Controlling Other Components - Dish Network Hopper User Manual

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ONTROLLING
To use the remote to control other devices (such as a TV, DVD or Blu-ray Disc™ player or
VCR, an audio tuner/preamp or amplifier, or another compatible DISH receiver), you must
first program the remote to control these devices. You can do this by any of the following
procedures:
• Setting Up Using the Remote Manager on page 71
• Setting Up Using Device Code Tables on page 72
• Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan on page 73
• Setting Up by Learning from Another Remote on page 76
Remote Control Modes
Use the remote control's mode buttons, SAT (Hopper or Joey receiver), TV (for a TV),
DVD (for a a disc player or VCR), and AUX ("auxiliary," for a second TV, DVD/BD or VCR,
tuner/preamp, audio amplifier, or a second DISH receiver via IR) to set the remote control
to the right mode for each device. To change the mode, firmly press the button for the
device you want the remote to control. The mode button lights for about two seconds to
show you have set the remote to that mode.
Setting Up Using the Remote Manager
To set up your remote to control your devices, use the Remote Manager, as follows:
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Press MENU, highlight and select the Settings tile, and then Remote Manager.
2
Highlight and select the option for the device mode you want to program:
• Select TV Code and follow the on-screen instructions to program the remote in TV
Mode to control your TV. After programming is complete, the TV Power button will also
turn your TV on and off in any device mode. When Limited Mode is enabled, only the
POWER, MUTE and VOLUME buttons will operate your TV.
• Select DVD Code and follow the on-screen instructions to program the remote in
DVD Mode to control your DVD or Blu-ray Disc™ player or VCR. When Limited Mode
is enabled, only the POWER and VCR-function (PLAY, PAUSE, etc.) buttons will
operate your device.
• Select AUX Code and follow the on-screen instructions to program the remote in AUX
Mode to control your auxiliary device, like an audio receiver or amplifier. You can also
program AUX mode to control a second TV or disc player, or even certain other DISH
receivers (via IR commands only).
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Highlight and select Save when you are finished.
Limited Mode
Your remote control is programmed automatically in Limited Mode to prevent inadvertent
commands from being sent to your TV, such as an accidental channel or input change.
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
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