* Not all timer types and functions are available on all receivers.
Timer Types:

• Auto-Tune Explain
  
  
  Displays a message that the event will start in 5 minutes, tunes the receiver to the event when it begins.

How To?

1. Select a future event in the electronic Program Guide.
2. Select Auto Tune, the desired Fequency setting and select Create Timer.


• DVR Explain
  
  
  Displays a message that the event will start in 5 minutes, tunes the receiver to the event when it begins, starts recording the event to the hard drive, stops the recording when the event finishes.

How To?

1. Select a future event in the electronic Program Guide.
2. Select DVR, the desired Fequency setting and select Create Timer.


• EXT/ERD Explain
  
  
  (External) The event will record to an external recording device such as a PocketDISH like a VCR.
  Note: This feature is available only with compatible software. The PocketDISH is the only device supported at this time.

How To?

1. Select a future event in the electronic Program Guide.
2. Select EXT, the desired Fequency setting and select Create Timer.


• Reminder Explain
  
  
  Displays a message that the event will start in 5 minutes.

How To?

1. Select a future event in the electronic Program Guide.
2. Select Reminder, the desired Fequency setting and select Create Timer.


• VCR Explain
  
  
  Displays a message that the event will start in 5 minutes, tunes the receiver to the event when it begins, starts recording the event to the VCR, stops the recording when the event finishes.

How To?

Initial Setup
1. From the receiver's Installation menu, complete the VCR Setup.
2. Enter the three-digit VCR code for the brand of VCR.
3. With a blank tape in the VCR select Test.
4. If the test was successful, select OK and then Save. If not, repeat the test with a different VCR code.
Scheduling
1. Select a future event in the online Program Guide.
2. Select VCR, the desired Fequency setting and select Create Timer.

Timer Frequencies:

• All Episodes: timer fires for all episodes of event (last season and current season) on this channel
• New Episodes: timer fires for new episodes of event (current season) on this channel
• Once: timer fires for this one event on this channel
• Weekly: timer fires for this event each week on this channel
• Daily: timer fires for this event Sunday through Saturday on this channel
• Mon-Fri: timer fires for this event Monday through Friday on this channel

Advanced Features:

• DISH Pass Explain
  
  
  Creates a timer rule that will find and record all events that match the entered search criteria.

How To?
DishPASS allows the manual creation of a timer with all options. The search does not search the following channels: unsubscribed, CD, Pay-Per-View, Adult, hidden locked.
1. Press DVR three times on the remote (twice for a 942 receiver).
2. Select DishPASS.
3. Select the Search Method of Exact Match, Title or Info.
4. Use the alpha-numeric number pad on the remote or the on-screen keyboard to enter a program title, actor name, or keyword. To search for programs such as "ER" without getting a search result of all programs that include the letters "er", put a space before and after the letters (it's like putting quotes around the letters).
5. Select Options.
6. Set Protect Event if desired. Select Set Channel and enter the event channel number. Adjust start and end time if desired. Select Done.
7. Select Set Priority.
8. Left arrow to select event. Use the Move Up option to adjust the timer priority. Select Done.
9. Select Create Timer.


• Name Based Explain
  
  
  Only events matching the specified program name will be recorded.


• Options Explain
  
  
  Provides options for setting start early time, end late time, maximum number of recorded events, recorded event protection and recording resolution.

How To?
Change End Late Time of Current Recording
Modifying the end time will allow customers to watch all of their recording if the programmer extends the end time due to overtime or other programming issues. While the event is already recording...
1. Press Record on the remote.
2. Press FWD on the remote to extend the end time up to 90 minutes.
3. Press Select on the remote to select OK.
Change Start Early or End Late Time of New Recording
1. On the Create Timer screen, select Timer Options.
2. Change the Start Early and End Late times by using the left and right arrow buttons on the remote.
3. Select Done.
4. Select Create Timer.
Change Max Number of Events
This option is used when setting a DVR timer (with the exception of the "Once" timer) to avoid filling up the hard drive. This feature can also be used to have the receiver automatically record newer events over old events for the same timer, so old events do not have to be manually deleted.
1. When setting up a timer, select the type of timer that is desired (with the exception of the "Once" timer).
2. Go to Options.
3. Change the Maximum Recorded Events from # (pound) to the desired number of events.
4. Select Done.


• Priority Explain
  
  
  Sets priority levels so the receiver knows what programs are the most important.

How To?
DVR Priority settings are used to prioritize timers should there be a conflict between timers. The top of the list is the highest priority and takes precedence. The bottom of the list is the lowest priority. A lower priority timer will not fire if there is a higher priority timer at the same time. Timers that conflict with each other will display Attention 532. The message may display when switching from Single User Mode to Dual User Mode because the receiver recalculates timers for conflicts.
1. Press DVR three times on the remote (twice for a 942 receiver). The skip timer icon (red x) designates a conflicting timer.
2. Select Timers.
3. Select Set Priority.
4. Select the timer to change.
5. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons on the remote or the Move Up and Move Down options on the screen to move the timer priority one at a time. Use the Move to Top and Move to Last options on the screen to make the timer top or last priority.
6. Select Done.

