Troubleshooting Tables

USING THE MENUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is

Possible Reason

What to Do

 

 

 

 

Happening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You were using a menu,

The receiver has a time-out feature

Start over again.

 

 

 

 

and it suddenly closed.

that closes any menu after several

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes of no activity. This will

 

 

 

 

 

 

discard any changes you have made,

 

 

 

 

 

 

but otherwise does no harm to 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 bought

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

 

 

 

 

some channels have a red

the program. You must buy a

1-800-333-DISH (3474).

 

 

 

 

background.

channel before you can tune the

 

 

 

 

 

 

receiver to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You try to display future

The Program Guide and Browse

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

 

 

 

 

programs in the Program

Banner can display programs

may show programs for the time and date you want.

 

 

 

 

Guide or Browse

scheduled for an extended, but not

Turn the receiver off for about ten minutes.

 

 

 

 

Banner, but find you

unlimited time beyond the present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cannot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You try to display

The Program Guide and Browse

Contact the program providers for details on past programs.

 

 

 

 

programs that have ended

Banner can display only programs

 

 

 

 

 

in the Program Guide or

that have not yet ended. These

 

 

 

 

 

Browse Banner, but

features cannot display a time earlier

 

 

 

 

 

find you cannot.

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

 

 

 

 

Program Guide or

List other than the list named All

Guide, by pressing the remote control Guide button. You can

 

 

 

 

Browse Banner, some

Chan.

choose another custom Favorite List, the All Chan list, which

 

 

 

 

channels are missing.

You may have set up the Program

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

 

 

 

 

 

Guide so that when the receiver is

subscribed channels. Unlock the receiver for the Program Guide

 

 

 

 

 

locked, the Guide hides adult

to display adult channels.

 

 

 

 

 

channels.

Do the Check Switch procedure (see the installation instructions

 

 

 

 

 

If your setup includes a multi-dish

for details).

 

 

 

 

 

switch, you may need to do the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check Switch procedure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 the

Call the Customer Service Center. You must provide the following

 

 

 

 

so that you are unable to

password, to keep it in a safe place.

information: (1) your name; (2) your address; (3) your telephone

 

 

 

 

unlock the receiver.

 

number; (4) the receiver serial identification number; and (5) your

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Identification Number (PIN), if you use one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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