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9. After your receiver has acquired the signal,
it is ready to be activated. If your receiver
packaging has a specific phone number
displayed, be sure to call this number to
activate your service. Otherwise, call
1-800-963-DISH (3474) to activate.
After your receiver is activated,
the electronic program guide will download.
This may take up to 5 minutes to complete
(potentially longer if an external hard drive
is connected).
This completes the setup for new receivers.
From now on, use the standard operation procedure starting on page 20.
