I use a dish 942 receiver in "dual mode" so that 2 tv's can each utilize 1 of the available 2 built in tuners.

This set up works great, and I have set up my MX-850 to operate the #1 tuner which is associated with the tv located in the same room as the receiver.

The second tv utilizes the dish UHFPro RF remote to control the receiver functions from the remote TV in another room.

Is there a way to program the #2 tuner functions via IR in lieu of the UHF Pro RF signals, so that I can utilize another MX-850 in the remote room.

Any ideas would be great!

Thanks
Robert M.

Some of the Dish models will emit IR commands for you to learn into a universal remote. If your model has this capability, then it can be done.



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The only way to access the second tuner is via oem rf remote, and no universal remote replace that, sorry.

Edmund,

Ok, so that verifies the unit will not emit IR commands like the others? I just wanted to have that clarified, since I haven't gotten too far into that model yet.



Thank you,
Damon DG
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I was afraid of that. I did see where some of the other units could be put into a "teach remote" mode, but it does not appear to work with the 942. And here I was thinking I got the flagship model.

My original intent was to have this receiver in an equipment rack and have it feed 2 remote tv's. Is there any other work around, or do you guys recomend a different receiver for this type of thing.

Thanks for all your help.
Robert

For the first tuner, yes it can be controlled via IR, but not the second tuner. It uses a whole different remote.

So is there anyway to work around this issue? Like an IR to RF-PRO converter?

On a side note to this conversation, in the Dish Network Code Database, there's codes for ID #2 - #8. As only ID #1 takes IR, then what are these for?

So what everyone is saying , is that the only way to control Tuner 2 is by the factory RF remote and that it Tuner 2 cannot be controlled by any IR at all? (if this is true what horses ass designed this one)

KCThirstyEar, these id codes are for multiple receiver households. because of uhf control, each receiver needs to be addressed separately so one remote does not control another receiver.

scoop city, as far as I know tv 2 output only responds to uhf input, I have read of possible software updates to improve this, but this is Dish, perhaps in 5-6 years they will get it right. They still can't even make the 921 work properly.

This is what I would have sworn to, until someone proved me wrong not long ago. It was about a 322, not a 522/625/942, but still. I dont remember the details, but I THINK they got an answer from someone on how to change TV2 to IR, not UHF. Never tried it myslef, but they said they got it accomplished. I cant remember EXACTLY what they were trying to accomplish, or WHO it was that e-mailed me abou tit.

It was possibly Rick (2ndRick), or Steve (Ahem) or someone else that I have talked to in my many long nights, and since forgotten the conversation.

Lot of help huh?:)

This I understand, but my question is why if it's only UHF control are they available in the URC database?

In the past, I've encountered the UHF remotes and been able to go into the Dish menu and put it into an IR learning mode, where you press a button on the UHF remote, and the Dish receiver puts out IR, which your smart remote learns. I have not tried that with the second remote yet, however. The link must be here somewhere...

[Link: remotecentral.com]

Let us know if it works...

Only the second tuner is RF only, the codes in the database can be used with main tuner and other receivers that are single tuner. There are 16 IR addresses in dish receivers.

So has anyone managed to figure out if the 942 can be configured to accept IR for both tuners?

idodishez -- have you managed to clear the cobwebs and remember if this was accomplished with other dual tuner equipment?