Dish Network satellite TV service enables one to have several satellite dishes in a home and operate them with different remotes. This comes in handy when you have TVs in different rooms and you wish to have those rooms access different programming and channels.
The Dish Network can have multiple receivers in a home or office, and each of these remotes has to have an address to identify and control a specific receiver only. If two remotes have the same address, both signals are going to be picked up by the two receivers, which will lead to confusion and interference. Fortunately, the process of changing the secondary remote address of a Dish Network setup is relatively simple.
Prerequisites
Before changing the address on your secondary Dish Network remote, make sure that:
- You already have a Dish Network installation and you have a primary receiver unit that is connected and configured.
- Another scenario will be that you have a second satellite receiver that is connected to another TV and you need to be able to control this TV separately.
- There are two satellite receivers – both are on and connected to the Dish satellite dish and they are receiving a signal.
- You have the second secondary remote handy that you wish to program to the second receiver.
Changing the Remote Address
Follow these steps to change the secondary Dish Network remote to have a unique address for the second receiver:
- The next step involves switching on the television that is connected to the secondary receiver that you wish the remote to operate. If the receiver home screen is not automatically activated, choose the right input channel.
- On the secondary remote, press and hold the Sat button and all the mode buttons should light up. This key puts the remote into address-changing mode.
- Press the # button on the numeric keypad. The mode buttons will be off, but the TV mode button will only blink slowly. This shows that you can now enter a new address.
- Enter any two-digit number from 01 to 16 for the new address using the number keys. Do not use 00 or the same number as your principal remote control. When you want to enter digits, the TV mode button will start to blink so fast.
- After entering 2 digits for the desired address, press the Pound # button once again. The address will be stored on the remote and all mode buttons will light for a second as confirmation that the setting has been made.
- Now try using this second remote to operate other functions in the second satellite receiver such as changing the channel and volume. It should only be designed to work with that receiver and that receiver.
- If the remote is still connected or influencing the primary receiver, then go through the steps of entering a different address.
Tips
Here are some additional tips when changing the address on your Dish Network secondary remote:
- For secondary remotes, it is suggested to attempt to begin sequentially addressing from 01 onwards. This assists in minimizing address clashes.
- Take note of which remote addresses are allocated to which receiver and location to return to in the future.
- If remotes have their address programming disappear without explanation, the batteries may require recharging or be drained and need to be replaced.
- It is also important to always point the remotes directly towards their respective receivers to ensure proper response. They can cross-talk otherwise.
- While you can use addresses higher than 99 some remotes that are refreshed include those with 3-digit addressing modes in the dish.
Conclusion
Properly giving a unique address to the secondary Dish Network remotes makes a clear differentiation on how you manage different satellite receivers in your installation. The steps involved in the address change procedure help to ensure that secondary TVs can be viewed and commanded discretely, without intermingling of commands between devices. Since each receiver has its remote with a different address, you can have different programming in every room of a household.
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