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Chapter 3
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Using the System
Using Timers
Event timers let you set up the receiver to tune in future programs and/or
record them on a VCR (TV1 only). 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. This can be a program that
comes on each day or each week.
• 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 page 57).
Event Timer Types
Reminder - Reminds you that a program is about to start.
Auto-Tune - Reminds you that a program is about to start and 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, and starts your VCR. This timer is available
through TV1 menus only.
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 also will
be recorded. If a program time changes by more than twenty-four hours, the
timer will not operate.
Event Timer Frequency
Once - Applies to a one-time program. If the program time changes, this
timer operates at the new time. The receiver deletes this timer when 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.
Before an Event Timer Operates
Two minutes before an event timer operates, the receiver displays a small
clock on the TV screen. This clock disappears when the program begins.
While the clock is displayed, you may do either one of the following:
• Press the CANCEL button to clear the symbol from the
TV screen. This does not affect the timer; it will operate.
• Press the INFO button to see more information on the
event timer. If you do this, you will have the following
choices:
Remember: Most TV
programs and films
are copyrighted. In
some cases,
copyright law may
apply to private,
in-home recording.