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1. Auto Tune Reminds you that a program is about to start and tunes the receiver to the program when it begins VCR Reminds you that a program is about to start tunes the receiver to the program when it begins and starts your VCR This timer is available through TV1 menus only Note You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned If you open any menu while recording a program on videotape the menu also will be recorded If you change the volume or press the Mute button the volume change may be recorded depending on how your TV and VCR are set up If a program time changes by more than twenty four hours the timer will not operate Event Timer Frequency Once Applies to a one time program If the program time changes this timer operates at the new time The receiver deletes this timer when the timer operates Mon Fri Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Friday on the same channel at the same time each day Daily Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Sunday on the same channel at the same time each day Weekly Applies to a program that is scheduled for once a week on the same channel at the same time on the same day Before an Event Timer Operates Two minutes before an event timer operates the receiver displays a small clock on the TV screen This clock disappears when the program begins While the clock is displayed you may do either one of the following e P2. Wan 908 EE Joe Brown hdge Wiener T A 9 00am S30am 9 30am 10 00am NR NR 2 Change the channel displayed on the Browse Banner by doing one of the following e Enter the channel number for the program that you want using the NUMBER PAD buttons Press the UP or DOWN ARROW to display the next channel 3 Press the RIGHT ARROW button multiple times to highlight the next programs Press the LEFT ARROW button to return to the current program 4 Close the Browse Banner by doing one of the following Press the SELECT button to watch the program e Press the VIEW TV or CANCEL button to close i the Browse Banner without changing the channel ki a F Page 42 Using Favorites Lists Ordering Pay Per View Programs 1 Highlight the desired pay per view program in the Program Guide and press the SELECT button A message like the following displays 3 Ua Pay Por View Gu de 2 To buy the pay per view program select the Yes option The receiver displays a confirmation menu Note Once you confirm an order for a pay per view program you cannot cancel the order and you will be billed for it Select Yes if you want to confirm your purchase If you do not want to purchase the pay per view program select the No or Cancel option Using Favorites Lists Favorites Lists are lists of your favorite channels You can create and change the lists yourself adding and removing channels as you wis
3. You can review and edit both automatic and manual event timers If you need to change an event timer you can edit almost any feature of an event timer Note If you edit an automatic timer it becomes a manual timer The manual event timer operates at the times you set not the actual program times 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Timers option The receiver displays the Timers menu 3 Select the event timer that you want to edit A mark appears in the box next to the event timer 4 Select the Edit option You may change the Timer Type Timer Frequency or Channel To do this select each option that you want 5 If you want to change the Start Time the End Time or the Date select the Set Date Time option to display the Set Date Time for Manual Timer menu Otherwise skip to step 9 of this procedure 6 Use the number buttons to enter the Start Time this includes selecting AM or PM and the End Time this includes selecting AM or PM 7 Use the number pad buttons to enter the Date 8 Select the Create Timer option Deleting an Event Timer 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Timers option The receiver displays the Timers menu Page 50 Using Timers 3 Select an event timer s that you want to delete A check mark appears in the box next to the event timer s 4 Move the highlight to Delete and press SELECT on the remote Special Considerations When Using Event Timers For Locked Programs
4. the TV mode light will flash Page 67 Using the System 3 For AUX mode only e Press 0 for a second TV e Press 1 fora second VCR or DVD player e Press 2 for a tuner or amplifier 4 Press the blank POWER button 5 Press the UP or DOWN ARROW button repeatedly until the device turns off 6 Press the POUND button 7 Turn the device back on and try some other buttons to make sure they work 8 Repeat this procedure until you ve tried all the codes Check the Device Codes This step is for programming which kind of device that should be programmed in AUX mode If you re not programming in AUX mode skip to step 4 This puts your remote in the scan mode As you press the UP or DOWN ARROW button the remote is trying each code in the memory to see if 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 device This stores the code you found Press the blank POWER button to turn the device back on Try some other buttons to make sure they work Sometimes the blank POWER button works when other buttons don t You may need to repeat the scan to find the best code for your device You can find out what device code you ve set for each remote control mode 1 Press and hold the mode button until all the other mode buttons light up
5. Button Press the minus side of the VOLUME button to lower the TV volume Press the plus side of the VOLUME button to raise the TV volume Note You must program the remote to control your TV for the VOLUME button to work as described See page 65 for instructions GUDE N Ao Guide Button Press the GUIDE button to open the Program Guide When the Program Guide is open press this button to switch among Favorites Lists S Nema Sa Pe aa a d B 4o f A S u 4 f Ww A By 1 l s Bae aai a e ETA Arrow Buttons e Change channels Press the UP or DOWN ARROW button to change channels Open the Browse Banner Press the RIGHT ARROW button Show Themes Press the LEFT ARROW button e Move around within the Program Guide menus and Browse Banner Press the UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT ARROW buttons Using the Remote Controls TV VIDEO QO TV Video Button If you connect the receiver using its back panel TV ANTENNA CABLE IN and CHANNEL 3 4 connections use this button to switch the receiver CHANNEL 3 4 output between the satellite programming and another video signal such as cable or broadcast TV antenna connected to the receiver s TV ANTENNA CABLE IN Pai N t I NY Select Button Press the SELECT button to select the option you highlight in a menu Pate f i Recall Button RECALL Press the RECALL button to go back to the last satellite receiver channel you were watching Press
