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DISHPlayer 500
Personal TV
Remote Control
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Copyright © 2000 EchoStar Technologies Corporation Englewood, Colorado 80112 All rights reserved. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Revisions may be issued to advise of such changes and/or additions. Correspondence regarding this publication should be addressed directly to: EchoStar Technologies Corporation, Technical Publications, 90 Inverness Circle East, Englewood, Colorado 80112 Catalog Number: 101681 Rev AA Printed in United States ™ ™ ™ DISH Net
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Table of Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 Main Features of the Personal TV Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Personal TV Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Important Safety Instructions For your protection, you must remember certain safety issues while using this devise. Please keep these and any additional instructions for future reference. Installation Observe Warnings: Carefully follow all warnings on the device and in the operating instructions. Heat: DO NOT place the device near heat sources such as radiators, stoves, heat registers, or other appliances that produce heat. Care and Use Cleaning: DO NOT use liquid, abrasive, solvent, or aerosol
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Main Features of the Personal TV Remote Control Turn satellite Turn TV on/off receiver on/off Cycle through Display TV program or video inputs Web page information on your TV Display PIP (Picture-in- TV/VCR SAT MODE Picture window) while Switch between TV/VCR using the Web receiver control CODESET Set remote to control Display recent your TV/VCR channels or Web Scroll screens, Switch between TV TV Listings and and Web viewing Web pages Go to current Home (TV or Web) Select highlighted item
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Using the Remote Control The table below describes the remote functions. The remote control uses infrared (IR) light to communicate with the DISHPlayer receiver. You should stay within 30 feet of the receiver when using the remote, and point it directly at the front panel of the receiver. Remote Control Action top gray arrows Move yellow box or cursor GO Selects item surrounded by yellow box CHANNEL Changes satellite (or TV) channels VOLUME Controls TV volume LISTINGS Displays TV Listings (and
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Remote Control Action TV/VIDEO Cycles through TV video inputs TV/VCR On the side of the remote, switches SAT MODE receiver control between TV/VCR and Satellite Receiver ENTER Moves PIP (Picture-In-Picture) while on the Web CODESET Set code to control your TV and VCR Replay Jumps back in the current or recorded program 7 seconds Skip Skips the recorded or paused program ahead 30 seconds Pause Pauses program. Press this button again to resume play. Fast For- Fast forwards through the curre
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Personal TV Service WebTV’s Personal TV service is the wave of the future. It gives you the capability never to miss a program and to watch it at your conven- ience. With Personal TV you can: • Schedule programs to record on your Personal TV service or your VCR • Play and replay recorded programs • Receive Instant News from your TV Listings Personal TV also lets you pause live TV programs. When you’ve paused a program you can then fast forward and rewind through the program as you are watching
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uled to be recorded in the future. This is also where you choose recorded programs to watch. Reading Personal TV Listing Green listings are recorded programs. Blue listings are recordings or reminders that are sched- uled to occur in the future. The highlighted program is described at the top of the screen. Recording a Program On Personal TV Recording a program on Personal TV is like recording a program on your VCR only instead of recording on to a tape, you are recording on to the hard dr
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To Instantly Record a Program on Personal TV While watching the program: •Press theRecord button on the remote control ( ). A record icon will display for a few seconds, then disappear to indicate the program is being recorded. Or 1. Press the Info button on the remote control or optional keyboard. 2. Select the Record option on the Program Info screen. 3. Select Record on Personal TV on the Personal TV screen and select Continue. The next screen will verify that Recording is scheduled. 4. Sel
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4. Select Record. The Record screen appears. Note: The Record on VCR option will only appear if your DISHPlayer has been set up to control your VCR. 5. Make sure the Record on Personal TV red indicator light is turned on, then select Continue. The Recording Scheduled screen appears. 6. Select Done. The TV Listing screen appears with a red dot next to the program. This indicates that the program is scheduled to be recorded on Per- sonal TV. 9
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To Record a Program Daily or Weekly 1. Select TV Listings from TV Home. 2. Select how you want to view the TV Listings (by today, time, date, search, category, etc.). 3. Select the program you want to record daily or weekly from the list. The Program Info screen for that program will appear. 4. Select Record. The Record screen appears. 5. Select Record daily or weekly then select Continue. The Recording Scheduled screen appears. 6. Select Done. The TV Listings screen appears with several dots
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on VCR option will not be displayed on the Personal TV Record screen. For more information on recording using your VCR see the User Guide that came with your DISHPlayer. Note: You cannot change channels while recording. If you try to change channels, a warning panel will appear at the bottom of the screen asking you if you want to stop recording. If you choose Stop Recording, the receiver will stop the VCR from recording at that point. Remember, stay in full screen mode when recording using a V
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5. Select Record. The Record screen appears. Record on VCR Option The Record on VCR option will only appear if you con- figured your DISHPlayer to work with your VCR. See the User Guide that came with your DISHPlayer. 6. Select Record on VCR and select Continue. The Recording Scheduled screen appears. 7. Select Done. The TV Listing screen appears with a red dot inset with a V next to the program to indicate that the program is scheduled to be recorded on your VCR. When the program starts, th
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gram Info screen displays information about the recorded program. 2. Select Play. The receiver will automatically change to Channel 1 and the pro- gram will begin playback. If you stop the program, press Play on your remote control to resume watching where you left off. Playback Finished When the recorded program is finished playing, the Playback Fin- ished screen will appear. Select Erase to permanently erase the pro- gram or select Personal TV to go back to your Personal TV listings. Playback
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TV Options Panel Press the Option button on the remote control or keyboard. The Options panel will appear at the bottom of the screen. From this menu, you have three options: • Select Search Listings to search TV Listings for a program. • Select Go Live to stop watching the recorded program and start watching live TV. • Select Go Interactive to follow an Interactive TV Link (this button will only be selectable if the program has interactive content asso- ciated with it). For more information a
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Rewinding and Fast Forwarding Through a Recorded Program You can rewind or fast forward through a recorded program as you are watching it. Rewinding and fast forwarding will occur at different rates depending on the number of times you press the button. To Rewind a Recorded Program Press the Rewind button on the remote control ( ). Rewinding The recording will rewind until you press Play or until it reaches the beginning of the recording. Pressing the Rewind again increases the rewind speed
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Replaying or Skipping Ahead Through a Recorded Program The Instant Replay or Skipping Ahead button is useful to jump around the program more rapidly. To Replay Part of a Recorded Program Press the Instant Replay button on the remote control ( ). Instant Replay Instant Replay skips back about 7 seconds each time you press the button. To Skip Part of a Recorded Program Press the Skip button on the remote control ( ). Skipping Ahead Skipping jumps ahead 30 seconds in the recorded program. Sav
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To Save a Personal TV Recording to a Video Tape 1. Put a tape in your VCR and make sure the VCR power is on. 2. From your Personal TV listing screen, select the program that you want to copy to a video tape. The Program Info screen will appear. 3. Manually set your VCR to start recording. 4. Select Play on the Program Info screen. The VCR will record the program as it plays back from your Per- sonal TV service. 5. When the program is over, manually stop the VCR. The program has been copied on t
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Recording Conflicts If two programs are scheduled to record at the same time, the program that will be recorded will have a red dot next to it and the program that will not be recorded will have an X inset in its red dot. A red dot inset with an X in the TV Listings screen indicates a recording event that will not be recorded due to a schedule conflict. Schedule Conflicts You can only record one program at a time from your DISHPlayer, either on your Personal TV service or on your VCR. If you
