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    out si de_ front _co ver _dish pvr .fm Page 0 Mon day , July 9 , 2001 1: 04 PM[...]

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    FCC R UL ES W IREL ESS R EM OTE C ON TR OL This d evice c ompl ies wit h Part 15 of Federa l Communi ca tion s Commiss ion (FCC) Rule s. Operati on is subjec t to the fol lowing condi tion s: • This devi ce ma y not caus e harm ful i nterf erenc e. • This devi ce mu st a ccept a ny inte rfer ence that may c aus e undesi re d operat ion. • Una[...]

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    108933 1 C ONTENTS OF T HIS U SER G UI DE Remot e Co ntr ol Basics ... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .. 2 Re mo te Con tro l Bat teri e s . ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... 2 Re mo te Co ntr ol Si g nal s: UH F an d I R .... ... .. ... ..... 2 Re mo te Con tro l Mo des .... ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ... 3 R[...]

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    2 108933 R EM OTE C ONTROL B ASICS • This remo te c ontro l gi ves yo u easy ac ces s to all the f eatu res of a DIS H Netw ork sa te llit e TV re cei ver . May be bes t of a ll, thi s rem ote le ts y ou con tr ol DishP VR fea tu res. These f eat ures let you r ecord a udi o and vide o with ful l digi tal qu alit y , withou t a VCR. • Also , yo[...]

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    Rem ote C ont rol M ode s 108933 3 • UHF sig nals tr av el long d ista nce s (100 fe et or more ) and can go th rough wal ls a nd other sol id obj ect s. Be cau se UHF si gnals trave l so far , the r ec eiver ma y res pond to s ignal s from other nearby r emot e contr ols. T o handl e this pr oblem , ple ase see Change th e Addr es s on pa ge 6. [...]

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    4 108933 R EM OTE C ONTROL S ET U P S ET U PT H E R EM OT E C ON TR OL On t he next f ew pages we t ell you ho w to set up t he rem ote to cont rol a TV , a VCR, or othe r dev ices. When yo u get the r emot e it’ s alr eady s e tu pt oc o n t r o lt h e recei ve r . But, y ou must se t up the re mote t o contr ol the TV befor e you can use th e M[...]

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    Set Up th e Remote Control 108933 5 8. Press the blank Power but ton to t urn the device back o n. 9. Try s ome ot her but tons t o make su re the y work. So me ti mes , the b lank Power button wor ks when othe r butto ns do n’t . Note: The m ode bu tton f or the d evi ce sta rts t o flas h if you’ ve sca nned all t he c odes for t hat de vice.[...]

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    6 108933 C HECK THE D EVI CE C ODES Y ou ca n find ou t what devic e code y ou’ve s et for e ach remot e contr ol mod e. Here’ s what to do: 1. Pre ss and hold the mode bu tton for t he devic e, for a bout th ree second s. When all the other mode button s light up, let go of the mode but ton. 2. Press t he Pound ( # )b u t t o n tw ice . The mo[...]

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    Attach th e Remo te C ontrol Antenn a 108933 7 4. U se t he numbe r butt ons to en ter any nu mber from 1 to 16, but no t t he one you f ound in st ep 2. The Sat mod e butto n goes out a fter y ou ente r eac h digit , a nd then li gh ts up a gain. W rite d own the numbe r you ent er _____ __. 5. Press t he Pound ( # ) bu tton. I f t he a dd re ss y[...]

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    8 108933 I NSTA LL A N A TT EN UATOR S tra y UHF s ignal s ca n blo ck signa ls fr om the r emote con tr ol to th e recei ver . T o pre vent bl ocks, y ou ca n insta ll a 10 dB at tenua tor (you c an buy o ne from a con sume r elect roni cs part s stor e). Note: Thi s will he lp keep o ut str ay UHF si gnals , but al so cut down ho w far a way you [...]

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    Switch Between T V and Devi ce Volume Control 108933 9 T o se t the r e mote to c ontr o l the de vice’ s vol ume: 1. Pre ss and hold th e Aux mode butt on for thr ee seco nds , and the n le t go of it. 2. Press t he Pound ( # ) bu tton. 3. Press the pl us (+ ) side of the Vol u m e butto n. 4. Press t he 0 number bu tton. 5. Press t he Pound ( #[...]

