| DISH Player-DVR 942 DishProPlus SD/HD Interactive TV Two-TV Dual-Tuner IR/UHF Pro Residential Receiver |
| Please contact us or a local independent retailer for assistance with this product. |
| Dimensions : 16 ; W x 13 ; D x 3.5 ; H |
Weight : 11 lbs. |
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Receiver Features
Electronic Program Guide
- DishHOME Interactive TV Explain
By accessing DishHOME from channel 100 or in the Main Menu, you can get instant weather for favorite cities and ski resorts across the U.S., world news and horoscopes.
- Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Explain
Shows 7 to 9-days of information in the EPG that is stored on the hard drive.
Two Electronic Program Guide display options, Full-Screen EPG and Picture-in-Guide EPG.
Page-At-A-Time Scrolling in EPG.
When in the EPG, use "skip forward" and "skip backward" keys to go ahead or back 24 hours.
While watching or recording a DVR event, it is still viewable in ¼ screen in the EPG.
If a DVR feature (pause) was selected prior to entering the Guide, the feature will still work in the Guide.
Press Record while in EPG to record to the end of the scheduled event.
- Extended Browse Feature Explain
Press the Browse button once to see the present and next program schedule. Press the right arrow button to go further into the stored program schedule. Press the Info button for extended program information.
Browse-to-PIP: For models with the PIP feature in Single Mode, press Browse and scroll to another channel while remaining in the current time. Press the PIP button on the remote to open the PIP window and display the browsed channel.
- Instant Program Information
- Local DMA Channel Mapping Explain
Along with being on the higher number channels, Local DMA Channels are on the same channel number range as their off-air signal, which can be found below channel 101.
- Local Link Explain
The Local Link feature allows local broadcast or cable channels to be viewed via the satellite receiver. Once the channels are set up, select and view those channels the same way as any of the satellite channels either through the EPG or the Browse Banner.
- Off-air Channel Scan Explain
Scan or manually enter an analog or digital over-the-air channel up to 99 when the receiver is set to "Off Air" in the HDTV setup menu.
- Program Search Explain
When you enter the search function, the title of the program you are currently viewing will appear in the search text field. You have the option to search by program title or for key words within the extended program information and description.
- Use the # (pound) key. The current program's title will be filled in. Use that to search or clear it and type in another name.
- Go to Menu, Themes & Search, Search. The keywords can be entered with the remote control alpha-numeric keys (cell-phone style) or using the right/left/up/down blue arrow buttons and Select to access the on-screen keyboard.
Menu
- Alternative language and Descriptive Video support Explain
Descriptive Video is an audio narration, which provides the listening audience with descriptions of scenes, settings, costumes and body language in the natural pauses of dialogue or songs. It is being offered as a service for the visually impaired.
- Caller ID with history Explain
Displays caller information on the TV screen. You must have a phone line plugged in and a subscription with the local telephone company for Caller ID to show on the television. Caller ID information will show on a VCR tape if information pops up while recording.
- Closed Caption support (not available on some HD content) Explain
Single Mode: the receiver’s closed caption is displayed on TV1 and TV2.
Dual Mode: the receiver’s closed caption is displayed on TV1 only. TV2 will display the television’s closed caption.
- Customer Support Application Explain
The Customer Support Application is an interactive tool that allows you to add channels, view billing statements, make a payment, read frequently asked questions, troubleshoot issues, and read important information. This application is accessed through DishHOME.
- DISH CD Music Song Titling - title, artist, album, label of the song
- Event Timer Explain
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:
- Press Menu on the remote.
- Select Daily Schedule.
On the bottom right corner of the box, the total number of Events are listed.
- Select Timers from the Daily Schedule screen.
The total number of Timers are listed on the bottom right corner of this box.
- Favorites Lists Explain
Set up a list of channels (4 user defined lists for each tuner; 8 total) that you watch most frequently and only view the channels you want. Capable of storing a combined total of 1500 channels.
- Hide Lock Channels Explain
The Hide Lock Channels option allows you to hide the channels you locked out through Parental Control Locks from the Guide.
- Multimedia Explain
Transfer images from another device via USB or transfer video and audio to a PocketDISH from the receiver.
- Parental Control Locks Explain
V-chip technology for Parental Control allows you to block out channels or individual programs based on ratings and content. Use Ratings Lock to block 5000 and 6000 channel numbers. Separate locks are available for adult and PPV.
- Pay-Per-View purchase summary Explain
Displays what Pay-Per-Views have been ordered, the date and time they were ordered, and how they were ordered. Pay-Per-Views that are displayed on this screen have not been billed to the account yet.
- Slideshow Explain
Have images transferred to the receiver appear on the screen in a slide show. Automatically have them scroll through, or manually advance through the images with the remote control.
