Dish Network Solo 811, 138410 quick start Setting Up the Receiver to Control a VCR

Chapter 3

Using the System

Special Consideration When Using Event Timers

For Locked Programs - You must enter the receiver password before you can create an automatic event timer. You can create a manual event timer for a locked program without entering the password. However, if you do this, when the event timer operates the receiver may display only an error or password entry menu. If you have set a VCR Event Timer, the VCR will record only that menu.

For Pay-Per-View Programs - You must order a Pay-Per-View program before you can create a timer for it.

For Blacked Out Programs - If you set a timer for a program that is blacked out in your area, when the event timer operates the receiver may display only an error. If you have set a VCR Event Timer, the VCR will record only that error message.

Event Timer Performance when the Receiver is Off

If the receiver is off at the time an Auto-Tuneor VCR Event Timer is scheduled to operate, the receiver will turn on. Once the event has ended, the receiver will turn off, unless you pressed any remote control or receiver front panel buttons during the time that the timer was active.

If the receiver is off at the time a Reminder Event Timer is scheduled to operate, the timer will turn the receiver on and tune it to the channel you last watched. The receiver will then display the reminder menu. You will have a few seconds to respond. If you do not respond to the reminder menu, the receiver will turn off.

Setting Up the Receiver to Control a VCR

To use VCR Event Timers, you must connect the receiver back panel audio/ video outputs to the audio/video inputs on the VCR.

To use VCR Event Timers, you must set up the receiver to control the VCR (see below). If the receiver cannot control the VCR, use an Auto-Tune Event Timer to tune the receiver to the channel you want to record. Use the timers built into the VCR to start and stop the VCR at the right times.

Setting Up the Receiver and VCR to Use a VCR Event Timer

The receiver front panel IR Blaster sends an IR signal to control the VCR. This signal is strong enough to bounce off walls or other objects on its way to the VCR. However, shelves or smoked glass doors between the receiver and the VCR may block the signal. If the signal has to cross a very large room, or bounce off curtains, it may not be strong enough to control the VCR. For best results, make sure nothing blocks the signal.

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