Dish Network EZ User Manual
DISH Network
EZ Remote Control
User Guide
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CONTENTS OF THIS GUIDE
About the DISH Network EZ Remote Control................... 3
Buttons and Features Overview........................................ 3
Installing Batteries.............................................................. 4
Receiver Upgrade ............................................................... 5
SettingUp toSwitchtheTVto
Watch Satellite Programming......................................... 5
Connecting Your Satellite Receiver and TV ............... 6
Setting Up the Remote to Control Your TV ................ 7
Setting Up on Your Remote Control .................... 8
SettingUp toSwitchtheTVtoa
Preferred Off-Air Channel .............................................. 12
Connecting an Off-Air Antenna to Your
Satellite Receiver.................................................... 12
Setting Up on the Remote Control...................... 13
SettingUp toPassSatellite
Programming Through Your VCR to Your TV.............. 14
Connecting YourSatellite Receiver, VCR,
and TV .................................................................... 15
Setting Up the Remote to Control Your VCR ........... 16
Setting Up on Your Remote Control .................. 17
Using When a VCR is Installed................................... 20
Other Remote Control Instructions.................................. 21
How to Scan for TV Codes ....................................... 21
How to Scan for VCR Codes.................................... 22
How to Check the TV Codes .................................... 23
How to Check the VCR Codes ................................. 23
How to Remove TV Codes ....................................... 24
How to Remove VCR Codes.................................... 24
How to Use the Remote Control....................................... 25
Pointing the Remote Control .................................... 25
Using the Remote Control for
Satellite TV Programming....................................... 25
Using the Remote Control for
Off-Air TV Programming ......................................... 30
TV and VCR Codes ........................................................... 32
TV Codes.................................................................. 32
VCR Codes............................................................... 39
Limited Warranty ............................................................... 45
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Turn on/off the satellite receiver Turn on/off the TV
Watch satellite
TV programming
Dish Home
Access the menus
Channel up
Access programs
by Themes
Get information
about satellite
a program
Cancel an action
Recall the
last channel
POWER
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Watch off-air
TV programming
Access the
program guide
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Browse without
changing channels
Channel down
Turn up/down
the TV volume
Enter channel and
other numbers
Mute the
TV sound
Figure 1. The EZ Remote
See How to Use the Remote C ontrol for more details on
each button.
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ABOUT THE DISH NETWORK EZ REMOTE
CONTROL
The DISH Network EZ Remote Control makes operating
your DISH Network satellite receiver easy and
convenient. This remote control includes large, easy-tofind buttons which are m ost commonly used tocontrol the
basic satellite receiver features you need. In addition, the
DISH Network EZ Remote Control lets you switch
between satellite receiverprogramming and programming
from an off-air antenna with the press of one button.
BUTTONS AND FEATURES OVER VIEW
Figure 1 on page 2 briefly describes each button on the
DISH NetworkEZ Remote Control.Most of thesebuttons
work thesame way as the buttons on other DISH Network
remote controls. See the User’s Guide for your DISH
Network satellite receiver for a description of how your
satellite receiver works with these buttons.
There are some added buttons on this remote control to
make operation with your TV easier. These buttons are:
SATELLITE CHANNEL CONTROL - Press to switch
your TV to watch programming from your satellite
receiver.
OFF-AIR CHANNELCONTROL - Press to switch your
TV to watch programming from your off-air antenna.
TV
TV POWER- Press to turn your TV on or off.
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To use these added buttons and other features to control
your TV, follow the step-by-step instructions below to set
up your remote control. This setup also requires you to
connect your satellite receiver to your TV’s tuner using
coaxial cable. After completing your setup, see How to
Use the Remote Control on page 25 for m ore de tails on
each button.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Before you can use the remote control, you m ust install
four AAA batteries. Use batteries of the same grade, for
example, alkaline or carbon z inc, and do not mix differe nt
grades. Alkaline batteries provide longer battery life.
1. Press down on the arrow on the battery cover and
slide off the cover.
2. Insert the new batteries, making sure that the ends
marked “+” are installed as shown inside the battery
compartment.
3. Replace the battery cover by sliding the cover back
into place.
CLOSE
OPEN
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RECEIVER UPGRADE
Turn on your TV the way you normally would to watch
satellite TV programming. Using your DISH Network EZ
Remote Control, press and then try using this remote
control to operate some basic satellite receiver features
MENU or GUIDE. If the remote control does not work,
like
your satellite receiver may need to get an upgrade from
the satellite. To receive this upgrade, turn off your
satellite receiver for 20 minutes. After completing the
upgrade,try using theremote control againto make sureit
works.
Note: Check the inside front cover of this guide to see if
the remote control is compatible with your satellite
receiver.
Note: If you are installing the satellite receiver for the first
time, youmust use the remotecontrol that camewith your
receiver to guide the receiver through the installation
procedures, which includes getting the upgrade from the
satellite.
SETTING UPTOSWITCH THE TV TO
WATCH SATELLITE PROGRAMMING
The following instructions show you how to set up your
system and DISHNetwork EZ Remote Control so that
when you press the TV gives you satellite
programming every time.
