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    1 T ABLE OF C ON TENT S Remote Control Basics ................... .................... 2 Models Supported by this Guide ........... .............. 2 UHF and IR Signals ............. .............. ................. 3 Installing Batteries ............. ................. .............. ... 3 Converting the 6.0 Remote Control ............... .... 4 Se[...]

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    2 R EMOTE C ONTROL B ASICS This remote control gives you easy ac cess to all the features of a DISH Network satellite TV recei ver . Y ou can set up the remot e to control the satellite TV receiver and up to th ree other devices. These devices can be a TV , a VCR or DVD player , and a third device. M ODELS S UPPORTED BY THI S G UIDE This user ’ s[...]

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    3 I NSTALLING B AT TERIES The remote control requires AAA batteries. When you replace old batteries, you should replace all of the batteries. Use batteries of the same kind, for example , alkaline or carbon zinc, and don’ t mix batteries of different kinds. Alkaline batter ies last longer . 1. Press down on the battery cover and slide the cover o[...]

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    4 C ONVERTING THE 6.0 R EMOT E C ONTROL By replacing the key at the bottom of the 6.0 remote, this remote can be converted to look and work like a 5.0 IR or to operate like a second UHF Pro remote to control the side of the DISH Player-DVR 522 receiver . The instructions that follow show you how to replace this key . After replacing the key , follo[...]

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    5 S ETTING U P TO C ONTROL THE S ATELLITE R ECEIVER The remote and the re ceiver must be set up on th e same address so t hat the remote c an control the rece iver . When you get the remote, it's already set up to control the receiv er on address 1. However , your receiver may be set to a dif ferent a ddress or , in the case of the DISH Player[...]

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    6 1. For DISH Player -DVR 522 r eceivers only : If you are using a 6.0 remote control with the green 1 UHF Pr o key inst alled, perform the steps a. through e. below . If not, then go to step 2. a. Open the TV1 UHF Pro Setup screen by pressing MENU-6-1-6 on the remote control. b. Select Enable from the TV1 UHF Pro Setup screen. c. Press the SYS INF[...]

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    7 4. Use the number buttons to enter any number from 1 to 16. The SAT mode button goes out after you enter each digit, and then lights up again. W rite down the number you entered: 5. Press the POUND ( # ) button. If you entered the address correctly , the SAT mode button will flash three times. 6. Press the RECORD button. If you are using a 6.0 re[...]

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    8 C HECKING TH E R EMOTE A DDRESS T o read out the remote control addr ess setting: 1. Press and hold the SA T mode button for three seconds until all mode buttons light. Then, let go. 2. Press the POUND ( # ) button twice while watching the SA T mode button. 3. Count the number of times the SA T mode button flashes. This number is the remote addr [...]

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    9 S ETTING U P U SING D EVICE C ODE T ABL ES Y ou can set up the remote to cont rol other devices using the device codes listed on page 29. 1. Use the device’ s buttons or its remote control to turn on the device. 2. Find the brand name of the de vice in the tables starting on page 29. If the brand isn’t list ed, see Setting Up Usin g Device Co[...]

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    10 10. If the code you entered doesn’ t work, do step s 3 through 9 again with another device code from the tables. 1 1. If you cannot find a code that works, try Setting Up Using Device Code Scan . S ETTING U P U SING D EVICE C ODE S CAN If the code for your device is not listed in th e tables on starting page 29, use this procedure to scan the [...]

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    11 7. Press the blank POWER button to turn the device back on. 8. T ry some other buttons to make sure they work. Sometimes, the blank POWER button works when other buttons don’t. C HECKING THE D EVICE C ODES Y ou can find out what device code you’ve set fo r each remote control mode. 1. Press and hold the mode button for the device you want th[...]

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    12 T o set the remote t o control the device’ s volume : 1. Press and hold the AUX mode button for three seconds, and then let go of it. The AUX mode button will blink. 2. Press the POUND ( # ) button. 3. Press the plus (+) side of the VO L U M E button. 4. Press the 0 number button. 5. Press the POUND ( # ) button. The AUX mode button flas hes t[...]

