Posted by DeepOne on 02/24/06 23:06

"WewaJB" <wewajb@gtcom.net> wrote:

>I found that TIMER REC BUTTON, and that will work when all
>else fails. Thank you.
>
>The Dish Network receiver naturally has built in programming
>with it. The programming is normally 48 to 72 house in advance
>(not important). You can highlight the program in advance that
>you wish to record and the receiver will automatically turn on
>on your remote recorder, record the desired program and then
>turn off the recorder. I had it connected to my VHS recorder
>and worked perfectly. Naturally you had to program the 3 digit
>IR code into the Dish Receiver to get it to work.
>
>I found the 3 didit code for the 633. The sat rcvr has a feature
>to test the code to make sure it works. I even got it to record
>using the DISH Scheduling Guide like it was suppose to. But
>ONLY ONCE. It still tests perfect but will no activate the
>DVR from the guide again.

Have you read page 106 in the Pioneer manual? You'll have to leave
the 633 powered on for that to work. The IR controller will not be
able to turn it on or off. The 633 will only accept REC and STOP
commands from it.

>I can do it manually as you suggested but it's so much faster
>and easier via the guide.

My cable box has a guide like you describe, but it does not have an IR
controller for an external recorder, so I have to program both the box
and the 633 (I could use the 633's G-Link controller to change
channels on the box, but I didn't want to lose the option of using the
633's own tuner for basic cable channels) . Once you get used to
using the TIMER REC function on the 633, you should find that it is
extremely quick and easy to use. I can set a timer on the 633 faster
than I could with any VCR I have ever owned.

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