Dish Network Wally - DVR Functionality with Your Wally; Setting Up an External Hard Drive (EHD)

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Wally User Guide
Recording and Watching DVR Programs
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DVR Functionality with Your Wally
A digital video recorder (DVR) lets you watch TV the way that you want, when you want. DVR functionality makes it
easy to pause, rewind, or skip through a program. You can also move forward and backward in slow motion so that
you don’t miss any of the action.
The Wally allows you to record one program at a time, only when a dedicated external hard drive (EHD) is
connected to a USB port on the back of your Wally. The EHD must:
• Have a capacity between 500 GB and 2 TB
• Use a USB 2.0 or 3.0 data connection
• Be dedicated for use only with your Wally. The EHD cannot be used for any other purposes, such as the
backup and storage of computer les.
• Be the only EHD connected to the Wally. Do not connect two EHDs to your Wally at the same time.
• Using an EHD with an external power supply is recommended. Portable or pocket hard drives powered only by
a single USB cable may not work properly with your Wally.
Note: Programs or events recorded in high denition require as much as six times more storage space than
programs recorded in standard denition.
Setting Up an External Hard Drive (EHD)
Note: Programs or events recorded in high denition require as much as six times more storage space than
programs recorded in standard denition.
1 Purchase an external hard drive (EHD) that meets the requirements listed above.
2 Call the DISH Customer Service Center at 1-800-333-DISH (3474) to activate the DVR functionality for your
Wally. You may incur additional monthly charges on your DISH bill.
3 Connect your EHD to one of the Wally’s two USB ports on the back of your Wally, making sure to follow any
instructions that came with the EHD.
4 Follow the on-screen prompts to reformat your EHD, erasing all content that’s currently on it. Reformatting is
necessary so that the Wally can store its recordings in a compatible format on the EHD.
5 Wait until the reformatting process ends.
WARNING: Do not disconnect your EHD, as doing so can cause irreparable damage to it that DISH is not liable
for.
When the process ends, the Wally reboots. You can now record programs and use playback controls on live TV.