Recording M Y Programs; Setting Up Timers - EchoStar DTVPal User Manual

Watching TV
Recording My Programs
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See also Finding and Watching Recorded Programs on page 15
for DVR functionality with recorded events.
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ECORDING
Recording What You're Watching Now
To record a program you are currently watching, press RECORD.
Select OK to start recording the current program now until it ends.
The program will be stored on the DTVPal DVR. To stop recording a
program that you are watching, press STOP, and then select OK.

Setting Up Timers

Use a timer when you want to view or record a future program. There are two
types of timers:
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Tip:
green front-panel light can be on or off when recordings are being made.
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Press SKIP FORWARD to jump ahead by 30 seconds if you've paused
or reversed the program.
Press BACK one to four times to fast reverse, or FWD one to
four times to fast forward, at one of four different speeds: 4x,
15x, 60x, or 300x. Press PLAY to continue watching the
program from any point.
Press PAUSE. then BACK or FWD for slow motion at 1/15th
normal speed, and BACK or FWD a second time for 1/4th
normal speed. Press BACK or FWD a third time to return to
normal speed.
Press PAUSE, then SKIP BACK or SKIP FWD to move frame-
by-frame.
At any time, you can press VIEW LIVE TV to catch up to
real time in the programming.
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DVR – Records a program to your DTVPal DVR hard drive.
Auto Tune/Reminder – Displays an on-screen reminder when your
program is about to start. In addition, Auto Tune changes channels.
Your DTVPal DVR records programming whenever it is plugged in. The
ROGRAMS