Dish Network 512 manual Using Timers, Naming a Favorites List, Making a Favorites List Active

Chapter 3

Using the System

Naming a Favorites List

1.Press MENU-8-2to open Favorites.

2.Select the Favorites List that you want to modify.

3.Select the Edit Name option.

Note: You cannot change the name of the All Chan or All Sub list.

4.Enter the list’s name by doing one of the following:

•Use the virtual keyboard on screen to type the list’s name.

•Use the remote control NUMBER PAD to enter the letters in the Enter List Name box. Numbers 2 through 9 have telephone-style numbers written above them. To enter an H, for example, press 4 twice because H is the second letter listed above the 4 on the NUMBER PAD.

•You can enter up to eight characters, including spaces. If needed, select the space option to insert a space in the name or the Back option to correct a letter.

Note: A list name must contain at least one character. Two lists cannot have the same name.

Note: At any time, you can select the Clear Entry option to clear the name.

5. Select the Done option to save all changes.

Making a Favorites List Active

If the Program Guide is open, press the GUIDE button to select the next Favorites List. Press the GUIDE button repeatedly to scan through all lists.

Note: This works only if you have added channels to the Favorites List. If you have not created a Favorites List, pressing the GUIDE button switches the receiver between the All Chan and All Sub.

Using Timers

Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in to future programs and/or record them with the DVR features. An “event” is a program (one-time or

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