Control Other Devices With The Remote - Dish Network 500 Instructions Manual

Chapter 3
Using the System

Control Other Devices with the Remote

This section describes how to use the remote to control a TV, a VCR, or other
devices. For information on how to use the remote to control the receiver,
please see Remote Control on page 20. You can set up the remote to control as
many as three devices along with the receiver. These can be TVs, VCRs, DVD
players, cable TV boxes, tuners, or audio amplifiers.
Remote Control Modes
You can set the remote to four different modes to control the receiver or other
devices.
You must set up the remote to control a device like a TV or a VCR. Please see
Set Up the Remote to Control Devices, below.
Use the remote control's mode buttons, Sat
(satellite receiver), TV, VCR (for a VCR or a
DVD player), and Aux ("auxiliary," for a
cable TV box, 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 flashes once 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 tape control buttons.
The section Set Up the Remote Control Other Devices has a step that tells the
remote to go into limited mode.
Note
Set Up the Remote to Control Other Devices
Over the next few pages we tell you how to use the remote to control a TV, a
VCR, a cable TV box, 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 Set Up the Remote
Control that begins on page 69, or Scan for Device Codes procedure described
on page 69.
Page 68
: Limited mode is not used with cable boxes or amplifiers.
When you get the remote it's already set up to control the receiver.
But, you must set up the remote to control the TV before you can
control the TV's POWER, MUTE, and VOLUME buttons.