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    10 108933 R EM OTE C ONTROL B UT TONS C ONTRO L TH E R EC EIV ER When yo u get the r emot e it’ s alr eady s e tu pt oc o n t r o l th e recei ver . But , you must set up th e re mote t o contr ol th e TV be fo re you c an us e the Mute an d Vo l u m e butt ons. Only th e butto ns we tell you about her e contr ol the rece iv er . Some of t he bu [...]

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    C ontro l the Rece ive r 108933 11 M ENU B UT TON Pres s this b utton t o open the Main Menu . P AGE U P AND P AG E D OWN B UTTONS Pres s the Page Up button or t he Page Down bu tton to sca n, p age by page , thro ugh t he Program Guide ,a Themes list , a Favori te List , an Event T imers li st , or a list of chann els . Note: An “ev ent ” is a[...]

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    12 108933 • When you ha ve the Bro w se Banner ope n, p ress the up or dow n arrow but ton to s ee the Brows e Banner for the next channel . • When you ha ve the Bro w se Banner ope n, p ress the right o r left arr ow butt on to d ispla y the pro gram o n now or the nex t progr am on a ch ann el. • W h e nam e n us h o w sy o ual i s to fc h [...]

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    C ontro l the Rece ive r 108933 13 V IEW B UTTON • When you wa tch a p rogra m, press t his bu tt on to bri efly displ ay the Prog ram Banner . • When you us e a menu , pres s this bu tton to can cel and go b ack to wat ch a progr am. C ANCEL B UTTON Pres s th is butt on to can cel and g o back t o the pr evious men u or to watc h a progr am. D[...]

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    14 108933 • Press t he Play b u t t o nt ow a t c ho rt og ob a c k t ow a t c ha pro gram . A lso, p ress t hi s butto n to swit ch f rom forwa rd or reve rse b ack to wat ch the pr ogram as usua l. • Press t he Record b u t t o nt os t a r tr e c o r d i n gap r o g r a m . No te : Y ou al so u se this butto n if yo u cha nge the r emot e con[...]

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    Co nt ro l a T V (or a S eco nd T V) 108933 15 C ONTRO L A TV ( OR A S EC ON D TV) Only th e butto ns we tell you about her e contr ol a TV . Some o f the but tons we t ell you a bout her e may no t cont rol you r TV . Ple ase see y our TV user’ s manual f or inf o abo ut the T V’ s featu res. Y ou ca n se t up the re mote to co ntrol a sec ond[...]

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    16 108933 V OLUME B UTTON Pres s thi s butto n to r aise ( + )o rl o w e r( - ) the sound volu me. U P /D OWN A RROW B U TTONS Us e these b utton s to chang e channe ls o n the TV . S EL EC T B UTTON The Sele ct butt on wor ks as th e Enter button for a TV . R ECALL B UT TON P r e s st h i sb u t t o nt og ob a c kt ot h el a s tT Vc h a n n e l y [...]

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    Control a VCR (or a Second VCR) 108933 17 C ONTRO L A VCR ( OR A S EC ON D VCR) Only th e butto ns we tell you about her e contr ol a VCR. Some of th e butt ons we tel l you abou t here may no t cont rol you r VCR. Pleas e see your VCR user’ s manual f or inf o abo ut the T V’ s featu res. Y ou ca n se t up the re mote to co nt rol a sec ond VC[...]

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    18 108933 M UTE B UTTO N T o use this button, you mu st se t up the r emot e to cont rol t h eT V . P l e a s es e e Set Up the Re mote Cont r ol on page 4 for wha t to do. V OLUME B UTTON T o use this button, you mu st se t up the r emot e to con trol t he TV . Pl ease se e Set Up the Rem ote Contr ol on pa ge 4 for what to do . U P /D OWN A RROW [...]

