Programming The Recover Button; Confirming Remote Control 2 Operation - Dish Network Satellite Receiver User Manual

Confirming Remote Control 2 Operation

After the remote TV(s) have been connected to the
following to make sure Remote Control 2 controls the receiver:
1. Press the SAT button to put Remote Control 2 in SAT mode to control
the satellite receiver.
2. From a remote TV, use the Remote Control 2 arrow keys to move
around the
Point Dish
screen, you confirmed that Remote Control 2 is controlling
Point Dish
the receiver.

Programming the Recover Button

Your remote controls come equipped with a RECOVER button
that helps you if you accidentally change the channel or video
input on your remote TV and cannot get the picture back from
your satellite receiver. When you press the RECOVER button as
described on page 41, the remote control sends commands to your remote
TV to change channels or video inputs to try to get you back to watching
satellite programming.
When your Remote Control 2 is shipped from the factory, the RECOVER
button is set up restore satellite TV viewing by tuning your TV to channel 3,
4, and other inputs (see page 41 for details). However, to use the
RECOVER button with your remote TV, you need to program the
RECOVER button with the specific channel (for example, channel 60) that
you use to watch TV2 programming. The following instructions describe
how to program the RECOVER button to tune your remote TV back to a
selected channel.
Programming the Recover Button Channel
1. Program Remote Control 2 to control your remote TV using the
instructions in Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls.
2. Press and hold the TV mode button until all the other mode
buttons light up, and then let go of the button. The TV mode
button flashes.
3. Press the STAR (*) button.
4. Enter the three digits of your channel number. For example, if
your remote TV is set to channel 60, enter 0-6-0.
5. Press the POUND (#) button. The TV mode button flashes
three times.
screen. If you are able to move around in the
Programming the Recover Button
, do the
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Tip: Remote
Control 1 is used to
control TV1 menus
on the nearby TV.
Remote Control 2
is used to control
TV2 menus on the
remote TV(s).
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