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Control other devices with the remote controls – Dish Network Solo 351 User Manual

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Chapter 3

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Using the System

Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls

This section describes how to use Remote Control 1 or Remote Control 2 to

control with a TV, a VCR, or other devices. For information on how to use

the remote to control the receiver, see Using the Remote Controls on page

37. You can set up both remote controls to control the satellite TV receiver

and up three other devices each. These devices can be a TV, a VCR or DVD

player, and a third device.
Where the word “remote” is used in the following section, it applies to both

Remote Control 1 and Remote Control 2.

Remote Control Modes

You can set the remote to four different modes to control the receiver or

other devices. When you get the remote it’s already set up to control the

receiver. You must set up the remote to control a device like a TV or a VCR.

See Set Up the Remote to Control Other Devices, below.
Use the remote control’s mode buttons, SAT (satellite receiver), TV (for a

TV), VCR (for a VCR or a DVD player), and AUX (“auxiliary,” for a second

TV, a second VCR, a tuner, or an audio amplifier) to set the remote to the

right mode for the device. To change the mode, press the button for the

device you want the remote to control. The mode button lights for two

seconds to show you’ve set the remote to that mode.

Limited Mode

You can program your remote control in limited mode to keep from

accidentally changing the channel on your TV or VCR. When you use the

remote to control your TV in limited mode, you will only be able to use the

POWER, MUTE, and VOLUME buttons. Also, when you use the remote to

control your VCR in limited mode, you will only be able to use the power

and VCR function buttons. The section Setting Up the Remote to Control

Other Devices has a step that tells the remote control to go into limited

mode.

Note

: You can use Limited Mode for TV and VCR codes programmed in

AUX mode.

Set Up the Remotes to Control Other Devices

Over the next few pages we tell you how to use the remote to control a TV, a

VCR, a DVD player, a tuner, or an amplifier.
To use the remote to control other devices, you must first program it to

control these other devices. You can do this by either following the

instructions in Set Up the Remote Control below, or the Scan for Device

Codes procedure described on page 74.
If you are programming the remote to control a combination device, such as

a TV/VCR or a VCR/DVD, program the remote control in one mode, and

then repeat the procedure in the other mode. For example, to program the

remote to control a TV/VCR using code 748: Follow the instructions to

program the remote to control the TV using code 748, and then repeat the

instructions for the VCR using the same code.

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).

Tip: Limited mode

is not used with

amplifiers.