Recording a show on Dish Network while receiver is in stan..

I have MCE running with Dish Network and can record shows with no problem,
but only if the show starts shortly after I turn off my TV. If the TV has
been turned off for a while, the satellite receiver goes into standby mode
and displays a "Dish Network" screen saver. Once I turn off the TV again, I
need to press teh "OK" button on the remote, otherwise I cannot even change
channel. Therefore the next day I have a one hour long recording of the
screen saver...

Is there a way to get the IR Blaster to send a "OK" signal before any
recording? Maybe a "OK followed by a "Cancel" would even be needed, because I
think that if the receiver is NOT in standby mode, pressing the "OK" will
show the channel information. Or is there a simpler solution to this?

Surely I am not the only one who wants to record shows in the middle of the
night on Dish Network...

Thanks,
Benoit

Benoit, I have the same issue. Your post is somewhat old, but i am going to
try to set "timers" on my dish network receiver in conjunction with the shows
i want to record with XP MCE. These "timers" will automatically change the
channel at the appointed time. Kind of a pain but seems like it will work.
I will post agian if this does not work.

"Benoit" wrote:

> I have MCE running with Dish Network and can record shows with no problem,
> but only if the show starts shortly after I turn off my TV. If the TV has
> been turned off for a while, the satellite receiver goes into standby mode
> and displays a "Dish Network" screen saver. Once I turn off the TV again, I
> need to press teh "OK" button on the remote, otherwise I cannot even change
> channel. Therefore the next day I have a one hour long recording of the
> screen saver...
>
> Is there a way to get the IR Blaster to send a "OK" signal before any
> recording? Maybe a "OK followed by a "Cancel" would even be needed, because I
> think that if the receiver is NOT in standby mode, pressing the "OK" will
> show the channel information. Or is there a simpler solution to this?
>
> Surely I am not the only one who wants to record shows in the middle of the
> night on Dish Network...
>
> Thanks,
> Benoit