Dish Network VIP 722 User Manual

Remote Control Setup

Personalizing Your Remote Controls

What you’ll find in this chapter:

• IMPROVING RECEIVER CONTROL

• CONTROLLING OTHER COMPONENTS

• THE RECOVER BUTTON

• SENDING DISCRETE POWER ON AND OFF

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Press SYSTEM INFO

on the receiver and note the

Remote Address number

Press and hold

the SAT Mode
button until all

Mode buttons

light up

Press

RECORD

Press SELECT

SELECT

Enter a number

other than the

one found in

step one

SAT

#

6

Press

POUND

(SAT Mode

button will flash)

SYSTEM INFO

Improving Receiver Control

Improving Receiver Control

These instructions help you improve your remote control settings to best operate your satellite
receiver.

Changing the Address for Remote Control 2

Because UHF signals travel long distances and go through walls, a neighbo r’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
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

3. Use the NUMBER PAD to enter any number between 1 and 16, but not the one you wrote in

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

6. Press SELECT to close the System Information screen.

Checking the Remote Control Address

1. Press and hold the SAT mode button until all of the mode buttons light up, then release it.

2. Press POUND (#) twice. The SAT mode button will flash the same number of times as the

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on the nearby TV and shows the Remote Address.

buttons light up, and then release SAT.
step 1.

the same as the one you entered in step 3. If it isn't, the remote cannot control the receiver.

2

1

SAT

Press & hold the SAT

Mode button until all Mode

buttons light up

address number (for example, three flashes means address 3).

#

#

Press POUND

twice

SAT

Watch the SAT Mode

button and count the flashes

Confirming Remote Control Operation

2

SYSTEM INFO

Remote Controls

Improving Receiver Control

1

Battery

SAT

AAA

Check batteries

and press

SAT Mode

If no operation,

press SYSTEM INFO on the

receiver to display the

System Information screen

3

Press

RECORD

4

Press

POWER

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 information screen on
the nearby TV.

3. Press RECORD on the remote control:

• Remote Control 1 - The Primary Remote Address in the system in formation screen changes to

match the address preset in your remote contr o l.

• Remote Control 2 - The Secondary Remote Address in the system information screen

changes to match the address preset in your remote control.

4. Press POWER on the remote controls to turn the receiver on or off.

Adjusting the Remote Control 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 2 isn't working 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 remote control antenna can

be installed straight up. If you cannot install the antenna straight up, tilt
the antenna at about a 30° angle.

– Place the remote control 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 remote control

antenna. Do not place an over-the-air antenna on top of your receiver.

– Install a UHF attenuator. See Installing a UHF Attenuator for details.

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Battery

A

B

Improving Receiver Control

Changing the UHF Frequency Using the A/B Switch

Your remote control has a switch to change the UHF frequency that yo ur remote control uses . The
switch comes preset to the A position, but you can change the setting to the B position to lessen
the likelihood of another 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 information:

• Switch position A - IR/UHF Pro Band A

• Switch Position B - IR/UHF Pro Band B

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 remote control antenna from the R

A

NTENNA input on the receiver back panel.

2. Attach a 10 dB attenuator to the R

EMOTE ANTENNA

EMOTE

input.

3. Attach the remote control antenna to the attenuator.

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Remote Controls

Controlling Other Components

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 76, or
the Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan procedure described on page 77.

Remote Control Modes

Use the remote control’s mode buttons, SAT (satellite receiver), TV (for a TV), VCR (for a VCR or
a DVD player), and AUX (“auxiliary,” for a second TV, a VCR, a tuner, an audio amplifier, or a
second DISH Network satellite receiver) to set the remote control 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.

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 POWER , MUTE, and VOLUME. Also, when you use the remote to control your
VCR in Limited Mode, you will only be able to use POWER and the VCR function buttons.

Turning Limited Mode On and Off

1. Press and hold the mode button (for example, TV) until all of th e mode buttons light. Release
the mode button.

2. Press:

• PAGE UP to turn Limited Mode on.

• PAGE DOWN to turn Limited Mode off.

3. Press POUND.

Note: Limited Mode is not used with amplifiers.

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.

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