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When a Timer Starts
For two minutes before a timer starts a recording, the receiver may
display a digital countdown (timer reminder) on the TV screen.
This countdown disappears when the program begins. While the
countdown is displayed, you can do one of the following options:
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Press CANCEL to clear the symbol from the TV screen. This does not stop the timer
from starting.
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Press INFO or SELECT to see more information on the timer. If you do this, you have
the following choices:
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Select OK to continue with the timer.
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Select Stop Timer to stop the timer.
Note: Pressing INFO on the timer reminder only works one time. Subsequently pressing
INFO results in the current program's information being displayed
Special Considerations When Using Timers
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For Locked Programs—you must enter the receiver password before you can create
an automatic timer. You can create a manual timer for a locked program without
entering the password. However, if you do this when the timer operates, the receiver
may display only an error or password entry menu.
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For Pay-Per-View Programs—you must order a Pay-Per-View program when you
create a timer for it.
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For Blacked Out Programs—if you set a timer for a program that is blacked out in
your area, when the timer operates the receiver may only display an error.
Reasons Why Timers are Skipped
If a timer is skipped, the reason is stated on the Timers List.
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Priority—this timer had a lower priority than other events scheduled at the time.
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User—a user chose to skip that timer.
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Duplicate event—there is already another timer set for that program.
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Not a new episode—used for New Episode timers. Currently, a New Episode is one
that has the current year listed in the Program Guide information.
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Incorrect event—for Weekly, Daily and Monday-Friday timers. If the guide has a
different event listed, then the timer will be skipped. For example, the timer was set up
on a Saturday for Daily, but the program is broadcast only Monday-Friday, so the timer
will be skipped on the weekends.
If an external hard drive is connected, an additional reason may be on the Timers List.
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Event exists in DVR—the program was already recorded to the external hard drive
and can be seen in the Daily Schedule list.
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