- Theme categories for program selection
- Transparent Info Banner Explain
A transparent Info Banner provides on-screen channel and program information while allowing you to view the program in the background.
DISH Network DVR
- Dual/Single Viewing Modes Explain
Dual Mode:
- (2) Independent Tuners: watch different programming on TV1 and TV2. PIP not available. Dual Mode, Shared View Disabled. Use as 2 independent DVR receivers
- Both TV viewers can access the hard drive to record or view recorded programs; and can access the same program at the same time and not interfere with the other viewer.
Single Mode:
- (2) Tuners: watch the same programming on TV1 and TV2. The TV2 remote will still operate the receiver. Single Mode, Shared View Enabled. PIP available. Use as 1 receiver to not allow the other TV to show something different.
- (2) Tuners: watch programming on TV1 and black screen with screensaver on TV2. TV2 remote does not operate the receiver. Single Mode, Shared View Disabled. PIP available. Use as 1 receiver to have PIP.
HD Format Reset
When the "MODE" button on the 942 front panel is pressed and held for approximately 5 seconds, the 942 format resets to Single-user mode, shared-view ON, 480P HD resolution. The 942 will then reset for confirmation that the changes were made.
- DVR Recording Explain
- Record up to 180 hours of standard-definition OR up to 25 hours of high-definition programming
- Pause Live TV (up to two hours on each tuner)
- 100% digital audio and video recording to the hard drive
- DVR enhanced Automatic and Manual Event Timers - programs the receiver to record directly to the hard drive, or automatically tune to a program at a designated time for viewing
- "Program Capture" - reverse back up to 2 hours into a program, press record, then press stop at the end of the program to capture the program as a saved event for future viewing
- Press Record while in the EPG to record to the end of the scheduled event
- Can record Digital Off-Air programming to the hard drive.
- Enhanced Timer and DVR Management Explain
Sort DVR events by date or name. Sort Timers by event name or start date/time. Create a timer event on the currently viewed program. Edit a timer while the timer is active. Protect: prevents recording over an event when the hard drive is full. When Locks are set, you must enter a password to delete events.
- Multi-speed Slow Motion and Frame-by-Frame Explain
Slow Motion (done while in "pause"), Slow Fwd ¼ and 1/15th speed in addition to Standard Fast FWD 4X, 15X, 60X, and 300X, Slow Reverse 1X and ¼ in addition to Standard Reverse 4X, 15X, 60X, and 300X, Frame-by-frame advance and back using the "skip ahead" and "skip back" buttons while in pause. Skip forward (30 seconds), skip back (10 seconds).
- Record Plus Explain
Record Plus from the Preferences menu allows you to set a TV preference for future recordings. If the preferred TV is busy, recordings will be sent to the other TV. You must activate this feature to turn it on or off. Record Preference sets what TV the recording will be sent to unless that TV is busy.
Example: Activation Enable, Record Preference TV2; when the DVR recording starts, TV2 will be interrupted and display and record the event. The TV2 viewer can cancel the recording.
- Search function Explain
The DVR Search function allows a keyword search to find a program listing based on an event title, the name of an actor/actress or a specific word. The search history can store a total of 30 searches.
HDTV/SDTV
- Delivers high-definition and standard-definition programming. Explain
High-definition content can be viewed using HD outputs (TV1), or HD content is automatically down-converted for viewing using SD outputs.
Standard-definition can be viewed using SD outputs, or SD content is automatically upconverted for viewing using HD outputs.
* Both HD and SD outputs are active at one time.
- HDTV Digital Audio/Video output. Explain
Displays programming on high-definition television monitors.
- Five methods to adapt a non-HD 4:3 image to a 16:9 HDTV screen. Explain
Manipulates a 4:3 image to fill the screen simply by pressing the asterisk (*) button on the remote control.
- Zoom - Proportionally expands the non 16:9 image horizontally and vertically to fill the 16:9 screen.
- Stretch - Expands the non 16:9 image horizontally to fill the 16:9 screen
- Partial Zoom - A hybrid of the Zoom and Stretch modes that minimizes cropping effect of the zoom mode and image distortion of the stretch mode.
- Normal - each side of a 4:3 image can be masked with black bars
- Gray bars - each side of a 4:3 image can be masked with gray bars
- High-definition component video output (Y/Pb/Pr). Explain
The most widely used HDTV video interface.
- Integrated Enhanced HD tuner for viewing of expanded high-definition and standard-definition programming.
- Integrated 8VSB off-air analog/digital tuner. Explain
For reception of off-air analog broadcasts and off-air digital broadcasts (including high-definition) from an off-air antenna. This is disabled unless the receiver has activated DISH Network programming. It can record digital off-air programming to the hard drive.
