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Using Timers
recurring), a sports event, a Pay- Per-View movie, or anything else that is
available on satellite TV. You can set any one of the following:
•
A one-time event timer with
Quick Record
.
•
An automatic event timer for a program listed with start and stop times
in the
Program Guide
. This can be a recurring program that comes on
each day or each week at the same time.
•
A manual event timer for a program you set custom start and stop times.
Event Timer Types
DVR
- Reminds you that a program is about to start, tunes the receiver to the
program when it begins, and starts recording the program or event.
Auto-Tune
- Reminds you that a program is about to start and tunes the receiver
for you to watch the program when it begins.
Ext
- Tunes the receiver to a program and sends recording commands to an
external device (like a VCR) connected to TV1 RCA-type or S-Video outputs.
Reminder -
Reminds you that a program is about to start. Doesn’t tune to it.
Event Timer Frequency
All Episodes
- Applies to all of the episodes on this channel at any time.
New Episodes
- Applies only to current season episodes of a program on this
channel that are flagged as New in their program information.
Once
- Applies to a one-time program. The receiver deletes this timer when the
timer operates.
Mon.-Fri.
- Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Friday
on the same channel at the same time each day.
Daily
- Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Sunday on
the same channel at the same time each day.
Weekly
- Applies to a program that is scheduled for once a week on the same
channel at the same time on the same day.
DishPASS
- Applies to all episodes of a program on all channels at any time.
Note that a Dish
PASS
timer may include more programs than you intended;
multiple Dish
PASS
recordings can fill the DVR receiver’s hard drive quickly.
Event Timer Options
Protect Event
- Prevents program erasure when the DVR hard drive is full.
Set Channel
- Select a specific channel for the timer.
Start Early
- Select this option to change the number of minutes that the timer
operates before the scheduled start of a program or event.
End Late
- Select this option to continue recording after the scheduled end.
Before an Event Timer Operates
Two minutes before an event timer operates, the receiver displays a small clock
on the TV screen. This clock disappears when the program or event begins.
While the clock is displayed, you may do either one of the following:
Remember: Most TV
programs and films
are copyrighted. And
in some cases,
copyright law may
apply to private,
in-home recording.
Summary of Contents for DP512
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