Does anyone from Sling tech support read these forums?  I too want my sling attached to TV2, but have only been able to get the Sling remote to control TV1.  I wonder why Sling can’t do what Microsoft has done.  My windows xp Media Center controls my Vip622 TV2 using the IR controls it learned from my “6.3 IR/UHF Pro” Dish TV2 remote.  I can not get anyone at Sling Technical support to understand, yes the Dish TV2 remote is a RF remote, but it is also duel mode, working as an IR remote!

i have a Hp digital entertainment center z557 running windows Xp, which at one time i thought i had setup to control the vip622.  However your correct, i rechecked the remote, and it has no IR output when the Sat is selected. so i don't know how it ever worked.  Dishnetwork tech support said something about requiring internal reconfiguring when i previously ask about using the Rf remote on TV1 since it was behind doors.  Has anyone successfully swapped the remote receivers so the IR remote is on tv2?

ryandh said: You're saying you're controlling TV2 with IR?  I haven't heard of anyone accomplishing that..  There are alot of threads here about the 622 and other dual tuner models with RF..  Are you sure your media center remote isn't IR/RF too??  

I do have VIP622 and IR does not turn off the TV2 channel which is not HDTV, but regular cable channel - this feature is important when I travel so that I can control this while the other person at home can watch on channel 1 and leave me in channel 2.

Thanks for the response Scott. 

I understand the need to IR control on a remote box, as I work at a distributed audio company.

I am buying a first-gen slingbox off of Woot right now, does it still have the ability to upgrade the IR codes?

Dish network ViP622 DVR  HDTV, how to get the remote control to work.                   From the primary remote 1 (Has 1 in green on the bottom). 1.      Press menu bottom twice. 

1. You will see System Information and
2. Toward the bottom, it shows the Primary (and secondary) Remote Address’s. 
3. There is a white box that has the receiver code.  My original code said 15.
4. This receiver code for the Primary remote 1, needs to say 1 in the white box. 

               To change the code, follow these steps:

1.  *Hold down the Sat key (upper left of the dish remote) until all the buttons at the top light up. 
2.   Let go of the key.
3. *Press 1, then pound (# ) key, then record bottom.
4. *Press the Sat key again. 
5. The white box next to Primary Remote Address should now read 1.  
6. Exit the menu and try your  Slingbox control again.  It worked immediately right away.  
   
   

Has anybody tried the new 722 Dish DVR receiver to see if TV2 can be controlled with IR instead of UHF?

Does anyone know what frequency the VIP622 uses?  I am really interested to see if i can find or make a IR to UHF remote extender that i can trick into working with my DVR.

Is there any resolution on this?

I have the dish 722, I haven't had any sucess using TV2 yet with my slingbox.  I am sure that the TV2 remote has infared capabilities as well.    I know this, because when I first got my 722, i covered the remote IR blasters and could not turn on the system.  My UHF controls must have been disabled at the time.  There must be some IR codes that TV2 would recognize.  However, the remote two is not in any of the sling codes, atleast at the most current update.  I've tried all the manual codes.  The back of the remote says IR 6.3/ UHF Pro.  Has anyone had any success yet?  I've sent a email to sling media, no response yet.

I spoke to multiple people at CES in Las Vegas in January about this problem. The response I got from Sling Media was that they "had no clue this was a problem"... ya right. Like I'm the only one in the world trying to connect a slingbox to tuner 2. I also spoke to many people at Dish Network's booth and I spoke to the "Head Engineer" for Echostar's equipment development and his reponse was: "I have a Dish 722 receiver and a slingbox at home. I wish I could use it on tuner 2, that would be great! I don't know of any way that we could accomplish that." I asked them how Echosphere could own both Sling Media and Dish Network and not have the products completely compatible. His reponse was "I dont know, were aware of the problem, and we're working on it."

We'll see. This would make my Slinging MUCH more enjoyable!