How to Program Your DishNet Remote to Work with Any Accessory Including TV, Blue Ray DVD, HD DVD, VCR, DVR and More!

Greg Inman
If you're like the average family in this highly technological era, you probably own several hi-tech electrical devices like plasma, or LCD Hi Def TV's; VCR, DVD, HD, or Blue-Ray players; surround sound systems, or maybe new innovations such as; Internet radio players (listen to web based radio stations from an off-computer player), or wireless PC to TV transmitters (enabling you to easily surf the Internet from your big-screen TV), etc. Linking these components together to work from one Dishnet Satellite remote can seem stressful at first, but DishNet has makes this relatively easy even for the novice user.

Having all or most of your electronic components operate from one remote has its advantages. Learning how to operate 5-7 remotes can be mind warping at best, and very time consuming. Also having that many remotes around is hard to keep from getting lost as well, especially if you have small kids or remote-thieving-animals who love to play hide and seek. Also, when even one of the remotes comes up missing, it can throw a monkey wrench into the whole interactive experience. Not to mention the time and energy wasted, crawling around on your hands and knees, twisting your back into chiropractic-seeking contortions trying to find it behind or under the couch. All those remotes require usually differing sizes of batteries, as well, resulting in going to the store to find AAA batteries, when all you can find at the house are AA batteries.

Thank goodness for Dish Network, who have come to the rescue with easy to follow instructions on how to program your remote to work with all or most of your electronic components. Follow these steps and you can't go wrong.

On your DishNet remote: First we'll cover programming for a TV. Press and hold the TV button at the top near the Power button. Hold until all lights are lit-up. Press the Power button. Next press the Channel-Up button until the TV itself turns off. Finally, press the '#' key. Repeat for each component using coinciding buttons at top of remote.

Well, thats it. Happy remoting, just don't hurt anyone vying for control.

Published by Greg Inman

I was born and raised in a country setting in Florida. Raised horses, hunted snakes, and ran deer. Always wanted to write, but didn't think I was good enough to get published. Forever grateful, AC proved me...  View profile

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  • Thunderclap12/11/2010

    U are the man!

  • bob10/26/2010

    well I did that and I have to be three feet away from the tv to turn up or down the volume

  • Donna8/7/2010

    Thanks for your help on programming our remote. You made it soo simple!!!

  • CRL37592/4/2010

    I have dish Network and would like to record a program using my VCR, how is this done?

  • dave mickle1/10/2010

    what do i do to program my tv to work on dish net remote

  • Greg Inman12/22/2009

    Sure I did, for what ever component you're programming "Repeat for each component using coinciding buttons at top of remote"
    in your case press the DVD button, then follow direction.

  • Bill Hower12/22/2009

    You forgot to say how to program the remote for a DVD player.

  • Greg Inman4/8/2009

    I would say to use Dishnet tech support website here: http://tech.dishnetwork.com/departmental_content/techportal/index.shtml

  • dog4/3/2009

    so It was a very good article, but ther is nothing in there about what to do if that doesn't work. DOes that mean that it just won't work with my tv, or is my remote defective.. ???

  • Abasster2/25/2009

    One remote is better than four remotes.

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