Dish Network 500 - Connecting each Receiver to a Phone Line

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Chapter 4
Installation Instructions
Connecting Each Receiver to a Phone Line
You must keep each receiver connected to an active telephone line.
Otherwise, you may not be able to order pay per view programs or use
all of the Dish Interactive features. Run a telephone cable with a
standard RJ-11 connector from each receiver’s back panel P
HONE
J
ACK to an active telephone connection.
Note: You may be able to use a wireless telephone extender. However,
this may not support all the features of some receivers, such as Caller
ID.
Note: If you have a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) you may have to
install a DSL filter between the receiver’s back panel P
HONE JACK
and the telephone wall jack to successfully connect with DISH
Network. You can obtain a filter from your DSL provider.
You must also set up each receiver for your telephone system
(touchtone or rotary/pulse), and set a telephone number prefix, if you
need a prefix to make an outside call.
1. Display the
Installation and Setup menu (press MENU then 6-1-4).
2. Select the
Telephone System option to display the Telephone
System Setup
menu.
3. Select the
Touch Tone or the Rotary/Pulse option in the Phone Type
list.
Note: Usually, you need a telephone number prefix only for business
installations. For most residential installations, all you need to do is
set the telephone system type. The default setting of
No Prefix
needed
will allow correct dialing. If this is the case, select the Save
option to save the above setting, and stop here. If you do need to set
a prefix, then instead of selecting the
Save option, go on to step 4.
4. Move the highlight to the
Outside Line Prefix list. Press the
SELECT button to select the highlighted option.