Lockout Warnings; Scheduling To Record; Controlling Your D-Vhs Vcr With Your Remote Control - DirecTV HIRD-E4 Owner's Manual

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time displayed in the upper right corner are associated with the time that the program was recorded,
rather than the current date and time.
The INFORMATION BANNER can be displayed by pressing the
BANNER is displayed.
The OneLine Guide appears when you press the
during D-VHS playback, so only the playing program's information is available.
The ALTERNATE SERVICES pop-up panel is accessible by pressing the
You should be aware that initiating any of these displays while a program is being recorded digitally
will not interfere with your recording. Superimposed displays are not recorded in D-VHS mode,
however would be recorded if you are recording in analog mode.

Lockout Warnings

During D-VHS recording or playback some features of the digital satellite receiver are disabled to
prevent interruption. When you request access to one of the locked out features, a warning message is
displayed. If you do not heed the warning and press the
stops and returns control of the digital satellite receiver to you. If you do not interrupt the recording or
playback, press
, or wait several seconds for the warning to disappear.

Scheduling to Record

Scheduling for unattended recording is very much the same whether you have a D-VHS VCR or not.
With a D-VHS VCR, however, you are given additional options as to whether you want to record in
digital or analog mode.
Just as before, you can schedule future programs to be recorded simply by highlighting the desired
program in the guide and pressing the
When editing an event on the SCHEDULER screen you are prompted in the Schedule Options pop-up
D-VHS Schedule Options
Controlling Your D-VHS VCR with
Your Remote Control
This procedure assumes you are using a Hughes Network Systems brand D-VHS VCR.
While holding down the "VCR" key, press the "Mute" key, and simultaneously release both keys. The
"VCR" key will light and stay lit.
You are now in code entry mode. Simply use the remote control keypad to enter "0 1 3". Press the
"VCR" key to lock the code in. The remote will remember the code until you reprogram it.
USING THE D-VHS FEATURES
and
keys. The full program guide is not available
key.
menu as to the type of recording you wish to do: digital or analog.
Programs and events that are scheduled to be recorded are marked
with a video tape icon. The analog tape icon simply looks like a
video tape (
), while the digital tape is indicated by the D-VHS
"D" symbol. These icons are used on the on-screen guides and on
the SCHEDULER screen.
NOTE: For all scheduled recording events, the D-VHS VCR
must be in the power "off" mode and have a recordable tape of
the correct type and length inserted.
key while the CHANNEL
key.
key to continue, recording or playback
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