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    Control a Ca ble TV Bo x 108933 19 N UMBER B UTTONS Us e these b utton s to ente r numbers in a VCR m enu. C ONTRO L A C ABL E TV B OX Only th e butto ns we tell you about her e contr ol a cabl e TV box. Some of t he butt ons we tel l you abo ut here ma y not c ontro l your ca ble TV box. Pleas e se e your cab le box use r’s manua l fo r info abo[...]

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    20 108933 M UTE B UTTO N T o use this button, you mu st se t up the r emot e to cont rol t h eT V . P l e a s es e e Set Up the Re mote Cont r ol on page 4 for wha t to do. V OLUME B UTTON T o use this button, you mu st se t up the r emot e to con trol t he TV . Pl ease se e Set Up the Rem ote Contr ol on pa ge 4 for what to do . U P /D OWN A RROW [...]

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    Co ntro l a Tune r or Amp lif ier 108933 21 C ONTRO L A T UNER O R A MP LIF IER Only th e butto ns we tell you about her e contr ol a tun e r or am plif ie r . S o me o f the bu t tons we t el l you abo ut here ma y not c ontro l your t uner or amp lifi er . Pleas e se e the devi ce user’ s manual for info. Plea se r emember , the outs ide fro nt[...]

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    22 108933 V OLUME B UTTON • I ft h et u n e ro ra m p l i f i e r has its o wn volum e contr ol and you pr es s this butt on to tu rn the vol ume down ( -) o r up (+), t he rem ote co n trol s th e dev ice in Aux mode. In this case you do not ha ve to set u p the remo te to con tro l t h eT Vb e f o r ey o uc a nu s et h e Vo l u m e butto n. •[...]

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    Device Codes 108933 23 D EVI C E C OD ES Us e these c odes to s et up the r emote to c ontro l a TV , a VCR, or other devi ces. Note: If a d evice i s no t listed o r th e codes do n’t wor k, maybe the rem ote ca n’t c ontro l th e devic e. Note: The e nd of the VCR Codes t able has c ode s for DVD p layer s. Note: Only for a re ceiver wit h it[...]

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    24 108933 M G A 5 0 4 ,5 0 5 ,5 0 6 ,5 7 1 ,5 7 3 , 695 Mits ubis hi 504, 50 5, 57 0, 571, 5 72, 5 9 7 ,6 2 3 ,6 9 5 ,7 0 5 ,7 0 7 , 712 Montgome ry Wards 5 0 5 ,5 0 6 ,5 1 5 ,5 1 8 ,5 3 4 , 5 3 6 ,5 4 3 ,5 6 4 ,5 6 5 ,5 6 7 , 5 6 8 ,6 0 7 ,6 1 9 ,7 1 2 ,7 1 4 , 715 M T C 5 0 5 ,5 0 6 ,5 1 6 ,5 2 3 ,5 3 1 , 695, 71 2 N A D 5 0 2 ,6 1 7 ,6 9 5 Nati [...]

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    Device C odes 108933 25 Bush 589 C a ndl e 58 0, 5 92 , 5 93 C a non 54 2, 5 53 , 554 Capehar t 543, 54 6 C i t i z e n 5 9 1 ,5 9 2 ,5 9 3 Crai g 591, 60 8 Crosl ex 553 Curti s Math es 554, 59 2, 60 5 D a e w o o 5 3 4 ,5 4 5 ,5 4 6 ,5 4 7 ,5 9 3 Dayt ron 546 DBX 594 , 600 Dumont 549 Dynat ech 588 Ele ctroh ome 609 E m e r s o n 5 0 5 ,5 0 6 ,5 0 [...]

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    26 108933 C ABLE TV B OX C OD ES Y a m a h a 5 3 0 ,5 9 2 ,5 9 4 ,6 0 0 ,6 0 1 Zenit h 500 , 501, 53 3 Not e: Th e rest of this tabl e is fo r DVD player s only . DVD Player s Not e: You must put the r emot e contr ol i n V C R m o d et os e t i tu pt oc o n t r o laD V D play er . Late r, yo u must put the remot e contro l in V CR mo de to us e it[...]