The first thing you will do is m ake the right connections
between the TV and satellite receiver. After that, you will
set up your remote control to work with your TV and then
set up .
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CONNECTING YOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER AND TV
1. Connect a coaxial cable between the TV Set Out on
the satellite receiver and the tuner input on the TV
(see Figure 2).
Note: If you connect your TV a different way (for
example, using yellow, r ed, and white audio/video
RCA-type or S-Vide o cables), the feature to switch
your TV to satellite programming using will
not work.
2. Set on the back of the receiver to
Note: If you prefer Channel 4, instructions are
CH3.
provided later to change this setting.
Note: If your satellite receiver does not have a ,
see your satellite receiver’s User ’s Guide for how
to set
TV Set Out on the satellite receiver to
Channel 3.
Step 1
Figure 2. Connect the Satellite Receiver and TV
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Step 2
SETTING UPTHEREMOTE TO CONTROL YOUR TV
1. Find the brand name of your TV in the TV c ode
tables starting on page 32. You will be referring to
this location for codes in the instructions below.
2. Turn on your TV.
SAT
3. Press and hold until both lights turn
TV
on (it takes about five seconds).
4. Release . light will flash.
5. Press . Notice light turns on and stays on.
TV
TV
TV
6. Enter one ofthe three-digit codes for your TV from
the TV code tables while light is on.
Note: You have about 20 seconds to begin entering
TV
the TV code.
7. Press the
If light flashes three times, the code is valid
MUTE button and watch light.
TV
and you cango to step 8. If light does not flash
TV
TV
at all, the code may not have been entered
correctly. So, startover from step 3 and try the code
again.
8. Press and your TV should shut off . If your TV
TV
shuts off, go to step 9. If not, pick another code for
your TV brand from the TV Codes table and go
back to step 3. If you have tried all of the codes and
none work, go to How to Scan for TV and VCR
Codeson page 21.
9. Turn your TV back on by pressing again and
TV
try the other buttons below to m ake sure they work.
• Press the 0 through 9 buttons to change channels
on your TV.
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• Press and to change channels on
your TV.
• Pre ss to change the TV volume.
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If these buttons work, go on to the next section to
set up . If not, pick another code for your TV
brandfromtheTVCodestableandgobackto
step 3.
SETTING UPONYOUR REMOTE CONTROL
1. Make sure your TV a nd satellite receiver are
connected and your remote control is set up to
control your TV using the instructions in the last
two sections.
2. Turn on your TV and tune to achannel other than 3
(for example, 4 or 5).
3. Press and your satellite receiver should turn on
and your TV should tune to C hannel 3.
4. Press the
receiver
MENU button. If you see the satellite
Menu screen,gotostep5.Ifnot,goto
step 15.
5. If you want to keep your satellite programming on
TV Channel 3, check the box below and go to step
28.
3
6. If you preferto have your satellite programming on
TVChannel4,goontostep7.
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7. Set the switch on the back of the satellite
receiver to
CH4. The TV will lose the picture from
the satellite receiver, but this is OK.
Note: If your satellite receiver does not have a
switch, see your satellite receiver’s User’s Guide
for how to set
TV Set Out on the satellite receiver to
channel 4.
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8. Press and hold until both lights turn
TV
on (it takes about five seconds).
9. Release . light will flash.
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10.Enter
11.Press
12. light will flash three times.
0-4.
MUTE while watching light.
SAT
SAT
If the light does not flash at all, repeat this
procedure starting with step 8.
13.Press while watching your TV. If your TV
tunes to Channel 4, go to step 14. If not, go to
step 7.
14.Press the
receiver
MENU button. If you see the satellite
Menu screen, check the box below and go
to step 28.
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15. Answer the questions in Table 1. The information
you provide is what you will use to teach your
remote control to change the channel on your TV
correctly.
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Table 1: How I Change My TV Channels
Column 1:
How do youchange yourTVto
Channel 3 using the number
buttons?
“I just press the number buttons
on my remote to change the
channel.”
If you only press 3 on your
remote control to changethe TV
to Channel 3,circle t he “3” to the
right in Column2 and go to
step 16.
“Ihave toenter azerobefore the
channel numbers.”
If you press0, 3 on your remote
control tochange the TV to
Channel3, circlethe “ 0, 3” to the
right in Column2 and go to
step 16.
“I have to press Enter after I
press the channel numbers.”
If you press0, 3, Enter on your
remote control to changethe TV
to Channel 3, circle the “0, 3,
SELECT”to therightinColumn 2
and go to step 16.
Column 2:
Circle the number
sequence you use to
change your TV to
Channel 3
3
0, 3
0, 3, Select
“I enter a special number
sequence not found above.”
In the spaceto the right, enter
your special number sequence
you use to change your TV to
Channel 3 (max.four entries)
Then circlethis sequence you
wrote and go to step 16.
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16.Write the number(s) you circled into the blank in
step 19.
