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Chapter 3
Page 48
Using the System
When You’ve Locked the Receiver
• If you try to watch a locked channel or program, erase a protected
DishDVR recording, or open the
Locks m enu, the receiver displays a
message that tells you to enter the password.
• The rec eiver gives you three tries to e nter the right password. If you
can’t do this, the re ceiver doesn’t let you try again for several minutes.
If you e nter the right password, you can watch a locked channel or
program or ope n the
Locks menu.
• If you leave a locked channel or program or the
Locks m enu, you must
enter the password again to see the channel, program, or
Locks menu
again.
• If you unlock the receive r, leave the locks unchanged, and then lock the
receiver again, you a pply the same locks as before.
Personal Identification Number
You can set up a Personal Identification Num ber (PIN) for call-in requests
only. Anyone who calls the Customer Service Center must provide this PIN
to make any changes to your account, to buy services, or to get inform ation.
You can c all the Custome r Service C enter at 1-800-333-DISH (3474) at any
time to set up a PIN.
If you forget your PIN, you must call the Custome r Service Center. We may
ask for more information to make sure it’s oka y for you to make changes to
your account.
Use Ev en t Timers
Many satellite TV programs a nd film s a re copyrighted. In some
cases, copyright law may apply to private, in-home recording.
Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in future programs and/or
record them, with the DishDVR features or a VCR.
• An “event” is a program, sports event, pay per view movie, or anything
else on satellite TV.
• You can quickly set a one-time event timer with Quick Re cord.See
page 50.
• You can set an automatic event timer fo r 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. See page 51.
•Amanual event timer lets you set custom start and stop times for a
timer. You can use a manual timer to record part of a program, several
programs together, or parts of several programs. See page 52.