6. MENU button to open the Main Menu then open any of the other menus from the Main Menu MENU ain Menu Theines amp Sesel 2 Dish toms ay 5 PVR Evei 1S Celcanty Homes 10 pm 7 00 pm NR e Use the matching buttons on the remote control Open the Program Guide I pw AI sim HEH 7 Sap Page 36 Using the Menus When watching a program open the Themes and Search menu mmm ry Display the Browse Banner Remote Control Help 2 00am 1 00am j 104 HELP T i Mon 9 08 Judge Joe Brown Judge Hatchett 3 Gdam 9 30am 3Gam 10 00am NA NA 31 KOVR To close a menu and return to watching a program press either the VIEW TV or CANCEL button Note If you do not do anything in a menu for several minutes the menu automatically closes This will discard any changes you made and display the program you were watching Highlighting Menu Options To highlight a menu option use the remote control ARROW buttons to move the on screen highlight to the menu option When you do move the on screen highlight the option becomes amber The highlight is like the one that you may have seen on a computer screen Page 37 Using the System Page 38 Selecting Menu Options When you select a menu option that option takes effect right away You can select a menu option in either of two ways If the option has a number next to it press the number on the NUMBER PAD button that m
7. Service Representative The representative may ask for more information to make sure that you are authorized to make changes to your account Using Caller ID Using Caller ID Caller ID displays on your TV the names of people as they call you if you subscribe to Caller ID from your local phone company To use this feature make sure you have a phone line connected to the receiver and that the Caller ID feature is enabled After you turn on Caller ID it stays on until you decide to turn it off Caller ID Screens When you receive a call you will see a Caller ID popup screen You can select OK to eliminate the message If you do nothing it will disappear after 20 seconds If you are in a menu when a call comes in you will see a different Caller ID popup screen TECTA pan Nysicr Ea asi tannins a Turning Caller ID On and Off 1 Press MENU on the Remote Control 2 Select System Setup 3 Select Installation 0 Page 63 Using the System 4 Select Caller ID 5 Select Enable Caller ID or select Disable Caller ID 6 Select Done Resetting the Receiver Note Resetting the receiver discards all Favorite Lists except the All Chan and All Sub lists Note If you have set any locks on the receiver and the receiver is locked these locks will be kept If the receiver is unlocked any such locks will be lost You cannot reset the receiver to default settings to discard a password you
8. Stevens 6 When the receiver displays the Search Results you have the following options e Use the UP and DOWN ARROW buttons to scroll through the results Use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons to scroll a page at a time e Select Page Up or Page Down to scroll a page at a time 7 Select one of the programs to watch or select Done to close the Search Results screen Note If you select a program that is on now the receiver tunes to that program If you select a program that is on in the future you will have to set a timer See page 46 for more information on event timers Search History After you have searched for programs or other information your receiver builds a history TV1 and TV2 keep separate Search History information You can use the Search History instead of typing the information again with the virtual keyboard 1 Press the Pound button to open the Search screen a searce 2 Select History to display the Search History screen Page 55 Using the System 3 Atthe Search History screen you have the following options e Search Select one of the items and then select Search e Edit Select one of the items and then select Edit to make changes e Delete Select one of the items and then select Delete Delete All Select Delete All to clear the Search History Using Locks When you unlock programming delivered by the TV2 outputs to your in home cabling system you are allowing all TVs
9. You must enter the receiver password before you can create an automatic event timer You can create a manual event timer for a locked program without entering the password However if you do this when the event timer operates the receiver may display only an error or password entry menu If you have set a VCR Event Timer the VCR will record only that menu For Pay Per View Programs You must order a pay per view program before you can create a timer for it e For Blacked Out Programs If you set a timer for a program that is blacked out in your area when the event timer operates the receiver may display only an error If you have set a VCR Event Timer the VCR will record only that menu Event Timer Performance when the Receiver is Off If the receiver is OFF at the time an Auto Tune or VCR Event Timer is scheduled to operate the receiver will turn ON Once the event has ended the receiver will turn OFF unless you pressed any remote control or receiver front panel buttons during the time that the timer was active If the receiver is OFF at the time a Reminder Event Timer is scheduled to operate the timer will turn the receiver ON and tune it to the channel you last watched The receiver will then display the reminder menu You will have a few seconds to respond If you do not respond to the reminder menu the receiver will turn OFF Setting Up the Receiver to Control a VCR TV1 Menu Only The receiver transmits an IR signal from
10. and then let go of the button The mode button flashes Page 68 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 Watch the mode light to determine your code 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 3 For AUX mode only 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 Remote Control Buttons Control the Receiver Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls For example if the code is 570 the mode button flashes five times pauses flashes seven times pauses and flashes once quickly For example if the TV code is 570 the AUX mode button flashes once quickly indicating 0 for TV pauses flashes five times pauses flashes seven times pauses and flashes once quickly When you get the remote it s already set up to control the receiver However you must set up the remote to control the TV before you can use the MUTE and VOLUME buttons For information on the remote buttons that control the receiver see Using the Remote Controls on page 31 Control a TV or a Second TV Only the buttons described here cont
11. the front panel to control the VCR This signal is much stronger than the signal the remote uses so it can bounce off walls or other objects on its way to the VCR This works in most home setups However shelves or smoked glass doors between the receiver front and the VCR may block the signal Also if the signal must cross a very large room or bounce off curtains it may not be strong enough to control the VCR Make sure that nothing blocks the signal and that the signal can bounce off relatively nearby light colored smooth surfaces Note VCR setup is only available through TV1 menus To set up TV1 to control a VCR use Remote Control 1 at the nearby TV and do the following 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the System Setup option Page 51 Using the System 3 Select the Installation option 4 Select the VCR Setup option 5 Set the VCR code by doing one of the following Enter the 3 digit VCR code number from the tables starting on page 105 using the NUMBER PAD buttons e Highlight each digit of the VCR code and then press the UP or DOWN ARROW button until you reach the correct number and then press SELECT 6 Make sure the VCR is connected to one of the TV1 outputs and is set to display from the TV1 output to the nearby TV Consult your VCR user s guide 7 Make sure the VCR is turned on Insert a rewound tape on which you want to record Note The receiver only starts and stops the VCR recording bu
