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Assign a Default DVR

Last Updated: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 > Related Articles

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Summary

If you have a client receiver in the Whole Home Multi-DVR setup, you'll want to assign it a default DVR.

Solution

The Default DVR feature makes it easier record programs from an HD cable box and store them to the same DVR each time.
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Go to the HD cable box that's not a DVR.
2
Press the SETTINGS button on the remote.
3
  1. Highlight the Receivers option and press SELECT.
    Result: DVR Network displays in the middle box.
  2. Highlight the DVR Network option and press SELECT.
4

Highlight the Set Default DVR option and press SELECT.
Note: Info about the HD cable box you will assign a DVR is listed in the left box. In the example below, the name of the HD cable box is "Client" and it is an "HD" receiver.

 

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  1. Use the left or right arrow buttons to highlight the name of the DVR you want. 
    Note: In example image below, we chose the BEDROOM DVR to make the recordings selected by the Client HD Receiver. 
  2. Press the B button to save the setting.

 


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