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Use the Trouble-Shooting Tables
EVENT TIMERS
You set a VCR Event
Timer, but the VCR
doesn’t record the
program you want.
• Maybe you didn’t turn on the VCR,
or put a rewound tape in, or maybe you
took the write-protect tab off the tape.
• If you use the receiver back panel RF or
VHF ports in the wiring setup, maybe
you didn’t set the receiver channel 3/4
setting and both the VCR modulator
output and viewing channel to either
3 or 4.
• Maybe something blocks the signal path
between the receiver and the VCR.
• If you set the VCR Event Timer with the
Create an Event Timer menu,
maybe you selected an Auto-Tune,
Reminder, or DishPVR timer instead
of a VCR timer.
• If you did select a VCR timer, maybe
you selected the wrong timer frequency.
• If you set the VCR Event Timer with
Quick Record, the timer was one-time
only, and missed another showing of the
program.
• Make sure you turn on the VCR and put a rewound tape in. Make sure
the write-protect tab is on the tape.
• If you use the RF or VHF connections, you must set the receiver channel
3/4 setting and both the VCR modulator output and viewing channel
to either 3 or 4.
• Move anything that blocks the signal path between the receiver
and the VCR.
• When you set a VCR Event Timer, make sure to select the VCR option
in the Timer Type list on the Create an Event Timer menu.
Also, make sure to select the right option in the Timer Frequency list
on this menu.
• Remember, with Quick Record you can set only a Once (one-time only)
timer.
You edit an
automatic event
timer. The timer
doesn’t start or
doesn’t end with a
program’s start and
stop times.
When you edit an automatic event timer,
you change it to a manual event timer.
A manual timer starts and stops at the times
you set, not the start and stop times of any
program.
If you want an automatic event timer to start and stop with a program’s start
and stop times, don’t edit the event timer.
You try to set a
manual event timer.
The receiver
displays an Error
message.
Maybe you tried to set a manual event timer
for a pay per view program or with start or
stop times that don’t work.
Remember, you can’t set a manual event timer for a pay per view program.
Also, you must set the end time after the start time, and at least one minute
later than the start time.
The receiver doesn’t
display the program
name for a manual
event timer.
Maybe the receiver can’t display a program
name for a manual event timer.
Use the Program Guide or a printed list to find the program name.
You set an event
timer. The event
timer misses the
beginning or the end
of a program.
Maybe the program started a little earlier
than it was supposed to, or maybe it ran
over the time it was supposed to end.
•Use the Start 1 min. early option to start any event timer (except for a
pay per view event) one minute early.
•Use a manual event timer to start any event timer (except for a pay
per view event) at the times you set.
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