Dish Network provides its customers with a wide range of television programs and channels to select from. Given the vast amount of channels available, it can be rather challenging to locate a specific program that you want to see. However, Dish Network has several tools to make show search easier with features and other tools for searching for shows. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to search for a show on Dish Network:
1. Studying How The Dish Remote Has A Guide Button
Probably the simplest way available at hand to navigate through shows is by clicking on the Guide button on the Dish remote. Press the Guide button and a channel list will appear where it divides channels and shows them vertically while the shows are divided horizontally. Scroll down the page to view what is currently being aired and what is scheduled to be aired next.
The on-screen guide provides a channel listing for the next 12 hours. To view future listings, continue to press the page button on the remote. You could go through the list of channels channel by channel or use the page up/down keys to go through all the channels at once. While navigating, channel information and the title of the show currently being broadcast will appear at the top.
In the Guide, if left or right arrows are pressed, the future air time of a particular show will be displayed. This makes it easy to set an alarm or record a program that one would like to watch later.
2. Search By Channel
If you already know which channel the show is on you can go straight to that channel. Push the Guide button and with the help of the up/down channel buttons on the remote, you can get to the particular channel. Or enter the three-digit numerical code.
Once on the right channel, one can use the left-right arrow keys to view that channel’s programming schedule up to 12 hours from now. To get to the show you want, you will need to search through the lineup. The title and airing time will have to be visible.
3. Search By Category
It is easy to navigate through the channels since Dish Network categorizes them according to genre. The next step is to press the Guide button on the remote followed by the left arrow button to view Dish’s category list. Locals, Entertainment, Sports, Family, and other channels will be displayed under the Channel genres.
If one is within a given category, for instance, simply use the up/down arrow buttons on the remote to view channels by alphabet. It is easy to discover something one has not been regularly tuning in to or something that is not one’s usual preference. Look at the programming of each one to find the show you are interested in.
4. Search using the dish search feature:
The first and most efficient way to search is to use Dish’s Search, which is the most particularized search method available. Look for the button that says Search on your Dish remote control and press it. In this case, a search box will be displayed on the screen.
On the screen of your television, look for the virtual keyboard that appears and, with the help of the remote control, use the cursor and the keyboard to enter the name of a full or partial show. As soon as you type in letters, the system will show you the results that match your text in letters. Type in both letters and recent and upcoming shows will appear in a list of titles containing these letters.
Continue typing until the appearance of your show title. Once it is in the results, it’s highlighted and you press Select for airing date, channel, and recording. This places the found program right at your fingertips!
5. Search Through Dish’s Mobile App
Existing Dish customers can opt for a Dish Anywhere mobile app which has a free version for search. Sign in with a Dish account for more detailed listings.
Touch the Search icon placed at the top of the screen of the app. Enter the keywords of the program that you wish to view. This will cause the results to begin populating on their own. Tap your selection to view all the programs on a particular day at that time. Inform the audience when to set reminders, when to record programs or just to switch to the channel.
Moreover, with the help of The Dish app, viewers can also find the channel and shows according to special categories. Use tabs such as New, Sports, Movies, and so on, to view other programs. Click on the channel logos or the show images to find out more. By using this mode of browsing, you should discover more stuff to watch.
6. Search Using Voice Commands
For more convenient program search, Dish viewers with compatible remotes can turn to Voice commands. Tap the Microphone icon and speak your search phrase out loud. The request entered through the remote will be sent to Dish through your home’s WiFi connection.
Use natural language and try to avoid such terms as ‘find’, and ‘search’, or ask the user to tune in to the actual channel name. Valid voice search queries can include:
- “Search for Modern Family”
- “Type in the search option on the HBO website ‘Transformers movie’”.
- “Tune to ESPN”
Voice search results will be shown on the television interface. Select a show, then press Select to go to a list of programs including a brief description or just go directly to a show that is currently on. This unique add-on offers a simple method to find content without having to type or scroll through various options.
The process of searching for the content that a user wants to watch is easy.
On the side of abundance, it should be noted that Dish Network offers its subscribers access to an enormous amount of content; however, finding a specific movie, episode of a show or a specific sports match is not a complicated task. There are several pre-programmed search capabilities such as channel navigation, category search, voice commands, etc., in your hands, so switching between your favorite programs is quite easy. Employing the different search options available in Dish makes finding entertainment as easy as ABC.
Thus, take your Dish remote and begin searching for what to watch tonight! This step-by-step guide will help you easily sort through the Dish channel and show listings. Any program is easily accessible with the aid of these efficient search strategies. This will only be the case now that you are given a chance to spend your TV time searching instead of watching.
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