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Have you or your dog ever hit a button on your remote and lost the picture. This article should help by explaining If Limited Mode* was programmed, you would not have accidentally changed the TV channel away from DISH Network viewing. When Limited Mode is programmed with the TV code, only the volume, mute and power are operational on the TV.
 

RECOVER
Pressing the Recover button initiates the Recover process, which helps customers return to satellite viewing if they’ve accidentally changed their TV channel or input.
How Recover Works
         • When the Recover process starts, the remote sends a signal that tells the receiver:
      — to turn on
      — to display the System Information screen, so the customer will know they are watching DISH Network programming, and not other content, like off-air channels.
         • With each additional press of the R button, the remote tells the TV to change to channel 3, then channel 4, then TV inputs 1, 2 and 3 (depending on the TV code in the remote).
         • The remote will also try combinations with the VCR, if the VCR code was programmed in the VCR mode button on the remote.
         • FOR TV2 REMOTES: These viewers are typically watching programming on an Agile modulated channel (21-69 or 73-125). A TV2 remote therefore must be programmed with that channel, so it can try the Agile channel during the Recover process.
Programming Remotes for Recover
       • All remotes need to be programmed to operate the TV, and if appropriate, VCR.
       • TV2 remotes (those with the blue 2 key at the bottom of the remote) need the Agile channel programmed, if the Agile output is used.

TV2 Remotes
Programming the TV2 Remote with the Agile Channel
          1. Press and hold the TV mode button until all the mode buttons light up, then release.
          2. Press 􀂹 (asterisk).
          3. Enter the Agile channel number using three digits. For example, if TV2 programming is on channel 60, enter 0 6 0.
          4. Press # (pound).
Using Recover
            1. Ensure the TV is on.
            2. Press and hold the remote control’s R button until all
of the mode
buttons light up, then release. Wait for the mode buttons to stop flashing.
3. Press the R button and release. Wait for the mode buttons to stop flashing.
4. If you see the System Information screen, select DONE.
5. If you do not see the System Information screen, repeat steps 3 and 4 until you do. It may take up to 38 presses of the R button to return to the correct satellite viewing channel/input.
To exit the Recover process at any time, press any remote button other than R.
Using Recover with a VCR or DVD Player
If a VCR or DVD code is programmed into the remote control’s VCR mode button, the remote assumes the VCR or DVD is being used “in-line” to watch
satellite programming. After the remote tries TV Channel 3, Channel 4, then the inputs, it will try various combinations of installation options with the VCR.
4.0 & 6.0 (TV2) Remote Controls:
If a VCR or DVD code is programmed into one of these TV2 remote control models, and the remote was programmed with the TV2 Agile channel number, the remote will try to operate the VCR on the Agile channel, not the TV.
If a VCR or DVD player is not being used to watch satellite programming on TV2,
we recommend programming the VCR or DVD player code into the AUX mode button (instead of the VCR mode button),
so if the customer uses Recover on TV2, the TV channel will change to the Agile channel on the first try during the Recover process.

6.2 (TV2) Remote Control:
This remote will allow you to program the TV2 Agile channel as usual, and program a VCR or DVD player into the VCR mode button so that when Recover is started, the remote will tell the TV to change to the TV2 Agile channel first.