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Dish Network 625, 942, VIP622, VIP222 User Manual

Remote Control Setup
Personalizing Your Remote Controls
Use the information in this chapter to learn more about using your remote controls.
• IMPROVING RECEIVER CONTROL
• CONTROLLING OTHER COMPONENTS
• THE RECOVER BUTTON
• SENDING DISCRETE POWER ON AND OFF
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Chapter 9
Improving Receiver Control
IMPROVING RECEIVER CONTROL
These instructions help you improve your remote control settings to best operate your satellite receiver. Use the following instructions to make your remote control operate more efficiently with your receiver.
Changing the Address for Remote Control 2
Because UHF signals travel long distances and go through walls, a neighbor’s remote may control your receiver by mistake. To keep this from happening, you can change the remote address. You can also use these instructions to change the address on Remote Control 1.
1 Press SYSTEM INFO on the receiver's front panel. The System Information screen
displays on the nearby TV and shows the Remote Address.
Write down the Secondary Remote Address:
If changing the address for Remote Control 1, write down the Primary Remote Address:
2 Press and hold SAT on your remote control for about three seconds, until all of the mode
buttons light up, and then let go of SAT.
3 Use the NUMBER PAD to enter any number between 1 and 16, but not the one you wrote
in step 1.
4 Press POUND (#). If you entered the address correctly, SAT will flash three times.
Write down the number you entered:
5 Press RECORD. Make sure the Remote Address you see on the System Information
screen is the same as the one you entered in step 3. If it isn't, the remote cannot control the receiver.
6 Press SELECT to close the System Information screen.
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Checking the Remote Control Address
You can see what address is programmed into the remote control by completing the following instructions.
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.
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2 Press POUND (#) twice. The SAT mode button will flash the same number of times as the
address number (three flashes means address 3).
Confirming Remote Control Operation
Complete the following from the nearby TV to make sure the remote operates the receiver:
1 Make sure the remote has fresh batteries and is in SAT mode.
2 Press SYSTEM INFO on the receiver front panel to display the System Info screen on the
nearby TV.
3 Press RECORD on the remote control:
• Remote Control 1 - The Primary Remote Address in the System Info screen changes to match the address preset in your remote control.
• Remote Control 2 - The Secondary Remote Address in the System Info screen changes to match the address preset in your remote control.
4 Press POWER on the remote controls to turn on/off receiver.
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Chapter 9
Improving Receiver Control
Adjusting the Remote Antenna
Be sure to set the remote control antenna (back of the receiver) straight up so you can use the remote control from as far away as possible. Don't let the antenna touch anything.
If your UHF Pro Remote Control isn't working very well from far away, you may be experiencing interference from objects near your receiver. To improve your remote control's range, try the following:
– Place the receiver higher than all of the other equipment in your
entertainment center.
– Provide room above the receiver so that the antenna can be installed
straight up. If this is not possible, tilt the UHF antenna at about a 30° angle.
– Place the UHF antenna outside the entertainment center by using a
coaxial cable to connect the antenna to the receiver.
– Try moving the receiver to other locations.
– Move any nearby over-the-air antennas away from the UHF remote
antenna. Do not place an over-the-air antenna on top of your receiver.
– Install a UHF attenuator. See Installing a UHF Attenuator in the following
section for details.
Changing the UHF Frequency Using the A/B Switch
Your remote has a switch to change the UHF frequency that your remote control uses. It comes preset to the A position but you can change the setting to the B position to lessen the likelihood of any other UHF remote interfering with yours.
1 Remove the battery cover from the remote control.
2 Use a small screw driver or a paper clip to carefully change the setting.
3 Put the battery cover back on the remote control.
4 Use the SYS INFO button on the front panel to open the System Information
screen.
5 Press RECORD on the remote control.
6 Make sure the System Information screen shows the correct band informa-
tion:
• Switch position A - IR/UHF Pro Band A
• Switch Position B - IR/UHF Pro Band B
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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 a 10 dB attenuator (available from many consumer electronics parts stores). Adding this attenuator will help keep out stray UHF signals, but it also cut down how far away you can use the remote control.
1 Remove the UHF antenna from the UHF Remote
Antenna input on the receiver back panel.
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Controlling Other Components
2 Attach a 10 dB attenuator to the UHF Remote
Antenna input.
3 Attach the UHF antenna to the attenuator.
CONTROLLING OTHER COMPONENTS
To use the remote to control other devices (such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, tuner, amplifier, or DISH Network satellite receiver), 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 63, or the Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan procedure described on page 64.
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