12. timer to overlap another You must delete or edit one of the timers WARNING Timer Conflict Won September 15 ti There ts o timer cowlict for each red time set Ose of ihe cor lict tses must be edited or deleted When the Timer Conflict screen displays resolve the conflict by doing the following 1 Select one of the timers The Timer Conflict Resolution screen displays Dpetets This Timer Edit This Timer 2 When the Timer Conflict Resolution displays select one of the following choices e Delete This Timer Removes the timer completely e Edit This Timer You can edit the timer to resolve the conflict e Skip This Timer Once Select this option if you are creating a timer for a special program Once and have a timer set for a program you watch regularly Mon Fri Daily or Weekly For example you want to set a timer for an awards show Once but it conflicts with the timer for a news program Mon Fri Daily or Weekly Select the timer for the news program and then select Skip This Timer Once 3 Select Yes to close the Timer Conflict Resolution screen 4 Select Done Page 49 Using the System Maximum Number of Event Timers You can create a limited number of event timers If you try to create more the receiver displays a menu giving you the option to delete an existing timer If you do not delete an existing timer you will not be able to create any new ones Reviewing and Editing Event Timers
13. AD buttons Then press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW button Page 40 Displaying Program Information Displaying Program Information The Program Banner The Program Banner provides information about the program you are watching The receiver displays the Program Banner for e a few seconds at the top of the TV screen every time you change wit TY the channel or press the remote control VIEW TV button The Browse Banner You can use the Browse Banner to change channels or to see what other programs are available without changing the program that you are watching The receiver displays information on the program you are watching at the top and Browse Banner information at the bottom of the TV screen a Won aios Judge Joe Brown Judge ache JR y sodam S S0am F30am 10 00am KOVR NA NA Note If the All Chan Favorite list is active the Browse Banner displays all the channels If the All Sub list is active the Browse Banner displays only the channels in your subscription If a Favorites List is active the Browse Banner displays only the channels in that list If you have set up the Program Guide to hide adult channels and the receiver is locked the Browse Banner does not display such channels Page 41 Using the System Using the Browse Banner 1 Press the BROWSE RIGHT ARROW button to open the Browse Banner muzan SpE Remote Control Help 00 aO agam 10 00am NA 10 HELP List Last 4 s E
14. Chapter 3 Using the System Using the Remote Controls The following section describes how to use the remote controls with your satellite receiver The remote control must be in SAT mode for the buttons to control the satellite receiver You can also use the remote to control your VCR and other devices See Control Other Devices with the Remote on page 65 SAT Mode Button Press the SAT mode button to set the remote to SAT mode to control the receiver The SAT mode button s back light turns ON briefly to show that the remote is set to SAT mode POV ER Power Buttons Press the blank POWER button to turn the TV1 or TV2 depending on which remote is being used ON or OFF Press the TV POWER button to turn the TV on or off Note You must program the remote to control your TV for the TV POWER button to work as described See page 65 for instructions Menu Button Press the MENU button to open the Main Menu Page Up and Page Down Arrow Buttons Press the PAGE UP button or the PAGE DOWN button to move page by page through the Program Guide a Theme list a Favorites List an Event Timers list or a list of channels Page 31 Using the System Page 32 MUTE Pas C Mute Button Press the MUTE button to turn off the TV sound Press it again to restore the TV sound Note You must program the remote to control your TV for the MUTE button to work as described See page 65 for instructions VOLUME Volume
15. atches this number When you use the NUMBER PAD button you do not need to highlight the option first Grn i News Business Family Kids 3 Education 5 e Move the highlight to the menu option using the remote control ARROW buttons Then press the remote control SELECT button In the example above Sports is highlighted List of Choices in the Menus When you make a choice in a list the receiver does not apply the change until you select the Save or OK option If you do not want to save any changes select the Cancel option to discard all the changes made in the menu There are two types of lists e A single choice list allows you to select only one choice at a time If you select another choice your previous choice is deselected e A multiple choice list allows you to select more than one choice at one time If you select another choice your previous choice s stays selected Highlighting a Choice in a Menu List Weekly Daily Mon Fri U 950 C0 UW 946 AUD19 7 939 AUDIE R 936 AUDIS 1937 AUDIA wed Use the remote control ARROW buttons to move the highlight to the desired item in the list The black arrows on the list show where you can move the highlight Changing Channels Selecting a Choice in a Menu To select a choice in a list highlight the choice and then press the remote control SELECT button Make sure you select the Save or OK option to save you
16. buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option 3 Press the SELECT button 4 Select the Change Password option Wen September A 5 Enter the current password using the number pad buttons As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option 6 Press the SELECT button 7 Enter the new password using the number pad buttons As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Page 61 Using the System Page 62 8 Select the OK option to change the password 9 Enter the new password again for confirmation using the NUMBER PAD buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button aR Locks Non September 8 10 Memorize the new password From now on you must enter this password to lock or unlock the receiver Personal Identification Number You can set up a Personal Identification Number PIN for call in requests only Anyone calling the Customer Service Center must provide this PIN to make any changes to your account You may call the Customer Service Center at any time to set up a PIN If you forget your PIN you will need to speak with a Customer
