Bev Reciever

[chevy110]

I have a friend with a 4000 dishnetwork ird and the remote control does not work anymore and it is a uhf system is there any way to turn it into a normal infared reciever again Thanks chevy

[codekracker]

Try resetting / changing the remote ID.
See "Set the remote adddress" section on page 4-35 of the user manual.

[chevy110]

Thanks codekracker i'll tell him to give it a try

[chevy110]

Ok i told him to try it he messed up and i went to his house and got the gear so i tried it and hes right it has no response with the remote and the adress is set to 15 so i searched on thye net for a suitable replacement and all i could find was a 5700 uhf pvr remote is that even compatible or is the ripping the uhf out of the reciever worth it ... Tried resetting the reciever but it did not do anything so what are my choices now THANKS Chevy

[codekracker]

Check the connections on the batteries in the remote.
Install new batteries.

Do the lights on the remote respond when changing the remote address?

[chevy110]

The light flashes when u press the buttons but none of them respond...when you try to program the address for any of the components the response to get into the that mode on the remote is not working tried the fresh batterys still it does not want to work Thanks for the quick responses :) by the way the suggestions are greatly appriciate......Thanks Chevy

[Bushwackers]

UHF Remote TIP: If you are having trouble with UHF remote control reception, try relocating the antenna away from all electronic equipment. This can be done by using piece of coax cable, preferably RG6 or better, that is about 6 feet long.


Try this also:
How do I increase the UHF remote sensitivity

Go to SYSTEM INFO screen (the one with rcvr and card IDs). Menu, 6, 1, 3.
Cover the IR emitters on the front of the remote.
Go to the limit of remote control range and press BROWSE, THEME, then RECORD
Screen flashes

The 4700 will now turn up its gain and the remote is usable far away and in
other rooms.

01/04/00 I've confirmed that this procedure also works on 4000 series receivers.
The further away you are when you do this procedure, the better. You may want to
repeat the procedure from further away, to max out the gain. Of course, if your
receiver has no IR capability, you don't need to shield the IR emitters on the
remote. jbuff

[chevy110]

The remote it self does not work and it does have the IR capability from what i can tell