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Wednesday, September 09, 2009




DISH NETWORK 921 PVR RECORDER 250 HOURS HDTV 1080I:DISH NETWORK DVR 921 RECEIVER FOR HDTV


DISH Player-DVR 921 is a dual-tuner satellite receiver that combines the power of digital video recorder (DVR) technology with the ability to receive and record high definition television programming directly from DISH Network and off-air digital broadcasts.
* Combined standard definition (SD) and high definition (I two-tuner satellite receiver that proviths Picture-Irs-
Picture {PIP}

* Includes DISH Video-On-Demand Service that allows you to pause live TV, play, stop, fast forward, fast reverse and
skip forward.
* 250 gigabyte hard drive - Up to 250 hours SD recording, up to 65 hours HD recording, or any combination of the
two.
* UHF Pro 4-component universal remote control.
* Up to 9-day extended Electronic Programming Guide
* Combined standard definition (SD) and high definition (UD) two-tnner satellite receiver that provides Picture-In-
Picture (PIP)
* Includes DISH Video-On-Demand Service that allows you to pause live TV, play, stop, last forward, fast reverse,
skip forward and more.
* Up to 9-day extended Electronic Programming Gnide


REMOTE CONTROL
* UHF Pro 4-component universal remote control
* Controls satellite receiver up to 200 feet through walls and other obstructions, and can be programmed to operate
up to three additional components, such as TVs, VCRs and DVD players (via infrared).




Technical Aspects
8.0 UHF Pro Universal Remote (1)
Front Panel Buttons
Power, Sys Info, Menu, Output, Cursor Up, Cursor Down, Select, Cursor Left, Cursor Right
Front Panel Lights
Power (green), Recording is active (red), HD outputs are active (blue), SD outputs are active (amber)
IR Blaster
Sends an infrared command set up through Event Timers to a VCR to record programmed shows.
Low Battery Indicator

If the remote control batteries are low, a small "Low Battery" text indicator appears in the view banner whenever the view banner is displayed.
MPEG-2/DVB compliant
MPEG is a compression method which compresses digital signals. This way, the amount of information that has to be sent decreases.
Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
PIP allows you to watch two different programs at the same time. Note: You cannot use PIP if either of the programs are High Definition (HD) broadcasts - both programs must be Standard Definition (SD) broadcasts.
PIP - press once to open a small window; press twice to enlarge the window; press three times to close the window
PIP Swap - to move the program in the small window to the full screen window. Channel changes, DVR functions, etc. can only be made in the full screen window.
PIP Position - moves the window (either size) into one of nine locations on the screen.
Power supply draw: 0.15 to 1.25 amps, average 0.25 amps
Smart Card easy access (located behind the front center door)
Software upgrades via satellite
Standby Reset
Standby Reset helps to reduce problems by clearing errors encountered over the previous 24 hours.
This feature cannot be enabled/disabled. The Reset will only occur if a box is manually placed into standby for at least 10 minutes. It will attempt to reset at 2am, 3am, and 4am nightly (it will only reset one time-once it resets it will stop trying until the following night) The box will not reset if there is a timer that interferes, or is scheduled within 30 minutes of the attempt to reset. The box will not interrupt a download in order to reset. The reset is not visible.
SuperDISH support
System Information available at a button push
Press the Sys Info button on the receiver to display the receivers information.
Two-Tuner Satellite Receiver
Picture-in-Picture (PIP) - view two programs at the same time - does not require a PIP TV (SD Only)
Record two live programs at the same time
Record a live program while watching another live program
Record two live programs while watching another recorded program
Wireless Phone Jack support
XDS Compatible (Extended Data Services)
XDS sends information to an external device the same way Closed Captioning is sent. With XDS, an external device (i.e. PocketDISH) can be controlled by the receiver for recording. The timer option will display as Auto/EXT or just EXT for External Device.
Connectivity
Front Panel
(1) USB port for future use
(1) Microphone input for future use
(1) Smart Card and Smart Card Slot
Back Panel
(2) Satellite antenna inputs, blue F-connector
(1) TV antenna/cable input for analog and digital off-air broadcasts, black F-connector
(1) Set RCA-type audio/video input
UHF remote antenna input
3-prong power cord
(1) DVI-HDTV/DISH DVI-I output (HDTV)
(1) Set Y/Pb/Pr High-Definition Component output (HDTV)
(1) S-Video output (SDTV)
(2) Set RCA-type audio/video outputs (SDTV)
(1) Optical Dolby Digital/PCM digital output
(1) Modulated TV Set output with 3/4 channel selector
(1) Telephone Jack; (1) USB port for future use
* Only one set of outputs is active at a time (either HD or SD).
* One discreet output for one TV.