Teach Your Remote Commands

You can teach your DISH remote commands from a different remote control if it doesn't automatically work. For example, if you programmed your remote to control your TV but it only turns the TV on and off, you can teach it how to control the volume too.

Ensure the DISH remote is programmed to operate the DISH receiver.
Place both the DISH remote and the original equipment’s remote control on a flat, stable surface.
Press and hold the mode button for your equipment until all mode lights light up.
Select the type of learning you wish to perform.
- Hybrid Mode: Use this option to add functionality to any missing keys when the remote code for the equipment has already been found.
- Normal Mode: Use this option to assign functionality to keys when the remote code for the equipment has not already been found. This will erase all previous commands.
For Learning Hybrid Mode: Continue to Step 5.

For Learning Normal Mode: Skip to Step 6.
Press RECALL, then go to Step 7.
Press and hold RECORD.
Point the front of the original remote to face the small square (IR window) on the front left-hand side of the DISH remote. Remotes must be within 4 inches of each other.
Press the button you want to teach on the DISH remote.
On the original remote control, press and hold the button you want learned. You may need to press the button on the original remote several times for the DISH remote to learn the command.

If the DISH remote learns the command, the mode light will blink off and then back on. If the mode light blinks three times or remains lit, the DISH remote did not learn the command.
Repeat steps 8 and 9 for all buttons you want to teach.
Press any mode button on the DISH remote to save and exit learning mode. To cancel without saving, do not press any buttons on either remote for at least 20 seconds.