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Receiver Features

Electronic Program Guide

• DishHOME Interactive TV Explain

  DishHOME is the way to instantly access all that DishHOME Interactive TV has to offer. By accessing DishHOME from channel 100 or in the Main Menu, the best of interactive television is at your fingertips.

• Electronic Program Guide Explain

  Two Electronic Program Guide display options, Full-Screen EPG and Picture-in-Guide EPG.
  Page-At-A-Time Scrolling in EPG. Instantaneous current and next program extended information. Retrieves up to 48 hours of information with quick access. The entire guide will update every four hours when in Standby.

• Extended Browse Feature Explain

  Press the Browse button once to see present and next program schedule. Continue to press the right arrow button to go further into the stored program schedule. Press the Info button for extended program information.

• Instant Program Information
• Local DMA Channel Mapping Explain

  Local DMA Channels are in the same channel number range as their off-air signal.

• Local Link Explain

  The Local Link feature allows local broadcast or cable channels to display through the satellite receiver. Once the channels are set up, select and view those channels through the EPG or the Browse Banner; that is, the same way as any of the satellite channels.

• Off-air Channel Scan Explain

  Scan or manually enter a digital over-the-air channel up to 99 when the receiver is set to "Off Air" in the HDTV setup menu

• Program Search Explain
  When customers enter the search function the title of the program they are currently viewing will appear in the search text field. Customers have the option to search by program title or for key words within the extended program information and description.
  • Use the # (pound) key. The current program's title will be filled in. You can use that to search or clear it and type in another name.
  • Go to Menu, Themes & Search, Search. The keywords can be entered with your remote control alpha-numeric keys (cell-phone style) or using the right/left/up/down blue arrow buttons and Select to access the on-screen keyboard.

Menu

• Alternative language and Descriptive Video support Explain

  Descriptive Video is an audio narration, which provides the listening audience with descriptions of scenes, settings, costumes and body language in the natural pauses of dialogue or songs. It is being offered as a service for the visually impaired.

• Caller ID with history Explain

  Displays caller information on the TV screen. Must have a phone line plugged in and a subscription with the local telephone company. Will show on a VCR tape if information pops up while recording.

• Closed Caption support (not available on some HD content)
• DISH CD Music Song Titling - title, artist, album, label of the song
• Favorites Lists Explain

  4 user defined lists for each tuner (8 total), capable of storing a combined total of 1500 channels. All Sub, All HD, and All Chan lists.

• Hide Lock Channels
Explain

The Hide Lock Channels option allows customers to hide locked channels from the EPG.

• Parental Control Locks Explain

  V-chip technology for Parental Control based on ratings and content. Separate locks are available for adult and PPV.

• Pay-Per-View purchase summary
• Theme categories for program selection
• Transparent Info Banner
Explain

A transparent Info Banner provides on-screen channel and program info.

• Dual/Single Viewing Modes Explain

  Dual Mode:
  

  • (2) Independent Tuners: watch different programming on TV1 and TV2. PIP not available. Dual Mode, Shared View Disabled.
  • Both users can access the same program at the same time and not interfere with the other viewer.

  Single Mode:

  • (2) Tuners: watch same programming on TV1 and TV2. TV2 remote does operate receiver. Single Mode, Shared View Enabled. PIP available. Use as 1 receiver to not allow kids to watch something different.
  • (2) Tuners: watch programming on TV1 and black screen with screensaver on TV2. TV2 remote does not operate receiver. Single Mode, Shared View Disabled. PIP available. Use as 1 receiver to prevent kids from watching anything at all.

• Search function Explain

  The Search function allows you to perform a keyword search to find a program listing based on an event title, the name of an actor/actress or a specific word. The total number of searches that the search history can store is 30.

HDTV/SDTV

• Delivers high-definition and standard-definition programming. Explain

  High-definition content can be viewed using HD outputs (TV1), or HD content is automatically down-converted for viewing using SD outputs (TV1, TV2).
  Standard-definition can be viewed using SD outputs (TV1, TV2), or SD content is automatically upconverted for viewing using HD outputs (TV1).
  Both HD outputs are not active at one time.

• HDTV Digital Audio/Video output. Explain

  Allows you to display programming on high-definition television monitors.