17. ck to the last TV channel you watched Press it again to switch between the last two TV channels you watched Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls deof 0 0 O phi O 6 Number Buttons Use the NUMBER buttons to directly enter a different channel Note These buttons do not change the channels on the TV if the remote control is in limited mode Control a VCR or a Second VCR or a DVD Player Only the buttons described here control a VCR or DVD player Some of the buttons described here may not control your VCR or DVD player See the user s manual that came with your VCR or DVD player for information about the features VCR Mode Button You must first set up the remote to control the VCR See Set Up the Remote to Control Devices beginning on page 66 Then you must press the VCR mode button to set the remote to VCR mode The VCR mode button lights for two seconds to show you ve set the remote to VCR mode Make sure you keep the remote in VCR mode to use the buttons described here Note You can set up the remote to control a second VCR in AUX mode the same way it controls the first VCR in VCR mode See Set Up the Remote to Control Devices beginning on page 66 Note You must set the remote to VCR mode to set it up to control a DVD player Once you do this you must set the remote to VCR mode to control a DVD player TY VIDEO Q TV Video Button Use the TV VIDEO button to switch the VCR betwe
18. connected to your in home cabling system to have access to this programming In this case you must rely on the V Chip technology and settings in the individual TVs to prevent viewing of inappropriate programming Consult your TV user s guides for instructions to set up V Chip protection Note Locks for programming on the TV1 outputs for the nearby TV are set using the TV1 menus Locks for programming on the TV2 outputs to remote TVs are set using the TV2 menus The section below applies to locks set by either TV1 or TV2 menus Locks set for TV1 programming are separate from locks set for TV2 programming How to Set Locks A Two Step Process 1 Create the locks that you want 2 Lock the receiver When the receiver is locked anyone who wants to access locked items must enter the password When You Have Locked the Receiver e If you try to access a locked item or open the Locks menu the receiver displays a message prompting you to enter the password e The receiver allows you three tries to enter the correct password If you fail to enter the correct password the receiver does not allow more tries for several minutes e Ifyou enter the correct password you can access the locked item or open the Locks menu e Ifyou exit a locked item or close the Locks menu you must enter the password to access the item Page 56 Using Locks Locking and Unlocking the Receiver You must lock the receiver for any receiver Locks you se
19. ded select the space option to insert a space in the name or the Back option to correct a letter Note A list must have at least one character Two lists cannot have the same name TV1 and TV2 can have lists with the same names Note At any time you can select the Clear Entry option to clear the name 5 Select the Done option to save all changes Making a Favorites List Active If the Program Guide is open press the GUIDE button to select the next Favorites List Press the GUIDE button repeatedly to scan through all the available lists Note This works only if you have added channels to the Favorites List If you have not created any Favorites List pressing the GUIDE button switches the receiver between the All Chan and All Sub Page 45 Using the System Page 46 Using Timers Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in future programs and or record them on a VCR TV1 only An event is a program sports event pay per view movie or anything else on satellite TV e You can set an automatic event timer for a program listed with start and stop times in the Program Guide This can be a program that comes on each day or each week A manual event timer lets you set custom start and stop times for a timer Note If you want to have the Event Timer record to a VCR you must set up the receiver to control the VCR see page 65 Event Timer Types Reminder Reminds you that a program is about to start
20. e All Chan or All Sub lists 3 Select Modify List a Ee Avail Heme 33 i Clear list 4 Inthe Channels list highlight a channel you want to add to the Favorites List 5 Press SELECT to add the highlighted channel to the Favorites List A dot appears next to the channel 6 Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added all the channels that you want 7 To delete a channel from the Favorites Lists select the channel in the list The dot next to the channel disappears 8 Select the Done option to save all changes to the Favorites List Note If you try to save a Favorites List with no channels you will see an error message Page 44 Using Favorites Lists Naming a Favorites List 1 Press MENU 8 to open Favorites 2 Select the Favorites List that you want to change 3 Select the Edit List Name option Note You cannot change the name of the All Chan or All Sub list 4 Enter the list s name by doing one of the following e Use the virtual keyboard to type the list s name e Use the remote control NUMBER PAD to enter the letters in the Enter List Name box Numbers 2 through 9 have telephone style numbers written above them To enter an H for example press 4 twice because H is the second letter listed above the 4 on the NUMBER PAD Apo Je fo fe pe Je jupe ja AOMORI wv jw eb bz ps pf pe tla bata lets ir bs ls jo Beck Space ie b e You can enter up to eight characters including spaces If nee
21. e shows all of the channels available from DISH Network If the All Sub list is active the Program Guide displays only the channels in your subscription When another list is active the Program Guide displays only the channels in that list For more information see Using Favorites Lists on page 43 The Program Guide shows programs that are on now and that are scheduled up to two days in advance The guide does not show programs that have ended Changing the Channel in the Program Guide h Press GOE wy 1oatam Mon 9 08 FD bom Paid Programmin a 10 00am 10 Gam ii Pald RE Evolution of Programma ng Sports r Boxing gt MLS Soccer oiy 1 dust Goals Las Tertulies del Asador 2 Choose a channel using either of the following e Use the NUMBER PAD buttons to enter the channel number The Program Guide displays a block of channels including the one that you just entered Use the ARROW buttons to move the highlight to the channel 3 Press the SELECT button to change to the new channel 4 Press the CANCEL button to close the Program Guide i without changing the channel ging CANCEL Scrolling Through the Program Guide There are two ways to scroll through the Program Guide e Scroll by channel Press the PAGE UP or PAGE PAGE DOWN button to scan page by page through the O listing of channels v a Scroll by time Enter the number of hours that you Q want to skip using the NUMBER P
