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Troubleshooting Tables
Timers
What Is Happening Possible Reason What to Do
You try to set up an event
timer and the receiver
displays a message noting
that the program is locked.
You must enter the password
before you can create an event
timer for a locked program.
To create an event timer for the program, first
enter the password.
You try to set up an event
timer and the receiver
displays a message noting
that the program is a Pay-Per-
View event.
You must order a Pay-Per-
View event before you can
create an event timer for it.
To create an event timer for the event, first order
it.
You try to set up an event
timer, but the receiver
displays an Error message
giving you the option to delete
an event timer that was set up
earlier.
You already have set up the
maximum number of event
timers.
To create a new event timer, delete one of the
event timers you set up earlier.
You set up an event timer, but
the receiver does not tune to
the channel of the program, or
does not record the program.
You may have set up a
Reminder, but what you should
have set up is an Auto-Tune or
a DVR timer.
Remember that a Reminder just reminds you that
the program is about to start. An Auto-Tune timer
reminds you and tunes the receiver to the
program. A DVR timer reminds you, tunes the
receiver, and records the program to the
receiver’s hard drive. A DVR timer can operate
only if the receiver memory has enough space.
You set up an event timer for
a program that is repeated
(such as a regularly
scheduled program), but the
timer does not operate for a
showing of the program.
• You may have set up a timer
with an incorrect frequency.
• You may have set up a
duplicate timer.
• The timer may not be
current.
Remember that a Once event timer operates just
one time. A Mon.-Fri. event timer operates
Monday through Friday on the same channel at
the same time. A Daily event timer does the
same, Monday through Sunday. A Weekly event
timer operates once a week on the same channel
at the same time. All Episodes timers will record
all episodes of that program, while New Episodes
timers will record only the current season. A
DishPASS timer records programs matching
your DishPASS search term. See Reasons Why
Timers are Skipped on page 66.
You set up an event timer, but
the timer does not operate at
all.
• You may have several
timers set up for the same
time and the event timer you
set is at a lower priority than
others.
• Check the Priorities as described on page 64.
• You may have selected New
Episodes and the timer you
set was for an episode that
is not new.
• Check the Timer Frequency as described on
page 64.
• See Reasons Why Timers are Skipped on
page 66.
You set up a DishPASS timer
and you notice that you have
no space left on your My
Recordings.
The DishPASS timer may
have included more matching
programs than what you
expected.
Delete that DishPA
SS timer and begin again.
See page 69.
You stop the operation of an
event timer for one showing of
a program that is repeated
(such as a regularly
scheduled program), but the
timer operates for the next
showing.
Stopping the event timer
applies only to the current
showing of the program.
To stop all operations of a repeated event timer,
you must delete the event timer.
Note: The receiver deletes a Once event timer
when it operates.
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