501, 508, 510, 522, 622, 625, 722, 942:

Name Based Recording allows you to create a timer based on the title and event information of the programming rather than the time the program is aired. Name Based Recording works on the channel the timer is set for. * When creating a DVR Timer, select Protect and lock the System Lock to prevent the recorded event from being deleted.

Name Based Recording
Only events matching the specified program name will be recorded

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

Both Name and Time Based will record to hard drive, automatically tune to a pre-programmed channel when it starts, or give you an on-screen reminder of a designated program's starting time. Each tuner can record to hard drive. The total number of timers varies by how many timers are set, and how many events there are for each timer.



To find the total number of Events and Timers:

1. Press Menu on the remote.
2. Select Daily Schedule.
   On the bottom right corner of the box, the total number of Events are listed.
3. Select Timers from the Daily Schedule screen.
   The total number of Timers are listed on the bottom right corner of this box.

Setting up automatic timers using the DISH Pass (manual search and set) feature

DISH Pass 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 twice on the remote (three times for a 625 receiver).
2. Go to and select DISH Pass.
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. Go to and select Options.
6. Set Protect Event if desired. Select Set Channel and enter the event channel number. Adjust start and end time if desired. Go to and select Done.
7. Go to and select Set Priority.
8. Left arrow to select event. Use the Move Up option to adjust the timer priority. Go to and select Done.
9. Go to and select Create Timer.

Setting up a Manual Timer

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 twice on the remote (three times for a 625 receiver).
2. Go to and select Timers.
3. Go to and 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. Go to and select Done.
9. Go to and select Set Priority.
10. Left arrow to select event. Use the Move Up option to adjust the timer priority. Go to and 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. Go to and select Create Timer.

Record the program that is on right now

Record the program that is on right now.
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.
• 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 Maunally, Extend End Time, Create Recurring Timer, Record Entire Event.


Stop Recording Maunally: 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

Recording a program in the future from the Browse feature or from the Guide

Record an event in the future from the Browse or Guide features.
1. Select a future event from Browse or Guide.
2. From the Create Timer screen, make the appropriate Type and Frequency selections.
   Type
   • DVR: message that event will start in 5 minutes, tunes receiver to the event when it begins, starts recording the event to hard drive, stops the recording when the event finishes.
   • Auto-Tune: message that event will start in 5 minutes and tunes receiver to the event when it begins.
   • EXT: (External) event will record to an external recording device such as a PocketDISH and record to it like a vcr.
     Note: This feature is available only with compatible software. The PocketDISH is the only device supported at this time.
   • Reminder: message that event will start in 5 minutes.
   Frequency
   • 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
3. Select Options to add start and end time and to protect the event from being deleted when system locks are set.
4. Select Set Priority to change the priority level of the event if desired.

Recording on TV2


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:
• Press Menu on the remote.
• Select Preferences.
• Select Record Plus.
• Select the desired TV location and whether the feature will be enabled or disabled.
• Select Done.
Note: If the receiver is in Shared Mode, the timer will interrupt the TV that it is set to record to.

Setting the priority of a timer

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.
1. Press DVR twice on the remote (three times for a 625 receiver). The skip timer icon (red x) designates a conflicting timer.
2. Go to and select Timers.
3. Go to and select Set Priority.
4. Go to and 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. Go to and select Done.

Adjusting timers to avoid conflicts

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. 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.


2. Selecting Change the priority of this timer will allow you 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
• TV1 Timer future:
• TV2 Timer future:
• Skip Timer future:
• TV1 Timer past:
• TV2 Timer past:

Adjusting the end time of a program that is being recorded

Modifying the end time will allow you 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.

Changing the timer to start early or end late


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.

Changing the maximum number of events a timer will record


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.

Restoring events that were skipped


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.

Canceling or editing timers before they start

Editing Timers
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.

Canceling Timers
1. Press Menu on the remote.
2. Select Daily Schedule.
3. Select Timers.
4. Arrow over and select the timer that needs to be canceled.
5. Select Delete.
6. When finished, select Done.

Deleting recorded events

Deleting an Event
1. DVR
2. Select the event to delete
3. Select Delete

Deleting a Timer
1. DVR - DVR (three times for a 625 receiver).
2. Select Timers
3. Select the timer to delete
4. Select Delete

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