Dish Network Solo 501, Solo 508, Solo 510, 112182 Timer Type list on the Create an Event Timer menu

		Use the Troubleshooting Tables
EVENT TIMERS
What’s	What’s Wrong	What You Can Do
Happening
You set a VCR	• Maybe you didn’t turn on the VCR,	• Make sure you turn on the VCR and put a rewound tape in. Make sure
Event Timer, but	or put a rewound tape in, or maybe	the write-protect tab is on the tape.
the VCR doesn’t	you took the write-protect tab off the	• If you use the TV Set Out connections, you must set the receiver channel
record the	tape.
		3/4 setting and both the VCR modulator output and viewing channel
program you want.
	• If you use the receiver back panel TV	to either 3 or 4.
	Set Out ports in the wiring setup,	• Remove anything that blocks the signal path between the receiver
	maybe you didn’t set the receiver
		and the VCR.
	channel 3/4 setting and both the VCR
		• When you set a VCR Event Timer, make sure to select the VCR option
	modulator output and viewing
	channel to either	in the Timer Type list on the Create an Event Timer menu.
	3 or 4.	Also, make sure to select the right option in the Timer Frequency list
	• Maybe something blocks the signal	on this menu.
		• Remember, with Quick Record you can set only a Once (one-time only)
	path between the receiver and the
	VCR.	timer.
	• If you set the VCR Event Timer with
	the Create an Event Timer menu,
	maybe you selected an Auto-Tune,
	Reminder, or DishDVR timer instead
	of a VCR timer.
	• If you did select a VCR timer, maybe
	you selected the wrong timer
	frequency.
	• If you set the VCR Event Timer with
	Quick Record, the timer was one-time
	only, and missed another showing of
	the program.
You edit an	When you edit an automatic event timer,	If you want an automatic event timer to start and stop with a program’s start
automatic event	you change it to a manual event timer.	and stop times, don’t edit the event timer.
timer. The timer	A manual timer starts and stops at the
doesn’t start or	times you set, not the start and stop times
doesn’t end with a	of any program.
program’s start
and stop times.
You try to set a	Maybe you tried to set a manual event	Remember, you can’t set a manual event timer for a pay per view program.
manual event	timer for a pay per view program or with	Also, you must set the end time after the start time, and at least one minute
timer. The	start or stop times that don’t work.	later than the start time.
receiver displays
an Error message.
The receiver	Maybe the receiver can’t display a	Use the Program Guide or a printed list to find the program name.
doesn’t display the	program name for a manual event timer.
program name for
a manual event
timer.
You set an event	Maybe the program started a little earlier	• Use the Start 1 min. early option to start any event timer (except for a
timer. The event	than it was supposed to, or maybe it ran	pay per view event) one minute early.
timer misses the	over the time it was supposed to end.	• Use a manual event timer to start any event timer (except for a pay
beginning or the
		per view event) at the times you set.
end of a program.

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