22. e the channel You can also enter each channel number using the NUMBER PAD buttons Press the SELECT button to lock or unlock the highlighted channel If the checkbox next to the channel has a checkmark the channel is locked Select the Save option to save the changes If the receiver is not already locked you must lock it to put the locks you just created into effect Locking and Unlocking the Receiver Front Panel TV1 Only This keeps anyone from changing the channel but it does not lock the remote control buttons This option is only available on TV1 menus 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Locks option 3 If the receiver is locked enter the password using the NUMBER PAD buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button 4 Select the Front Panel Lock option to lock or unlock the front panel cure 5 6 LOCA Freer Pare duties Select the Yes option To activate the front panel lock you must lock the receiver Page 59 Using the System Locking and Unlocking Pay Per View Channels This locks all pay per view channels You also can lock one or more pay per view channels by using channel locks or rating locks 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Locks option 3 Ifthe receiver is locked enter the password using the NUMBER PAD butto
23. en its TV mode and its VCR mode see your VCR user s manual for information PONER e e Power Button Press the blank POWER button to turn the VCR on or off Page 71 Using the System Page 72 MUTE Mute Button Press the MUTE button to turn the TV sound off or on PAGE Jia O Page Up and Down Arrow Buttons Use the PAGE UP and DOWN ARROW buttons to change channels on the VCR Note If you are using the remote control in limited mode the VCR will not change channels an t a Recall Button Press the RECALL button to go back to the last VCR channel you used Press it again to switch between the last two VCR channels you used VCR Buttons e Press the LEFT ARROW button to rewind a videotape e Press the DOWN ARROW button to pause a videotape Press this button or the PLAY button to go back to playing y v the tape teg d e Press the RIGHT ARROW button to forward a videotape aih o R e Press the STOP button to stop playing or recording on a gt videotape or ON Sy e Press the RECORD button to record on a videotape Q RECORD e Press the SELECT button to play or to go back to playing a videotape hod Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls abe Q QO phi jkl O 5 Number Buttons Use the NUMBER buttons to enter channel numbers Note If you are using the remote control in limited mode the VCR will not change channels Control a Tuner or Amp
24. h You can have an unlimited number of favorite channels but they must be grouped into no more than four lists For example one Favorites List could have 100 channels and a second list only 10 Or all four lists could have 50 channels each e When you make a Favorites List active the Program Guide displays only the channels in that list Also the receiver skips channels that are not on the list when you use the remote control UP or DOWN ARROW button to change channels e The All Chan Favorites List contains all the channels You cannot make any changes to the All Chan list The All Sub Favorites List contains all the channels in your subscription You cannot make any changes to the All Sub list except by changing your subscription Each Favorites List has a unique color in the Program Guide You can give each list a name When you first get the receiver the four lists are named List 1 List 2 List 3 and List 4 The lists are empty until you add channels to them Note If you choose a program using Theme the receiver tunes to the channel for that program whether or not that channel is on the active Favorites List Page 43 Using the System Creating or Changing a Favorites List You can create add channels to and remove channels from a Favorites List 1 Press the MENU 8 to open Favorites EN Favores uo All Chan 2 Select the Favorites List that you want to create or change Note You cannot modify th
25. have forgotten Nobody can reset the receiver to bypass a receiver lock If you want to reset the receiver to be the same as when it was shipped from the factory do the following 1 Press the MENU button MENU 2 Select the System Setup option 3 Select the Factory Defaults option When the receiver displays a Warning message confirm that you want to reset the receiver ir Waning 4 Select the Yes option to confirm the reset Page 64 Changing Program Languages Changing Program Languages You may be able to change the language of some programs An alternate language may not be available for all programs Some programs such as movies show at the start whether an alternate language is available An alternate language applies only to the audio part of a program and does not change the language used in the menus displayed by the receiver 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Preferences option tuy 3 Select the Alternate Audio option ghi Q Ey Alternate Ank 4 Select the language you want in the Languages list 5 Select the Save option to save your language choice The receiver displays the System Setup menu Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls This section describes how to use Remote Control 1 or Remote Control 2 to control with a TV a VCR or other devices For information on how to use the remote to control the receiver see Using the Remote Controls on page 31 You can set
26. it again to switch between the last two satellite receiver channels you were watching pn a S wo Info Button e Program information Press the INFO button for more information when you watch a program or when you have the Program Guide Browse Banner or Themes list open e Help Press the INFO button to see help information when a Help button appears in a menu p j 7 View TV Button viw TY Press the VIEW TV button to close all menus and go to watching programming Press the VIEW TV button to briefly display the Program Banner while watching a program fi g wig emcee Cancel Button Press the CANCEL button to cancel and go back to the previous menu or to watch a program Page 33 Using the System O Sys Info Button SYS INFO Press the SYS INFO button to display the System Info screen ER Dish Button Daren tho DICH gron to go to Dish Home gri G pore mna luv WXYZ 0 0 0 Number Pad Buttons When watching a program or with the Program Guide open use these buttons to enter a channel number to change to that channel 4 When the Program Guide is open you can skip ahead and then back a number of hours Just enter the number you want to skip ahead or back and then press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW button Use these buttons to enter menu option numbers instead of highlighting the option and then pressing the SELECT button Use these b
27. lifier Only the buttons described here control a tuner or amplifier Some of the buttons described here may not control your tuner or amplifier Please see the user s manual that came with your tuner or amplifier for more information AUX Mode Button You must first set up the remote to control the device See Set Up the Remote to Control Devices beginning on page 66 Then you must press the AUX mode button to set the remote to AUX mode The AUX mode button flashes once to show you ve set the remote to AUX mode Make sure you keep the remote in AUX mode to use the buttons described here POWER CD Power Button Press the blank POWER button to turn the tuner or amplifier on or off MUTE CD C Mute Button Press the MUTE button to turn the sound off or on VOLUME Press the VOLUME button to raise or lower the volume Volume Button Page 73 Using the System Page 74 Use UP and DOWN ARROW buttons to change channels on the tuner or amplifier cT _ Select Button The SELECT button works as the INPUT SELECT button for the tuner or amplifier Other Remote Control Features Switch Between TV and AUX 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 AUX 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 vo