• Five methods to adapt a non-HD 4:3 image to a 16:9 HDTV screen. Explain
  Manipulates a 4:3 image to fill the screen simply by toggling the asterisk button on the remote control.
  • Zoom - Proportionally expands the non 16:9 image horizontally and vertically to fill the 16:9 screen.
  • Stretch - Expands the non 16:9 image horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen
  • Partial Zoom - A hybrid of the Zoom and Stretch modes that minimizes cropping effect of the zoom mode and image distortion of the stretch mode.
  • Normal - each side of a 4:3 image can be masked with black bars
  • Gray bars - each side of a 4:3 image can be masked with gray bars
• High-definition component video output (Y/Pb/Pr). Explain

  The most widely used HDTV video interface.

• Integrated Enhanced HD tuner for viewing of expanded high-definition and standard-definition programming.
• Supports all 18 ATSC (8VSB) input formats. Explain

  Outputs 480p, 720p and 1080i HDTV resolutions in addition to 480i SDTV resolutions. 1080i and 720p HDTV formats represent the ultimate in picture quality offered by our HDTV standard. This receiver does not currently support 1080p. Instead, use 720p for fast action, or 1080i for other programming.

• MT2 OTA Module (optional)
Explain

For reception of off-air digital broadcasts (including high-definition)

Technical Aspects

• 20.0 IR Remote (1).
• 21.0 IR/UHF Pro Remote (1)
• Front Panel Buttons (11) Explain

  Power, Sys Info, Info, Menu, Mode, Cursor Up, Cursor Down, Select, Cursor Left, Cursor Right, Reset

• Front Panel Lights (4) Explain

  Power (green for TV1), Power (blue for TV2), 2-Single/Dual Mode (amber)

• IR Blaster Explain
  
  Sends an infrared command to VCR to record programmed shows.
  
  
• Low Battery Indicator Explain

  
  If the remote control batteries are low, a small "Low Battery" text indicator appears in the view banner whenever the view banner is displayed.

• MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 technology Explain

  Method to compress digital signals. This way, the amount of information that has to be sent decreases. MPEG is a compression method. Thanks to this compression, it is possible to combine several channels onto one satellite transponder.

• Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Explain
  PIP allows you to watch two different programs at the same time.
  • PIP - to open a small window; second press to enlarge window; third press to close window.
  • PIP Swap - to move program in small window to full screen window. Channel changes, etc. can only be made in full screen window.
  • PIP Position - to move the window (either size) into one of nine locations on the screen. Press for immediate side-by-side PIP.
• Power supply draw: 0.15 - 1.25 amps, average 0.25 amps; 15 - 230 watts, average 60 watts, exact on back panel
• Smart Card door (a Smart Card is not used; Smart Card technology is built into the receiver)
• Software upgrades via satellite
• Software Version Control Explain

  Software Version Control will allow some receivers to self-maintain their software version.

• SuperDISH support
• System Information available at a button push
Explain

Press the Sys Info button on the receiver.

• Two-Tuner Satellite Receiver Explain

  Picture-in-Picture (PIP) - view two programs at the same time when in Single Mode - does not require a PIP TV (SD Only)

Connectivity

Front Panel

(1) Smart Card Slot
IR Blast and Receive

Back Panel

(2) Satellite antenna inputs, blue F-connector
(1) TV antenna/cable input for digital off-air broadcasts, black F-connector
UHF remote antenna input
3-prong power cord
(1) HDTV Digital Audio/Video output (HDTV TV1)
(1) Set Y/Pb/Pr High-Definition Component analog output (HDTV TV1)
(2) Set RCA-type audio/video outputs (SDTV TV1, TV2)
(1) Optical Dolby Digital/PCM digital output (TV1)
(1) Telephone Jack
(1) USB 2.0 port for future use
(1) Ethernet port for future use
* One discreet output for one TV. Two tuners allow for PIP on one TV.

Cables and Accessories

Standalone List

(1) 20.0 IR Remote
(1) 21.0 IR/UHF Pro Remote
(1) UHF Antenna
(1) Y/Pb/Pr 3-Wire Cable (red, blue, green) (6 ft)
(1) RCA 3-Wire Cable (red, white, yellow) (8 ft)
(1) RJ-11 Telephone Cable (25 ft)
(1) 15 db Attenuator
(8) 1.5V AAA Battery