Dish Network 512 manual Using the Remote Control, 074

Chapter 4

Reference

Message Number	Possible Reason	What to Do
	• The receiver gives you three	• Wait a few minutes and then try again to enter the password.
	chances to enter the correct	Note: The “time out” feature is designed to prevent someone
074	password. If you fail to do so, the	from trying password after password until he or she happens to
	receiver “times out” and will not	guess the right one and so gains unauthorized access to the
	allow you to try again for several	receiver.
	minutes.
	• You may not have connected the	• Connect the receiver to an active telephone line.
	receiver to an active telephone	Make sure that the telephone line to which you connect the
	line. Or, the telephone line may	receiver is working properly.
	be defective.	Note: To be able to order pay per view programs, you must
		keep the receiver connected to an active telephone line at all
078, 079, 080		times. If your setup includes more than one receiver, this applies
		to each receiver. The receiver uses the telephone line to make
		toll-free calls, usually in the middle of the night, to send
		information to the Customer Service Center.
	• Maybe the receiver is connected	• Install a DSL filter between the receiver and the telephone
	to a DSL (Digital Subscriber	wall jack.
	Line) phone line.
	• You may have set up the receiver	• If you want to reset the receiver to its factory default settings,
093	to reset itself back to the “factory	select the Yes option. If not, select the No option.
	defaults,” that is, the settings it
	had when it was shipped from the
	factory.

Using the Remote Control

What Is Happening	Possible Reason	What to Do
You cannot find the remote control.	• N/A	• Use the receiver front panel Control
		Buttons to control the receiver until
		you find the remote. If the remote
		control is permanently lost or too
		damaged to use, call the Service Center
		to order a replacement.
When you press a button on the remote	• The remote control may be missing	• If the batteries are missing or dead,
control, the receiver does not do what you	batteries, the batteries may be	insert fresh AAA-size batteries.
expect.	incorrectly placed in the remote, or the	If the remote has fresh batteries, check
	batteries may be weak or dead.	whether they are placed according to the
		label diagram. If not, remove them and
		place correctly.
	• You may be using the wrong remote	• Make sure you are using an IR remote to
	control (IR only or IR/UHF Pro) for the	control a nearby TV or UHF Pro remote
	TV you are trying to operate.	to control the receiver in another room.
Your (optional) IR/UHF Pro remote control	• You may be experiencing interference	• Make sure the UHF antenna is
does not work well from far away.	from objects near your receiver antenna.	connected to the receiver and not
		touching anything else.
		• Vary the tilt angle of the receiver's UHF
		antenna. Locate the UHF antenna tip
		away from other electronics equipment
		or metal surfaces, even if separated by
		wooden shelving.
		• Move the receiver to different locations.
		For best results, place the receiver as
		high as possible, above all other
		equipment in your entertainment center.
		• Place the UHF antenna outside the
		entertainment center by using a coaxial
		cable to connect it to the receiver.

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