28. lume To set the remote to control the device s volume 1 Press and hold the AUX mode button for three seconds and then release it The AUX mode button will blink 2 Press the POUND button Soci 3 Press the plus side of the VOLUME button VOLUME 4 Press the 0 number button 5 Press the POUND button The AUX mode button flashes three times oo 6 Press the SAT mode button 7 Press the plus and minus sides of the VOLUME button VOLUME 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 Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls Press and hold the TV mode button for three seconds and then release it The TV mode button will blink Press the POUND button Press the plus side of the VOLUME button Press the O number button Press the POUND button The TV mode button flashes three times Press the SAT mode button 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 aN ey VOLUME Page 75 Using the System Page 76 Testing the System Starting a Test 1 2 3 Press the MENU button A Select the System Setup option mna Select the Diagnostics option Telephone Connection Test This test checks that the receiver telephone connec
29. m NA Wews Business CC NEC Nightly News ABC Werld News Tonight Dragon Tales a ER CSS Ever ing News Setting Up a Manual Event Timer 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Timers option 3 Select the Create option The receiver displays the Create a Manual Event Timer menu 4 Select a Timer Type option Note VCR timers are available through TV1 menus only 5 Select a Timer Frequency option 6 Select a channel by doing one of the following e Highlight a channel using the UP or DOWN ARROW button Then press the SELECT button Enter a channel number using the NUMBER PAD buttons 7 Select the Set Date Time option The receiver displays the Set Date Time for Manual Timer menu 8 Use the NUMBER PAD buttons to enter the Start Time this includes selecting AM or PM and the End Time this includes selecting AM or PM 9 Use the NUMBER PAD buttons to enter the Date 10 Select the Create Timer option 11 To create another event timer do one of the following e Select the Create option again e Ifyou do not want to create another event timer press the CANCEL button Note You cannot set a manual event timer for a pay per view event Page 48 Using Timers Overlapping Timers If you try to create event timers for overlapping programs the receiver displays a screen with the dates and times of both programs The receiver also displays this screen if a program time has changed causing one
30. nged the TV channel or video input It does not recover lost satellite signal See Chapter 5 Reference for troubleshooting information RECOVER only works if the remote control has been set up to control the TV and or VCR if connected see page 65 Note RECOVER will first try to tune your TV to channel 3 then channel 4 and then other video inputs with each press of the RECOVER button You may need to press the RECOVER button up to 30 times to recover your satellite TV video 1 Press and hold the RECOVER button until all four mode buttons light and then let go of the button The SAT mode button flashes twice and then all four mode buttons flash three times 2 Press the RECOVER button Wait for the TV mode button to flash once and then all four mode buttons to flash once 3 If you see the System Info screen press the SELECT button to close the screen You have recovered your satellite video 4 If you do not see the System Info screen repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have recovered your satellite video Note Press any remote control button other than the RECOVER button to end this procedure Page 35 Using the System Using the Menus The menus make using the receiver and selecting programs quick and easy Use the menus to control the receiver and to use its features such as setting locks choosing a program or creating a favorites list Open and Close Menus You can open the menus in either of two ways e Press the
31. ns The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button 4 Select the Lock PPV or Unlock PPV option Remote Control Help 10 00em S 00pm NR 5 Ifthe receiver is not locked you must lock it to put the lock you just created into effect Hiding and Showing Adult Channels When you hide adult channels you keep the Program Guide Themes lists and the Browse Banner from displaying adult channels It also keeps anyone from choosing such channels by using the UP or DOWN ARROW buttons or the remote control NUMBER PAD buttons 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Locks option 3 If the receiver is locked enter the password using the NUMBER PAD buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button Page 60 Using Locks 4 Select the Hide Adult or Show Adult option Men September 15 Ratings Locks D Channel Locks 2 Uniock System l3 Front Panel Lock 4 Change Password 5 5 If the receiver is not locked you must lock it to put the lock you just created into effect Changing the Receiver Password 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Locks option If the receiver is locked enter the password using the NUMBER PAD
32. o Control Other Devices has a step that tells the remote control to go into limited mode Set Up the Remotes to Control Other Devices Over the next few pages we tell you how to use the remote to control a TV a VCR a DVD player a tuner or an amplifier To use the remote to control other devices you must first program it to control these other devices You can do this by either following the instructions in Set Up the Remote Control below or the Scan for Device Codes procedure described on page 67 Set Up the Remote Control 1 Turn the device on Use the device s front panel buttons or its remote control 2 Find the brand name of the If the brand isn t listed see Scan for device in the tables starting on Device Codes on page 67 page 104 3 Press and hold the mode button For example hold the TV mode until all the other mode buttons button for a TV until all of the other light up and then let go of the mode buttons light When you let button go the TV mode light will flash The mode button flashes Page 66 4 For AUX mode only e Press O for a second TV e Press 1 for a second VCR or DVD player e Press 2 for a tuner or amplifier 5 Enter one of the three digit device codes from the table using the number buttons 6 If you want to program limited mode press 1 If not skip to step 7 7 Press the POUND button 8 Press the blank POWER button to turn off the device If the device does no
