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222.book Page 57 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM
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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222.book Page 58 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM 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
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222.book Page 59 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Improving Receiver Control 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. 2 Press POUND (#) twice. The SAT mode button will flash the same number of times as the address number (three flashes means address
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Battery 222.book Page 60 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM 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 follo
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222.book Page 61 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Controlling Other Components 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 U
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222.book Page 62 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 Controlling Other Components 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 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
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222.book Page 63 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Controlling Other Components Setting Up Using Device Code Tables Set up the remote to control other devices using the device codes listed on page 116. In the instructions below, the column on the left contains the instructions and the column on the right provides additional information. Instructions Additional Information Use the device’s front panel buttons or its 1 Turn the device on. remote control. If the brand isn’t liste
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222.book Page 64 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 Controlling Other Components Instructions Additional Information Try every code listed for your brand until one 10 If the code doesn’t work, repeat steps 3 works for your device. through 9 with another device code from the tables. 11 If you can’t find a code that works try, Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan that follows. Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan If the code for your device is not listed in the tables starting on page 11
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222.book Page 65 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Controlling Other Components Instructions Additional Information As you press the UP or DOWN ARROW, the 5 Press the UP or DOWN ARROW remote tries each code in the memory to see if repeatedly until the device turns off. it can turn off your device. When the device turns off, you have found a code that might work. Note: The mode button for the device will flash rapidly eight times when you’ve scanned all the codes for that d
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222.book Page 66 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 Controlling Other Components Instructions Additional Information For AUX mode: The first group of For example, if the TV code is 570, the AUX flashes tells you what the AUX mode mode button flashes once quickly (indicating 0 controls. A quick flash (zero) before the for TV), pauses, flashes five times, pauses, three-digit code is for a TV; one regular flashes seven times, pauses, and flashes once flash is for a VCR; and two flashes
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222.book Page 67 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Controlling Other Components Switching Between TV and Device Volume Adjustment When the remote control is setup to operate your TV, the VOLUME and MUTE buttons adjust your TV volume. If you prefer the volume and mute functions of the remote to adjust the volume of a remote-controllable audio receiver or amplifier instead of the TV, this capability can be set up using the AUX mode of the remote control. To set the remote to con
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222.book Page 68 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 The Recover Button 1 Turn on the other receiver and display the System Info screen as described in the user’s guide for information on how to display the screen). Write the address: 2 Press and hold AUX until all the other mode buttons light up, and then let go of the button. AUX flashes. 3 Press the 3 button. 4 Use the NUMBER PAD to enter the address you wrote in step 1. 5 Press POUND (#). AUX blinks three times. 6 Press RECORD to
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222.book Page 69 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls The Recover Button Programming the Recover Button for Remote Control 2 When your Remote Control 2 is shipped from the factory, RECOVER is set up to restore satellite TV viewing by tuning your TV (or VCR) to channel 3, 4, and other inputs. However, to use RECOVER with your remote TV (or VCR), you need to program RECOVER with the specific channel (for example, channel 60) that you use to watch TV2 programming. The following ins
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222.book Page 70 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 Sending Discrete Power On and Off Removing the Recover Button Channel Programming The following instructions describe how to reset RECOVER to restore satellite TV viewing by tuning your TV (or VCR) to channel 3, 4, and other inputs. SENDING DISCRETE POWER ON AND OFF Installers use Remote control discrete power ON and power OFF IR commands when programming macro commands into universal remotes. Using an ON-only or OFF-only command i
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222.book Page 71 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Remote Controls Tips TIPS • If using a specific channel for TV2 (for example, channel 60), TV2’s remote control must be programmed with a TV2 channel/input before you can use RECOVER. • Place the channel sticker on the remote TV and write down the channel you use to watch DISH Network programming. The stickers are inside the front cover of this guide. • If you don’t want to accidentally change channels on your TV or VCR, try programming the
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222.book Page 72 Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:30 PM Chapter 9 Questions Notes 72
