Dish Network Duo 322, 123698 manual Using Timers, Event Timer Types, Event Timer Frequencies

Chapter 3

Using the System

Tip: Most TV programs and films are copyrighted. In some cases, copyright law may apply to private, in- home recording.

Tip: You can use an Auto-Tune event timer to remind you that a program is about to start and then automatically tune the receiver to the right channel.

Using Timers

Event timers let you to set up the receiver to tune in future programs and/or record them on a VCR. An “event” is a program, sports event, pay per view movie or anything else on satellite TV.

•You can set an automatic event timer for a program listed with start and stop times in the Program Guide.

•A manual event timer lets you set custom start and stop times for a timer.

Note: If you want to have the Event Timer record to a VCR, you must set up the receiver to control the VCR. See Connecting your Receiver in Chapter 2.

Event Timer Types

Reminder - Reminds you that a program is about to start.

Auto-Tune- Reminds you that a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to the program when it begins.

VCR - Reminds you that a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to the program when it begins; starts a VCR to record the program.

Note: You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned. If you open any menu while recording a program on videotape, the menu will also be recorded. If you change the volume or press the mute button, the volume change may be recorded - depending on how your TV and VCR are set up. If a start/stop program time changes by more than 24 hours, the timer will not activate.

Event Timer Frequencies

Once - Applies to a one-time program. If the program time changes, this timer operates at the new time. The receiver deletes this timer after 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.

Note: You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned. If you open any menu (including the Program Guide) while recording a program on videotape, the menu also will be recorded. If a program time changes by more than 24 hours, the timer will not operate.

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