DISH Network 129418 User Manual

While you do 

a remote 

procedure, the 

remote control 

stops working.

• If you don’t press 

any button 

for 20 seconds in 

a programming 

sequence, 

the remote stops 

working.

• If you hold a 

button longer 

than two 

minutes, the 

remote control 

stops 

transmitting to 

save battery life.

Start over again.

When you 

press the 

remote control 

Power button 

to turn the 

receiver on, 

the receiver’s 

front panel 

Power light 

doesn’t turn 

on.

• Maybe the 

batteries are 

weak or dead.

• Maybe you didn’t 

plug the receiver 

power cord into a 

power outlet, or 

maybe there’s a 

problem with the 

power.

• Maybe the 

remote isn’t in 

SAT mode.

• Maybe the 

remote and the 

receiver have 

different 

addresses.

• Replace the remote batteries with 

fresh ones.

• Make sure the receiver power cord 

is plugged into a power outlet.

• Press SAT to set the remote to SAT 

mode to control the receiver.

• Make sure the remote and the 

receiver have the same address. 

See Setting Up to Control the 

Receiver on page 4.

The receiver 

changes 

channels and 

displays 

menus when I 

am not using 

the remote 

control.

• UHF signals from 

a neighbor's 

remote may be 

controlling your 

receiver.

• Change your remote and receiver 

address (see Setting Up to Control 

the Receiver on page 4).

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