Using timers – Dish Network Solo 351 User Manual

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Chapter 3

Page 52

Using the System

Using Timers

Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in future programs and/or

record them on a VCR (TV1 only). An “event” is a program, sports event,

pay per view movie, or anything else on satellite TV.

You can set an automatic event timer for a program listed with start

and stop times in the

Program Guide

. This can be a program that

comes on each day or each week.

A manual event timer lets you set custom start and stop times for a

timer.

Note

: If you want to have the

Event Timer

record to a VCR, you

must set up the receiver to control the VCR (see page 57).

Event Timer Types

Reminder -

Reminds you that a program is about to start.

Auto-Tune

- Reminds you that a program is about to start and tunes the

receiver to the program when it begins.

VCR

- Reminds you that a program is about to start, tunes the receiver to the

program when it begins, and starts your VCR. This timer is available

through TV1 menus only.

Note

: You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned. If you

open any menu while recording a program on videotape, the menu also will

be recorded. If a program time changes by more than twenty-four hours, the

timer will not operate.

Event Timer Frequency

Once

- Applies to a one-time program. If the program time changes, this

timer operates at the new time. The receiver deletes this timer when the

timer operates.

Mon.-Fri.

- Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through

Friday on the same channel at the same time each day.

Daily

- Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Sunday

on the same channel at the same time each day.

Weekly

- Applies to a program that is scheduled for once a week on the same

channel at the same time on the same day.

Before an Event Timer Operates

Two minutes before an event timer operates, the receiver displays a small

clock on the TV screen. This clock disappears when the program begins.

While the clock is displayed, you may do either one of the following:

Press the CANCEL button to clear the symbol from the

TV screen. This does not affect the timer; it will operate.

Press the INFO button to see more information on the

event timer. If you do this, you will have the following

choices:

Remember: Most TV

programs and films

are copyrighted. In

some cases,

copyright law may

apply to private,

in-home recording.

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