EchoStar Tri Control, Programmable Remote Control Unit
Appendix 2
Digital Satellite Receiver
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TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
Problem
Possible cause
What to do?
1. Device does not respond
to the RCU.
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You did not select the
correct code for the
device.
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Try all the codes listed for
your brand.
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Try the search method.
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You did not select the
correct mode.
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Press the mode key that
operates the chosen
device.
2. One of the mode keys
blinks twice when a key is
pressed but the device
does not respond.
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Batteries are empty.
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Insert new batteries.
3. Device does sometimes
not respond to the RCU.
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Direct sun light from
behind the device.
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Close the sun blinds or
get closer to the device.
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You do not aim
sufficiently at the device.
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Aim at the device’s
display.
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install a RCU extender.
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Batteries are almost
empty.
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Insert new batteries.
4. Your device code is not
listed.
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The device code was not
know at the time this
manual was created.
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Try the search method.
5. The RCU does not
execute the commands
properly.
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Some codes are quite
similar, maybe you have
chosen the wrong code.
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Try another code listed
for your brand.
■
Try the search method.
6. Volume control does not
respond as expected.
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Volume is locked to
another device.
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Undo the volume lock
(punch through) function.
7. Video does not record.
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You pressed the record
key once.
■
Press the record key
twice to start. The RCU
has a safety feature to
avoid a start of an
unwanted recording.
8. The RCU gives still
problems.
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Your customized settings
are corrupted.
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Do an operational reset.
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Do a factory reset.
