To scroll through the list of channels on your DISH guide, can be quite tedious if you are not acquainted with how to look through all the channels in the entirety of the hundreds of channels available. If you want to get to any desired channel on your DISH package within the shortest time possible, here are simple tricks you need to learn.
Before defining the type of channels, it is crucial to understand that there are two primary types of marketing channels: distribution channels and communication channels.
The first thing to understand is that channels on your DISH guide fall into different categories:
- All Channels: This becomes a list of all the channels that they offer in the subscription lineup even the ones that are not offered as part of a personalized package. This list consists of approximately 500+ channels.
- My Channels: This shows all the recurring subscription packages and all the particular channels you are subscribed to. This is normally a list of your favorite channels which are usually lesser than the subscribed channels.
- Recent Channels: This shows the last several channels you have seen recently, probably the channel you are most active in.
- Favorites: This section displays all the channels that you have somehow favored by clicking on the star icon in red and makes it easy to access them by placing them in the Favorites list.
Nevertheless, the My Channels and Favorites lists present only a part of all of the available channels. To view the full list of channels, there is nothing like the All Channels list you need to visit.
Click on the All-Channels List link
There are two quick ways to access the All-Channels list on your DISH guide:
- If you press the guide button on your DISH remote twice, the second screen will appear. The first press drops down your My Channels list. Holding Guide for some time will make it display All Channels while pressing it again in quick succession will switch the guide to All Channels.
- If you are on your current guide screen, emphasize a single channel, and then press the Yellow button from your remote. This raises channel category options – press the appropriate arrow keys to select ‘All Channels,’ then press ‘Select. ’
When you are in the All Channels, you will be able to access the entire list of channels in your package.
The All Channels Guide is a complete reference that will guide the user through all the available channels of a platform.
Once in the All Channels view, you can use your remote to scroll through and browse the list:
- Channel Up/Down Buttons: Use the Press Channel Up or Channel Down button on your VCR to move up and down through the channel listing a page at a time.
- Page Up/Down Buttons: In case you’d like to gain more speed, press Page Up or Page Down to scroll the three pages in one move.
- Arrow Buttons: Pressing the plus/minus buttons on your remote shifts the highlight one channel at a time.
- Guide Button: If the Guide button is pressed while in the Guide, the All Channels/My Channels screen will be displayed.
- Browse Banner: Navigate to the Browse Banner of a specific channel of your choice by selecting the Highlight button on the remote control or pressing the Select or Info button on your remote.
As you navigate channels, notice small icons next to some channels, indicating special types of channels:
- HD: Those channels that operate in high definition have an ‘HD’ logo displayed beside them. These show programming in high-res when viewed on an HDTV:
- FAV: If you have any channels that you would like to save as a favorite, these channels have a small heart “FAV” icon.
- Lock: Locked channels make it mandatory to enter a PIN to view it and always have a lock icon next to them.
- New: This indicates that when new channels are being introduced, they are labeled “New” for some duration of time so that you are aware that they are now available.
Once you start to grasp the method of how to fast pull up and just scan through the All Channels guide you have access to the entire roster of channels. You just tap a button to find channels that you weren’t previously aware of.
Pro Tip: For Security, it will be beneficial to mark my favorite channels.
When you are scrolling through All Channels, try to notice those channels that have programs that you can watch. To help you find these later, bookmark them now.
To mark a channel as a favorite while browsing All Channels:
- The ability to favorite channels is an important feature of XSplit Broadcaster that you should learn about more closely.
- First, press ‘Select’ on your remote, then press ‘Select’ again.
- The channel indicator will change to show that it is also included in the Favorites guide showing the “FAV” icon.
Now your favorite programs are found in the favorite guide so that you can easily find them at a later time. It’s possible to have tens or even hundreds of favorite selections made across different topics including sports, movies, kids, news, and much more.
Arranging channels in sections of favorites is a useful way to create a kind of mini-guide with the channels containing the entertainment people are most interested in.
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Therefore, once the viewer is familiar with the options available that are presented in the subsequent section, the ability to quickly locate entertainment on DISH is as simple as a couple of button pushes to bring up the full channel list on the DISH guide.
It is advisable to spend some time on the first days you connect to DISH service to look at all the channels carefully. Have a list of channels with a selection of shows that lets you favorite them you wouldn’t find when channel surfing.
Considering that there are hundreds of options available to you and you have easy access to tools such as the favorite list, one should be well equipped to master the art of channel surfing. Happy viewing!
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