An external hard drive can be used to expand the recording storage capacity a compatible receiver model (612, 622, 722, and 722k) and transfer recordings from one receiver on your account to another. An external hard drive can also be used to turn your model 211, 211k, or 411 receiver into a DVR. To determine if you have a compatible receiver, check the model name on the front of your receiver or go to dish.com/myequipment. For instructions on how to connect an external hard drive, visit How To Setup EHD.
For 411, 211, and 211k only
Activating an external hard drive on a 411, 211, or 211k model receiver will turn it into a DVR. For information on how to use a DVR, review the How To Use Your DVR instructions.
Transferring Recordings From Your Receiver To Your External Hard Drive
Press MENU on your DISH Network remote control, select "Multimedia," and then select "My Media".
Select "Send to Device".
Highlight and select each recording you want to transfer to your external hard drive. Once selected, the desired events will have a purple box to the left. After every event has been selected, select "To Archive" to transfer the recordings.
Transferring Recordings From The External Hard Drive To The Receiver
Press MENU on your DISH Network remote control, select "Multimedia", and then select "My Media".
Select "Manage Device".
Highlight and select each recording you want to transfer to your receiver. Once selected, the desired events will have a purple box to the left. After every event has been selected, select "Restore" to transfer the recordings.
- Events that are transferred from your external hard drive back to your DISH Network receiver are automatically marked as Protected. This will prevent the recording from being overwritten if your receiver's hard drive becomes full. To unprotect the event, select it in your My Recordings screen and select "Unprotect".
Watching And Deleting Recordings From The External Hard Drive
Press MENU on your DISH Network remote control, select "Multimedia", and then select "My Media".
Select "Manage Device".
Highlight and select a recording you want to play or delete. Once selected, the desired event will have a purple gem to the left. Select "Play" to view the event, or "Delete" to permanently delete it.
