Use Event Timers
•If you use an event timer, you can record only the channel you’ve got tuned. This means you can’t record one program and watch or record another “live” program at the same time.
•If you open a menu while you record to a VCR, the tape may record the menu. If you change the volume or press the MUTE button, the tape may record the change depending on how your VCR is connected in your system.
Note: If you want to have Event Timer record to a VCR, you must set up the receiver to control the VCR. See Control a VCR on page 56.
Note: Even if the systems shows “PVR” instead of “DVR,” it works the same way.
Event Timer Types
DVR | Reminds you a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to |
| the program when it begins; records the program with the |
| DishDVR features. |
| the program when it begins. |
Reminder Reminds you a program is about to start. | |
VCR | Reminds you a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to |
| the program when it begins; starts a VCR to record the |
| program. |
Event Timer Frequencies
Once | Works for a |
| this timer works at the new time. The receiver deletes this |
| timer right after the timer works. Note: A Once timer keys on |
| a program, not a time. So even if the program comes on late, |
| the timer works for it. |
Weekly | Works once a week on the same channel at the same time on |
| the same day. You can set this timer for a program that comes |
| on once a week. |
Daily | Works on Monday through Sunday on the same channel at |
| the same time each day. You can set this timer for a program |
| that comes on every day. |
Works on Monday through Friday on the same channel at the | |
| same time each day. You can set this timer for a program that |
| comes on every weekday. |
Tip: Want to make sure you never miss an episode of your favorite show? Just set a Weekly Event Timer once, and the receiver will automatically record it every week!
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