Reference
Troubleshooting Tables
Timers
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| You try to set up an event timer | • | You must enter the password | • To be able to set up an event timer for the |
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| and the receiver displays a |
| before you can create an | program, first enter the password. |
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| message noting that the |
| event timer for a locked |
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| program is locked. |
| program. |
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| You try to set up an event timer | • | You must order a | • To be able to set up an event timer for the event, |
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| and the receiver displays a |
| View event before you can | first order it. |
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| message noting that the |
| create an event timer for it. |
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| program is a |
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| event. |
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| You try to set up an event | • | You already have set up the | • To be able to set up a new event timer, delete one |
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| timer, but the receiver displays |
| maximum number of event | of the event timers you set up earlier. |
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| an Error message giving you |
| timers. |
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| the option to delete an event |
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| timer that was set up earlier. |
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| You set up an event timer, but | • | You may have set up a | • Remember that a Reminder just reminds you that |
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| the receiver does not tune to |
| Reminder but what you should | the program is about to start. An |
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| the channel of the program, or |
| have set up is an | reminds you and tunes the receiver to the |
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| does not record the program. |
| or a DVR timer. | program. A DVR timer reminds you, tunes the |
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| receiver, and starts the hard drive. A DVR timer |
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| can operate only if the receiver memory has |
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| enough space. |
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| You set up an event timer for a | • | You may have set up a timer | • Remember that a Once event timer operates just |
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| program that is repeated (such |
| with an incorrect frequency. | one time. A |
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| as a regularly scheduled |
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| Monday through Friday on the same channel at |
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| program), but the timer does |
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| the same time. A Daily event timer does the |
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| not operate for a showing of |
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| same, Monday through Sunday. A Weekly event |
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| the program. |
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| timer operates once a week on the same channel |
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| at the same time. |
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| You set up an event timer, but | • | You may have several timers | • Check the Priorities as described on page 62 |
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| the timer does not operate at |
| set up for the same time and |
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| all. |
| the event timer you set is at a |
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| lower priority than others |
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| • | You may have selected New | • Check the Timer Frequency as described on |
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| Episodes and the timer you | page 62. |
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| set was for an episode that is |
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| not new. |
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| You set up a DISH Pass Timer | • | The DISH Pass Timer may | • Delete that DISH Pass Timer and begin again. |
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| and you notice that you have |
| have included more matching | See page 68. |
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| no space left on your DVR |
| programs than what you |
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| Event List. |
| expected. |
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| You stop the operation of an | • | Stopping the event timer | • To stop all operations of a repeated event timer, |
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| event timer for one showing of |
| applies only to the current | you must delete the event timer. |
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| a program that is repeated |
| showing of the program. | Note: The receiver deletes a Once event timer |
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| (such as a regularly scheduled |
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| when it operates. |
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| program), but the timer |
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| operates for the next showing. |
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| You edit an automatic event | • | Editing an automatic event | • If you want an automatic event timer to start and |
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| timer. The timer does not start |
| timer converts it to a manual | stop according to a specific program, avoid |
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| or does not end according to |
| event timer. Such a timer | editing that event timer. |
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| the program for which you set |
| starts and stops at the times |
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| the timer. |
| you specify, not the start and |
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| stop times of any specific |
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| program. |
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