Selecting Automatically resolve by priority will allow the receiver to set the priority level of the timer. The last timer created will have the lowest priority level and will not be recorded if both tuners are being used for other higher priority level timers.

Selecting Change the priority of this timer will allow the customer to set the priority level of the timer. With the new event highlighted in the Daily Schedule screen (the event will display with the skip icon), press Select. Select Restore and then Yes. The new timer will now have a higher priority level than the conflicting timers.

Icons
• Skip Timer future:

Dual-tuners:

• TV1 Timer future:
• TV2 Timer future:
• TV1 Timer past:
• TV2 Timer past:


• Record Plus Explain
  
  
  On dual-tuner receivers, Record Plus from the Preferences menu allows for the setup of a TV preference for future recordings. If the preferred TV is busy, recordings will be sent to the other TV. Activation turns this feature on and off. Record Preference sets what TV the recording will be sent to.
  Example: Activation Enable, Record Preference TV2; when the DVR recording starts TV2 will be interrupted and display and record the event. The TV2 user can cancel the recording.

How To?

1. Select Record Plus from the Preferences menu.
2. Select Enable under Activation.
3. Select the TV2 location for the Record Preference.


• Time Based Explain
  
  
  Any program in the specified time frame will be recorded, regardless of name.

Scheduling/Maintenance:

• Auto Record
  How To?
  
  1. Turn on the receiver and tune it to a channel. After you have watched a live program for a few seconds, you can use the remote control DVR buttons as follows:
  2. Press the PAUSE button to pause the program. On the TV screen, the receiver displays the length of time the program has been paused. Press this button again to go back to watch the program.
  3. Press the REVERSE button to move back rapidly through the program. Press this button multiple times to move back at faster speeds. There are a total of 4 speeds: 4x, 15x, 60x, and 300x.
  4. Press the FORWARD button to move ahead rapidly through the program. Press this button multiple times to move ahead at faster speeds. There are a total of 4 speeds: 4x, 15x, 60x, and 300x.
  5. Press the PLAY button to watch or resume watching a program. Also, press this button to cancel forward or reverse operations.
  6. Press the SKIP BACK button to skip back 10 seconds in the program.
  7. Press the SKIP AHEAD button to skip forward 30 seconds in the program. You can not go ahead into a part of the program that has not yet been broadcast.
  8. Press the VIEW button to go to "Live" programming.
  Important: If using DISH Network DVR Service to record a show, menus and changes in TV volume will not be recorded. If recording a program with Dolby Digital, the recording will also provide such audio. When any one of the DVR buttons is pressed, the receiver will display a small matching symbol on the right of the TV screen.
  
  
• Delete Recordings
  How To?
  Deleting an Event
  1. DVR
  2. Select the event to delete
  3. Select Delete
  4. Select Yes
  Deleting a Timer
  1. DVR - DVR - DVR (twice for a 942 receiver).
  2. Select Timers
  3. Select the timer to delete
  4. Select Delete
  5. Select Yes
  
  
• Edit Timers
  How To?
  
  1. Press Menu on the remote.
  2. Select Daily Schedule.
  3. Select Timers.
  4. Arrow over and select the timer that needs to be edited.
  5. Select Edit.
  6. Make the desired changes then select done.
  
  
• Manual Record
  How To?
  A Manual Timer allows for the creation of a timer without the All Episode and New Episode Frequency options. The Search function operates similarly.
  1. Press DVR three times on the remote (twice for a 942 receiver).
  2. Select Timers.
  3. Select Manual Timer.
  4. Enter and select the channel number.
  5. Set Frequency and Type.
  6. Select Edit Time.
  7. Set the start time, end time and timer date.
  8. Select Done.
  9. Select Set Priority.
  10. Left arrow to select event. Use the Move Up option to adjust the timer priority. Select Done.
  11. Select Options to add start and end time and to protect the event from being deleted when system locks are set. Select Done.
  12. Select Create Timer.
  
  
• On-Demand Record (Record Now)
  How To?
  
  1. Press the Back button on the remote to go to the beginning of the event. Note: if the channel was tuned for an extended period of time, there may be more than the current event in the buffer.
  2. When at the beginning of the event press Record.
  • Select OK to begin recording only this event.
  • Dual-tuners: If Record Plus (Menu - Preferences - Record Plus) is Enabled, an option to send the event to the other tuner will be available. This will impact the user of the other tuner.
  
  
  • Select Options for additional recording options; Stop Recording Manually, Extend End Time, Create Recurring Timer, Record Entire Event.
  
