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Programming the Recover Button
25. Reconnect the receiver’s cable to the input of the splitter.
26. Make sure you have a good picture on your remote TV(s).
27. If desired to remind you of which TV channel your satellite
Tip: The channel
stickers are
located inside the
front cover of this
guide.
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).
Tip: In Dual Mode,
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).
Confirming Remote Control 2 Operation
After the remote TV(s) have been connected to the CH 21–69 OUT using in-
home cabling using the proceeding steps, do the following to make sure Remote
Control 2 controls the receiver:
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 for a Remote TV
Now that the channel for the CH 21–69 OUT to the remote TV(s) has been set,
the RECOVER button can be programmed to tune your TV back to this
channel.
1. Program Remote Control 2 to control your TV using the instructions in
Control Other Devices with the Remote Controls on page 104.
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 0-6-0.
5. Press the POUND (#) button. The TV mode button flashes three times.
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 55, 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 55 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.
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