Dish Network 612 important safety instructions Phone Line Connection, Connecting the Phone Line

Connections

Connecting the Phone Line

CONNECTING THE PHONE LINE

You must keep the receiver connected to an active telephone line to order Pay-Per-View programs, use all of the DishHOME Interactive features, or use other services from DISH Network with your remote control.

Note: You may be able to use a wireless modem jack. However, this may not support all the features of this receiver, such as Caller ID. See www.dishnetwork.com for compatible modem products. If you have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), you may have to install a DSL filter between the receiver’s back panel Phone Jack and the telephone wall jack to successfully connect with DISH Network. You can obtain a filter from your DSL provider.

Phone Line Connection

Connect a telephone cable with a standard RJ-11 connector between the receiver’s back panel PHONE connection and an active telephone connection as shown below.

Note: Do not connect the phone line to the ETHERNET connection. If you accidentally connect the phone line to the ETHERNET port, all phones in your home may stop functioning.

Phone Jack Phone Jack

Phone

Y-Adapter

Optional

Phone Coupler

Optional

Phone Coupler

Phone Connection Recommendations for VoIP

If you have a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone service, the following tips may help improve the chances of the satellite receiver successfully connecting to DISH Network using the VoIP phone service.

Note: Not all VoIP services will function with the receiver.

•Manually set the VoIP equipment for the proper bandwidth, to the highest bandwidth possible, using the VoIP equipment’s instructions.

•Use other settings or connections suitable for modems or fax machines.

•For Vonage VoIP customers only, using the phone prefix *99 in the phone systems setup can allow the VoIP connection to switch to its highest possible bandwidth. Follow the steps in Phone System Setup, below, to enter a phone prefix.

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