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Channel Master 6442 and 6587

Program a Satellite Passwords

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HOW TO PROGRAM A SATELLITE

1. Go to a satellite with the same format and is near to the satellite that is to be programmed.

2. Select a channel that is active on the satellite you are starting from and on the satellite to be programmed.

3. Press TUNE. Press 1 for Arc Programming and a menu will be displayed if a password has not been set. (See Figure 1 below for menu). If it asks for a password or if there is no menu on the bottom of the screen then see the Password section.

 Figure 1

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DISH 0000                               CH 19

SIG 192 ------------ 

     (ENTER):                 FMT GLXY C

     (0-9):                       ENTER CHANNEL

     (CHAN):                  SCAN ON

     (UP-DOWN):             MOVE DISH

     (MENU):                 SAT SETUP

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4. Tap up/down arrow to move the dish in the direction of the new satellite. Stop when you come to any picture or black screen. If necessary, press CANCEL or VIEW to see what the picture is without the menu being on the screen. Repeat Step 3 if you press CANCEL or VIEW to see the picture.                     

5. If you are on the correct satellite, then press MENU to get the Sat Setup menu. (See Figure 2 below).

 

Figure 2

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DISH 0000                               CH 19

SIG 192 ------------ 

     (TUNE):                   AUTO-POS

     (ENTER):                 AUTO-SKEW

     (G-Z):                      ENTER SAT

     (STORE):                 STORE SAT

     (MENU):                 MOVE DISH

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6. Press the letter and the number of the satellite to be programmed. If you want to autopeak the dish, press TUNE. If you want to autopeak the skew, press ENTER.

7. If the correct name is still on the screen and the picture is correct, press STORE.

8. Press CANCEL to exit the menus. This should complete the programming process.

 

PASSWORDS

Some passwords that may be set are:

9-1-1

H-E-L-P

H-E-L-P-9-1-1

0-0-0-0

 

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