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Picture-in-Picture
Friday, September 16th, 2011It’s football season and there’s no shortage of exciting games to watch every Sunday! Why limit yourself to just one game or to flipping around to different game and hoping you don’t miss something exciting?
With Picture-in-Picture it’s easy to watch two games at the same time! Switching between the two windows is as easy as pressing the SWAP button on your remote, you’ll never miss another game changing play!
To activate Picture-in-Picture your DISH Network duo receiver needs to be in Single Mode. You can active Single Mode by pressing the Mode button on the front of your receiver, usually located behind the door.
Once your duo receiver is in Single Mode you can easily activate Picture-in-Picture by pressing the PIP in button.
The PIP buttons include (from left to right): Swap, PIP, Position.
Swap: This swaps the active and inactive channels, the channel that is active is the one that plays sound.
PIP: This activates and deactivates Picture-in-Picture as well as toggles through the different window sizes.
Position: This changes the position of the inactive window.
Call 866-912-4774 today to start enjoying Picture-in-Picture as well as the rest of DISH Network’s industry leading technology!
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Posted in RemotesDISH World Equipment: In Depth Look
Friday, August 5th, 2011DISH World is an exciting new IPTV service available from DISH Network! By simply connecting the DISH World receiver to your television and high speed modem or router you’ll be able to enjoy the best in international programming.
When you order DISH World you receive the following equipment:
- Receiver
- Remote
- AC Adapter
- HDMI Cable
- RCA Composite Audio/Video Cable
- Ethernet Cable
- S-Video Cable
- Wireless Network Access Adapter
On the front of the receiver:
- Power light: this amber light turns on when the receiver is connected to a power source.
- LAN light: this yellow light turns on when the receiver receives data via the ethernet cable.
- WLAN light: this blue light turns on when the receiver receives data via a wireless network.
On the back of the receiver:
- Power Jack
- S-Video, for using an S-Video cable to connect the receiver to your TV
- Y/Pb/Pr Component, also known as Red/Blue/Green Component cables, for HD picture
- CVBs Video for standard definition, most often seen on RCA composite cables
- Audio terminal
- USB port, can be used to connect the Wireless Network Access Adapter if your receiver cannot be placed near your modem or router
- HDMI port, carries HD video and digital sound, unlike with the S-Video, component and composite video cables you will not need to use the audio terminal when using HDMI cable
- LAN port, for connecting your receiver to your modem or router via ethernet cable.
The buttons on the DISH World remote, from left to right and top to bottom:
- Power, this puts the receiver into standby mode and will turn your TV on and off.
- A, this will take you to the setting screen.
- Home, this returns you to the main screen.
- B, not currently used.
- C, not currently used.
- D, will stop playing the current content.
- FAV, takes you to your list of favorite channels and is used to set channels as favorites in the guide.
- GUIDE, brings up the program guide.
- CC, not currently used.
- REWIND, used to rewind content.
- PLAY, used to play content.
- FAST FORWARD, used to fast forward through content.
- STOP, stop current content.
- PAUSE, pauses the content.
- SELECT and ARROW BUTTONS, used to navigate and select on screen menus.
- BACK, moves back one page when applicable.
- NEXT, moves forward one page when applicable.
- VOL, turns the volume up and down.
- MUTE, mutes the sound.
- INFO, shows information on the current content.
- CH, turns the channels up and down.
- 1-9, used to switch channels for live TV.
- SHIFT, used to display additional characters when using the on-screen keyboard such as symbols and numbers.
- DELETE, not currently used.
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Posted in Receivers, RemotesHow to Program Your DISH Network Remote to a Device With No Code
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
DISH Network remotes are designed to not only control your DISH Network receiver but also most other devices in your home theater system. Being able to use one remote to control your entire entertainment center simplifies and enhances your viewing. DISH Network works hard to maintain an accurate and comprehensive remote code database, but sometimes the codes provided do not work for your device or there are no current codes available. In this instance you can perform a power scan.
