If the clock on your Dish Network receiver is wrong, then it is most probably set at the wrong time zone. Fortunately, the process of changing the timezone on a Dish Network receiver is not that complicated and will only take you a few minutes of your precious time. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to update the timezone on your Dish Network TV:
1. Where Is Your Dish Network Remote
The first step is knowing where your Dish remote control is. To change system settings on the Dish receiver box, one has to use the remote rather than directly on the box. So locate your Dish remote and be certain that it has working batteries before going any further. A common design color of Dish remotes is gray and the buttons correspond to different colors.
2. Press the 'Menu' Button
Having done this, ensure that the remote is pointed towards the Dish receiver box. Then, press the ‘Menu’ button of the remote control, which is commonly placed at the upper part of the gadget. This will take you to the main settings menu screen on your own TV that will appear on top of the channel that was on before.
3. Select ‘System Setup
Starting from the main Settings menu, one must scroll down to an option titled ‘System Setup’. This can be done by using the arrow buttons on your Dish remote and navigating to System Setup, then pressing the ‘Select’ button. This will take you to the System Setup sub-menu.
4. Choose 'Installation'
In the System Setup menu, move the cursor down to the ‘Installation’ choice using your arrow buttons and press ‘Select’ again. The Installation page provides options for basic settings that define the functionality of Dish hardware and software. This is also where the timezone settings are kept.
5. Choose ‘Time & Date Settings’
You will now see a new page called Installation Settings Menu. On this page scroll down until you locate ‘Time & Date Settings’ select this by highlighting it and pressing the Select button. This is the particular area where the setting of time zone is indicated on Dish Network boxes.
6. Avoid Using Ambiguous Time Zone Identifiers
The first setting at the top of the Time & Date Settings page is the system time zone. On the remote control of the Dish, make use of the up/down buttons to scroll through and select the appropriate time zone that you are in. For example, ‘Eastern’ for the east cost of the US or ‘Central’ for Midwestern states.
7. Press ‘Select’ to Confirm
After you have scrolled to and highlighted the correct time zone from the list that is shown, press the ‘Select’ button once. This will set the new time zone into the Dish receiver that you have on your computer. It should now show the correct orthodox time after a few seconds have elapsed.
8. Check Additional Time & Date Settings
If there are other settings available for the Time & Date settings menu, then go through them and set them while you are already there. Such as, turning on or turning off, the option that enables automatic switch between the standard and daylight saving time. You can also set the Receiver Time if needed to manually change the current time displayed on the clock.
9. Exit The Menu Screens
After completing the change of all required time and date settings, you should leave the Dish settings menu. If you want to go back one page at a time you should press the ‘Cancel’ or ‘Back’ buttons of the remote. Or press the “Menu” button once more to exit if in a sub-menu in an instant. This brings you back to satellite TV’s standard service offering.
10. Verify Correct System Clock
Lastly, verify that the current time indicated at the top right corner of your screen or front Dish receiver panel itself corresponds to your actual time. And then as always, you can use the cable box menu to scroll through the channels. If more time changes are needed in the future, just do this again or repeat the process in other terms.
Switching the timezone also usually affects other related options such as the program guide times. Thus you shouldn’t have to configure any other additional settings once the core system timezone itself is correctly defined. But be aware of the fact that it takes sometimes about 24 hours for all aspects of your Dish Network programming and the graphical user interface to synchronize to the new times. However, most of the time the change in status takes place immediately.
And that is the basics on how to update as well as change the timezone on a Dish Network satellite receiver using the remote and the settings menu. By just getting to the Installation menu area and more to the Time & Date in it, one is capable of making simple changes to the time zone on any Dish box. Setting this correctly means correct clock times for DVR recordings, program data and so on.
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