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    13 7. Press the plus (+) and minus (-) sides of the VOLUME button. The TV’ s volume changes and the TV mode button li ghts instead of the AUX mode button. R EMOTE C ONTROL O PERATION O PERATING M ODES Y ou can set the remote to f our differe nt modes to contr ol the rece iver or other devices. Y ou may need to ch ange the re mote address to oper [...]

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    14 TV/V IDEO B UTTON If you connect the receiver with its back panel TV ANTENNA/CAB LE IN and TV SET OUT ports, use this butt on to switch the receiver between the satelli te signal (connect it to the SATELLITE IN port) and another video signal lik e a cable or broadcast TV antenna input (connect it to the receiver ’ s TV ANTENNA/CABLE IN input).[...]

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    15 M UTE B UTTON Press this button to tu rn the TV sound on or off. Note : Y ou must set up the remote to control the TV for the MUTE button to work. See Setting Up to Contr ol Other Devices on page 8. M ENU B UTTON Press this button to open the Main Menu . P AGE U P AND P AGE D OWN B UTTONS Press the PAGE UP button or the PAGE DOWN button to scan,[...]

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    16 • Show Themes - Press the LEF T arrow button. • Move around within the Program Guid e , menus, and Browse Banner - Press the UP , DOWN , LEFT , and RIGHT arrow buttons. S ELECT B UTTON Press this button to select th e option you highlight in a menu. Note : The SELECT button may also be labeled SELECT/OK . R ECALL B UTTON Press this button to[...]

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    17 C ANCEL B UTTON Press this button to cancel and go back to the previous menu or to watch a program. D ISH B UTTON Press the dish button to go to DISH Home Interactive TV for receivers that s upport this feature. N UMBER B UTTONS • Change the channel - Use the NUMBER buttons to enter a channel number to change the channel. If you have the Progr[...]

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    18 S TAR B UTT ON Press the ST A R button to back space while using the search function of your receiver . Note : Y our remote control wi ll either h ave the STA R button or the FORMAT/ST AR button, but not both. F ORMAT /S TAR B UTTON Press the FORMAT/S TAR button to toggle through the available display modes (Normal, Zoom ) on widescreen displays[...]

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    19 P LAY B UTTON Press the PLAY button to play back a recorded event. Also, press this button to switch from pause, fast forw ard, or back to normal play back. S TOP B UTTON Press the ST O P button to stop recording a program or to stop playing a recorded program. P AUSE B UTTON Press the PAUSE button to pause a program. Press this butto n again to[...]

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    20 S KIP FWD B UTTON Press the SKIP FWD button to: • Skip ahead about 30 seconds in a program. Press this button again to skip ahead again. • Skip ahead one frame at a tim e. T o use the frame advance fe ature, press the PAUSE button and then press the SKIP FWD button. • Skip ahead one day at a time in the EPG . B ACK B UTTON Press the BACK b[...]

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    21 R ECORD B UTTON Press the RECORD button to record a program. Note : Y ou also use this button if you change the remote control address. See Setting Up to Contr ol the Satellite Receiver on page 5. P ICTURE I N P ICTURE (PIP) Press the PIP button to open the PIP window . T o make the PIP window lar ger , press this button agai n. Press the button[...]

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    22 U SING THE R ECOVER B UTTON Use this procedure only if you ha ve accidentally changed the TV channel or video input. It does not recover lost sa tellite signal. Note : RECOVER will first try to tune your TV to channel 3, then channel 4, and then other video inputs with each p ress of the RECOVER button. Y ou may need to press the RECOVER button [...]

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    23 C ONTROLLING A TV ( OR A S ECOND TV) Only the buttons described here c ontrol a TV . Some of the buttons described heremay not control your TV . See your TV user ’ s manual for information about the TV’ s features. Y ou can set up the remote to control a second TV in AUX mode, the same way it controls the first TV in TV mode. See Setting Up [...]

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    24 M UTE B UTTON Press this button to tu rn the TV sound on or off. V OLUME B UTTON Press this button to raise (+) or lower (-) the TV sound volume . U P /D OWN A RR OW B UTTONS Use these buttons to change channels on the TV . Note : These buttons do not change th e channels on the TV if the remote control is in Limited Mod e. S ELECT B UTTON The S[...]

