6.0 - Infrared/Ultra- High Frequency Pro (IR/UHF Pro). For use

with appropriate UHF Pro-controlled DISH Network receivers.
The 6.0 remote can be converted to one of three different remote
types used on a DISH Player-DVR 522 receiver:

With the blue 2 UHF Pro key installed, this remote
will operate the UHF Pro side of the DISH
Player-DVR 522 receiver. The remote comes with
this key already installed.

With the green 1 key installed (no UHF Pro
marking), this remote will operate the IR side
of the DISH Player-DVR 522 receiver . This remote
will look and work exactly like a 5.0 IR remote.
See instructions in Converting the 6.0 Remote.

With the green 1 UHF Pro key installed, this
remote will operate the side of the DISH
Player-DVR 522 receiver from a distance using
UHF Pro. See instructions in Converting the 6.0
Remote.

If you set up your DISH Player-DVR 522 to operate the

side using UHF Pro, the two UHF Pro remotes for
this receiver will interfere with each other when
operated at the same time. This may prevent the
remotes from operating the receiver momentarily.

• 8.0 - Infrared/Ultra- High Frequency Pro (IR/UHF Pro). For use

with appropriate UHF Pro-controlled DISH Network receivers.

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INSTALLING BATTERIES

The remote control requires AAA batteries. When
you replace old batteries, you should replace all of the
batteries. Use batteries of the same kin d, for example,
alkaline or carbon zinc, and don’t mix batteries of
different kinds. Alkaline batteries last longer.

1. Press down on the battery cover and slide the cover off.

2. If you are replacing batteries, take out all of the old batteries.

3. Put the new batteries in. Make sure you match the plus (“+”) ends with the plus markings on the battery case.

4. Slide the cover back into place.

UHF AND IR SIGNALS

The remote control may use either UHF radio signals or IR light
signals to control the receiver but uses only IR signals to control other
devices.

• IR signals travel only short distances (up to 40 feet),

and cannot go through walls or other solid objects.
You must point the remote control right at the device
you want to control, with no objects to block the signal path.

• UHF signals travel long distances (up to 200 feet) 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. T o handl e this problem, you may want to
change the remote and receiver addresses. See Setting Up to
Control the Satellite Receiver on page

• Confirm that the UHF remote antenna is attached to the receiver’s
back panel UHF REMOTE ANTENNA input so you can use
your UHF Pro remote.

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CONVERTING THE 6.0 REMOTE CONTROL

Note: Key

has no

UHF

Pro marking.

By replacing the key at the bottom of the 6.0 remote, this remote can be
converted to look and work like a 5.0 IR or to operate like a second
UHF Pro remote to control the
receiver. The instructions that follow show you how to replace this key.
After replacing the key, follow the instructions in Setting Up to Contr ol
the Satellite Receiver.

Note: If you do not need to replace the key, you do not need to
complete the instructions that follow. Go to Setting Up to Control the
Satellite Receiver.

1. Slide the battery cover off.

2. Insert your thumbnail in the seam between the remote control and the blue 2 key to separate the key from the remote control.

3. Grasp the key at the bottom and pull down firmly to remove.

4. If you are converting the remote
to look and work like a 5.0 IR
remote, then turn the removed
key over with the green 1 side
up (this key should not have a
UHF Pro marking). Reinstall
the key with the green side
showing. Make sure the key
snaps in place.

side of the DISH Player-DVR 522

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5. If you are converting the remote

Note: Key has the
UHF Pro marking.

to operate like a second UHF
Pro remote to control the
side of the DISH Player-DVR
522 receiver, then get the green
1 UHF Pro key provided
separately. Install this key in the
remote with the UHF Pro
marking showing.

If you set up your DISH Player-DVR 522 to
operate the side using UHF Pro, the two
UHF Pro remotes for this receiver will interfere
with each other when operated at the same time .
This may prevent the remotes from operating
the receiver momentarily.

6. If you have not already installed batteries, install them now. See Installing Batteries for further details.

7. Slide the battery cover back into place.

SETTING UP TO CONTROL THE SATELLITE
R

ECEIVER

The remote and the receiver must be set up on the sam e address so that
the remote can control the receiver. When you get the remote, it's
already set up to control the receiver on address 1. However, your
receiver may be set to a different address or, in the case of the DISH
Player-DVR 522, may need some additional setup. To set up the
remote and receiver to work together on the same address, use the
following instructions.

