Scan For Device Codes - Dish Network 500 Instructions Manual

Chapter 3
Using the System

Scan for Device Codes

If the code for your device is not listed in the tables starting on page 120, 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
3. For Aux mode only. Press 0 for a
4. Press the blank POWER button.
5. Press the UP or DOWN
6. Press the Pound (#) button.
7. Turn the device back on and try
8. Repeat this procedure until
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for the device until all the other
mode buttons light up, let go of
the button.
The mode button flashes.
second TV, or 1 for a second
VCR, or 2 for a tuner or
amplifier. Then, press the STAR
(*) button.
ARROW button repeatedly until
the device turns off.
some other buttons to make sure
they work.
you've tried all the codes.
Use the device's buttons or its
remote control to turn it on.
For example, hold the TV button
for a TV until all of the other mode
buttons light. When you let go, the
TV mode light will flash.
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.
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.
: The mode button for the
Note
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 POWER
button works when other buttons
don't.
You may need to repeat the scan to
find the best code for your device.