Dish remote only works when TV is off (1 Viewer)

[dutch]

Cant figure this out.  When the TV is turned off you can use the dish remote to change channels, turn dish on and off and pull up menus and such, when TV is on dish remote doesn't work at all.  Wtf???

Help

 

[dutch]

This is TV I got from a friend recently so problem is new

 

[grateful zed]

1st world problems.

 

[dutch]

The struggle is real

 

[grateful zed]

dabbing solves everthing.

 

[dutch]

I dont know what dabbing is and I'm way to lazy to look it up so I'll take your word for it

 

[grateful zed]

its like super glue, for the brain.

 

[dutch]

Cool

I still need help with the original problem, anybody out there that can help?

 

[grateful zed]

link

 

[jwb]

How do you turn the TV on? Is there a "tv" button on the remote that you use? If so, then the remote probably still thinks it's set to "tv".

 

[belljr]

How do you see menus if the TV is off?

 

[dutch]

I use the TV remote to turn it on and the dish remote for the dish stuff.  Haven't paired the dish remote to the TV yet

 

[dutch]

I turn TV off, press guide/menu/channel then turn TV on and there's the menu/guide/new channel

 

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link

That made me laugh

 

[Otis]

User error 

 

[dutch]

https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/lcd-tv-interference-with-satellite-ir-remote-361270/

Was the ambient light sensor on the Sony LCD TV, when it brightened the the TV pic the light interfered with the ir on the remote.  Neato