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Setting up the VCR control (model SIR-S310W only)
DIRECTV Receiver model SIR-S310W can use the supplied VCR control cable to
automatically program your VCR to record programs for you. (Instructions on
setting recording timers appear later in this chapter).
Before your DIRECTV Receiver can program your VCR, you must have correctly
connected and aligned the VCR control cable (see Connecting the VCR control
cable in Chapter 2), and you must tell your DIRECTV Receiver what kind of VCR
you have. Here’s how:
1 Press the MENU button on your remote control.
The Main menu appears.
2 Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the SETUP menu
item, then press the button on your remote control.
The SETUP menu appears.
3 Use the arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight the Installation
menu item, then press the button on your remote control.
The Installation menu appears.
Chapter 4: Program reminders and
recording timers
This chapter tells you how to use your DIRECTV
®
Receiver to set timers that can
remind you when a program is about to begin, and (on model SIR-S310W only)
record a program for you on your VCR. The sections of this chapter include:
• Setting up the VCR control (model SIR-S310W only)
• Scheduling program reminders and recording timers
• Reviewing and modifying reminders and recording timers