User manual

Chapter 3
Page 56
Using the System
3. Select an event timer you want to delete. A check m ark shows up in the
box next to the event timer. For example , here we sele cted a DVR event
timer.
4. Select any other timer(s) yo u want to delete.
5. Select the
Delete option to delete the timer(s) yo u selected.
Pay Per View Programs and Locked Programs
• You must buy a pay per view pr ogram be fore you can set an automatic event
timer for it. You can’t set a manual event timer for a pay per view program.
You can’t edit an event timer for a pay p er view program.
• When you’ve locked the r eceiver, you must enter the password before you
can set an automatic event timer for a locked program. You can set a manual
event time r for a locked program and not enter the password. I f you do set a
timer like this, when the timer works the receiver m ay displa y only an error
message or a password entry menu. If you’ve set a DVR Event Timer or a
VCR Event Timer, the recording will show only the e rror message or
password menu.
• If you use a DVR Event Time r to record a locked program, you must enter
the pa ssword to play back the program. If you record a block of two or more
programs and just one of them is loc ked, you m ust enter the password to
play back any of them. For example, if you set an event timer to record a
block of three programs and one of them is an adult movie, you must enter
the password to watch any of the three programs.
Power Off and Event Tim ers
• If the receive r is off when a DVR Event Timer, Auto-Tune Event Timer,or
VCR Event Timer works, the receiver will turn on. When the program e nds,
the receiver will turn off unless you press any remote control or front panel
buttons while the timer is in operation.
• If the receive r is off when a Reminder Event Timer starts, the receiver will
turn on and stay on.
How Many Event Timers You Can Set
You can set a limited number of event timers. If you try to set more, the
receiver displays a menu where you can delete an existing timer. If you
don’t delete an existing timer, you won’t be able to set any new ones.
Control a VCR
Note: Remember, you can use the DishDVR f eatures to record a program
without aVCR!
•TouseV CR Event Timers, you must connect the receiver’s back panel
audio/vide o outputs to the audio/video inputs on the VC R. See page 29
for the recommended connection to a VCR.
Tip: You must
buyaPayPer
View event
before you can
set an
automatic
event timer for
it. And y ou
cannot set a
man ual event
timer for any
Pay Per View
event.