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    25 N UMBER B UTTONS Use these buttons to directly ent er a different channel. Note : These buttons do not change th e channels on the TV if the remote control is in Limited Mod e. C ONTROLLING A VCR ( OR A S ECOND VCR OR A DVD P LAYER ) Only the buttons described here c ontrol a VCR or DVD player . Some of the buttons we te ll you about here may no[...]

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    26 TV/V IDEO OR SD/HD I NPUT B UTTON Use this button to switch the VCR between its TV mode and its VCR mode (see your VCR user’ s manual for information). Note : Y our remote control wi ll either h ave the TV/V IDEO button or the SD/HD INPUT button, but not b oth. P OWER B UTTON Press the blank POWER button to turn the VCR on or of f. Press the T[...]

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    27 VCR B UTTONS Press the PLAY button to play a videotape or DVD. Press the ST O P button to stop playing or recording on a videotape. Pr ess the ST O P button to stop playing a DVD. Press the PAUSE button to pause a videotape or DVD. Press this button or the PLAY button to play the tape or DVD. Press the FWD (“forward”) button to forward a vid[...]

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    28 P OWER B UTTON Press the blank POWER butto n to turn the tuner or amplifier on or off. Press the TV POWER button to turn the TV on o r off. M UTE B UTTON Press this button to tu rn on or of f the sound. Note : Program the remot e to contro l the device’ s volume by following the instructions on page 1 1. V OLUME B UTTON Press this button to ra[...]

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    29 D EVICE C ODES These tables co ntain the manufac turer codes for programming the remote to control your TV , a VCR, DVD player , or audio amplifier . Every attempt has been made to include all codes. If your device brand is not listed or if the codes do not work, the remote may not control your device. In some cases codes ma y operate some but n[...]

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    30 Emerson 526, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 541, 573, 590, 627, 636, 642, 648, 652, 654, 655, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 677, 679, 682, 692, 696, 699, 720 Envision 506, 573, 652, 654, 660, 664 Fisher 542, 590, 683 Fujitsu 534, 682, 694 Funai 534, 541, 657, 661, 662, 677, 682, 694 GE 508, 509, 543, 544, 630, 645, 646, 6[...]

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    31 Megatron 627, 654 Memorex 590, 627, 653, 654, 659, 675, 678, 720 MGA 504, 505, 506, 542, 571, 573, 627, 652, 653, 654, 656, 660, 728 Mitsubishi 504, 505, 542, 570, 571, 572, 573, 597, 623, 627, 652, 653, 654, 656, 659, 660, 664, 665, 670, 671, 705, 728 Montgomery Wa r d 675 Motorola 521, 605, 651 MTC 505, 506, 516, 523, 573, 627, 652, 653, 654, [...]

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    32 Samsung 505, 506, 516, 523, 526, 566, 573, 612, 627, 647, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 658, 659, 664, 665, 667, 669, 670, 679, 680, 704, 717, 730, 738 Sansui 754 Sanyo 542, 590, 652, 683 SBR 566 Schneider 566 Scott 526, 534, 537, 541, 600, 652, 654, 655, 657, 661, 662, 665, 670, 677, 682, 696, 701 Sears 523, 534, 542, 563, 590, 595, 601, 604, 617, 6[...]

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    33 VCR C ODES Programming in AUX mode : Press 1 before entering the VCR code. VCR CODES Aiwa 588, 622, 623 Akai 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 520, 568, 682 Alba 546 Amstrad 588 ASA 556 Audiovox 676 Bell & Howell 581 Broksonic 559, 748 Bush 589 Calix 676 Canon 554, 678, 679 Capeha rt 546 CCE 681 Citizen 534, 591, 592, 594, 675, 676, 677, 684 Col[...]