33. r choice Select the Cancel or Done option to discard your choice Canceling a Procedure To cancel a procedure you must press the remote control CANCEL or VIEW TV button before you do the last step of the procedure If this does not work you must finish the procedure You can cancel a procedure in any of three ways e If you want to return to watching a program press the remote control VIEW TV button amp vii TY e Ifyou want to return to the previous menu press the CANCEL button bl e Wait a few moments and the menu will close automatically discarding any changes you have made Changing Channels There are three ways to change channels e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW buttons e Use the NUMBER PAD buttons e Press GUIDE and then select the channel from the Program Guide e Press BROWSE and then select the channel from the Browse Banner Using the Program Guide The on screen Program Guide provides a complete listing of the available channels and programs You can use the Program Guide to change channels to see what programs are scheduled and to buy pay per view programs to Control Help 10 03am 60pm MI Learn all spout your OH Network remote Central and 13 unique features Get anvwert 10 Common quesilons too You ll b 101 HELP i ioe 00 Remote Control Help Page 39 Using the System The Program Guide shows which Favorites List is active If the All Chan list is active the Program Guid
34. r the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button 4 Select the Ratings Locks option A R Ratings Locks 3 F Sexuat Com 5 Highlight the rating that corresponds to the lowest acceptable audience age Press the SELECT button to lock the highlighted rating Note All ratings that are more restrictive than the selected rating are also selected For example if you lock PG 13 rated programs then all programs with the R NC 17 and NR AO ratings are also locked Select the expanded rating code s if you want to also lock these ratings To unlock a rating code highlight the code and press SELECT Select the Save option to save the changes MOr VO ST AD If the receiver is not locked you must lock it to put the locks you just created into effect Creating or Changing Channel Locks You can lock any channel including pay per view channels 1 Press the Menu button 2 Select the Locks option 3 Ifthe receiver is locked enter the password using the number pad buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password As soon as you enter the fourth digit of the password the receiver highlights the OK option Press the SELECT button Page 58 Using Locks 4 Select the Channel Locks option Highlight the channel that you want to lock If necessary press the UP or DOWN ARROW button to se
35. ress the CANCEL button to clear the symbol from the aes TV screen This does not affect the timer it will operate m p CANCEL Using Timers e Press the INFO button to see more information on the event timer If you do this you will have the following choices INFD Select the OK or Cancel option to continue with the event timer Select the Stop Timer or No option to stop the event timer Note This stops only this instance of a Mon Fri Daily or Weekly timer The timer will operate the next time it is scheduled To stop all operations of such a timer you must delete the timer For a Reminder Event Timer instead of having the option to stop the timer you have the option to tune to the program Setting Up an Automatic Event Timer 1 Select a future program using the Browse Banner Themes menu or the Program Guide One of the following Create Timer screens display PMZNT y Create Timer Neval Tine Ast Ture tone Q wer ae Dat Aerin Sw 2 Select a Timer Frequency option Notice that a mark displays in the box 3 Select a Timer Type The Create Timer screen shown on the left is for TV1 and has a VCR Timer Type option This Timer Type is not available for TV2 shown on the right 4 Select the Create option to save the event timer Page 47 Using the System 5 The receiver displays a timer symbol in the Program Guide CANE r List Ali Seb ais es Fri 9 12 NOC Nightly News E Mpm 6 09p
36. rol a TV Some of the buttons described here may not control your TV Please see your TV user s manual for information about the TV s features TV Mode Button You must first set up the remote to control the TV See Set Up the Remote to Control Other Devices beginning on page 66 Then you must press the TV mode button to set the remote to TV mode The TV mode button lights for two seconds to show you ve set the remote to TV mode Make sure you keep the remote in TV mode to use the buttons described here Note You can set up the remote to control a second TV in AUX mode the same way it controls the first TV in TV mode See Set Up the Remote to Control Devices beginning on page 66 Page 69 Using the System Page 70 Q TV Video Button If the TV has video input options use this button to switch the TV video input PONER CD Power Button Press the TV POWER button to turn the TV on or off MUTE gt gt C Mute Button Press the MUTE button to turn the TV sound on or off VOLUME Volume Button Press this button to raise or lower the TV sound volume Gee Up and Down Arrow Buttons Use the UP and DOWN ARROW buttons to change channels on the TV Note These buttons do not change the channels on the TV if the remote control is in limited mode Cy Sel Select Button The SELECT button works as the ENTER button for a TV Po w ac Recall Button Press the RECALL button to go ba
37. st Note If the program you highlighted is on some time in the future the receiver will open the Create An Event Timer menu See Using Timers on page 46 for more information Page 53 Using the System Search 1 Open the Search screen by doing one of the following e Press the Pound button on the remote control e While watching a program press the LEFT ARROW button to display the Themes and Search menu Then select Search e Press the MENU button and then select the Themes option to display the Themes and Search menu The i select Search 2 The Search screen displays with a virtual keyboard 3 You can search for events two ways e Select Title to search for the words that appear in the title of a program e Select Info to search for words that are in the program description 4 Enter the information in that space provided in one of two ways e Use the virtual keyboard to type the information in the space provided e Use the letters above the NUMBER PAD buttons while in the Search menu For example when looking for the channel and times to watch Rudy Fremmel Presents you press 7 three times for an R 8 two times for a U 3 one time for a D and 9 three times for a Y to spell the word Rudy Page 54 Using Themes and Search 5 Select Search id It Search Results S Matches founs for Rudy OSNE 6 09pm The Cheetah Giris DISNW 9 03pm The Cheetah Giris OSNE 103pm Even