A power scan scans through all of the remote codes from 000-999 while sending out a signal to power off, you’ll know when you’ve found the code that works with your device when it turns off.
1. Prepare your device and remote for the power scan.
Make sure the device you are programming your DISH Network remote to control is powered on and you are standing within 10-feet of it and have the remote pointed directly at it with no obstructions in between – including any glass entertainment center doors or other seemingly “see through” objects.
2. Press and hold the mode button.
At the top of your DISH Network remote there are four clear buttons, these are the mode buttons that are used to select which device you’d like your remote to control.
TV: When in this mode your remote will control your television, such as volume functions and changing the channels or inputs on your television. When your remote is programmed to your TV, you do not need to be in TV mode to control your volume, this can be done from SAT mode. Your remote should usually be in SAT mode for normal viewing functions.
VCR/DVD: This button is used to be programmed to your VCR or DVD player so you can control the power, and with DISH Network remotes that control DVR receivers you can control the play, pause, stop, rewind and other VCR/DVD functions.
AUX: Auxillary mode is used to program your remote to additional electronic devices in your home theater system, such as an additional VCR/DVD players or stereo equipment.
Press and hold the mode button you’d like to program for approximately 10 seconds and all of the mode buttons will light up.
Release the mode button and the button you are programming will begin to blink.
3. Press and release the big red power button.
While the desired mode button is blinking please press and release the big red power button (not the smaller “TV” power button if present). Once released your desire mode button should stop blinking and become steady.
4. Begin pressing the up-button.
While the desired mode button is lit steady you can begin pressing the up-button. The up-button us the button just above the “Select” button, as shown in the image below. You want to make sure when you press the up-button the desired mode button is turning off, not on, to make sure the remote is performing the power scan.
Continue to press the up-button about once every two seconds. This process may take several minutes.
5. Device powers off.
Once you’ve found a code the device will respond to you’ll know as the device will power off. As soon as this happens press the POUND (#) button to program that code to the mode button.
After you press the POUND (#) button the mode button will blink rapidly and then go out.
Test the remote functions now, can you turn the device back on and perform other controls?
If you are unable to locate a code for your device we apologize. Unfortunately electronic devices vary widely and so it is impossible to gaurantee one remote will work with every single one.
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Posted in RemotesHow to Program Your DISH Network Remote to a Device
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Your DISH Network remote can be programmed to control most televisions, DVD players, VCRs and stereos in three steps!
1. Press and hold the mode button.
At the top of your DISH Network remote there are four clear buttons, these are the mode buttons that are used to select which device you’d like your remote to control.
TV: When in this mode your remote will control your television, such as volume functions and changing the channels or inputs on your television. When your remote is programmed to your TV, you do not need to be in TV mode to control your volume, this can be done from SAT mode. Your remote should usually be in SAT mode for normal viewing functions.
VCR/DVD: This button is used to be programmed to your VCR or DVD player so you can control the power, and with DISH Network remotes that control DVR receivers you can control the play, pause, stop, rewind and other VCR/DVD functions.
AUX: Auxillary mode is used to program your remote to additional electronic devices in your home theater system, such as an additional VCR/DVD players or stereo equipment.
Press and hold the mode button you’d like to program for approximately 10 seconds and all of the mode buttons will light up.
Release the mode button and the button you are programming will begin to blink.
2. Program the code.
While the mode button is lit up, enter the code for the device you are programming the remote to on the number pad. You can find codes to program your remote on the DISH Network remote support site at the bottom of the page organized by receiver type. The codes are listed by brand, such as Sanyo or Admiral, and there are several codes for each brand. Start with the code at the top of the list, as the codes are listed according to highest success rate to lowest.
Once you’ve entered the code on the number pad, press the POUND (#) button on the bottom right of the number pad.
After you press the POUND (#) button the mode button will blink rapidly and then go out.
3. Test your remote functions
Are you able to control the device you were programming your remote to? Test the power on and off. If you are unable to control your device, begin again from step one with a new code until you find the code that works for your remote and device.
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