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    34 LXI 676 Magnasonic 685, 687 Magnavox 527, 533, 554, 556, 678, 679, 684, 685 Marantz 554, 556, 581, 585, 592, 594, 600, 602, 674, 677, 678, 683 Matsushita 678 Memorex 507, 533, 549, 554, 566, 581, 585, 588, 608, 675, 676, 678, 686, 687, 688 MGA 512, 567, 568 Minolta 595, 680, 686 Mitsubishi 512, 562, 567, 568, 570, 571, 595, 680, 687 Motorola 678[...]

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    35 TV/VCR C OMBO C ODES Programming for combination devices : Program the remote control in TV mode and then in VCR mode. Singer 678, 681, 685 Sony 500, 501, 502, 504 STS 678 Sylvania 554, 556, 567, 588, 678, 679 Symphonic 588, 594, 683, 688 T andy 581, 588 T ashiko 588, 676 T atun g 594, 682, T eac 588, 594, 682 T ech nics 554, 633, 678, T eknika [...]

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    36 T UNER /A MPLIFIER C ODES Programming in AUX mode : Press 2 before entering the tuner/ amplifier code. Onkyo 713 Oritron 723 Panasonic 639, 662, 663, 714, 715, 716, 717, 734 Philips 640, 641 Pioneer 665, 718, 719 Proscan 720 Qwestar 721, 723 RCA 627, 650, 666, 690 , 742, 749 Sampo 724 Samsung 651, 652, 667 , 668, 691, 740, 741 Sansui 725, 754 Sa[...]

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    37 DVD/VCR C OMBO C ODES TV/DVD C OMBO C ODES Programming for combination devices : Program the remote control in TV mode and then in VCR (or AUX - press 1 before entering the DVD code) mode. T eac 684, 737 T ech nics 643, 644, 652, 742, 746 To s h i b a 7 1 0 Y am aha 663, 730, 731, 732, 733, 745, 747 DVD/V CR Codes Go V ideo 692,693 JVC 689 RCA 6[...]

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    38 T ROUBLESHOOTING What’ s Happening What’ s Wrong What Y ou Can Do While you do a remote procedure, the remote control stops work ing. • If you don’t press any button for 20 seconds in a programming sequence, the remote stops working. • If you hold a button longer than two minutes, t he remote co ntrol stops transmit ting to save batter[...]

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    39 When you press a button on the remote control, the device doesn’t do what you expect. • Maybe yo u’re trying to control a device and you’re not pointing the remote co ntrol right at it . • Maybe th e remote control is missing batteries, maybe you put the batteries in t he remote th e wrong way, or maybe the batteries are weak or dead. [...]

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    40 L IMITED W AR RANTY This warranty extends only to the origin al user of the DISH Network remote control (“you,” “your”) and is limited to the purchase price of the remote control. EchoStar T e chnologies Corporation and its affili ated companies (“we,” “o ur ,” “us”) warrant this remote control against defe cts in mate rials [...]

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    41 lightning, electrical or te lephone line surg es, fire, flood, or other acts of Nature; accident; mi suse; abuse; repa ir or alteration by other than our factory service; negligence; c ommercial or in stitutional use; improper or neglected maintena nce; equipment sold AS IS or WITH ALL F AUL TS; equipment removal or reinst allation; shipping dam[...]

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    42 The shipping charge, for receiv ing replacement equipment and returning the defectiv e equipment, is a one time fee based on EchoStar 's competitive bulk shippi ng rates (additional char ges may apply outside of the continental US). This fee will be charged to your billing account or your valid credit card. If you do not ship the defective [...]

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    43 I F Y OU N EE D H ELP 1. Review this User Guide . 2. See T roublesh ooting on page 38. 3. Call the Customer Service Ce nter at 1-800-333-DISH (3474). Have the date of purchase a nd your customer account number ready . a. If the representative finds y ou should return the remote control, you’ll get a telephone number to call for a Return Author[...]

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    44 Notes text_dishpvr.fm Page 44 Tu esday, March 2, 2004 12:35 PM[...]

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    Copyright © 2004 EchoStar T echnologies Corporation Englewood, Colorado 801 12 All rights reserved. The information in this Guide may change wi thout notice. W e may issue revisions to tell you about such changes. Send any comments or questions to: EchoS tar T echnologies Corporation, T echnical Publications, 94 Inverness T errace East, Englewood,[...]