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More info?)
No problem.Tnx for the info.
"SAC 441" <SAC441@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Valdivar asked:
> ----"hows does one do a manual forced download?
> go to G1-03 and press guide?"----
>
>
> Reply:
> It is a very simple procedure:
> 1.Press the GUIDE button
> 2.Press the SAT button to tell the receiver what satellite part of the
> guide you are interested in.
> (Optional).
> 3.Press the NEXT button to tell the receiver what future DAY to
> download.
> 4.You MAY already have listings for that day in memory.If so,the guide
> will take you there.(On the satellite you have selected.) If not,the
> receiver will ask you what portion of the day you have selected to
> download.(Current,Morning,Afternoon,Evening,Late Night).
> 5.The guide will take you to that portion of the day you have
> selected.If the listings are not there,it will give you a warning blurb
> that says "Guide Listings Are Available on G1.Press ENTER To Retrieve
> Guide Information."
> 6.Upon doing so,the dish will automatically go to G1 and on the display
> it will show the satellite WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER OR CHANNEL NUMBER
> SHOWING.
> 7.The Guide itself will probably show "NO INFO" in the slots on the
> selected satellite.
> 8.At the top of the guide it will say "GETTING GUIDE INFORMATION."
> 9.Wait until this process stops and the listings appear in the guide.
> 10.Press VIEW and the dish will offer you the option of staying on G1 or
> the previous satellite you were on before the download.
> 11.Select one and the process of the manual download is complete.
>
> Note:the guide takes you to a specific day and time of day for your
> guide listings.As such,there MAY be a gap in listings between where your
> listings left off and the time of the day of the week and hours of day
> you have selected.Repeat the process for these gaps if desired.
>
> Sorry about the length of this post.
>