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Contents
Important Safety Instructions ........................................................ iii
Chapter 1 - Introduction .................................................................. 1
Welcome to DISH®! .............................................................................. 1
About this Receiver .............................................................................. 2
Overview ............................................................................................... 2
Getting Started ..................................................................................... 4
Quick Tour of Basic Features ............................................................... 5
Quick Tour of the Menus ...................................................................... 7
Quick Tour of Digital Video Recorder Features .................................. 12
Quick Tour of Watching One Program While Recording Another ...... 16
Quick Tour of Picture-in-Picture (PIP) ................................................ 17
Satellite Television .............................................................................. 18
Satellite Signal Quality ........................................................................ 18
Chapter 2 - Receiver Description and Installation ...................... 19
Receiver Front Panel .......................................................................... 19
Receiver Back Panel .......................................................................... 20
Remote Controls ................................................................................. 21
Connecting the Receiver to Your Nearby TV ..................................... 24
Programming the Recover Button ...................................................... 26
Changing the TV1 Output Channel .................................................... 27
Connecting the Receiver to the Phone Line ....................................... 27
Connecting the Receiver to a Dish Antenna System .......................... 29
Optional - Connecting VCRs to the System ....................................... 31
Optional - Connecting to an Over-the-Air Antenna or Cable .............. 31
Optimize Your Remote Control(s) ...................................................... 32
Setting Up TV1 to Operate in UHF Pro .............................................. 34
Setting Up TV1 to Operate in IR (default) ........................................... 35
Chapter 3 - Using the System ....................................................... 37
Using the Satellite Tuner(s) ................................................................ 37
Using the Remote Control .................................................................. 38
Using the Menus ................................................................................. 43
Using Text Fields ................................................................................ 47
Changing Channels ............................................................................ 48
Using the Program Guide .................................................................. 48
Displaying Program Information ......................................................... 50
Using Favorites Lists .......................................................................... 52
Using Timers ...................................................................................... 54
Watching One Program While Recording Another ............................. 62
Using More DVR Features ................................................................. 64
Using Themes and Search ................................................................. 71
Using Locks ........................................................................................ 74
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