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    108933 27 T ROUBLE -S HOOT TH E R EMO TE C ON T RO L What ’s Happeni ng Wha t’s Wron g Wha t You Ca n Do While you do a r em ote proc ed ur e, t he rem ot e co ntr o l “times out.” I f you don’t pr ess any button f or 20 sec ond s, the remote “times out .” Start over again . You can’t find the remote contr ol. • Mayb e you los t t[...]

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    28 108933 Whe n you press a b utton on th e r emo te control, the de vice do esn ’t do w ha t yo u expect. • Mayb e you’r e trying to co ntrol a dev ice a nd you’ re not p oint in g the remo te con trol r i g h ta ti t . • May be the remote control is missing batteries, maybe you pu t th e batter ies in th e rem ote the wrong way, or ma y[...]

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    108933 29 L IMI TED W AR RANTY Thi s warra nty exten ds only to th e o rigin al u ser o f the DI SH N etwo rk remote con trol (“you,” “y our”) and is limi ted to the p urchas e price of t he remote contro l. Echo Star Com munic atio ns Cor porat ion an d its affil iate d comp anies (“we, ” “our , ” “us”) warr ant thi s remot e c[...]

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    30 108933 TO HA VE C AUSED TH IS DEVICE NOT T O HA VE PER FORMED PROPERL Y . THIS W AR RANTY SHAL L BE VOID IF ANY F ACTOR Y - APPLIED IDENTIFICA TION M ARK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERIAL OR CONDITIONAL ACCESS NUMBERS, HAS BEEN AL TERED OR REMOVED. THIS W ARRAN TY SHALL ALSO BE VOID IF THE DEVICE HAS BE EN OPENED B Y AN UNAU THORIZED PERSON ([...]

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    108933 31 If your equip ment is out o f warrant y and can be rep aired you r bil ling accoun t or cre dit card wil l be char ged the st andar d repa ir fee for th e replace ment. If dam age t o the defe ctiv e equip me nt is foun d, wh ich Ec hoStar in its sole di scr et io n de te rm in e s ha s vo id e d th e w ar ra nt y , or m a kes t he e q ui[...]

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    32 108933 I NDEX A Ad dres s , Ch ang e th e . ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ... 6 Ad van ce Ex cha nge P rog r am .. ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... .. . 30 Amp li fier C ode s .. ..... ... ... .. ...... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... .. ... .[...]

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    108933 33 L Lim ite d Wa rran ty .. ...... ... .. ... ...... ... .. ...... ... .. ... ...... .. ... ...... .. ... ... ..... . 29 M Mo des , Re mo te C on tr ol .... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ... 3 P Pos t R ece ip t Ex cha nge Pr o gram ... .. ... ...... .. ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ...[...]

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    34 108933 T Tab le of C ont ent s . ..... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... .. ... 1 Tro ubl e- Shoo t th e Rem ot e Con tr ol ... ... ... .. ...... ... .. ...... ... .. ... ...... .. . 27 Try t he De vic e Cod es ..... .. ... ... ...... .. ... ...... .. ... ... ..... ... ... ..... ... ... ... ..... 5[...]

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    108933 35 Notes tex t_di shp vr .fm Pag e 35 Thurs day , Jul y 12, 20 01 10 :02 A M[...]

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    36 108933 Notes tex t_di shp vr .fm Pag e 36 Thurs day , Jul y 12, 20 01 10 :02 A M[...]

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    Copyr ight © 20 01 EchoS t ar T echnolog ies Cor porat ion Engle wood , Color ado 801 12 Al l righ ts res erved. T h ei n f oi nt h i s Gu ide may c hang e withou t noti ce. W e may issu e re visi ons to te ll you ab out such c han ges. Plea se s end any commen ts o r quest ions t o: EchoS tar T echn ologi es Corpor atio n, T echni cal Public atio[...]

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    For ALL your c ustomer needs, call th e Customer Ser vice Center at 1-800 -333-DI SH (3474 ). 108933 outsi de_back_cover_dishpvr.fm Page 0 Monday, July 9, 2 001 1 :03 PM[...]