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17.Press and hold until both lights turn
TV
on (it takes about five seconds).
18.Release . light will flash.
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19.Press
(Fill in this blank with the exact sequence you circled in Table 1)
20.Press the MUTE button while watching light.
21.If the light flashes three times, go to step 22.
If light does not flash at a ll, go ba ck to step
SAT
SAT
SAT
17.
22.Press . If your TV tunes to Channel 3, go to
step 23. If not, go back to step 15.
23.If you wa nt to keep your satellite programming on
TV Channel 3, check the box below and go to
step 28.
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24.If you prefer to have your satellite programmingon
TV Channel 4, check the box below and go to
step 25.
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25.In the blank below, write down the numbers you
circled in Table 1, except replace “
26.Cross out “0-4”on step 10 (page 9) andin the blank
next to thecrossed-out text write whatyou wrote in
step 25.
27.Repeat steps 7 through 14 on page 9, including the
changes you made to step 10.
28.You have completed setting up the button and
TV control features of the remote control.
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3”with“4.”
SETTING UPTOSWITCH THE TV TO A
PREFERRED OFF-AIR CHANNEL
If you watch local programming from an off-air antenna,
follow these instructions to set up to switch your TV
to your preferred off-air channel. You will need to
connect your off-air antenna to your satellite receiver and
then set up your remote control. Before you can do these
instructions you must first complete Setting Up to
Switch TV to Watch Satellite Programming on page 5.
ONNECTING AN OFF-AIR ANTENNA TO YOUR
C
SATELLITE RECEIVER
1. Connect a coaxial cable between your off-air
antenna and the
receiver (see Figure 3).
TV Antenna/Cable In on the satellite
Off-Air Antenna
Step 1
This was set up
in SettingUp
to Watch
Satellite
Programming on
page 5.
Figure 3. Off-Air Antenna Connections
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SETTING UPONTHEREMOTE CONTROL
1. In the blank below, write down your preferred offair channel that you want your TV to tune to when
you press .
2. If step 19 on page 11 is blank and was not used to
set up , go to step 8. Otherwise, go to step 3.
3. In the blank below, write down the number
sequence from step 19 on page 11.
If the number you wrote in step 1 is a 2-digit number:
4.
In the blank below, write the number sequence
from step 3, except replace “
3”or“0-3” with your
2-digit number from step 1 (for example, if you
wrote “
channel is Channel 25, write “
If the number you wrote in step 1 is a 1-digit number:
5.
0-3-SELECT” in step 3 and your preferred
2-5-SELECT”).
In the blank below, write the number sequence
from step 3, except replace “
3” with your 1-digit
number from step 1 (for e xample, if you wrote “
SELECT
Channel 7, write “
”instep3andyourpreferredchannelis
0-7-SELECT”).
0-3-
6. Write the number sequence you wrote in either
step4orstep5intotheblankinstep11onpage14.
7. Go to step 9.
8. In the blank provided in step 11, write the number
recorded in step 1. If that number has one digit,
write “
9. Press and hold untilboth lights turn
0” before the number.
SAT
TV
on (it takes about five seconds).
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10.Release . light flashes.
TV
11.Press .
12.Press the
MUTE button while watching the
TV
light.
13.If the light flashes three times, go to step 14. If
TV
TV
doesnotflashatall,gobacktostep9.
14.Press tomake sure your TV tunes to the off-air
TV channel you wanted.
SETTING UPTOPASS SATELLITE
PROGRAMMING THROUGH YOUR VCR TO
YOU R TV
If you want to install a VCR between your satellite
receiver and your TV, follow these instructions to set up
your system and your remote control to switch your
system towatch satellite programming through your VC R
when you press .
Note: The remote control setup for the VCR is only to
allow the to pass satellite programming through your
VCR. This re mote control does not provide any buttons to
control standard VCR functions.
The first thing you will do is m ake the right connections
between your satellite receiver, V CR, a nd TV. After that,
you will set up your remote control. Before you can do
these instructions, you must first complete Setting Up
to Switch the TV to Watch SatelliteProgramming on
page 5.
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CONNECTING YOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER, VCR,
AND TV
1. Connect a coaxial cable between the
TV Set Out on
the satellite receiver and the tuner input to the VC R
(see Figure 4).
Note: If you connect your VCR a different way (for
example, using yellow, r ed, and white audio/video
RCA-type or S-Vide o cables), the feature to switch
your VCR to pass satellite programming using
will not work.
2. Look at the boxes you checked on page 8, 9,
and 11. If you checked a box next to “
3,” write “ 3”
in the blank below. If you checked a box next to
4,” write “ 4” in the blank below.
“
Channel
3. Make sure that the switches on the back of
both your satellite receiver and your VCR are set to
the channel you wrote down in step 2.
Note: If your satellite receiver does not have a
switch, see your satellite receiver’s User’s Guide
for how to set
TV Set Out on the satellite receiver to
the channel you wrote in step 2.
4. Connect a coaxial cable between the coaxial TV
output connection on the VCR and the tuner input
to the TV.
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