Reference

Troubleshooting Tables

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is Happening

Possible Reason

What to Do

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember that a Once event timer

 

 

 

 

operates just one time. A Mon.-Fri.

 

 

 

 

event timer operates Monday through

 

 

 

 

Friday on the same channel at the same

 

 

You set up an event timer for a

 

time. A Daily event timer does the same,

 

 

 

Monday through Sunday. A Weekly

 

 

program that is repeated (such as a

 

 

 

You may have set up a timer with

event timer operates once a week on

 

 

regularly scheduled program), but the

 

 

an incorrect frequency.

the same channel at the same time. All

 

 

timer does not operate for a showing

 

 

 

Episodes timers will record all episodes

 

 

of the program.

 

 

 

 

of that program, while New Episodes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timers will record only the current

 

 

 

 

season. A DishPASS timer records

 

 

 

 

programs matching your DishPASS

 

 

 

 

search term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You may have several timers

 

 

 

 

set up for the same time and

• Check the Priorities as described on

 

 

 

the event timer you set is at a

 

 

You set up an event timer, but the

lower priority than others.

page 52.

 

 

timer does not operate at all.

• You may have selected New

• Check the Timer Frequency as

 

 

 

Episodes and the timer you

described on page 52.

 

 

 

set was for an episode that is

 

 

 

 

not new.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You set up a DishPASS Timer and

The DishPASS Timer may have

 

 

 

included more matching

Delete that DishPASS Timer and begin

 

 

you notice that you have no space left

 

 

programs than what you

again. See page 58.

 

 

on your My Recordings List.

 

 

expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You stop the operation of an event

Stopping the event timer applies

To stop all operations of a repeated

 

 

timer for one showing of a program

event timer, you must delete the event

 

 

that is repeated (such as a regularly

only to the current showing of the

timer.

 

 

scheduled program), but the timer

program.

Note: The receiver deletes a Once

 

 

operates for the next showing.

 

event timer when it operates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You edit an automatic event timer.

Editing an automatic event timer

 

 

 

converts it to a manual event

If you want an automatic event timer to

 

 

The timer does not start or does not

timer. Such a timer starts and

 

 

start and stop according to a specific

 

 

end according to the program for

stops at the times you specify,

 

 

program, avoid editing that event timer.

 

 

which you set the timer.

not the start and stop times of

 

 

 

 

 

 

any specific program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You try to set up a manual event

You may have tried to set a

Review the information on manual

 

 

timer. The receiver displays an Error

manual event timer with invalid

 

 

event timers on page 57.

 

 

message.

start or stop times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The receiver does not display the

The receiver may not be able to

Use the Program Guide or a printed

 

 

program name for a manual event

display a program name for a

 

 

schedule to find the program name.

 

 

timer.

manual event timer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Use the Start 1 min. early option to

 

 

 

 

start any event timer one minute

 

 

You set an event timer. The event

The program may have started a

early, except for a Pay-Per-View

 

 

little earlier than scheduled, or it

event.

 

 

timer misses the beginning or the end

 

 

may have run over its scheduled

• Use a manual event timer to start any

 

 

of a program.

 

 

ending time.

event timer at the times you set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yourself, except for a Pay-Per-View

 

 

 

 

event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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612 specifications

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