Using Timers - Dish Network Solo 301 User Manual

5. Select a letter in the keypad area on the screen. Repeat to spell out the
name. You can enter up to eight characters, including spaces. If needed,
select the SPACE
option to correct a letter.
: A list must have at least one character. Two lists cannot have the
Note
same name.
: At any time, you can select
Note
6. Select Save .
U T
SING IMERS
Event timers allow you to set up the receiver to automatically change to a
channel and send a signal to a VCR to record a future "event," that is, a
program. You can set an automatic event timer for a program listed with
start and stop times in the
you to set custom start and stop times for a timer.
E T T
VENT IMER YPES
Reminder Reminds you that a program is about to start.
Reminds you that a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to
Auto/Ext
the program when it begins.
VCR Reminds you that a program is about to start; tunes the receiver to the
program when it begins; starts a VCR to record the program.
: To record with a VCR you must first set up the receiver to control the
Note
VCR. See page 41 for instructions.
Note : Most TV programs and films are copyrighted. In some cases,
copyright law may apply to private, in-home recording.
E T F
VENT IMER REQUENCIES
Applies to a one-time program. If the program time changes, this
Once
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.
Applies to a program that is scheduled for Monday through Sunday
Daily -
on the same channel at the same time each day.
- Applies to a program that is scheduled for once a week on the
Weekly
same channel at the same time on the same day.
You can record only the program to which the receiver is tuned. If
Note:
you open any menu (including the
program on videotape, the menu also will be recorded. If a program time
changes by more than 24 hours, the timer will not operate.
option to insert a space in the name or the
to clear the name.
Clear
. A manual event timer allows
Program Guide
Program Guide
<BACK
) while recording a

Using Timers

Tip: You can use an
Auto/Ext event timer
to remind you that a
program is about to
start and then
automatically tune
the receiver to the
right channel.
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