October 8th, 2012
Receivers and remotes can fail, and DISH’s backup feature can help reduce the headache of replacing your equipment by allowing you to reconfigure your new receiver or remote easily and quickly.
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1. Press “Menu”Press the menu button on the top left corner of the remote. |
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2. Select SettingsOn the Main Menu select the Settings tile in the bottom left corner. |
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3. Select DiagnosticsIn the Settings Menu select the Diagnostics tile in the middle of the bottom row. |
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4. Select System WizardIn the Diagnostics Menu select the Systam Wizard tile, which is the second to last from the right. |
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5. Select BackupOn the System Wizard screen there are three blue buttons on the right of the screen, select the middle button that says Backup. |
In just 5 steps you can backup all of your receiver and remote settings. In the event that you need to replace your equipment, you’ll be able to restore your settings and get everything up and running right away! No need to worry about setting everything up again. Your home entertainment set up will be exactly how you want it in minutes! This procedure backs up your settings as of the time of backup, if you change any of your settings and would like to maintain those changes if the equipment is replaced you will need to back up again.
Categories: Equipment & Remotes
August 29th, 2012
here’s more to DISH than meets the eye. Connect your HD DVR receiver to broadband Internet, and gain instant access to thousands of free movies, TV shows and premium titles online. A world of free entertainment is just a click away. Once your HD DVR Receiver is connected to broadband Internet, you can enjoy thousands of free titles on your TV, On Demand, and on the go.
When you connect your HD DVR to broadband Internet, many of your current networks give you added special content you can’t get anywhere else, such as extra footage of some of your favorite shows.
If premium channels are part of your package, just wait until you connect to broadband internet! You’ll have complete access to a long list of additional offerings from HBO®, Cinemax®, SHOWTIME®, STARZ®.
Once you’re connected to broadband internet, you’ll have no trouble finding what you want on DISH Cinema. It’s the most convenient way to rent Hollywood hits without the hassles, lines or late fees.
When connected, you can access customer support to pay your bill 24/7. You can also make changes to your subscription on DISH 101 Interactive Channel.
Categories: DISH & TV news
August 8th, 2012
DISH Network’s new AutoHop feature is exciting and making a lot of waves lately. What is it all about?
With PrimeTime Anytime you can set your Hopper to automatically record up to 6 HD local channels during primetime hours every night. Combined with AutoHop you can then select to automatically skip all of the commercials during playback of certain HD primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. It’s one less step to watching your favorite shows whenever you want without any interruptions!
During DISH’s Summer Sales event you can get a free Hopper whole-home DVR receiver with DISH’s most affordable package, America’s Top 120!
Categories: DISH & TV news
July 6th, 2012
DISH Network’s Tailgater is an self-contained, fully automatic satellite installation, and at around 10 pounds it’s compeltely portable as well!
How does the Tailgater work? Well let’s take a look inside.
Categories: Equipment & Remotes
July 2nd, 2012
An External Hard Drive (EHD) allows you to expand the disk storage of a DVR (Hopper, 922, 722k, 722, 622, 612), or enable the DVR feature on some receiver models (211k, 211, 411). The EHD must have its own power supply, support USB 2.0, and have only a single hard disk drive (flash memory is not compatible).
Plug the EHD into the wall outlet, use the USB cable to connect it to the receiver.
When you plug the EHD into the receiver’s USB port, you will be prompted with a “Warning” message. In the top right hand corner should be the number 865. This message is just letting you know that the receiver has detected your EHD and is ready to format and install the software needed to use it with your receiver. Select “yes” to begin the process. A second message, 867, will appear, letting you know the receiver will format the hard drive and reset the receiver, select “yes” again.
An “attention” message numbered 869 or 873 will appear while the receiver is working, please do not restart, turn off or disturb the receiver or EHD while it is on the screen.
Once the process is completed, your receiver will automatically reset. When it turns back on, your EHD will be ready for use!
