Dish Network Solo 811 - Manual (Page 57)

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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-Tune or 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.