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1. For DISH Player-DVR 522 receivers only: If you are using a 6.0

Note: Highlight
the Primary

Remote
Address if you

are using a 6.0
remote with a
green 1 UHF Pro
key.

remote control with the green 1 UHF Pro key installed, perform
the steps a. through e. below. If not, then go to step 2.

a. Open the TV1 UHF Pro Setup screen by pressing

MENU-6-1-6 on the remote control.

b. Select Enable from the TV1 UHF Pro Setup screen.
c. Press the SYS INFO button on the front panel to open the

System Information screen.

d. Move the highlight to the address for the Primary Remote

Address as shown below. This is important - if you do not
do this, your remote will change the receiver's Secondary
Remote Address and cause your Remote Control 1 to
control the

side of your receiver.

Do not do this step if you are using 6.0
Remote with blue 2 key. This will cause your
Remote Control 2 to control side of your
receiver.

e. Go to step 3 below.

2. Open the System Information screen. Consult your receiver

user's guide for instructions on how to open this screen without
using the remote control. For most receiver models which use
this remote, press the SYS INFO button on the receiver front
panel. The System Information screen will show either one

Remote Address, or it may show a Primary Remote
Address and a Secondary Remote Address.

Note: On the DISH Player-DVR 522, leave Done highlighted.

3. Press and hold the SAT mode button about three

seconds, until all the mode buttons light up,
and then let go of the SAT button. The SAT mode
button will blink.

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4. Use the number buttons to enter any number

from 1 to 16. The SAT mode button goes out after you enter
each digit, and then lights up again.

Write down the number you entered:

5. Press the POUND (#) button. If you entered the address correctly, the SAT mode button will flash three times.

6. Press the RECORD button. If you are using a 6.0 remote with the green 1 key (no UHF Pro marking), you must point the remote control at the receiver while pressing the RECORD button.

7. Make sure the System Information screen shows the correct remote address as follows:

• If only one Remote Address is shown, make sure this

address matches the number you entered in step 5.

• If you are using 6.0 remote with the green 1 UHF Pro key,

make sure that the
UHF Pro and IR and that this address matches the number
you entered in step 4.

• If you are using 6.0 remote with the green 1 key (with no

UHF Pro marking), make sure that the Primary Remote
Address shows IR and that this address matches the
number you entered in step 4.

• If you are using 6.0 remote with the blue 2 UHF Pro key,

make sure that the Secondary Remote Address matches
the number you entered in

8. Close the System Information screen. On most receivers, this is done by selecting the Done button. See your receiver user's guide for more information.

Primary Remote Address shows

step 4.

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CHECKING THE REMOTE ADDRESS

To read out the remote control address setting:

1. Press and hold the SAT mode button for three seconds until all mode buttons light. Then, let go.

2. Press the POUND (#) button twice while watching the SAT mode button.

3. Count the number of times the SAT mode button flashes. This number is the remote address. For example, if the SAT mode button flashes 6 times, this indicates the remote address is set to 6.

SETTING UP TO CONTROL OTHER DEVICES

To use the remote to control other devices (such as a TV, VCR, DVD
player, tuner, or amplifier), you must first program it to control these
other devices. You can do this by either following the instructions in

Setting Up Using Device Code Tables on page
Using Device Codes Scan procedure described on page 10.

COMBINATION DEVICES

If you are programming the remote to control a combination device,
such as a TV/VCR or a TV/DVD, program the remote control in one
mode, and then repeat the procedure in the other mode. For example, to
program the remote to control a TV/VCR using code 748, follow the
instructions to program the remote to control the TV using code 748,
and then repeat the instructions for the VCR using the same code.

9, or the Setting Up

LIMITED MODE

You can program your remote control in Limited Mode to keep from
accidentally changing the channel on your TV or VCR. When you use
the remote to control your TV in Limited Mode, you will only be able
to use the
Also, when you use the remote to control your VCR in Limited Mode,
you will only be able to use the
The section Setting Up Using Device Codes Tables has a step that tells
the remote control to go into Limited Mode.

Note: Limited Mode can not be used with audio amplifiers.

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POWER, MUTE, and VOLUME buttons to control your TV .

POWER and VCR function buttons.

SETTING UP USING DEVICE CODE TABLES

You can set up the remote to control other devices using the device
codes listed on page 29.

1. Use the device’s buttons or its remote control to turn on the device.

2. Find the brand name of the device in the tables starting on page 29.

If the brand isn’t listed, see Setting Up Using Device Codes
Scan on page

3. Press and hold the mode button for the device you want the remote to control, for about three seconds. When all the other mode buttons light up, let go of the mode button - that mode button should now be flashing.

For example, hold the TV mode button for a TV until all of the
other mode buttons light. When you let go, the TV mode light
will flash.