38. t does not turn ON the VCR so you must do this yourself 8 To test the new code highlight the Test option The receiver displays a message warning you to make sure the VCR is turned ON 9 Press the SELECT button to start the test Your VCR records for a few seconds stops and then rewinds The receiver displays a message saying that your VCR test is complete Follow the instructions on the message If your VCR did not do the test enter another code from the table Repeat step 8 and this step 10 Once you have found the correct VCR code select the Save option to save the VCR code you entered and return to the Installation and Setup menu Page 52 Using Themes and Search Using Themes and Search The Themes and Search feature of your receiver makes it easy to find programs to watch This menu allows you to search for programming by themes movies sports etc or by key words used in the program information Themes You can list and choose programs by the theme of their contents for example just movies or just sports You can then quickly list programs based on that theme and choose the program you want 1 Open the Themes and Search menu by doing one of the following e While watching a program press the LEFT ARROW button mmm Tay e Press the MENU button and then select the Themes ami option Series Specials 2 Select the option for a category 3 Select the desired program in the program li
39. t to take effect To lock the receiver you must first create a password If you forget your password you will need to speak with a Customer Service Representative If you have a Personal Identification Number PIN you will need to give it to the Customer Service Representative See page 62 for information on PINs 1 Press the MENU button to display the Main Menu 2 Select the Locks option to display the Locks menu Note If the receiver displays a message prompting you to enter a password the receiver has already been locked Mon September 6 E Channeli Locks 2 Change Password Lock PPV p Remote Control He 10 00am 6 00pm N 3 Select the Lock System or Unlock System option The receiver displays a message prompting you to enter a password to lock the system E Ee Mon September 4 EI System Lock Password 4 Enter and verify a password using the NUMBER PAD buttons The receiver displays stars as you enter the digits of the password 5 Memorize your password From now on you must enter this password to lock or unlock the receiver 6 Select the OK option Confirm the password by re entering it All the locks you have set are now in effect Page 57 Using the System Creating or Changing Rating Content Code Locks 1 Press the MENU button 2 Select the Locks option 3 Ifthe receiver is locked enter the password using the number pad buttons The receiver displays stars as you ente
40. t turn off go to step 10 9 Turn the device back on and try some other buttons to make sure they work If the code works for other buttons stop here 10 If the code doesn t work redo steps 3 through 9 with another device code from the tables 11 If you can t find a code that works try Scan for Device Codes that follows Scan for Device Codes Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls This step is for programming which kind of device that should be programmed in AUX mode If you re not programming in AUX mode skip to step 5 The three digit device code should be for the brand name of your device that you found in step 2 See Limited Mode for more information If you entered the code correctly the mode button flashes three times If the code works the device should turn off Sometimes the blank POWER button works when other buttons don t Try every code listed for you brand until one works for your device If the code for your device is not listed in the tables starting on page 104 use this procedure to scan the remote control s memory for the device code 1 Turn the device on 2 Press and hold the mode button until all the other mode buttons light up and then let go of the button The mode button flashes Use the device s front panel buttons or its remote control For example hold the TV mode button for a TV until all of the other mode buttons light When you let go
41. tion is correct Select the Connection option to begin the test The receiver displays a message asking you to wait until the test is done If the telephone connection is correct the receiver displays a Phone Connection OK message If the receiver highlights the Done option you must choose the Dial Out option so the receiver can make a toll free call to the Customer Service Center Press the remote control SELECT button to start the call The receiver displays a message asking you to wait until the call is done When the call is done select the Done option to exit the test menu If the telephone line is not connected properly the receiver displays a failure message In this case check the telephone connection and then repeat the test Note If you have the receiver connected to a DSL Digital Subscriber Line phone line it may cause this test to fail If so you will need to install a DSL filter between the receiver and the phone jack on the wall You should be able to get a DSL filter from your DSL provider or your local electronic parts store
42. up both remote controls to control the satellite TV receiver and up three other devices each These devices can be a TV a VCR or DVD player and a third device Where the word remote is used in the following section it applies to both Remote Control 1 and Remote Control 2 Page 65 Using the System Remote Control Modes You can set the remote to four different modes to control the receiver or other devices When you get the remote it s already set up to control the receiver You must set up the remote to control a device like a TV or a VCR See Set Up the Remote to Control Other Devices below 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 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 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 POWER MUTE and VOLUME buttons Also when you use the remote to control your VCR in limited mode you will only be able to use the power and VCR function buttons The section Setting Up the Remote t
43. uttons to enter numbers in a menu e Highlight the place where you want to enter the first number and press the appropriate number buttons on the remote e Use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW button to move the highlight to the next place where you want to enter a number When you are done entering numbers press SELECT Use the letters above the NUMBER PAD buttons while in the Search menu For example when looking for the channel and times to watch Rudy Fremmel Presents you press 7 three times for an R 8 two times for a U 3 one time for a D and 9 three times for a Y to spell the word Rudy see Using Themes and Search on page 53 Star Button Press the STAR button to back space while using the search function of your receiver Page 34 Using the Remote Controls gt Q Zero Button Press the ZERO button to forward space while using the search function of your receiver search Pound Button Press the POUND button to display the Search screen Also you use this button in several procedures in this User 5 Guide Recover Button Press the RECOVER button if you accidentally change the channel or video input on your TV and cannot get the picture back from your satellite receiver When you press the RECOVER button as described below the remote control sends commands to your TV to change channels or video inputs to try to get you back to watching satellite programming This procedure works only if you have accidentally cha
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