  
  Stop Recording Manually: begin recording, user must stop
  Extend End Time: begin recording, allows user to send future end time
  Create Recurring Timer: begin recording, user must set All Episode or New Episode timer
  Record Entire Event: begin recording, ends recording at event end
  3. If Stop Recording Manually is selected, press the remote control STOP button to stop recording.
  Important: On-Demand Recording when using Stop Recording Manually, requires you to manually stop the recording by pressing the STOP button. The program will not stop recording by itself. If on-demand recording needs room to record a new event, it will record over its oldest "unprotected" recorded event(s) to make room. If every program is protected and there is no more room to record an event, it will not be recorded.
  
  
• Record on TV2
  How To?
  Dual-tuner receivers do not have a TV2 VCR timer option. The IR Blaster is built into the front panel of the receiver and will not reach the TV2 location. In order to record from TV2 to a VCR, set an Auto Tune timer on TV2 and set up the VCR’s manual timer to record the event.
  
  Dual-tuner DVR's (522, 622, 625, 722, 942) have the Record Plus feature. When a DVR timer is set on the receiver, it automatically records to the TV2 location (default).
  
  To change:
  1. Press Menu on the remote.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Select Record Plus.
  4. Select the desired TV location and whether the feature will be enabled or disabled.
  5. Select Done.
  Note: If the receiver is in Shared Mode, the timer will interrupt the TV that it is set to record to.
  
  
• Record Live While Watching Pre-Recorded
  How To?
  
  1. Set up the receiver to make an on-demand recording by pressing the Record button or use any Event Timer except a VCR Event Timer.
  2. Press the DVR LIST button. This opens the DVR Recorded Event menu.
  3. Select an event on the DVR menu other than the one that is recording. This opens the DVR Event menu.
  4. Select Start, Start Over, or Resume to play back the event.
  
  
• Record Live While Watching Live
  How To?
  Dual-Tuner Receivers Only
  
  1. Press Guide to open the Program Guide. Note: If you have PIP active, make sure the Program Guide is full screen and not in the PIP window.
  2. Move the highlight in the Program Guide to a program that is on now. Press Select. When you see the new program, press Record. This menu will open.
  3. Select Done. The receiver will begin recording this program and you will go back to watching the program.
  4. Press Guide to open the Program Guide. Again, make sure the Program Guide is full screen and not in the PIP box. Find a program you want to watch that is also on now. Select that program and begin viewing.
  
  
• Record Two Live While Watching Pre-Recorded
  How To?
  Dual-Tuner Receivers Only
  
  1. Press Guide to open the Program Guide. Note: If you have PIP active, make sure the Program Guide is full screen and not in the PIP window.
  2. Move the highlight in the Program Guide to a program that is on now. Press Select. When you see the new program, press Record. This menu will open.
  3. Select Done. The receiver will begin recording this program and you will go back to watching the program.
  4. Press Guide to open the Program Guide. Again, make sure the Program Guide is full screen and not in the PIP box. Find a program you want to record that is also on now. Select that program. The Timer screen will open again.
  5. Select Create. The receiver will begin recording this program and you will go back to the program you had been watching.
  6. Press Guide to open the Program Guide again. Find a second program you want to record that is also on now.
  7. Select the program. The Timer screen will open again.
  8. Select Create. The receiver will begin recording this program and you will go back to the program you had been watching.
  9. Press DVR on the remote control. The Personal TV Event screen will open.
  10. You will see the name of the program you first recorded. Select it and then select Continue.
  11. You can then watch this recorded program while the receiver is recording the other two events.
  
  
• Restore Skipped Timers
  How To?
  Missed events cannot be restored. Only timers scheduled for a future date/time, that will be skipped, can be restored.
  
  1. Press Menu on the remote.
  2. Select Daily Schedule.
  3. Arrow over and select the timer that was skipped to restore.
  4. Select Restore.
  
  
• Watch Recordings
  How To?
  
  1. Press the DVR LIST button to display the DVR Recorded Events menu.
  2. The DVR Recorded Events menu has:
     • A list of recorded events including currently recording programs.
     • The approximate room left for recording.
  3. Select any one of the events listed on the DVR menu to open the menu for this event. From this Event menu, you can perform one or more of the following:
     • Select the Start option to play back the event
     • Select the Start Over option to play back the event from its start
     • Select Stop option to stop play back of the event and go back to the last satellite TV channel watched
     • Select Resume to play back the event from where it was stopped
     • Select Protect to prevent the receiver from recording over the event without your permission. Only one-time events can be protected.
     • Select Erase to remove and erase the event.
     • Select View to return to satellite programming. If you are recording an event, the receiver tunes to that event's channel.
     • Select Cancel to go back to the DVR Recorded Events menu.
  During program recording or playback onto the Hard Disk Drive, all DVR functions are available, i.e. Skip Back, Forward, Reverse, Skip Ahead.
  
  Important: To unprotect an event or to erase a protected event while the receiver is locked, you must enter the System Lock password. Recording programs with more action takes more space on the Hard Drive. The recording time available is not exact. The DVR Recorded Events menu does not list scheduled event recording that has not actually been recorded. For a listing of scheduled events, use the Event Timer management menu.