4. Only for the AUX mode, Use a number button to enter 0 for a second TV, or 1 for a second VCR or DVD player, or 2 for a tuner or amplifier.

5. Use the number buttons to enter one of the device codes from the table.

6. Only for Limited Mode, Press 1. Note: Skip this step if you do not want to use

Limited Mode.

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7. Press the POUND (#) button. If you entered the code correctly, the mode button flashes three times.

8. Press the blank POWER button to test if the code works for the device. If it does, the device should turn off.

9. Turn the device back on and try some other buttons to make sure they work. Sometimes, the blank POWER button works when other buttons don’t. If the code works for other buttons, stop here.

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10.If the code you entered doesn’t work, do steps 3 through 9 again with another device code from the tables.

11.If you cannot find a code that works, try Setting Up Using Device Code Scan.

SETTING UP USING DEVICE CODE SCAN

If the code for your device is not listed in the tables on starting page 29,
use this procedure to scan the remote control’s memory for the device
code. Here’s what to do:

1. Use the device’s buttons or its remote control to turn the device on.

2. Press and hold the mode button for the device you want the remote to control, for about three seconds. When all the other mode buttons light up, let go of the mode button - that mode button should now be flashing.

For example, hold the TV mode button for a TV until all of the
other mode buttons light. When you let go, the TV mode light
will flash.

3. Only for the AUX mode, use the number buttons to enter 0 for a second TV, 1 for a second VCR or DVD player, or 2 for a tuner or amplifier. Then press the STAR (*) button.

4. Press the blank POWER button.

5. Press the up or down arrow button until the

turns off. You will have to do this

device
repeatedly to scan through all codes.

Note: The mode button for the device will
flash rapidly eight times when you’ve
scanned all the codes for that device.

6. If the remote reaches the correct code, the device turns off. When this happens, press the POUND (#) button to store the code in the remote.

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7. Press the blank POWER button to turn the device back on.

8. Try some other buttons to make sure they work. Sometimes, the blank POWER button works when other buttons don’t.

CHECKING THE DEVICE CODES

You can find out what device code you’ve set for each remote control
mode.

1. Press and hold the mode button for the device you want the remote to control, for about three seconds. When all the other mode buttons light up, let go of the mode button - that mode button should now be flashing.

For example, hold the TV mode button for a TV until all of the
other mode buttons light. When you let go, the TV mode light
will flash.

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. 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. A quick flash (zero) before the three-digit
code is for a TV ; one regular flash is for a VCR or DVD player;
and two flashes is for a tuner or amplifier. For example, if the
TV code is 570, the AUX mode button flashes once quickly,
pauses, flashes five times, pauses, flashes seven times, pauses,
and flashes once quickly.

SWITCHING BETWEEN TV AND DEVICE VOLUME

CONTROL

When you set up the remote to control a TV, the MUTE and VOLUME
buttons control the TV volume. However, if you want to use the
mode to control a tuner or amplifier and the device has a volume
setting, you can set up the remote to control the device’s volume
instead of the TV volume.

AUX

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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. The AUX mode button will blink.

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.

6. Press the SAT mode button.

7. Press the plus (+) and minus (-) sides of the VOLUME button. The device’s volume changes and the AUX mode button lights instead of the TV mode button.

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. The TV mode button will blink.

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 TV mode button flashes three times.

6. Press the SAT mode button.

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7. Press the plus (+) and minus (-) sides of the VOLUME button. The TV’s volume changes and the TV mode button lights instead of the AUX mode button.

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

OPERATING MODES

You can set the remote to four different modes to control the receiver
or other devices. Y ou may need to change the remote address to operate
the receiver. See Setting Up to Control the Receiv er on page
must set up the remote to control a device like a TV, VCR, or DVD
player. See Setting Up to Control Other Devices on page 8.

Use the remote control’s mode buttons, SAT (satell ite receiver), TV
(for a TV),
for a second TV, a second VCR, a tuner, or an audio amplifier) to set
the remote to the right mode for the device.

To change the mode, press the button for the device you want the
remote to control. The mode button lights for two seconds to show
you’ve set the remote to that mode.

VCR (for a VCR or a DVD player), and AUX (“auxiliary,”

CONTROLLING THE SATELLITE RECEIVER

4. You

SAT MODE BUTTON

Press this button to set the remote to SAT (“satellite”) mode to contr ol
the receiver. The
seconds to show you’ve set the remote to SAT mode. Make sure you
keep the remote in

Note: Your satellite receiver may not provide all of the functions
described as follows. Consult your receiver user’s guide for the
features your receiver provides.

SAT mode button’s back light stays lit for about two

SAT mode to use the following buttons.

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