Dish Network DishPVR 501, DishPVR 508, 121716 manual To use. See Remote Control Setup

What’s	What’s Wrong	What You Can Do
Happening
When you	• Maybe you’re	• Remember, the remote control uses
press a button	trying to control a	IR signals to control all devices
on the remote	device and	except for the receiver (when using
control, the	you’re not	the UHF antenna). IR signals travel
device doesn’t	pointing the	only 40 feet or less, and can’t go
do what you	remote control	through walls or other solid objects.
expect.	right at it.	You must point the remote control
		right at the device, with no objects to
		block the signal path.
	• Maybe the	• If the batteries are missing or dead,
	remote control is	put in fresh AAA-size batteries. If
	missing	the remote has fresh batteries,
	batteries, maybe	check whether you put them in the
	you put the	right way. If you didn’t, take them
	batteries in the	out and put them in as described on
	remote the	page 2.
	wrong way, or
	maybe the
	batteries are
	weak or dead.
	• Maybe you didn’t	• Press the correct mode button to set
	set the remote to
	the mode for the	the remote to the mode for the
	device you want	device you want
	to control.	to control.
	• Maybe you didn’t	• Make sure you set up the remote
	set up the remote
	to control the	to control all the devices you want
	device.	to use. See Remote Control Setup
		on page 6.
	• UHF signals from	• Put a UHF attenuator on the
	a neighbor’s
	remote may be	receiver’s UHF Remote Antenna
	blocking signals	input. This will help keep stray
	from your	signals from blocking your remote’s
	remote.	signals, but also cut down how far
		away you can use the remote.
		Change your receiver’s address
		(see Change the Address on
		page 9).
When you	• Maybe you have	• See Remote Control Setup on
press the	not set up the	page 6.
remote control	remote control.
Mute or	• Maybe you’re	• Set up the remote to control either
Volume
	trying to control	TV volume or tuner/amplifier
button,
	TV volume but	volume, whichever you want.
nothing
	you set up the
happens.
	remote
	to control a tuner
	or amplifier in
	AUX mode.
	• Maybe you’re
	trying to control
	tuner or amplifier
	volume but you
	set up the remote
	to control a TV
	in AUX mode.

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