Categories: Equipment & Remotes
June 8th, 2012
Categories: Equipment & Remotes
November 16th, 2011
DISH Network’s Tailgater portable satellite dish system is the lowest priced and easiest to use system on the market. The Tailgater has been honored by the presitgious International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards that are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer of the International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and has been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a pre-eminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 32 categories.
The Tailgater is the lowest- priced portable satellite dish available and the easiest to use. Weighing in at just 10 pounds, the Tailgater automatically locates satellite positions so there is no need for manual adjustment. The Tailgater easily connects to a small, sleek DISH set-top box and TV. Within minutes, customers are able to enjoy their favorite channels in high definition. Ira Bahr, chief marketing officer for DISH Network, has said “This award from CEA recognizes the Tailgater as an innovative solution to bring high definition television outdoors. Tailgaters across the country have wanted an easy way to watch their games in HD, and now they can. The Tailgater’s simple set-up combined with full access to DISH Network’s programming packages at convenient month-to-month pricing makes it the best ‘TV-on-the-go’ option for outdoor enthusiasts.â€
Tailgater by DISH will be displayed at the 2012 International CES from Jan. 10-13, 2012, in Las Vegas.
Categories: DISH & TV news
October 3rd, 2011
Brought to you exlcusively by DISH Network, Blockbuster Movie Pass brings the best of TV to the best of movies, all on your home screen!
Together DISH Network and Blockbuster are able to offer customers the most extensive library of movies, games and shows, straight from the big screen to your TV.
If you don’t already have one you need to set up an online account at dish.com/myaccount by clicking “Create Online ID”. The Online ID and Password you use for your DISH Online account is used for online streaming and to manage your DVR.
Once you have your DISH Online ID you can visit dishonline.com to stream thousands of movies and shows included with your subscription instantly to your PC.
If you would like stream movies and shows from your Blockbuster Movie Pass to your DVR to watch on your home TV simply select “DVR” on your remote and then choose “Blockbuster Movie Pass”.
To manage your DVD-by-mail queue you need to go to dish.com/myaccount and click the “Complete Registration” button in the Blockbuster Movie Pass box on the left. This will allow you to set up and manage your DVD-by-mail queue and select from thousands of movies, shows and video games!
Categories: Channels & Shows
August 5th, 2011
DISH World is an exciting new IPTV service available from DISH Network! By simply connecting the DISH World receiver to your television and high speed modem or router you’ll be able to enjoy the best in international programming.
When you order DISH World you receive the following equipment:
Categories: Equipment & Remotes
July 13th, 2011
Hard drives hold all of our digital information, from family pictures to vital documents, and unfortunately hard drive failure can be caused by many different things and result in data loss or expensive data recovery costs. I learned the hard way to make sure all of my documents were backed up regularly, and in my efforts to protect my digital data I realized most of us overlook the hard drives in our DVRs. It’s easy to do, considering we don’t really look at our receiver as a computer, but your DVR hard drive is likely one of the most used in your house.
There are many benefits to connecting an external hard drive to a DISH Network receiver, such as backing up and protecting your existing recordings, expanding your available hard drive space and transferring recordings from one receiver on your account to another. You can even turn your 211, 211k, or 411 receiver into a DVR by connecting it to an external hard drive and paying a one-time activation fee of $40.
While most major manufacturers’ external hard drives are compatible with DISH Network DVRs, keep in mind the following guidelines when purchasing an external hard drive:
The following external hard drives meet the above criteria:
Once you’ve picked out your compatible external hard drive, simply plug it into an outlet near your DISH Network receiver and then connect it to the USB port on your receiver. Your receiver will prompt you to format the external hard drive, install the software and then your receiver will reset.
Once you receiver turns back on you’re external hard drive will be available to use. Now you can ensure that you’ll never have to worry about losing your DBR recordings. One less hard drive to worry about in your home!
Categories: DISH & TV news