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H
OW TO
U
SE THE
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
This section describes how to use your DISH Network
Remote Control. Figure 1 on page 2 shows the remote
control with a brief description of the buttons.
P
OINTING THE
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
The remote control uses infrared (IR) light signals to
control the satellite receiver and TV. IR signals travel
about 40 feet or less and cannot go through walls or other
solid objects. To operate a device, you must point the
remote control at the device, with no objects in the way.
U
SING THE
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL FOR
S
ATELLITE
TV
P
ROGRAMMING
S
ATELLITE
C
HANNEL
C
ONTROL
B
UTTON
To use the remote control to get satellite TV programming
and operate the satellite receiver, you must first press
,
which will do three things:
•
Turns on the satellite receiver.
•
Tunes your TV to the channel (3 or 4) you use to
watch satellite TV programming (this function only
works if you have completed the instructions in
Setting Up
to Switch the TV to Watch Satellite
Programming on page 5).
•
Makes the remote control buttons work as described
below to support watching satellite TV programming.
SAT POWER B
UTTON
Press the
SAT POWER
button to turn the satellite receiver
ON or OFF.
SAT
