User manual

Chapter 3
Page 48
Using the System
When You’ve Locked the Receiver
• If you try to watch a locked channel or program, erase a protecte d
DishDVR recording, or open the
Locks menu, the receive r displa ys a
message that tells you to enter the password.
• The receiver gives you three tries to enter the right pa ssword. If you
can’t do this, the receiver doesn’t let you try again for several minutes.
If you enter the right password, you c an watch a locked channel or
program or open the
Locks m enu.
• If you leave a locked channel or program or the
Locks menu, you must
enter the password again to see the channel, program, or
Locks menu
again.
• If you unlock the rec eiver, leave the locks unchanged, a nd then lock the
receiver again, you apply the same locks as b efore.
Personal Identification Number
You can set up a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for call-in requests
only. Anyone who calls the C ustomer Service Center must provide this PIN
to make any changes to your account, to buy services, or to get inform ation.
You can c all the Customer Service C enter at 1-800-333-DISH (3474) at any
time to set up a PIN.
If you f orget your PIN, you must call the Customer Service Center. We may
ask for more inform ation to make sure it’s okay for you to make changes to
your account.
Use Event Timers
Many satellite TV pr ograms a nd film s are copyrighte d. In some
cases, copyright law m ay apply to private, in-home recording.
Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in future program s and/or
record them, with the DishDVR features or a VCR.
• An “ event” is a program , sports event, pay pe r view movie, or anything
else on satellite TV.
• You can quickly set a one-time event timer with Quick Re cord.See
page 50.
• You can set an automatic event timer for a progr am listed with start and
stop times in the
Program Guide. This can be a p rogram that comes on
each day or each week. See page 51.
•Amanual event timer lets you se t custom start and stop times for a
timer. You can use a manual timer to recor d part of a program, several
programs together, or parts of several programs. S ee page 52.