612 and 21.0 Remote

[mfoster711]

I give up, how do you make a 612 receiver and a 21.0 remote work.

 

[KAB]

Have you matched the current remote address for the 612 (system info button on front panel)? Toggle switch in battery compartment to the correct setting (assuming you want UHF) ?

 

[Jimmerinwi]

Do you have the antenna on the back of the receiver? I know Dish made the newer 612's ir. so I don't know if it'll work with a UHF remote anymore. You may need a 20.0.

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[oldengineer]

I'm new to Dish but I have a 21.0 remote with a 612 set for UHF mode and it works great.

 

[csmith5111]

Yeah the big thing is to make sure the antenna is on the back of the 612. Then be sure the number 1 is showing on remote at bottom. And switch next to batteries is on UHF. Then open up sys info and press record (sometimes need to press record a couple times) to make the 612 recognize you are using the remote in UHF so it changes automatically. Then your off and good to go. Test it out.

 

[mfoster711]

Sorry, I realize I did not give any details with my question but I figured out my own problem.

I was trying to setup my 21.0 remote to work in UHF mode with the 612 and it would not work. I flipped the Key from TV1 to TV2 on the remote and now it works with the 612. Seems a little odd that I have to use the TV2 key with a 612 since the 612 does not even have TV2 as an option. Regardless, it works.

 

[joshua.mcglothlen]

it needs to have the blue number 2 tab for it work uhf.

 

[KAB]

it needs to have the blue number 2 tab for it work uhf.

Only if the IR and UHF are set for the same address, ie, the factory default #1. Set to "5" my 21.0 in another room does not need the blue 2 tab side.

 

[joshua.mcglothlen]

thats the only way it will work for me in the field.

 

[KAB]

thats the only way it will work for me in the field.

See this:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...0363-about-switching-722k-uhf-remote-tv1.html