Programming the Recover Button
25.Make sure you have a good picture on your remote TV(s).
26.If desired to remind you of which TV channel your satellite programming is on, write the channel number you wrote in step 8 on a blank channel sticker and place it on or near your remote TV(s).
Confirming Remote Control 2 Operation
After the remote TV(s) have been connected to the CH
1.Press the SAT button to put Remote Control 2 in SAT mode to control the satellite receiver.
2.From a remote TV, use the Remote Control 2 arrow keys to move around the Point Dish screen. If you are able to move around in the Point Dish screen, you confirmed that Remote Control 2 is controlling the receiver.
Programming the Recover Button
Your remote controls come equipped with a RECOVER button that helps you if you accidentally change the channel or video input on your remote TV and cannot get the picture back from your satellite receiver. When you press the RECOVER button as described on page 41, the remote control sends commands to your remote TV to change channels or video inputs to try to get you back to watching satellite programming.
When your Remote Control 2 is shipped from the factory, the RECOVER button is set up restore satellite TV viewing by tuning your TV to channel 3, 4, and other inputs (see page 41 for details). However, to use the RECOVER button with your remote TV, you need to program the RECOVER button with the specific channel (for example, channel 60) that you use to watch TV2 programming. The following instructions describe how to program the RECOVER button to tune your remote TV back to a selected channel.
Programming the Recover Button Channel
1.Program Remote Control 2 to control your remote TV using the instructions in Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls.
2.Press and hold the TV mode button until all the other mode buttons light up, and then let go of the button. The TV mode button flashes.
3.Press the STAR (*) button.
4.Enter the three digits of your channel number. For example, if your remote TV is set to channel 60, enter
5.Press the POUND (#) button. The TV mode button flashes three times.
Tip: The channel stickers are located inside the front cover of this guide.
Tip: Remote Control 1 is used to control TV1 menus on the nearby TV. Remote Control 2 is used to control TV2 menus on the remote TV(s).
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