Dish Network 176842, 32.0 manual Troubleshooting, What’s What’s Wrong What You Can Do Happening

TROUBLESHOOTING

What’s	What’s Wrong	What You Can Do
Happening
The remote	The remote control	Wake the remote control by pressing one
control or one	has gone to “sleep”	or more button(s) on the remote, such as
or more buttons	to reduce battery	the SELECT button, while observing the
on it seems to	drain.	mode lights for activity.
have stopped		If your remote is still unresponsive, take
working.		out the batteries and press any button for
		three seconds, then reinsert the batteries.
When you press	• The remote may	• Press the correct mode button to set the
remote buttons,	not be set to the	remote to the mode for the device you
devices don’t	mode for the	want to control: your ViP922 receiver,
do what you	device that you	your TV, your disc player, or your
expect.	want to control.	auxiliary equipment.
	• The remote control	• The remote control uses IR signals to
		control devices except the ViP922
	needs to be pointed
		receiver (which uses UHF-2G). IR
	right at the TV (or
		signals travel less than 40 feet and
	auxiliary device).
		cannot go through walls or other solid
		objects. You must point the remote
		directly at the front of the equipment,
		with no objects to block the signal path.
	• The remote control	• If the batteries are missing, the wrong
		type/size or dead, then insert fresh
	may be missing the
		AAA-sized alkaline batteries. If several
	correct batteries,
		device mode buttons (except for DVD)
	the batteries may
		flash each time you press a button, then
	be inserted the
		the batteries are too drained and must
	wrong way in the
		be replaced. If the remote has fresh
	back of the remote,
		AAA batteries, check the diagram
	or the batteries
		inside the battery compartment to see
	may be too
		whether you put them in the right way.
	drained.
		If you did not, then re-insert them
	• The remote isn’t	correctly.
	set up to control	• Make sure you set up the remote
	the device that you	to control all the devices you want
	want to control.	to use. See Setting Up for Other
	• No function is	Equipment on page 2.
	assigned to the	• In the future, you will be able to use
	button you pressed	your original equipment’s remotes to
	in the current	teach your ViP922 remote control the
	device mode.	button function(s) you need to control
		your devices.
The ViP922	UHF-2G radio	Check the System Info screen to see
DVR is doing	signals from a	which remote(s) is (are) linked to your
things, even	nearby device or	ViP922 DVR. You can un-link the
though you are	remote may be	unwanted remote controls from this
not pressing	interfering with the	screen. SeeSee Avoiding RF Interference
any remote	control of your	on page 9 for more instructions.
control buttons.	ViP922 DVR.
Your picture is	You may have	Make sure your TV (and VCR, if one is
snowy (or blue	accidentally changed	connected) is tuned to the correct channel
or black).	the channel or input	or set to view the correct line input (or
	source on your TV.	“source”) for your satellite programming.

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