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Chapter 4: Program reminders and recording timers
This chapter tells you how to use your DIRECTV® Receiver to set timers that can remind you when a program is about to begin, and (on model
•Setting up the VCR control (model
•Scheduling program reminders and recording timers
•Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers
Setting up the VCR control (model SIR-S310W only)
DIRECTV Receiver model
Before your DIRECTV Receiver can program your VCR, you must have correctly connected and aligned the VCR control cable (see Connecting the VCR control cable in Chapter 2), and you must tell your DIRECTV Receiver what kind of VCR you have. Here’s how:
1Press the MENU button on your remote control. The Main menu appears.
2Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the SETUP menu item, then press the button on your remote control.
The SETUP menu appears.
3Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Installation menu item, then press the button on your remote control.
The Installation menu appears.
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