Dish Network Solo 311 - Manual (Page 46)

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Using Timers
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To use VCR Event Timers, you must set up the receiver to control the VCR.
If the receiver can’t control the VCR, use an Auto/Ext Event Timer to tune
the receiver to the channel you want to record. Use the timers built into the
VCR to start and stop the VCR at the right times.
L OCKS , B LACKED -O UT P ROGRAMS , AND E VENT T IMERS
You must enter the receiver password before you can create an automatic
event timer for a locked program, and you must order a pay per view
program before you can create a timer for it. You can create a manual event
timer for a locked program without entering the password. However, if you
do this, or if the program is blacked out in your area, when the event timer
operates the receiver may display only an error or password entry menu. If
you have set a VCR Event Timer, the VCR will record only that menu.
P OWER O FF AND E VENT T IMERS
If the receiver is OFF at the time an Auto/Ext or VCR Event Timer is
scheduled to operate, the receiver will turn ON. Once the event has ended,
the receiver will turn OFF, unless you pressed any remote control or
receiver front panel buttons during the time that the timer was active.
If the receiver is OFF at the time a Reminder Event Timer is scheduled to
operate, the timer will turn the receiver ON and tune it to the channel you
last watched. The receiver will then display the reminder menu. You will
have a few seconds to respond. If you do not respond to the reminder menu,
the receiver will turn OFF.
S ETTING U P THE R ECEIVER AND VCR TO U SE A VCR
E VENT T IMER
The receiver uses an IR signal to control the VCR. This signal is much
stronger than the signal the remote uses, so it can bounce off walls or other
objects on its way to the VCR. This works in most home setups. However,
shelves or smoked glass doors between the receiver and the VCR may block
the signal. Also, if the signal must cross a very large room, or bounce off
curtains, it may not be strong enough to control the VCR. Make sure that
nothing blocks the signal, and that the signal can bounce off relatively
nearby, light-colored, smooth surfaces.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select the System Setup option.
3. Select the Installation option.
Tip: For
information on
programming the
remote, please
turn to the section
titled Control Other
Devices with the
Remote that
begins on page 11.