Troubleshooting Tables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is

 

Possible Reason

What to Do

 

 

 

Happening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A “black box” fills almost

You may have turned on the

• Using the TV remote control and/or menus displayed by the TV

 

 

 

all of the TV screen.

 

Closed Captioned feature on the

(not the receiver remote control or the menus displayed by the

 

 

 

 

 

TV, and put that feature into Text

receiver), turn off the closed captioned feature.

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The TV screen is all blue.

You may have connected the

• Check your TV owner’s manual for the correct TV input to use

 

 

 

 

 

receiver to an input on the TV

to connect the video signal output from the satellite receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

that is incorrect for the signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

output from the receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Program Guide or the Browse Banner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is

 

Possible Reason

What to Do

 

 

 

Happening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Program Guide,

Red means that you have not

• If you want to buy a channel, call the Customer Service Center

 

 

 

some channels have a red

 

bought the program. You must

at 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

 

 

 

background.

 

buy a channel before you can

 

 

 

 

 

 

tune the receiver to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You try to display future

The Program Guide and

• Try displaying the Program Guide again later. By that time,

 

 

 

programs in the Program

 

Browse Banner can display

it may show programs for the time and date you want.

 

 

 

Guide or Browse

 

programs scheduled for an

• Turn the receiver off for about ten minutes. This will allow the

 

 

 

Banner, but find you

 

extended, but not unlimited time

 

 

 

 

Program Guide to be updated.

 

 

 

cannot.

 

beyond the present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You try to display

The Program Guide and

• Contact the program providers for details on past programs.

 

 

 

programs that have ended

 

Browse Banner can display

 

 

 

 

in the Program Guide or

 

only programs that have not yet

 

 

 

 

Browse Banner, but

 

ended. These features cannot

 

 

 

 

find you cannot.

 

display a time earlier than the

 

 

 

 

 

 

present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you are using the

You may have applied a Favorite

• You can change the applied Favorite List while using the

 

 

 

Program Guide or

 

List other than the list named All

Program Guide, by pressing the remote control Guide button

 

 

 

Browse Banner, some

 

Chan.

repeatedly. You can choose another custom Favorite List, the

 

 

 

channels are missing.

 

 

All Chan list, which includes all of the channels, or the All

 

 

 

 

You may have set up the locks to

Sub list, which includes all subscribed channels.

 

 

 

 

• Unlock the receiver for the Program Guide to display hidden

 

 

 

 

 

hide certain programming.

channels.

 

 

 

 

If your setup includes a multi-

• Do the Check Switch procedure (see the installation

 

 

 

 

 

dish switch, you may need to do

instructions

 

 

 

 

 

the Check Switch procedure.

for details).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Locks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is

 

Possible Reason

What to Do

 

 

 

Happening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You set a lock (for

You may not have locked the

• You must lock the receiver to apply any lock that you have set.

 

 

 

example, a lock on

 

receiver.

 

 

 

 

programs by ratings), but

 

 

 

 

 

 

the lock does not take

 

 

 

 

 

 

effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You forgot the password,

You may not have written down

• Call the Customer Service Center. You must provide account

 

 

 

so that you are unable to

 

the password, to keep it in a safe

information to the Customer Service Representative. If you

 

 

 

unlock the receiver.

 

place.

have set up a PIN, you will need to provide that, as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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