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Chapter 3
Using the System
Using Timers
Event timers let you to set up the receiver to tune in future programs and/or
record them on a VCR. 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.
•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 Connecting your Receiver in
Chapter 2.
Event Timer Types
Reminder - Reminds you that a program is about to start.
Auto-Tune
- Reminds you that a program is about to start; 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; starts a VCR to record the program.
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 will
also be recorded. If you change the volume or press the mute button, the
volume change may be recorded - depending on how your TV and VCR are
set up. If a start/stop program time changes by more than 24 hours, the timer
will not activate.
Event Timer Frequencies
Once - Applies to a one-time program. If the program time changes, this
timer operates at the new time. The receiver deletes this timer after 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.
Note:
You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned. If
you open any menu (including the
Program Guide) while recording a
program on videotape, the menu also will be recorded. If a program time
changes by more than 24 hours, the timer will not operate.
Tip: You can use
an Auto-Tune
event timer to
remind you that a
program is about
to start and then
automatically tune
the receiver to the
right channel.
Tip: Most TV
programs and
films are
copyrighted. In
some cases,
copyright law may
apply to private, in-
home recording.