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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 VCR timer. | program. A VCR timer reminds you, tunes the |
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| receiver, and starts recording to tape. |
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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 |
| Monday through Friday on the same channel at |
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| program), but the timer does |
| the same time. A Daily event timer does the |
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| not operate for a showing of |
| same, Monday through Sunday. A Weekly event |
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| the program. |
| timer operates once a week on the same channel |
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| at the same time. |
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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 |
| 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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| You try to set up a manual | • You may have tried to set a | • Review the rules on start and stop times for |
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| event timer. The receiver | manual event timer with | manual event timers. |
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| displays an Error message. | invalid start or stop times. |
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| The receiver does not display | • The receiver may not be able | • Use the Program Guide or a printed schedule to |
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| the program name for a | to display a program name for | find the program name. |
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| manual event timer. | a manual event timer. |
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| You set an event timer. | • The program may have | • Use the Start 1 min. early option to start any event |
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| The event timer misses the | started a little earlier than | timer one minute early, except for a |
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| beginning or the end of a | scheduled, or it may have run | event. |
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| program. | over its scheduled ending | • Use a manual event timer to start any event timer |
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| time. |
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