Dish Network is one of the largest satellite television providers in America and has millions of subscribers. Dish is a satellite TV service provider that offers you a chance to watch hundreds of popular channels that broadcast sports, movies, news, and other programs in high definition.
If you are among those who have recently bought a new smart TV and are facing a challenge on how to get Dish programming on the smart TV directly, the following are the steps that you are supposed to follow. On the bright side, it is fairly simple to connect Dish to a smart television. Below are the procedures that you can follow to watch Dish Network on a smart TV.
Buy the items you require
Viewing Dish on your smart TV will require:
- a suitable smart TV — Your TV has to be a reasonably modern model from the previous three to four years and include built-in Wi-Fi capability. Among the brands suitable for
- Dish are Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, and Hisense.
- Professionally mounted, a Dish satellite dish points Southwest towards the satellites.
- The Hopper 3 and other Dish HD satellite receivers include internet capability enabling content streaming.
- Your receiver should be connected to your Dish satellite dish set on the top of your building using a coax connection.
Should you not be a Dish customer, you will have to make plans to acquire a Dish followed by a package and technician. The technician will make sure all the cabling linking the satellite dish to the internal Hopper 3 receiver is done and the dish is properly mounted and orientated.
How to connect Hopper 3 Receiver to Wi-Fi
Once your satellite dish is set up and connected to your Hopper receiver indoors, you need to make sure your Hopper is connected to the internet via your home Wi-Fi network:
- First, turn on the Hopper receiver and with the help of the remote control, navigate to Menu > Settings > Network Setup
- Choose Connect to an Access Point and pick your SSID from the available list of networks.
- When asked, type your Wi-Fi network password.
Networking your Hopper with your home network lets you use apps such as Netflix, watch on your handheld devices with the Dish Anywhere app, and even mirror programming to a smart TV.
How to Enable HDMI Control on Your Smart TV
To correctly display video signal from your Dish Hopper receiver box, you should ensure that HDMI Control is set to active on your smart TV. HDMI control refers to the control of devices that are connected through HDMI cables.
- With your TV remote, navigate to the Settings option on the screen.
- Go to External Device Manager > HDMI Control Settings
- Enable HDMI Control
- The change may require both the TV and your Hopper receiver to be rebooted by unplugging them for 10 seconds.
Mirror Dish Programming with Dish Anywhere App
Now that your Hopper receiver can connect to the internet and your smart TV has HDMI control enabled, streaming Dish to your smart TV is simple:
- Ensure that your smart TV and Hopper receiver are both turned on.
- In your smart TV, go to the application list and open Dish Anywhere. This app is available on the home screen in the app store.
- The Dish Anywhere app will now recognize the Hopper receiver on the same home network as the app and display a pairing code.
- Using your Dish remote, input the pairing code which is displayed on the screen of your TV. Press the Start button to begin the mirroring process.
- In a few seconds, the video on your Hopper receiver will be “transmitted” to your smart TV screen through the Dish Anywhere app.
If mirroring does not begin right away, then disconnect your smart TV as well as the Hopper receiver and reconnect it after some time. Also, make sure that no other devices or any other HDMI cables are connected to your Hopper at the time.
How to Program Your Hopper Remote
When your Dish video is mirrored over to your smart TV, you can then use the Dish remote that is used in controlling your Hopper receiver to switch between different channels, access recordings, and browse through program guides among other activities.
All that you should know is that your smart TV is an additional screen that displays what is being aired on your Hopper receiver. As before, you retain command over everything with your Dish remote.
Watch All Your Favorite Shows In HD
Now that Dish has been mirrored to your new smart TV, you can watch all your favorite sports, news, movies, and programming on an improved high-definition big screen in any room of your choice. Unlike other technologies, no extra costly or cumbersome receiver boxes or cables are required to be installed.
If one does experience problems in connectivity, then power cycling equipment, confirming the password to the local Wi-Fi network, as well as updating of software can easily solve most mirroring issues.
Dish has various packages to suit every home and bill each according to what you can afford. If you are not a Dish subscriber yet, be sure to inquire about its new customer offers which include massive price cuts and promotions. The Dish has compatibility with other smart home systems and appliances such as HD Televisions, Tablets, Gaming Consoles, and Mobile Phones, with equipment like Hopper receivers.
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