Troubleshoot The Remote Control - Dish Network Platinum 121716 User Manual

T
ROUBLESHOOT THE
What's
Happening
While you do
a remote
procedure, the
remote control
"times out."
When you
press the
remote control
Power button
to turn the
receiver on,
the receiver's
front panel
Power light
doesn't turn
on.
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What's Wrong
• If you don't press
any button
for 20 seconds in
a programming
sequence,
the remote
"times out."
• If you hold a
button longer
than two
minutes, the
remote control
stops
transmitting to
save battery life.
• Maybe the
batteries are
weak or dead.
• Maybe you didn't
plug the receiver
power cord into a
power outlet, or
maybe there's a
problem with the
power.
• Maybe the
remote isn't in
SAT mode.
• Maybe the
remote and the
receiver have
different
addresses.
C
EMOTE ONTROL
What You Can Do
Start over again.
• Replace the remote batteries with
fresh ones.
• Make sure the receiver power cord
is plugged into a power outlet.
• Press SAT to set the remote to SAT
mode to control the receiver.
• Make sure the remote and the
receiver have the same address.
See Change the Address on
page 9.
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