Dish Network Solo 508 Satellite TV System User Manual


 
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Appendix A
Warning: Tighten a ll the coaxial cable connections only by hand.
Using a wrench m ay over-tighten the c onnections, causing damage.
Such damage is not covered by the Limited warranty.
2. Connect a coaxial cable from the TV S
ET OUT c onnection on your
receiver to your television's RF tuner input. Check to see that the
Channel 3/4 switc h on the new receiver's back panel is set to the same
channel (3 or 4) a s your TV.
3. Plug in the receiver's power cord. M ake sure both the r eceiver and TV
are turned on.
4. You should see the Point D ish/Signal m enu in the new receive r. If
you do not, open the Main Menu, by pressing Menu followed by
6-1-1 on the remote.
5. Select Check Switch or Test. An Attention scr een will open. Select
Check to run Check Switch.
6. When Check Switch is complete, you will see an Installation Sum-
mary screen. If the screen shows the correct switch and the message
"Satellite reception verified" for all satellites in your system, go to
step 7. If the Insta llation S umma ry screen does not detect all of
the satellites your system should be re ceiving, check and retighten (by
hand) the cable connections betwee n your r eceiver, LNBF s and
switches in your system. Then press Retest or Test to r erun Check
Switch ag ain.
7. Select OK or Cancel to return to the Point Dish/Signal screen.
Then select Cancel to exit the Point Dish/Signal screen.
8. An Attention screen will open. This scre en asks if the m ounting and
positioning of your dish is complete with a "Locked" indication in the
Point Dish/Signal screen. Since your system is already installed
and your dish is pointed for the strongest possible signal strength, you
can select Yes.
9. The receiver will begin taking a software upgrade. You will see the
message shown below.
A progress bar at the bottom of the screen will show how the software
upgrade is pr ogressing. Once the software upgrade is complete, you
will see a second message that the receiver's mem ory is now being
programmed.
This message may disappear, your sc reen may go blank for a few
minutes, and the green light may continue to blink. This is normal and
does not indicate a problem with the receiver.
10. When the software upgrade is complete, press View and you should
now be able to watch TV program ming. To activate your program-
ming on this newly installed receiver, call 1-800-333-DIS H (3474).
See Chapter 1, Introduction.