Ustvnow dvr tv shows unable to watch recorded shows when press play without causing tv screen to flicker twice and not able to watch tv program

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How do I record a show using my DVR and i-Guide?

There are multiple ways to do this:

1. Press the RECORD button on your remote control while watching a program to begin recording. An overlay will appear on your screen to let you know you have started recording.
2. From the TV listings grid, highlight the show you want to record and press the Record button.
3. From any program information screen, highlight the Record icon and press the OK/Select button on your remote to schedule a recording. Follow the on-screen prompts for additional recording options.

Manually schedule a recording for a specific time or channel:

1. Press the MENU button on your remote control then select the DVR icon.
2. Or, if available, press the My DVR button on your remote control.
3. Select the start time, end time and day that you want to record.
4. Press Confirm.
5. In the channel list that appears, select the channel to record from.
6. Select Record to confirm your settings or select Recording Options for additional options.

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You can try this: Connect your DirecTv to VCR with Red/White/Yellow cables. Then the VCR to your TV with the same type of cables. Make sure the VCR is set to the video input, not the tuner. Turn your TV to the correct video input. Get the program ready on the DVR as if you were going to watch it. Press record on the VCR and then play on the DVR. At the end of the program, press stop on both. You may have a problem with the video recording properly. Some stations broadcast with copyright protection.

Hi I will be more than glad to assist you in this concern. First press the power button on the front panel of the receiver for 10secs. once you press it the receiver will turn off and it should turn on by itself, once it turns on by itself you will see attention 015, press the menu button on the upper left of the remote, once you see the menu button press 6, 1, 1 on the remote and it should show on the screen point dish, select on check switch, once u are on the installation summary screen, select on test and it should do a test of 1 of 3 or it depends on your sat orbital location that u have.. once its done, it will show the installation summary screen and you should see sat input 1 & 2 with port1 up to 2 or 3 depends on your sat orbital location, all the trans on the sat 119, 110 or 129 if you have should be ok and green. once you see that all ok, select done on the screen, and it will be back to point dish, select done again, and then cancel all the way out of the menu, it should show on the screen attention 015, let it finish until it download the programming guide, once its done it should show a tv pic. press the dvr button and access your recorded event, it should play the dvr event. if the problem still exist, unplug the power of the dvr from the power outlet for 1 minunte then plug it back again and it should acquire the sat signal and download the programming guide, once it shows a pic. press again the dvr button and access the recorded event. it should play the recorded event, just incase the problem still exist, check what will be the exact error msg, write it down in a piece of paper and please feel free to get in touch or you can call on 1-800-333-3474..in order to for the dish tech support replace the receiver, this is a dvr lost of function.

Okay, we can do this. Go to the menu on the satellite at either TV locations. and press 8 then 5. You are now at the Record Plus screen. Move the highlight to the record preferenceand toggle up or down to the desired record preference.After this ensure that you select enable on the activation side of the screen. You will then need to select done. Now you are in business! Thanks ffor using Fix Ya.

Try a hard reboot. Hold the power button on the box till it turns itself off. It will turn itself back on. After restarting try to record live tv. If you can't watch recorded shows either your harddrive may be fried. After thought, a $20 tv tuner card from e-bay for your computer, you could record them to your desktop.

You can accomplish this by either going to the specific TV and selecting the record option at the time the program is about to come on or you can press menu-8-5 and change the record preferences. You can either set the DVR to record programs to the TV2 location by default or TV1 by enabling the record plus feature. In dual mode without record plus enabled all programs you select to record default to the tuner you are viewing e,g, if watching tv1 and selecting to record a program in the future it will record to the tv1 location.In single mode all recordings default to tv2 so you can continue to watch live tv from tv1. I hope this answers your question and thanks for using Fix Ya. Let me know if I can further assist you.

My Direct TV has no sound or picture but does show channel info at the top. Any help is appreciated.

Your recording will record onto your one DVR box, for playback on either tv. On many satelite boxes you have to search for the program you want by entering the name. Then select the program and select to record the future broadcast.

I called Time Warner!

You have an internal hard drive error. You will need a new box.