- Supports all 18 ATSC (8VSB) input formats. Explain
Outputs 480p, 720p and 1080i HDTV resolutions in addition to 480i SDTV resolutions. 1080i and 720p HDTV formats represent the ultimate in picture quality offered by our HDTV standard. This receiver does not currently support 1080p. Instead, use 720p for fast action, or 1080i for other programming.
Technical Aspects
- 5.2 IR Remote (1)
- 6.2 IR/UHF Pro Remote (1), also the replacement remote for both
- Front Panel Buttons (10) Explain
Power, Sys Info, Info, Menu, Mode, Cursor Up, Cursor Down, Select, Cursor Left, Cursor Right
- Front Panel Lights (5) Explain
Power (green for TV1), Power (blue for TV2), 2-Recording is active (red), Single/Dual Mode (amber)
- Low Battery Indicator Explain
If the remote control batteries are low, a small "Low Battery" text indicator appears in the view banner whenever the view banner is displayed.
- MPEG-2/DVB compliant Explain
MPEG is a compression method which compresses digital signals. This way, the amount of information that has to be sent decreases.
- Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Explain
Enhanced PIP allows watching two different programs at the same time when in Single Mode, while both programs are stored in a buffer for full DVR functionality.
- PIP - press once to open a small window; press twice to enlarge the window; press three times to close the window
- PIP Swap - to move the program in the small window to the full screen window. Channel changes, DVR functions, etc. can only be made in the full screen window.
- PIP Position - moves the window (either size) into one of nine locations on the screen.
- Pocket DISH support Explain
Pocket DISH is a portable media recorder that allows customers to quickly transfer their favorite program from select USB-enabled satellite receivers, the DISH PLAYER-DVR 942 being the first. There will be three different units: 2.2" with 20GB hard drive, 4" with 30GB hard drive and 7" with 40GB hard drive. You can record DISH Network DVR content, store and watch JPEG images, listen to stored MP3 audio, and store and view internet content.
- Power supply draw: 0.15 to 1.25 amps, average 0.25 amps
- Smart Card door (a Smart Card is not used; Smart Card technology is built into the receiver)
- Software upgrades via satellite
- Software Version Control Explain
Software Version Control will allow some receivers to self-maintain their software version by prompting you when there is a new software version.
- Standby Reset Explain
Standby Reset helps to reduce problems by clearing errors encountered over the previous 24 hours.
This feature cannot be enabled/disabled. The Reset will only occur if a box is manually placed into standby for at least 10 minutes. It will attempt to reset at 2am, 3am, and 4am nightly (it will only reset one time-once it resets it will stop trying until the following night) The box will not reset if there is a timer that interferes, or is scheduled within 30 minutes of the attempt to reset. The box will not interrupt a download in order to reset. The reset is not visible.
- Super Diagnostics Explain
Super Diagnostics allows faster access to important system information and settings. Press Menu - Menu to access System Info 1. Hot Key explanations are available under How To.
- SuperDISH support
- System Information available at a button push Explain
Press the Sys Info button on the receiver to display the receivers information.
- Two-Tuner Satellite Receiver Explain
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) - view two programs at the same time - does not require a PIP TV (SD Only)
- Record two live programs at the same time
- Record a live program while watching another live program
- Record two live programs while watching another recorded program
- Wireless Phone Jack support
- XDS Compatible (Extended Data Services) Explain
XDS sends information to an external device the same way Closed Captioning is sent. With XDS, an external device (i.e. PocketDISH) can be controlled by the receiver for recording. The timer option will display as Auto/EXT or just EXT for External Device.
Connectivity
Front Panel
(1) USB 2.0 port
(1) Smart Card Slot
Back Panel
(2) Satellite antenna inputs, blue F-connector
(1) TV antenna/cable input for analog and digital off-air broadcasts, black F-connector
UHF remote antenna input
3-prong power cord
(1) HDTV Digital Audio/Video output (HDTV TV1)
(1) Set Y/Pb/Pr High-Definition Component analog output (HDTV TV1)
(2) Set RCA-type audio/video outputs (SDTV TV1, TV2)
(1) Optical Dolby Digital/PCM digital output (TV1)
(1) Modulated TV Set stereo output (TV2)
(1) Telephone Jack; may not work properly with some VoIP systems (broadband phone)
(1) USB port
* One discreet output for one TV. Two tuners allow for PIP on one TV.
Cables and Accessories
Standalone List
(1) 5.2 IR Remote
(1) 6.2 IR/UHF Pro Remote
(1) UHF Antenna
(1) Y/Pb/Pr 3-Wire Cable (red, blue, green) (6 ft)
(1) RCA 2-Wire Cable (red, white) (8 ft)
(1) RCA 3-Wire Cable (red, white, yellow) (8 ft)
(1) RG-59 Coaxial Cable (6 ft)
(1) RJ-11 Telephone Cable (25 ft)
(8) 1.5V AAA Battery
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